Category Archives: WPTF News
Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, ...
Apr 15, 2026 FILE - The Ticketmaster logo is seen along the sideline of the field before an NFL football game, Sept. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Wall Street hits a record as S&P 500 continues its 2-week rally on hopes for the Iran war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market hit a record Wednesday after adding to its two-week rally built on hopes the war with Iran won't create a worst-case scenario for ...
Apr 15, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 13, 2026 in New York City. Stocks opened up lower after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following failed negotiations with Iran that sent oil prices back over $100 per barrel. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Treasury secretary says US will ramp up economic pain on Iran
By SAMY MAGDY, SAM METZ, MUNIR AHMED and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) --Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Wednesday that the U.S. will ramp up its infliction of economic pain on Iran....
Apr 15, 2026 MUSCAT, OMAN - MARCH 30: A police speed boat patrols the port as oil tankers and high speed crafts sit anchored at Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz on March 30, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)
State leaders call attention to black women, children's health
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State leaders and health advocates are calling attention to the health needs of black women and children. On Wednesday (April 15), Governor Josh Stein joined Senator Natalie...
Apr 15, 2026 Governor Josh Stein joined Senator Natalie Murdock, the Legislative Black Caucus, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to recognize Black Maternal Health Week and raise awareness of ongoing disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. (photo courtesy Gov. Josh Stein's office)
State ag officials issues stop-sale order on refillable propane system
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The state agriculture department is blocking the sale of a specific type of propane system, citing safety standards. In a release Wednesday, (April 15), the N.C. Department ...
Apr 15, 2026
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Pr...
Apr 14, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 6: The Department of Justice seal and logo are displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the Department of Justice on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Wildfires continue, no end to burn ban in sight
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Several thousand acres have burned in North Carolina since a late March burn ban was put in place, and with no signs of major rainfall the State Forest Service is keeping th...
Apr 14, 2026
Ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore gets probation for confrontation with woman who disclosed affair
By LARRY LAGE and ED WHITE Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was placed on probation Tuesday for 18 months for a confrontation with his executive a...
Apr 14, 2026 Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore and his wife Kelli leave court, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Lebanon and Israel hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lebanon and Israel have held direct diplomatic talks for the first time in decades. Tuesday's more than two-hour meeting in Washin...
Apr 14, 2026 NORTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - APRIL 9: An Israeli artillery unit fires toward Lebanon on April 9, 2026 in Northern Israel, Israel. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran on his Truth Social platform, conditional on shipping being allowed to resume through the Strait of Hormuz. The IDF has said it will observe the ceasefire with Iran but will continue military targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Wall Street rallies to the edge of its all-time high as oil prices ease
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of an all-time high Tuesday, and oil prices eased as hopes climbed that the United States and Iran may try again on talk...
Apr 14, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 13, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)