Category Archives: WPTF News
Multiple arrests as FBI disrupts 'planned attacks' targeting White House UFC show, director says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement officials disrupted "planned attacks" meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend for Presi...
Jun 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: Preparations continue for the UFC Freedom 250 mixed martial arts event and the related Fan Fest at the White House and the Ellipse on June 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on the South Lawn on Flag Day and his 80th birthday, June 14, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would requir...
Jun 16, 2026 TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 15: Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting Iran's late Supreme Leaders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on June 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Trump signals swift return of sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, SYLVIE CORBET and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Donald T...
Jun 16, 2026 EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) speaks to European Council President Antonio Costa (R) as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) looks on during a family photo at the G7 Summit on June 16, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
World Cup official says twitch caused gesture resembling supremacist sign; FIFA says no breach
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - A World Cup video review official said his hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign was caused by an involuntary twitch, and a FIFA committee co...
Jun 15, 2026 HOUSTON, TEXAS - JUNE 14: Deniz Undav of Germany runs with the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Germany and Curacao at Houston Stadium on June 14, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
RALEIGH: Residents can comment on proposed convention center name change
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - As expansion plans are underway for Raleigh Convention Center, there are also plans for the building to have a new name with a corporate sponsor. Raleigh City Council is holding...
Jun 15, 2026 An artist's rendering on the expanded Raleigh Convention Center (courtesy Raleigh Convention Center)
DURHAM: Detainee death under investigation
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - The State Bureau of Investigation and the Durham County Sheriff's Office continue to investigate the death of a detention center detainee Friday (June 12) On Monday, the sheriff'...
Jun 15, 2026 An aerial view of downtown Durham, North Carolina.
Stocks leap worldwide, and oil prices drop after the US and Iran reach a tentative deal on their war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stock markets rallied worldwide, and oil prices eased after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to get the global flow of crude going ag...
Jun 15, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 15: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 15, 2026 in New York City. Stocks surged at the opening after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that an agreement had been reached to end the war between the U.S. and Iran. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
UPDATE: Eight dead as B-52 bomber crashes after takeoff at Edwards AFB
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A B-52 bomber crashed Monday and burst into flames, killing all eight people aboard, shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California's Mojave Desert, military ...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wife
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, a...
Jun 15, 2026 MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, attends the Panel Discussion 'Playing With Fire: The Need for Decisive Climate Action' at the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 13, 2026 in Munich, Germany. The conference, which brings together government leaders, security experts and defence ministers, is taking place at a time when the traditional western political and military alliance is facing rupture due to the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters Monday to the National Science Founda...
Jun 15, 2026 The Ocean Observatories Initiative team loads the Global Hybrid Profiler on Research Vessel Oceanus for the At Sea Test off the New England Coast. (Credit: Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)