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Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won't be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of H...
Jun 14, 2026 Gas and diesel prices are displayed at a Love's Travel Stop on March 17, 2026 in Kermit, Texas. Diesel prices have surged past $5 per gallon as attacks on energy infrastructure and fuel exports intensify amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israeli forces, and the United States. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
A tentative deal is reached to end the Iran war and Trump orders a stop to the US naval blockade
By MUNIR AHMED, JULIA FRANKEL, ABBY SEWELL and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and fur...
Jun 14, 2026 Pedestrians walk past a poster showing the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini on a sidewalk at the Islamic Revolution square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosecutor's office
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Man...
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that 'disparaged' US
By HALLIE GOLDEN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation's museums, pa...
Jun 13, 2026 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 9: The names of enslaved people who lived in the President's House are carved into a monument in Independence National Park on August 9, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Around a dozen different exhibits and displays in Independence National Historic Park are under review by the National Park Service for potential removal or editing on September 17. The initiative to eliminate materials deemed disparaging to the Founding Fathers or the legacy of the United States is part of an executive order issued by Donald Trump in March. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Colin Hynek's 3-run HR secures North Carolina's 6-2 College World Series win over Mississippi
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Colin Hynek's three-run homer broke open a close game in the eighth inning and sent North Carolina to a 6-2 win over Mississippi in the College World ...
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The curtain is coming down for Trump at the Kennedy Center as his name is being taken off building
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The curtain started to come down for President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center on Saturday. After a day of legal maneuvers and thunderstorms, work...
Jun 13, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13: Construction crews build scaffolding outside The Kennedy Center on June 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. Friday marks the court-ordered deadline to remove President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Funeral for Iran's supreme leader set for July, while a deal nears to end the war
By MUNIR AHMED and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be in July, the country's state-run television said Sat...
Jun 13, 2026 A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now a museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Emboldened Senate Democrats block even bipartisan bills in hardball approach to counter Trump
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats' decision to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they are increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights aga...
Jun 13, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 02: U.S. Senate Minority Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks alongside U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) during a news conference following a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol on June 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. When repeatedly asked about Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner, Schumer repeatedly said "We’re going to beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate.” (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
RALEIGH: Police identify pedestrian hit and run victim
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have identified a pedestrian struck multiple times and killed early Saturday morning (June 13). Officers responded to a call for a hit and run motor vehicle crash...
Jun 13, 2026
Jury duty scam resurfaces in Wake County
RALEIGH (WPTF News) -- Scammers have redoubled their efforts to target Wake County residents with fake jury duty summons, according to state and local officials. "Scammers want you to panic and send m...
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