Category Archives: WPTF News
North Carolina gains inside track to College World Series finals with 5-2 win over West Virginia
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Gavin Gallaher's two-run triple gave North Carolina the lead in the seventh inning to help send the Tar Heels to a 5-2 win over West Virginia in the C...
Jun 14, 2026 UNC infielder Jake Schaffner (2) is congratulated by infielder Owen Hull (8) after scoring during an NCAA baseball College World Series game against West Virginia, Sunday, June 14, 2026 in Omaha, Neb. UNC won 5-2 and defeated West Virginia again on Wed, June 17 to make the CWS Finals (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis)
Denny Hamlin wins the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono for his third straight victory
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - With every Denny Hamlin victory, speculation about his future grows and talks of retirement are questioned. He signed a two-year extension with Joe Gibbs Racing that runs through...
Jun 14, 2026 LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 14: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 King's Hawaiian Shake 'Em Bites Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA at Pocono Raceway on June 14, 2026 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Putin, Zelenskyy speak with Trump by phone as drone strikes kill 2 in Russia and UK detains tanker
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy each spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, as Trump marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine re...
Jun 14, 2026 PORTLAND, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: Military helicopters are seen at the Smyrtos vessel outside the harbour, on June 14, 2026 in Portland, England. An oil tanker operating as part of Russia's shadow fleet has been intercepted by British Forces in the English Channel. In the early hours of Sunday morning Royal Marine Commandos and members of the National Crime Agency boarded the Smyrtos vessel, which is sailing under the flag of Cameroon. The operation is the first time the UK has intercepted a sanctioned Russian tanker, as part of efforts to disrupt Russia's funding of its war in Ukraine. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Tyra Banks sues Netflix over 'America's Next Top Model' documentary, alleging defamation
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model," alleging that the producers stripped ...
Jun 14, 2026 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 19: Tyra Banks attends the 2025 ARIA Awards at Hordern Pavilion at Hordern Pavilion on November 19, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images)
12 dead in crash of plane on skydiving outing in Missouri, authorities say
By KRISTIN M. HALL and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BUTLER, Mo. (AP) - A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and was engulfed in flames Sund...
Jun 14, 2026 Emergency personnel investigate the site of a plane crash at the Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Mo., Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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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