Category Archives: WPTF News
Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the admin...
May 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: Workers adjust the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Raleigh police make arrest in 25 year old sexual assault case
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have cracked a nearly 25-year-old cold case sexual assault investigation, resulting in the tracking and arrest of a suspect Friday (May 29) in Orange County, Virg...
May 29, 2026
Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) - A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday. The crash happ...
May 29, 2026 This photo, provided by the Virginia State Police, shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Virginia State Police via AP)
Before the Bell: Wall Street inches higher while oil prices fall on optimism over talks of Iran ceasefire extension
By CHAN HO-HIM and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Oil prices fell and markets inched higher before the opening bell Friday, adding to records a day earlier on optimism over a tentative deal to extend th...
May 29, 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)
Martina McBride, Morris Day among wave of cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the "first wave" of performers for "The Great American State Fair" shows on...
May 29, 2026 DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 30: Martina McBride performs onstage during the Farrah Fawcett Foundation 2025 Tex-Mex Fiesta at The Rustic on October 30, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images for Farrah Fawcett Foundation)
Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly p...
May 29, 2026 CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 8: Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket sits at Launch Complex 36 ahead of its launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on November 8, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images)
Pam Bondi will face a closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over the Epstein files
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse cases, a long-awaited appearanc...
May 29, 2026 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
ABC stations, including one in Durham, call FCC's early call for license renewal 'unconstitutional'
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for launching an "unlawful, arbitra...
May 28, 2026 The ABC logo is viewed outside of ABC headquarters in New York, New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Crews recover the remains of 6 of the 9 workers missing after Washington chemical tank rupture
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - Crews have recovered the remains of six of nine workers who were missing after a massive chemical tank ruptured at at paper mill...
May 28, 2026 LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON - MAY 26: Community members hold photographs of loved ones during a vigil at R.A. Long Park following a fatal chemical storage tank failure on May 26, 2026 in Longview, Washington. One person was killed, while 10 others were injured, and nine employees remain unaccounted for following a catastrophic storage tank failure involving corrosive "white liquor" at the paper mill Tuesday morning. (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
NEW DEVELOPMENTS: Top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies investigation into E. Jean Carroll, disputing media reports
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denied Thursday evening that his office had opened an investigation into E. Jean Carrol...
May 28, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 21: E. Jean Carroll attends "Ask E. Jean" New York screening at IFC Center on May 21, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)