Category Archives: WPTF News
US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
By MIKE CATALINI and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, a remarkable revelation after previ...
Sep 15, 2026 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - MAY 28: Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Troy Meink speaks at the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy on May 28, 2026 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A total of 931 graduates will receive their diplomas during the ceremony and enter the Air Force or Space Force to serve for a minimum of 5 years. (Photo by Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images)
LIGHTS, CAMERA, N.C. : Governor tours Wilmington film studio
WILMINGTON, N.C. (NCN News) -- Governor Josh Stein and Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley toured Cinespace Studios in Wilmington Tuesday (Sept. 15) and discussed the impacts of changes to the state's film ...
Sep 15, 2026 (Photo courtesy Cinespace Studios)
Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The cargo airline that flew the plane that ran off the end of a Miami runway over Labor Day weekend and killed five people lost one of its biggest customers when ...
Sep 15, 2026 MIAMI, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 06: An Amazon cargo plane is seen after it crashed at Miami International Airport on September 06, 2026 in Miami, Florida. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the runway while landing around 2 p.m. after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, earlier today. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees were held in small metal cages, federal report says
MIAMI (AP) - Detainees at a now-closed immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades - known as "Alligator Alcatraz" - were held for up to two hours in small metal enclosures used as "calming a...
Sep 15, 2026 OCHOPEE, FLORIDA - APRIL 22: People walk near the front entrance to the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz" on April 22, 2026, in Ochopee, Florida. A federal appeals court overturned an injunction by a district court judge requiring officials to dismantle “Alligator Alcatraz” in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks slip after oil prices and the bond market crank up the pressure
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slipped Tuesday after oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Indust...
Sep 15, 2026 Options trader Anthony Spina, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute, AP sources say
By STEVEN SLOAN and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The board of the Kennedy Center voted Tuesday to close the facility amid financial issues and a dispute over putting President Dona...
Sep 15, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center from adding President Donald Trump's name to its facade Tuesday, as the center's board separately voted to immediately close its main building amid financial and structural concerns. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
As AI debate flares, Melania Trump touts the technology as she tours North Carolina school
By COLLIN BINKLEY and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Melania Trump is set to visit northwestern North Carolina on Tuesday to talk to elementary school students, teachers and...
Sep 15, 2026 First Lady Melania Trump meets with students at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/Pool Photo via AP)
'Widow's Bay' breaks Emmys record with 14 wins including best comedy series, 'Pitt' wins best drama
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A "Widow's Bay" wave slammed into the Emmy Awards on Monday night as the Apple TV show set a single-season record for a comedy with 14 wins,...
Sep 15, 2026 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 13, 2026: Noah Wyle, Tiffany Haddish and Toby Sandeman attend the Warner Bros. Television Group's 78th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees Celebration at BOA Steakhouse, on September 13, 2026 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson/WBTVG via Getty Images)
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-...
Sep 15, 2026 Wake County Board of Elections employees prepare absentee ballots to be mailed on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
BEFORE THE BELL: Global shares trade mostly lower after AI stocks sink on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Global shares were trading mostly lower Tuesday, after artificial-intelligence stocks slid overnight. France's CAC 40 dipped 0.8% in early trading to 8...
Sep 15, 2026 A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)