Category Archives: WPTF News
Lindsey Graham eulogized as an 'American original' at services drawing world leaders in Washington
By LISA MASCARO, MEG KINNARD and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information
By BILL BARROW Associated Press Newly released audio tapes, disclosed by a conservative activist group, appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming...
Associated Pres Jul 28, 2026
A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island and dozens are injured or missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) - A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people injured or missing after part of a shoppin...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Lee County man facing drug and weapons charges
SANFORD, N.C. (WPTF) - One person is in custody in connection with a drug and weapons investigation by the Lee County Sheriff's office. According to a post on social media, on July 21, 2026, agents wi...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 28, 2026
Americans' confidence in US economy fell this month as Iran conflict sent gas prices back up
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans' confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting. The Conferenc...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street mixed early as chip sell-off continues
By CHAN HO-HIM and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writers Wall Street is mixed in early trading Tuesday with chipmakers getting hit again after a huge sell-off in South Korea. South Korea's Kospi index...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Write WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China's growing influe...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
NASCAR drivers head into week-long break before Iowa race pondering playoff chase
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Denny Hamlin had another bittersweet moment at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Sure, one of his 23XI Racing drivers, Corey Heim, reached vi...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Comey says seashells post was political speech - not a threat - as he presses to dismiss charges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him, arguing that a photo of sea...
Associated Press Jul 27, 2026
Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother's kidnappers
By The Associated Press "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie says in a new video that her family is living an unending nightmare nearly six months after her mother's disappearance and pleads with her ki...
Associated Press Jul 27, 2026