Category Archives: WPTF News
Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furor
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeat...
Feb 11, 2026
FBI combs through thick desert terrain in search for clues in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance
By TY O'NEIL Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Fresh surveillance images from Nancy Guthrie's porch the night she went missing, coupled with intense police activity across Arizona and the detentio...
Feb 11, 2026
Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say
By SEUNG MIN KIM, BEN FINLEY, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MORGAN LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, stemmed from the Pentagon's plans to...
Feb 11, 2026
Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol...
Feb 11, 2026
Lindsey Vonn says she has a 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following crash at the Olympics
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - Lindsey Vonn had a "successful" third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics, the American skier s...
Feb 11, 2026
Miami never trails in 75-66 win over No. 11 North Carolina
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Malik Reneau scored 16 points, Ernest Udeh Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Miami never trailed while beating No. 11 North Carolina 75-66 on Tuesday night for the Hurric...
Feb 10, 2026
A 15-week 'Walk for Peace' concludes with Buddhist monks' arrival in Washington
By TIFFANY STANLEY and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River ...
Feb 10, 2026
Trump's immigration chiefs testify in Congress following protester deaths
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda are testifying in Congress Tuesday and faced questions ove...
Feb 10, 2026
US stocks drift near records as Hasbro climbs but Coca-Cola slips
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Tuesday following a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies, as Hasbro jumps but Coca-Cola slips. The S&a...
Feb 10, 2026
Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie's missing mom continues
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Moments after the news broke about the apparent abduction of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, the floodgates opened on social media. Influencers relayed t...
Feb 09, 2026