Category Archives: WPTF News
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at age 78. Weir's death was announced Saturday in a statement...
Jan 10, 2026
No. 1 Indiana adds to CFP dominance with crushing 56-22 Peach Bowl semifinal win over No. 5 Oregon
By CHARLES ODUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Undefeated Indiana's already impressive march through the College Football Playoff gained momentum as its dominant defense created three first-half touc...
Jan 10, 2026
Iran supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters 'ruining their own streets' for Trump
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threat from the country's th...
Jan 10, 2026
Forwards Donavan Phillip of North Carolina State and Jasmine Aikey of Stanford win Hermann Trophies
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Forwards Donavan Phillip of North Carolina State and Jasmine Aikey of Stanford were voted Hermann Trophy winners on Friday as the top college soccer players in the United States. Phil...
Jan 10, 2026
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, AAMER MADHANI and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trum...
Jan 09, 2026
South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer South Carolina's measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days. The outbreak ...
Jan 09, 2026
Bobby Petrino joins North Carolina as offensive coordinator for Bill Belichick
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Bobby Petrino was named North Carolina's new offensive coordinator for coach Bill Belichick on Friday. Petrino joins the Tar Heels after spending the past two seasons as the o...
Jan 09, 2026
Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The p...
Jan 09, 2026
Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl
By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Carson Beck scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, and Miami will head back home for a shot at its first national championship ...
Jan 09, 2026
Chatfield scores 1st goal of season to help Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Ducks
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jalen Chatfield's first goal of the season was a tiebreaker and goalie Frederik Andersen snapped a personal nine-game losing streak as the Carolina ...
Jan 09, 2026