Category Archives: WPTF News
US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK, JILL LAWLESS and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuela...
Jan 07, 2026
Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has thrust a long-running and deeply contested question back into the natio...
Jan 07, 2026
Panthers defense getting reinforcements for rematch with Matthew Stafford, Rams in wild-card game
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers defense made life tough for Matthew Stafford in the first meeting six weeks ago. Stafford came into the game on a roll, havi...
Jan 07, 2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani defends tenant official facing backlash for 'white supremacy' posts
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing behind a newly-appointed housing official as she faces backlash for years-old social media posts, including messages that called for the ...
Jan 07, 2026
Warner Bros rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MICHELLE CHAPMAN NEW YORK (AP) - Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix. Warn...
Jan 07, 2026
US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Carib...
Jan 07, 2026
Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for months, says DOJ
BOSTON (AP) - The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor had been planning the attack for months and left behind videos in which...
Jan 06, 2026
Town of Franklin is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press An important cultural site is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after a city council in North Carolina voted unanimously Monday to r...
Jan 06, 2026
At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, AAMER MADHANI and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the dead-of-night U.S. military operation to ...
Jan 06, 2026
Officer did nothing until it was too late during Uvalde school shooting, prosecutor says
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A school police officer in Uvalde, Texas, stood by during one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history and ma...
Jan 06, 2026