Category Archives: WPTF News
Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports. The Trans...
Jul 08, 2025
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea, killing 3, after claiming they sank another
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a E...
Jul 08, 2025
Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
By JIM VERTUNO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp rippe...
Jul 06, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans
LONDON (AP) - Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at what the heavy metal icon says was his last-ever live performance. The original lineup of...
Jul 06, 2025
Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - Elon Musk said he's carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing the A...
Jul 06, 2025
Clayton Kershaw makes his 11th All-Star team. James Wood is the youngest All-Star at 22
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was picked for his 11th All-Star Game and Paul Skenes, James Wood and Elly De La Cruz boosted the 23-and-under group t...
Jul 06, 2025
Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as at least 27...
Jul 05, 2025
Tropical Storm Chantal forecast to bring heavy rain to the Carolinas
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Chantal formed off the southeast U.S. coast and was forecast to bring heavy rains to parts of the Carolinas on Saturday. Tropical storm warnings were issued for portions of...
Jul 05, 2025
Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Russia sent hundreds of drones into Ukraine
By ELISE MORTON Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up ...
Jul 05, 2025
Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday in front of Fourth of July picn...
Jul 04, 2025