Category Archives: WPTF News
Seth Trimble scores a career-high 30 points as No. 18 UNC holds off No. 24 Louisville 77-74
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Seth Trimble scored a career-high 30 points and hit two key free throws with 12.3 seconds left to help No. 18 North Carolina hold off No. 2...
Feb 23, 2026
Otters enjoy a snow day in Maryland during winter storm
BALTIMORE (AP) - A pair of otters slid into their week with an early morning romp in the snow at Baltimore's National Aquarium. Security cameras captured the fun around 7 a.m. at the aquarium, which d...
Feb 23, 2026
Trump's big speech will be delivered to a changed nation and a Congress he has sidelined
WPTF brings you live coverage of President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night starting at 9 p.m. By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Dona...
Feb 23, 2026
BAFTA and BBC apologize for racial slur during awards show
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) - The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday's show while two stars of the film "Sinners"...
Feb 23, 2026
US stocks drop after Trump ramps up his tariffs and investors dump potential AI losers
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped Monday after President Donald Trump ramped up his newest tariffs, while investors continued to punish companies that could be losers...
Feb 23, 2026
Armed NC man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says
By ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press CAMERON, N.C. (AP) - The 21-year-old North Carolina man who entered a gate at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed...
Feb 23, 2026
At least 73 people died in the attempt to capture a Mexican cartel leader and its violent aftermath
By MEGAN JANETSKY and MARA VERZA Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) - At least 73 people died in Mexico's attempt to capture the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the vi...
Feb 23, 2026
Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer When sifting through the seemingly endless collection of documents in the Epstein files gets to be too much and Ellie Leonard needs a break, she takes a walk outside. T...
Feb 23, 2026
Henri Veesaar's return from missing 2 games marks a big gain for No. 16 Tar Heels
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina's Henri Veesaar went from barely practicing or working out due to a nagging lower-body injury to playing nearly a full allotment of minutes in his re...
Feb 22, 2026
Hughes scores in overtime as US beats Canada for first men's hockey gold at the Olympics since 1980
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MILAN (AP) - The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century. No miracle needed. Jack Hughes scored in overtime and the U....
Feb 22, 2026