Category Archives: WPTF News
Bill Belichick's snub from the Pro Football Hall of Fame is criticized by voters and NFL fans
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Bill Belichick won six Lombardi Trophies as a head coach with the Patriots, two as an assistant with the Giants and has more Super Bowl rings than anyone in NFL hi...
Jan 28, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Kristi Noem must go. From Democratic Party leaders to the nation's leading ad...
Jan 28, 2026
It's one storm after another for much of the US, but the next one's path is uncertain
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer HOUSTON (AP) - Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East is not letting up, with coming days bringing subfreezing temperatures that will plunge deep into what had been...
Jan 28, 2026
'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become "increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic," a science-oriented advocacy group sa...
Jan 27, 2026
QB Darian Mensah joins Miami Hurricanes after legal battle with Duke
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Darian Mensah has enrolled at Miami, giving the Hurricanes another standout transfer at quarterback as they come off a season where they went...
Jan 27, 2026
Bill Belichick snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility, report says
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick didn't get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to a report ...
Jan 27, 2026
Wall Street sets a record after a mixed day of trading
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged under the market's surface following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Moto...
Jan 27, 2026
Bitter cold grips the eastern US as winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger
By RUSS BYNUM and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press Three Texas siblings who perished in an icy pond were among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold Tuesday as crews scrambled to ...
Jan 27, 2026
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's atto...
Jan 27, 2026
Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
By AAMER MADHANI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday, a sudden chan...
Jan 27, 2026