Category Archives: WPTF News
Kunin and Lundell score during Panthers' 5-goal 3rd period in 5-2 win over Hurricanes
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Luke Kunin and Anton Lundell scored 43 seconds apart during a five-goal third period for the Florida Panthers, who rallied past the Carolina Hurrica...
Dec 23, 2025
Controversial '60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy leaks online
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press A controversial news segment that was abruptly pulled from the television show "60 Minutes," appears to have been leaked online this week after the last minute decis...
Dec 23, 2025
Consumer confidence slumps to lowest level since the US rolled out tariffs in April
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers' confidence in the economy was shaken in December as Americans grew anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump's swee...
Dec 23, 2025
Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk, and used h...
Dec 22, 2025
Panthers rookie Lathan Ransom goes from goat to hero in one week after game-clinching interception
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers rookie safety Lathan Ransom has experienced the dramatic highs and lows of playing in the NFL in his first season. One week afte...
Dec 21, 2025
'Avatar: Fire and Ash' launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Avatar: Fire and Ash" opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year...
Dec 21, 2025
Bryce Young throws 2 TDs, Panthers finally beat Bucs 23-20 to take over first place in NFC South
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bryce Young threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns, Lathan Ransom intercepted Baker Mayfield with 42 seconds left and the Carolina Panthers beat t...
Dec 21, 2025
Israeli Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said Sunday,...
Dec 21, 2025
Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press "Kablooey!" That's the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Satu...
Dec 21, 2025
Turning Point showcases the discord that Republicans like Vance will need to navigate in the future
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SEJAL GOVINDARAO Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The next presidential election is three years away, but Turning Point USA already knows it wants Vice President JD Vance as t...
Dec 21, 2025