Category Archives: WPTF News
Jackson Blake scores in shootout as East-best Hurricanes top Flyers 4-3
By ROB PARENT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jackson Blake scored in the shootout, and the Eastern Conference-best Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Saturday night to open ...
Dec 14, 2025
Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody over the shooting at Brown Un...
Dec 14, 2025
Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman Trophy as college football's top player
By EVERETT MERRILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college...
Dec 13, 2025
Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They've been hit hard by his trade war with China
By SEUNG MIN KIM, JOSH FUNK AND DIDI TANG Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday - a boost to farmers who have struggled ...
Dec 08, 2025
House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview about his prosecutions of Trump
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later thi...
Dec 03, 2025
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips is emphatically pushing for No. 12 Miami, league champ to get CFP bids
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips is pushing for No. 12 Miami to earn a bid to the College Football Playoff along with the winner of the league champi...
Dec 03, 2025
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
ASHLAND, Va. (AP) - The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a no...
Dec 03, 2025
Dixon delivers late as No. 16 North Carolina wins 67-64 at No. 18 Kentucky
By KEITH TAYLOR Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Derek Dixon made a tiebreaking layup with 16 seconds remaining and scored five of North Carolina's last six points to lift the No. 16 Tar Heels t...
Dec 03, 2025
Evans' late 3 helps No. 4 Duke top No. 15 Florida 67-66 in ACC/SEC Challenge
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Isaiah Evans hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 19.7 seconds left, and No. 4 Duke held on to beat No. 15 Florida 67-66 on Tuesday night in the ACC/SE...
Dec 02, 2025
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from states that don't share data
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration warned on Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in mo...
Dec 02, 2025