Category Archives: WPTF News
Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that...
Feb 12, 2026
China issues new rules to curb auto price war after January passenger car sales drop 20%
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - China moved on Thursday to curb a fierce price war among automakers that has caused massive losses for the industry, after passenger car sales droppe...
Feb 12, 2026
James Van Der Beek, the 'Dawson's Creek' star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular cha...
Feb 11, 2026
Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furor
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeat...
Feb 11, 2026
FBI combs through thick desert terrain in search for clues in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance
By TY O'NEIL Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Fresh surveillance images from Nancy Guthrie's porch the night she went missing, coupled with intense police activity across Arizona and the detentio...
Feb 11, 2026
Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say
By SEUNG MIN KIM, BEN FINLEY, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MORGAN LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, stemmed from the Pentagon's plans to...
Feb 11, 2026
Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol...
Feb 11, 2026
Lindsey Vonn says she has a 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following crash at the Olympics
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - Lindsey Vonn had a "successful" third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics, the American skier s...
Feb 11, 2026
Miami never trails in 75-66 win over No. 11 North Carolina
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Malik Reneau scored 16 points, Ernest Udeh Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Miami never trailed while beating No. 11 North Carolina 75-66 on Tuesday night for the Hurric...
Feb 10, 2026
A 15-week 'Walk for Peace' concludes with Buddhist monks' arrival in Washington
By TIFFANY STANLEY and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River ...
Feb 10, 2026