Category Archives: WPTF News
US stocks drift as investors try to separate AI winners from losers
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are dropping Thursday as the market punishes companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 fel...
1h ago Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 09, 2026 in New York City. Stocks were down in morning trading after Friday's rally, where the Dow closed over 50,000 for the first time. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Gold medalist Breezy Johnson's latest Olympic bling? A sapphire engagement ring
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - Downhill champion Breezy Johnson didn't add to her Olympic medal haul during the women's super-G on Thursday. The American star left Tofane with something precious anyw...
2h ago United States' Breezy Johnson looks at the engagement ring she was given by Connor Watkins, at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
By JULIET LINDERMAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision...
2h ago FILE - Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, arrive at Circuit Court, Thursday, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emi...
3h ago U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin (R) speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump during an event to announce a rollback of the 2009 Endangerment Finding in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on February 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration will repeal the 2009 central scientific finding that allows the EPA to regulate climate-warming emissions. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
IndyCar locks in Honda and Chevrolet with new deals, ending 2 years of Honda exit talk
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer IndyCar announced it has locked both Chevrolet and Honda into contract extensions on Thursday in deals that end any speculation that Honda would leave North Americ...
4h ago Devlin DeFrancesco, driver of the #30 Dogecoin Honda, leads during the NTT IndyCar Series109th Running Of The Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Trump administration is ending the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to thousands of arrests, violent protests and the fatal shooti...
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Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart and UFC boss Dana White are leading Ram back into NASCAR
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tony Stewart is breaking his NASCAR retirement to drive a Ram truck for the first time at Daytona. UFC boss Dana White is along for the ride....
7h ago Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #47 Ram Self Storage Chevrolet, and Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Delaware Life Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC is set to go to trial in 2027, US judge says
LONDON (AP) - A U.S. judge said President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC can go to trial in 2027. Judge Roy K. Altman of the federal court for the Southern District of Florida reje...
7h ago U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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...
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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...
9h ago In an aerial view, new cars sit parked in a storage lot near the Port of Long Beach on May 06, 2025 in Long Beach, California. Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are seeing significant drops in expected cargo ships coming into port this week due to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The Port of Los Angeles expects a 35 percent decline in arrivals this week compared to the same period one year ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)