Category Archives: WPTF News
FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources say
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on an investigation into President Donald Trump, this time terminating employe...
Feb 26, 2026 Attorney General Pam Bondi, accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche (L) and FBI Director Kash Patel (R), speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Justice Department announced a fifteen-million-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of Ryan James Wedding, the leader of an international criminal drug organization who smuggled large quantities of cocaine through Colombia and Mexico for distribution in the United States and Canada. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Fire at an Ohio farm complex kills about 6,000 hogs and smoke is visible for miles
LONDON, Ohio (AP) - A fire at an Ohio hog farm complex has killed about 6,000 of the animals, an official said. A large column of smoke could be seen in the distance on Wednesday from Fine Oak Farms i...
Feb 26, 2026
Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock &...
Feb 25, 2026 Guitarists Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, Steve Harris and Janick Gers of Iron Maiden performs at Ozzfest 2005 at the Hyundai Pavilion on August 20, 2005 in San Bernandino, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images)
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the ...
Feb 25, 2026
AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
By MATT O'BRIEN and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligen...
Feb 25, 2026 Mikey Shulman, one of the founders of AI music generator startup Suno, right, and research scientist Christian Steinmetz, collaborate on creating a song, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
NASCAR's 1st All-Star race in Northeast at Dover scraps Promoter's Caution, has $1 million prize
DOVER, Del. (AP) - NASCAR scrapped the " Promoter's Caution " for this season's All-Star race at Dover Motor Speedway and will run a three-segment, 350-lap competition. The May 17 event marks the firs...
Feb 25, 2026 Bubba Wallace (23) and Christopher Bell (20) move on the track during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Nvidia and other tech stocks lead Wall Street higher, erasing their losses for the week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way. The S&P 500 added 0.8%...
Feb 25, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 24, 2026 in New York City. Stocks opened trending up a day after the Dow Jones lost over 800 points over fears of artificial intelligence disruption to various industries. Markets also reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to raise global tariffs from 10% to 15%, after last week's Supreme Court decisions against his previous tariffs. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from user...
Feb 25, 2026 FILE - A Discord display stands at the company's booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023, in San Francisco, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means on Wednesday shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of f...
Feb 25, 2026 Dr. Casey Means, nominee for the medical director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and U.S. surgeon general, testifies at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on February 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Means, a health influencer, will make her case to be the next surgeon general. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Swirling beauty of the Milky Way galaxy's heart is captured in a new telescope picture
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galax...
Feb 25, 2026 This image provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the location of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), a region at the core of our galaxy rich in dense and intricate gas clouds. The inset is an ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey image where different molecules are displayed in different colours. (ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Longmore via AP)