Category Archives: WPTF News
US stocks drift near records as Hasbro climbs but Coca-Cola slips
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Tuesday following a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies, as Hasbro jumps but Coca-Cola slips. The S&a...
Feb 10, 2026
Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie's missing mom continues
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Moments after the news broke about the apparent abduction of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, the floodgates opened on social media. Influencers relayed t...
Feb 09, 2026 A sign is posted at the house of Nancy Guthrie, NBC host Savannah Guthrie's mother, on February 3, 2026 in Catalina, Arizona.The search continues in the Tucson area for Nancy Guthrie, after she was reported missing on February 1. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicate...
Feb 09, 2026
Purported Nancy Guthrie ransom note deadline approaches as search enters a second week
By TY O'NEIL Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities investigating the apparent kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie returned to her Arizona neighborhood several times over the weekend, ahead of a Mo...
Feb 09, 2026
NASCAR emerges from federal antitrust lawsuit bruised but ready for its 78th season
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - In the days following the 2004 Hendrick Motorsports flight that killed all 12 people aboard, Bill France Jr. and Mike Helton showed up a...
Feb 09, 2026 Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, race during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
North Carolina Republicans to question Charlotte leaders on crime after train stabbings
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican lawmakers are preparing to grill Charlotte-area leaders about crime-fighting tactics and spending, particularly in ...
Feb 09, 2026 FILE - Michael Bermudez of Spartanburg, S.C., holds a sign at a vigil honoring the life of Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a commuter train last month, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Judge rejects Democrats' plea for early voting sites at 3 North Carolina universities
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge refused Sunday to help in attempts to open early voting sites at three public North Carolina universities, declining requests to overrule decisions by Republica...
Feb 08, 2026
FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn't running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, DAVID B. CARUSO and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein's bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interview...
Feb 08, 2026 FILE - Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter as US teammate Johnson wins gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - Lindsey Vonn, racing on a badly injured left knee, crashed early in the Olympic downhill on Sunday and was taken off the course by a helicopter after the 41-year-old Am...
Feb 08, 2026 A mountain rescue helicopter is seen rescuing Lindsey Vonn of Team United States after she crashed during the Women's Downhill on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on February 08, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Seth Trimble stuck with UNC. The reward was a huge shot to shock Duke in an epic rivalry finish
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Seth Trimble always tried to keep his focus looking forward in what hasn't always been the smoothest of four-year stays at North Carolina, ...
Feb 08, 2026 North Carolina guard Seth Trimble (7) celebrates with fans after an NCAA college basketball game against Duke, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)