Category Archives: WPTF News
Special prosecutor to get cases of man who says North Carolina religious group beat him in 2013
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A district attorney has turned over to a special prosecutor the criminal cases accusing members of a secretive North Carolina religious group of holding down and be...
Feb 06, 2026 FILE - This 2016 image from video shows the entrance to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)
Bussi makes 16 saves and Svechnikov scores early goal to lift Hurricanes over Rangers 2-0
NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie Brandon Bussi made 16 saves for his second shutout, Andrei Svechnikov gave Carolina an early lead in the first period and the Hurricanes topped the New York Rangers 2-0 on Thurs...
Feb 05, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) celebrates during a "Storm Surge" celebration following an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headline a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headlined the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class featuring five players but not six-time Super Bowl winning ...
Feb 05, 2026 (L-R) 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Adam Vinatieri, Luke Kuechly, Larry Fitzgerald, Roger Craig and Drew Brees look on during the 15th Annual NFL Honors at the Palace Of Fine Arts on February 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
US and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue after Ukraine talks
By KAMILA HRABCHUK and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in ...
Feb 05, 2026 Workers try and repair the infrastructure on the CHP-4 Darnytska power plant that was hit by a Russian attack multiple times on February 4, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia attacked the energy facility as winter temperatures dropped to -20c ( -4F). Ukraine is suffering one of its coldest winters in years, as residents struggle with a lack of heat and electricity.
(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a ti...
Feb 05, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz looks on during an event on drug pricing in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus on February 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. The President announced the launch of TrumpRx, which the White House said would help lower prescription drug prices. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
Falling tech stocks and a plunge for bitcoin hit Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Sharp drops hit Wall Street on Thursday as technology stocks fell and bitcoin plunged again to roughly half its record price set last fall. Several disc...
Feb 05, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 28, 2026 in New York City. Stocks were down slightly in morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration of...
Feb 05, 2026 U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (L) sings during the 74th National Prayer Breakfast in the Kennedy Caucus Room on Capitol Hill on February 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. Former and current U.S. Lawmakers attended the event to partake in prayer and hear remarks from congressional leadership. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
No public sign of a response to Savannah Guthrie's message to her mother's kidnapper
By SEJAL GOVINDARAO and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - There was no public sign early Thursday of a response to NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's message to her 84-year-...
Feb 05, 2026 Pima County Sheriff, Chris Nanos (left), speaks to the media on February 3, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. He and FBI assistant special agent in-charge Jon Edwards (right) were answering questions about the search for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie.(Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
Savannah Guthrie posts message to her mother's kidnapper asking to provide proof she is alive
By SEJAL GOVINDARAO and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie said Wednesday that her family is ready to talk to people holding their 84-year-ol...
Feb 04, 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)
Ryan Preece wins The Clash in sleet and near-freezing temperatures
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ryan Preece outlasted sleet, a wet track and a record number of cautions to win The Clash in near-freezing temperatures at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, No...
Feb 04, 2026 Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Kroger/Coca-Cola Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning 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)