Category Archives: WPTF News
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Kristi Noem must go. From Democratic Party leaders to the nation's leading ad...
Jan 28, 2026 A photograph of the pistol recovered by immigration agents after a shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday morning is shown on a screen behind U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as she speaks during a news conference in the National Response Coordination Center at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters on January 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Federal immigration agents shot and killed another U.S. citizen on Saturday morning, later identified as Alex Pretti, during operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
It's one storm after another for much of the US, but the next one's path is uncertain
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer HOUSTON (AP) - Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East is not letting up, with coming days bringing subfreezing temperatures that will plunge deep into what had been...
Jan 28, 2026 A mom and her daughters walk to find a sledding spot outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. A massive winter storm brought frigid temperatures, ice, and snow to millions of Americans across the nation. The storm has left at least 10 people dead and hundreds of thousands without power. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become "increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic," a science-oriented advocacy group sa...
Jan 27, 2026
QB Darian Mensah joins Miami Hurricanes after legal battle with Duke
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Darian Mensah has enrolled at Miami, giving the Hurricanes another standout transfer at quarterback as they come off a season where they went...
Jan 27, 2026 Darian Mensah #10 of the Duke Blue Devils warms up prior to the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Wallace Wade Stadium on September 6, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
Bill Belichick snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility, report says
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick didn't get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to a report ...
Jan 27, 2026
Wall Street sets a record after a mixed day of trading
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged under the market's surface following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Moto...
Jan 27, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 14, 2026 in New York City. Stocks opened low for a second straight day amid the release of earnings from big banks. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Bitter cold grips the eastern US as winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger
By RUSS BYNUM and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press Three Texas siblings who perished in an icy pond were among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold Tuesday as crews scrambled to ...
Jan 27, 2026 A tree limb dangles from a power line near Lexington, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's atto...
Jan 27, 2026 A 7-year-old teenage boy looks at a phone screen with TikTok logo is displayed on December 07, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by George Chan/Getty Images)
Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
By AAMER MADHANI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday, a sudden chan...
Jan 27, 2026 Mourners visit a memorial to Alex Pretti on January 26, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at a VA medical center, died January 24 after being shot multiple times during an altercation with border patrol agents in the Eat Street district of Minneapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Duke and QB Darian Mensah reach settlement to resolve legal fight, clearing way for his transfer
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The legal fight between Duke and Darian Mensah is over. Now the quarterback can transfer elsewhere after bringing the Blue Devils an unexpected Atlantic Coast Conferenc...
Jan 27, 2026 Darian Mensah #10 of the Duke Blue Devils signals for a first down during the second half of the 2025 ACC Football Championship against the Virginia Cavaliers at Bank of America Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)