Category Archives: WPTF News
Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out ...
Jan 21, 2026
UNC's 'Carolina North' campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects. It's...
Jan 21, 2026 FILE - University of North Carolina Chancellor Lee Roberts speaks during an NCAA college football press conference introducing Bill Belichick as UNC's new head football coach, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, file)
Former Uvalde officer acquitted in trial over police response to Robb Elementary attack
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A former Uvalde schools police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the...
Jan 21, 2026
Wilson, Veesaar lead way as No. 22 North Carolina rolls past Notre Dame 91-69 in ACC play
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Caleb Wilson had 22 points while frontcourt mate Henri Veesaar added a double-double to help No. 22 North Carolina beat Notre Dame 91-69 on...
Jan 21, 2026 FILE - Head coach Hubert Davis of the North Carolina Tar Heels talks with Seth Trimble #7 during the second half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Dean E. Smith Center on November 07, 2025 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan's Famous is sold for $450 million
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Nathan's Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $45...
Jan 21, 2026 People crowd outside of the original Nathan's Famous after the 2010 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island on July 4, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
US stocks recover half of the prior day's plunge after Trump calls off Greenland-related tariffs
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market bounced back from its worst day since October on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he reached the framework for a deal a...
Jan 21, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump is seen speaking on a television as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 21, 2026 in New York City. Stocks rose at opening after having its worst session since October for all three major averages with the Dow Jones losing almost 900 points, the S&P 500 dropping 2.06% and Nasdaq losing 2.39% after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on multiple European countries as part of a push for U.S. control of Greenland. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to 'framework' of future Arctic deal
By JOSH BOAK, WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was scrapping his planned tariffs on eight European nations ...
Jan 21, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Brooklyn Beckham accuses David and Victoria of putting branding before family and sabotaging wedding
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Beckham family falling-out has spilled further into public view in a series of social media posts from Brooklyn Beckham alleging that his ...
Jan 20, 2026 In this photo illustration, UK newspaper front pages display stories and images on the Beckham family feud on January 20, 2026 in London, England. On Monday night, Brooklyn Beckham posted a six-page statement via Instagram detailing the tension between him and his parents, Sir David and Victoria Beckham. (Photo Illustration by Mark Case/Getty Images)
Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether ...
Jan 20, 2026 Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino holds a sheet of paper showing alleged crimes by an undocumented immigrant during a press conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 20, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Aurora lights up Alaska skies with stunning green and red display
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Streaks of shimmering green and red bands exploded in the dark skies above Alaska's largest city Tuesday as the aurora provided a light show for early morning dog walkers, jog...
Jan 20, 2026 FILE - The northern lights fill the sky with green ribbons of electrical charged particles over the barn and pastures at Greaney's Turkey Farm in Mercer, Maine on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Michael Seamans/Getty Images)