Category Archives: WPTF News
Wake Forest signs UNC transfer QB Gio Lopez in a move from one instate ACC school to another
Gio Lopez is moving from one Atlantic Coast Conference school in North Carolina to another. The quarterback who worked as the starter for Bill Belichick's first college team at UNC has signed with Wak...
Jan 08, 2026
Wall Street's strong start to the year slows
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street's strong start to the year slowed on Wednesday. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% from its latest all-time high for its first loss in four days. ...
Jan 07, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 06, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Entertainment leaders amp up discussions about AI, creators and innovative tech at CES 2026
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) - The world's largest tech showcase does not come without theatrics. Innovations and gadgets like a lollipop that sings to you as you consume it,...
Jan 07, 2026 Dave Filoni, Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm and Asad Ayaz, Chief Brand Officer at the Walt Disney Company pose on stage during the LLEGO SMART Play launch event at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 05, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for The LEGO Group)
US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK, JILL LAWLESS and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuela...
Jan 07, 2026 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media following a closed door briefing with senators on the U.S. the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, at the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2026 in Washington, DC. Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken to New York on Saturday after they were captured by the U.S. military in Caracas. They are being detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has thrust a long-running and deeply contested question back into the natio...
Jan 07, 2026 A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of a vehicle involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, "fearing for his life" killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Panthers defense getting reinforcements for rematch with Matthew Stafford, Rams in wild-card game
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers defense made life tough for Matthew Stafford in the first meeting six weeks ago. Stafford came into the game on a roll, havi...
Jan 07, 2026 Nick Scott #21 of the Carolina Panthers runs the field prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Bank of America Stadium on December 28, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani defends tenant official facing backlash for 'white supremacy' posts
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing behind a newly-appointed housing official as she faces backlash for years-old social media posts, including messages that called for the ...
Jan 07, 2026 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends a news conference at the headquarters of the NYPD on January 06, 2026 in New York City. Mamdani, who was joined by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, discussed crime statistics and safety, including a historic drop in shootings in New York City last year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Warner Bros rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MICHELLE CHAPMAN NEW YORK (AP) - Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix. Warn...
Jan 07, 2026 An aerial view of the Paramount logo displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on December 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Carib...
Jan 07, 2026 A local walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for months, says DOJ
BOSTON (AP) - The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor had been planning the attack for months and left behind videos in which...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE - Photos of Brown University shooting victims MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, left, and Ella Cook, lay on a makeshift memorial outside the Engineering Research Center, Dec. 16, 2025, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)