Category Archives: WPTF News
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)
Town of Franklin is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press An important cultural site is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after a city council in North Carolina voted unanimously Monday to r...
Jan 06, 2026 Aerial view of Cherokee, North Carolina. Cherokee is the capital of the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation and part of the traditional homelands of the Cherokee people. (Getty Images)
At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, AAMER MADHANI and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the dead-of-night U.S. military operation to ...
Jan 06, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Officer did nothing until it was too late during Uvalde school shooting, prosecutor says
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A school police officer in Uvalde, Texas, stood by during one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history and ma...
Jan 06, 2026 A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24,2022 during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on January 05, 2026 in Uvalde, Texas. The first trial over law enforcement's delayed response to the Uvalde school shooting began today with former Uvalde schools officer Adrian Gonzales standing trial in Corpus Christi. Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment. The trial is a rare case in which a law enforcement officer could be convicted for allegedly failing to appropriately respond to criminal activity. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
NFL playoff guide: How to watch, betting favorites and some of the top storylines
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer This year's NFL playoffs could represent a shift to a new generation of winning players - particularly at quarterback. The top two seeds in both the AFC and NFC are le...
Jan 06, 2026 Tetairoa McMillan #4 of the Carolina Panthers looks on after his team's 23-20 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium on December 21, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The Alaska Airlines pilot who has been universally praised as a hero for safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff is suing Boei...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE - This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was in flight. (NTSB via AP, File)
Security forces clash with protesters in Iran's main market as at least 36 killed in demonstrations
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security force...
Jan 06, 2026 People walk as shops are closed during protests in Tehran's centuries-old main bazaar, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213
By MIKE CATALINI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California and a reliable vote on President Donald Trump's agenda, ...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE - Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., speaks during a press conference in Chico, Calif., , Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, FIle)
Indonesia's panda cub Rio thriving 40 days after birth
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press CISARUA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's conservation park on Tuesday released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth in the country. ...
Jan 06, 2026 Images of Satrio Wiratama, nicknamed 'Rio', the first giant panda cub born in Indonesia displayed on a screen as senior veterinarian and the Vice President of Life Science at Indonesia Safari Park Bongot Huaso Mulia speaks, during a press conference, in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in trial
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The fallout from NASCAR's federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his r...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE - NASCAR president Steve Phelps announces the inductees to the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame class, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)