Category Archives: WPTF News
Scottie Scheffler is chasing the claret jug at the British Open and searching for what it all means
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - Scottie Scheffler has won more tournaments and majors than anyone over the last three years. He is No. 1 in the world and no one is cl...
Jul 15, 2025
Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling major US trading partners
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that c...
Jul 12, 2025
Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout and appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential m...
Jul 11, 2025
Trump tours Texas flood sites and defends officials as questions mount about response
By SEAN MURPHY and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded state and local officia...
Jul 11, 2025
S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite pull back from their all-time highs
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, pulling the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite below the records they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave b...
Jul 11, 2025
Justin Bieber releases 'Swag,' his long-awaited seventh album: Hear the best songs
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Never say never! Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday by releasing "Swag," his seventh studio album, hours after he teased it on billboards and social m...
Jul 11, 2025
Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods
By NADIA LATHAN, SEAN MURPHY, and JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Shock has turned into grief across Texas where at least 120 people died from flash floods and more were miss...
Jul 10, 2025
Stocks close higher, nudging the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to more highs
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street added to its recent milestones Thursday as the market closed at an all-time high after Delta Air Lines kicked off earnings season with a solid outlook for ...
Jul 10, 2025
North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital set to bring 8,000 jobs to Apex
APEX, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital will be built in a bedroom community near the state capital, the project's health systems announced Thursday, creating a campus ...
Jul 10, 2025
Joe Coleman, No. 3 pick in the first MLB draft who pitched for Senators and Tigers, dies at 78
Joe Coleman, a lanky right-hander who won 142 games in 15 major league seasons and was an All-Star in 1972 with Detroit, died Wednesday morning, his son said. He was 78. Casey Coleman said his father ...
Jul 10, 2025