Category Archives: WPTF News
US captures Venezuela's leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and flew him out of the country in a ...
Jan 03, 2026 Venezuelan citizens in Peru celebrate during a rally after the confirmation of Nicolas Maduro's capture this early morning in Caracas on January 3, 2026 in Lima, Peru. President Donald Trump announced that Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in the early morning in Caracas after a military operation led by the Delta Force, the elite special missions unit of the U.S. military. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Getty Images)
Robby Ashford leads Wake Forest past Mississippi State 43-29 in Duke's Mayo Bowl
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Robby Ashford threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 50 yards and two scores, Koredell Bartley scored on a 100-yard kickoff return a...
Jan 03, 2026 Head coach Jake Dickert of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and family get mayonnaise dumped on them after winning the 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Bank of America Stadium on January 02, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition
By MARC LEVY Associated Press SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) - Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud compu...
Jan 03, 2026 People opposed to a data center proposal at the former Pennhurst state hospital grounds attend an East Vincent Township supervisors meeting, Dec. 17, 2025, in Spring City, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Minnesota must provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe by next week
By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America Minnesota officials have until next week to provide the Trump administration with information about providers and parents who receive federal ch...
Jan 02, 2026 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to media gathered on the first day of school at Deerwood Elementary on September 2, 2025 in Eagan, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
FBI says it disrupted a New Year's Eve attack plan inspired by Islamic State group
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year's Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North...
Jan 02, 2026 U.S. Attorney for Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson speaks next to FBI Special Agent James C. Barnacle, Jr. during a press conference, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Defense carries the day for Oregon, as Ducks move into CFP semifinals by topping Texas Tech 23-0
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - The first thing that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore did after winning the Orange Bowl was salute the thousands of fans who made the cross-co...
Jan 01, 2026 Head coach Dan Lanning of the Oregon Ducks celebrates after defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 23-0 in the 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on January 01, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
Top-seeded Indiana routs Alabama 38-3 for its first Rose Bowl victory, roaring into CFP semifinals
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Fernando Mendoza literally jumped for joy when the Heisman Trophy winner learned he was not the offensive MVP of Indiana's dominant victory ove...
Jan 01, 2026 Head coach Curt Cignetti of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates with the Leishman Trophy after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide 38-3 in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Quick strikes from Caufield and Anderson help Canadiens rally for 7-5 win over Hurricanes
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored 23 seconds apart in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens erased a two-goal deficit in beating the Ca...
Jan 01, 2026 Montréal Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen (91), Ivan Demidov, center, and Noah Dobson (53) celebrate a goal by Sammy Blais, not shown, against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a New Year's Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities f...
Jan 01, 2026 An aerial view of the Port of Oakland on May 20, 2025 in Oakland, California. The Port of Oakland saw a 14.7% decrease in overall cargo volume in April after the Trump administration's tariffs were enacted. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration
By JAMEY KEATEN, STEFANIE DAZIO and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped t...
Jan 01, 2026 Hearses line up where a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on January 01, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. According to authorities, the fire began around 1:30 AM local time. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)