Category Archives: WPTF News
Trump meets with Argentina's president, the first foreign leader he's met with since election
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Donald Trump met Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader t...
Nov 14, 2024
Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
By JILL COLVIN and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of ...
Nov 14, 2024
Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party's sweep into power and securing their hold on U....
Nov 14, 2024
Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attor...
Nov 13, 2024
Infowars auction could determine whether Alex Jones is kicked off its platforms
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Conspiracy theory purveyor Infowars and most of its assets went on the auction block Wednesday, with Alex Jones waiting to see if he will be allowed to stay or if he w...
Nov 13, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after an inflation update
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month th...
Nov 13, 2024
What makes walking so great for your health and what else you need to do
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city zoo, waving at friends and stopping briefly to greet emus she knows by name. The 71...
Nov 13, 2024
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in t...
Nov 13, 2024
Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a 'smooth' transition of power from Biden
By WILL WEISSERT, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump made a victor's return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for a nearly two-hour meeting...
Nov 13, 2024
Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 billion scheme ...
Nov 13, 2024