Category Archives: WPTF News
European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
KYIV (AP) - European leaders will join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday. T...
Aug 17, 2025
Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
By DNICA COTO and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapi...
Aug 17, 2025
C.J. Stroud's TD pass helps Texans defeat Panthers 20-3 in preseason
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) - C.J. Stroud found Nico Collins for a touchdown pass on his second drive Saturday in Houston's preseason win over the Carolina Panthers. But he was unh...
Aug 16, 2025
No deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine after Trump rolls out red carpet for Putin
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin on Friday to end Russia'...
Aug 15, 2025
Duke Energy seeks to merge Carolina utilities, projecting more than $1B in customer savings
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy Corp. says its move to combine electric utility subsidiaries in North and South Carolina into one entity could save customers more than $1 billion over a decade. The...
Aug 15, 2025
Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back
By ASHRAF KHALIL and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the ...
Aug 14, 2025
Amazon expands its perishable delivery service, putting pressure on traditional grocers
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is now rolling out a service where its Prime members can order their blueberries and milk at the same time as their batteries, T-shirts and...
Aug 13, 2025
US stocks rally to records on hopes for cuts to interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to records on Tuesday after data suggested inflation across the country was a touch better last month than economists expe...
Aug 12, 2025
Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines
By CHARLOTTE KRAMON and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bro...
Aug 12, 2025
US inflation held steady last month as tariff hit offset by cheaper gas, food
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. inflation was unchanged in July as rising prices for some imported goods were balanced by falling gas and grocery prices, leaving over...
Aug 12, 2025