Category Archives: WPTF News
Panthers long snapper Jansen returning for 18th season with the team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - J.J. Jansen is returning for an 18th season with the Carolina Panthers. The long snapper signed a one-year contract on Tuesday with an eye toward extending his franchise record ...
Feb 17, 2026 JJ Jansen #44 of the Carolina Panthers exits the field after the NFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at Bank of America Stadium on January 10, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can't be re-detained by immigration authorities
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for...
Feb 17, 2026 Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura and his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on December 22, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland. Abrego Garcia, a longtime Maryland resident who was deported to the high-security CECOT prison in El Salvador, then sent back to the U.S. and released after the court found his detention unlawful, attended a hearing on whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may re-detain him. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with US
By JAMEY KEATEN and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) - Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for live fire military drills in a rare show of force...
Feb 17, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decad...
Feb 17, 2026 Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association's annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The National Bar Association is the nation's oldest and largest network of predominately black legal professionals. Former President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak at the event's awards gala later in the evening. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Shares fall in Japan, while most Asian markets are shut for Lunar New Year
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell Tuesday following a U.S. national holiday, while most markets in Asia were closed for Lunar New Year holidays. ...
Feb 17, 2026 A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game leaves 3 dead, including shooter, and 3 more wounded
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - A shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game left three people dead, including the shooter, and three more hospitalized Monday night i...
Feb 16, 2026
No. 3 Duke routs Syracuse 101-64, shifts focus to weekend showdown versus No. 1 Michigan
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Cameron Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds and helped No. 3 Duke rout Syracuse 101-64 victory Monday night. Isaiah Evans scored 21 points, Nikolas ...
Feb 16, 2026 Cameron Boozer #12 of the Duke Blue Devils rebounds the ball during the first half of the basketball game against the Syracuse Orange at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 16, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements
By AARN IBARRA and MARA VERZA Associated Press CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) - Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly d...
Feb 16, 2026
Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age 95
Remembrances poured in Monday in honor of Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for roles in "Apocalypse Now," "Lonesome Dove," Tender Mercies" and as the intrepid consigliere of the first two ...
Feb 16, 2026 Actor Robert Duvall arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on February 27, 2005 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Carolina Hurricanes reach 3-year extension with goaltender Brandon Bussi through 2028-29 season
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Brandon Bussi to a three-year, $5.7 million extension, keeping the one-time waiver pickup in place t...
Feb 16, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) celebrates during a "Storm Surge" celebration following an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)