Category Archives: WPTF News
FBI combs through thick desert terrain in search for clues in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance
By TY O'NEIL Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Fresh surveillance images from Nancy Guthrie's porch the night she went missing, coupled with intense police activity across Arizona and the detentio...
Feb 11, 2026
Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say
By SEUNG MIN KIM, BEN FINLEY, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MORGAN LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, stemmed from the Pentagon's plans to...
Feb 11, 2026 Cars cross the "Paso del Norte" International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, bottom, and El Paso, Texas, top, Wednesday Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)
Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol...
Feb 11, 2026 Modifying DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), conceptual image. (Getty Images)
Lindsey Vonn says she has a 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following crash at the Olympics
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - Lindsey Vonn had a "successful" third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics, the American skier s...
Feb 11, 2026 United States' Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Miami never trails in 75-66 win over No. 11 North Carolina
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Malik Reneau scored 16 points, Ernest Udeh Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Miami never trailed while beating No. 11 North Carolina 75-66 on Tuesday night for the Hurric...
Feb 10, 2026 North Carolina forward Zayden High (1) drives to the basket as Miami forward Malik Reneau (5) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
A 15-week 'Walk for Peace' concludes with Buddhist monks' arrival in Washington
By TIFFANY STANLEY and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River ...
Feb 10, 2026
Trump's immigration chiefs testify in Congress following protester deaths
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda are testifying in Congress Tuesday and faced questions ove...
Feb 10, 2026 (L-R) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Joseph Edlow, and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons are sworn in to testify during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Homeland Security has faced criticism over law enforcement tactics targeting undocumented immigrants and the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
US stocks drift near records as Hasbro climbs but Coca-Cola slips
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Tuesday following a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies, as Hasbro jumps but Coca-Cola slips. The S&a...
Feb 10, 2026
Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie's missing mom continues
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Moments after the news broke about the apparent abduction of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, the floodgates opened on social media. Influencers relayed t...
Feb 9, 2026 A sign is posted at the house of Nancy Guthrie, NBC host Savannah Guthrie's mother, on February 3, 2026 in Catalina, Arizona.The search continues in the Tucson area for Nancy Guthrie, after she was reported missing on February 1. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicate...
Feb 9, 2026