Category Archives: WPTF News
Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina Olympics
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) - The 2026 Winter Games are off to a promising start for host nation Italy with gold, silver and bronze on the first day of medal events. But it was Switzerl...
Feb 7, 2026 Gold medalist Francesca Lollobrigida of Team Italy celebrates on the podium during the Medal Ceremony after the Speed Skating Women's 3000m on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 07, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, has died. He was 47. Arnold's death comes months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stag...
Feb 7, 2026 Brad Arnold of the band 3 Doors Down performs at the Bobby Bones And The Raging Idiots 4th Annual Million Dollar Show at Ryman Auditorium on January 14, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns
By ALI SWENSON and JEFF AMY Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) - President Donald Trump's second term has presented an array of opportunities for political opponents, from immigration crackdowns ...
Feb 7, 2026 Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) (R) walks through the basement of the U.S. Capitol ahead of a government funding vote on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Eight Republicans joined every Senate Democrat to block the sweeping federal government funding legislation 55-45, setting up another vote to prevent a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
India and the US move closer to reducing Trump tariffs
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - India and the United States released a framework for an interim trade agreement to lower tariffs on Indian goods, which Indian opposition accused of ...
Feb 7, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at The State Department on February 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. The meeting between Secretary Rubio and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meeting comes on the heels of a new trade deal announced by the Trump Administration, lowering the tariffs on India from 50 percent to 18 percent. (Photo by Luke Johnson/Getty Images)
Mariah Carey's Olympic act prompts questions about possible lip-syncing and a curious teleprompter
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press MILAN (AP) - The performance by pop star Mariah Carey at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony was the talk of the town - but it also raised a few quest...
Feb 7, 2026 Mariah Carey performs during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
US stocks soar to their best day since May as the Dow tops 50,000 and bitcoin stops plunging
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market roared back on Friday, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge,...
Feb 6, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 28, 2026 in New York City. Stocks were down slightly in morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Sonny Jurgensen, the strong-arm QB whose personality made him a beloved football figure, dies at 91
By BARRY WILNER and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washing...
Feb 6, 2026 FILE - Washington quarterback Sonny Jurgensen looks to pass against the New York Giants during an NFL football game in 1974. (AP Photo/File)
Special prosecutor to get cases of man who says North Carolina religious group beat him in 2013
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A district attorney has turned over to a special prosecutor the criminal cases accusing members of a secretive North Carolina religious group of holding down and be...
Feb 6, 2026 FILE - This 2016 image from video shows the entrance to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)
Bussi makes 16 saves and Svechnikov scores early goal to lift Hurricanes over Rangers 2-0
NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie Brandon Bussi made 16 saves for his second shutout, Andrei Svechnikov gave Carolina an early lead in the first period and the Hurricanes topped the New York Rangers 2-0 on Thurs...
Feb 5, 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)
Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headline a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headlined the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class featuring five players but not six-time Super Bowl winning ...
Feb 5, 2026 (L-R) 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Adam Vinatieri, Luke Kuechly, Larry Fitzgerald, Roger Craig and Drew Brees look on during the 15th Annual NFL Honors at the Palace Of Fine Arts on February 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)