Category Archives: WPTF News
Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' with major Supreme Court rulings ahead
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuou...
Dec 31, 2025 Activists gather during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a major case concerning a congressional map that created a second majority-Black district in Louisiana. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Boozer's double-double helps No. 6 Duke hold off Georgia Tech 85-79 in ACC opener
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Freshman Cameron Boozer had 26 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 6 Duke hold off Georgia Tech 85-79 on Wednesday to open Atlantic Coast Confere...
Dec 31, 2025 Cameron Boozer #12 of the Duke Blue Devils blocks a shot by Mouhamed Sylla #6 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the second half of the game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on December 31, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial -- until Trump vetoed them
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move...
Dec 31, 2025
Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney ...
Dec 31, 2025 Minister Richard Smallwood performs during an Evening with Richard Smallwood and Yolanda Adams benefiting The National Museum Of African American Music at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on September 17, 2017 in Whites Creek, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for NMAAM)
From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact
By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led - for the first time - by an American pope. The fa...
Dec 30, 2025 Charlie Kirk speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Politicon)
What music and television to stream: A New Year's Eve tradition and a 'Stranger Things' sendoff
It's the end of the year and there are fewer new streaming options headed to a device near you. But it's a great time to catch up on some of best movies, television, music and video games of 2025. The...
Dec 30, 2025 (L-R) Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Bela Bajaria, CCO, Netflix, Shawn Levy, and Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, speak during Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 World Premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 06, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)
Wilson's double-double helps No. 12 North Carolina beat Florida State 79-66 in ACC opener
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Caleb Wilson had 22 points, 16 rebounds and six assists to help No. 12 North Carolina beat Florida State 79-66 on Tuesday night to open Atl...
Dec 30, 2025 North Carolina guard Seth Trimble (7) shoots against Ohio State during the second half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Duke's unlikely ACC title season set to end against Arizona State in Sun Bowl
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Duke's unlikely Atlantic Coast Conference title didn't get the Blue Devils anywhere close to the College Football Playoff berth that's supposed to go to every Power Four conferen...
Dec 30, 2025 Duke players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
ICE doesn't plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge's order banning it stands
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - U.S. immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge's order banning it stands, according to a Tuesd...
Dec 30, 2025 Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura and his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg (L) 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)
Unleash the hounds! And terriers and lapdogs. The American Kennel Club adds 3 breeds
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - They're ready to embark on 2026. Three more dog breeds joined the American Kennel Club's roster of recognized breeds on Tuesday, making them eligible...
Dec 30, 2025 BASSET FAUVE DE BRETAGNE, ADULT STANDING ON GRASS (Getty Images)