Category Archives: WPTF News
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in trave...
Nov 18, 2024 AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 13: A Spirit Airlines aircraft prepares to depart from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on November 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Spirit Airlines shut down operations on May 2, 2026 after attempts at federal assistance failed. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Testimony resumes in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Testimony is resuming in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally two years ago, is charged with murd...
Nov 18, 2024
About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press About one in five Americans - and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats - regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely t...
Nov 18, 2024
Beyoncé will perform at halftime of Ravens-Texans Christmas Day game on Netflix
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Beyonc is coming to your home on Christmas - provided you have Netflix and are tuning in to the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game. Netflix announced late Sunday that the megastar...
Nov 18, 2024
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) - President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles...
Nov 17, 2024
A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, official says
By FADI TAWIL, BASSEM MROUE and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah's chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant gro...
Nov 17, 2024
North Carolina court race is extremely close as counties complete election tallies
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An already close race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat reached a razor-thin margin as most counties on Friday completed final tallies ...
Nov 15, 2024
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'
By TARA COPP, MICHELLE R. SMITH and JASON DEAREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of ...
Nov 15, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles as the "Trump bump" fades and vaccine makers sink
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks tumbled Friday as the "Trump bump" that Wall Street got from last week's presidential election, along with a cut to interest rates by the Fe...
Nov 15, 2024
Trial begins for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A Venezuelan man "went hunting for females on the University of Georgia's campus" earlier this year and ended up killing nursing student Laken Rile...
Nov 15, 2024