Category Archives: WPTF News
Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from user...
Feb 25, 2026 FILE - A Discord display stands at the company's booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023, in San Francisco, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means on Wednesday shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of f...
Feb 25, 2026 Dr. Casey Means, nominee for the medical director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and U.S. surgeon general, testifies at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on February 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Means, a health influencer, will make her case to be the next surgeon general. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Swirling beauty of the Milky Way galaxy's heart is captured in a new telescope picture
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galax...
Feb 25, 2026 This image provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the location of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), a region at the core of our galaxy rich in dense and intricate gas clouds. The inset is an ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey image where different molecules are displayed in different colours. (ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Longmore via AP)
Virginia QB Chandler Morris files lawsuit against the NCAA seeking 7th of year eligibility
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris continued his fight for a seventh season of eligibility by filing a lawsuit against the NCAA, his agent, Simon Pflum, confirmed Tuesday...
Feb 25, 2026 Chandler Morris #4 of the Virginia Cavaliers looks for a pass in the second quarter of the 2025 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl between the Missouri Tigers and Virginia Cavaliers at EverBank Stadium on December 27, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Dustin Markland/Getty Images)
More snow falls on the Northeast US as the region scrambles to clear piles from last storm
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, REBECCA BOONE and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Light snow moved through parts of the Northeast on Wednesday as people heading to work and school were trying to na...
Feb 25, 2026 A man shovels snow to take out his car parked in Central Park a day after a winter storm on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Trump plans to take his State of the Union message on the road - eventually
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has delivered the State of the Union. Now the challenge for him is to make that message stick. His address on Tuesday was a d...
Feb 25, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump enters the House Chamber to deliver the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf threatening Iran. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the 'golden age' Trump describes
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump's depiction of the nation as being in a "golden age" during h...
Feb 25, 2026 Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on February 24, 2026 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Spanberger is serving in her first year as governor and is the first woman to hold the position in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Photo by Mike Kropf/Getty Images)
Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin's 23XI Racing aims for motorsports dominance
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) - There's a sign that hangs on a wall in Airspeed, the headquarters of 23XI Racing, that clearly states the vision of the NASCAR team owned...
Feb 25, 2026 Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing looks on during the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 at Echo Park Speedway on February 22, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
US men's hockey team feted at State of the Union; Trump says women's team will be honored 'soon'
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men's hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon and later received...
Feb 24, 2026 The U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team arrives for U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf threatening Iran. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
Joe Gibbs Racing seeks restraining order to block Chris Gabehart from joining Spire
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Joe Gibbs Racing on Tuesday night asked for a restraining order preventing former competition director Chris Gabehart from working for Spire...
Feb 24, 2026 JGR team owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Joe Gibbs looks on in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on October 31, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)