Category Archives: WPTF News
Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements
By AARN IBARRA and MARA VERZA Associated Press CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) - Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly d...
Feb 16, 2026
Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age 95
Remembrances poured in Monday in honor of Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for roles in "Apocalypse Now," "Lonesome Dove," Tender Mercies" and as the intrepid consigliere of the first two ...
Feb 16, 2026 Actor Robert Duvall arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on February 27, 2005 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Carolina Hurricanes reach 3-year extension with goaltender Brandon Bussi through 2028-29 season
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Brandon Bussi to a three-year, $5.7 million extension, keeping the one-time waiver pickup in place t...
Feb 16, 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)
Winter Olympics recap: Meyers Taylor finally gets gold for US and Eileen Gu wins second silver
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) - Small margins decided gold medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics as Eileen Gu had to settle for another silver in defense of her big air ski freestyle...
Feb 16, 2026 Gold medalist Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States celebrates after winning the Women's Monobob Bobsleigh Heat 4 on day ten of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 16, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect's backpack
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Investigators working on the disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother are consulting with Walmart management to develop leads because a backpack the...
Feb 16, 2026 A Pima County Sheriff's Office deputy walks back to his car outside of the home of Nancy Guthrie on February 8, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, went missing from her home in the early hours of February 1. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Taylor Swift concert attack plot leads to terrorism charges against 21-year-old man
VIENNA (AP) - Austrian public prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges Monday against a 21-year-old defendant who they say planned to carry out an attack on one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's c...
Feb 16, 2026
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dead at 95
By BOB THOMAS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two ...
Feb 16, 2026 Robert Duvall attends "Apocalypse Now" - 40 Years And Restoration during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at Beacon Theatre on April 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
The '6-7' craze is going strong at NBA and college basketball games
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - LaMelo Ball has never been more popular, and it's not because Charlotte's 6-foot-7 star has the Hornets fighting for a playoff spot. They hype is l...
Feb 16, 2026
World shares mostly advance and Japan falls ahead of Lunar New Year holidays
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - World shares mostly advanced on Monday and gold declined. Japanese stocks dipped and several stock markets in Asia were closed or trading for a half-...
Feb 16, 2026 Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
NAACP asks judge to protect against 'misuse' of voter data seized by FBI in Georgia's Fulton County
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The NAACP and other organizations are asking a judge to protect personal voter information that was seized by the FBI from an elections warehouse just ...
Feb 16, 2026 FBI agents are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga, near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)