Category Archives: WPTF News
Iran's leader calls Trump a 'criminal' for backing protests and blames demonstrators for deaths
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded U.S. President Donald Trump a "criminal" for supporting proteste...
Jan 17, 2026 A woman reacts as she holds a portrait of the Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani, who was assassinated in 2020, during a mass funeral held for over 100 members of the security forces whom authorities said were killed during recent nationwide protests, on January 14, 2026 outside Tehran University in Tehran, Iran. The country has been gripped by a wave of anti-government protests and the ensuing crackdown, which rights groups say has left thousands of civilians dead. (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images)
Ehlers' hat trick leads Hurricanes to 9-1 rout of Panthers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers had three goals for his sixth career hat trick and first with Carolina, and the Hurricanes scored six times in the third period to cruise past the Florida Panthers ...
Jan 16, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes' Nikolaj Ehlers celebrates his hat trick goal against the Florida Panthers with teammates Seth Jarvis (24) and Sebastian Aho during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette - and became a symbol of resistance for Iran protesters
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) - With one puff of a cigarette, a woman in Canada became a global symbol of defiance against Iran's bloody crackdown on dissent - and the world saw the f...
Jan 16, 2026 A protester lights a cigarette off a burning poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructi...
Jan 16, 2026 A federal agent stands guard as other agents load into an armored personnel carrier on January 16, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota. According to reports, a federal agent allegedly fatally shot a woman in her car during an incident in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Hurricanes acquire defenseman Kyle Masters and a 4th-round pick from Sharks for 5th-round pick
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes acquired minor league defenseman Kyle Masters and a fourth-round pick this year from the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round selection in 2027. The teams mad...
Jan 16, 2026 FILE - A general view the Carolina Hurricanes logo projected onto the ice during game two of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and the Carolina Hurricanes on June 7, 2006 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
NASCAR community mourns driver Greg Biffle, 6 others killed in plane crash at memorial service
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Hundreds in the NASCAR community gathered for a memorial service at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum on Friday for former driver Greg Biffle, his fa...
Jan 16, 2026 Chaplain Billy Mauldin speaks during the NASCAR Plane Crash Memorial memorial in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Duke QB Darian Mensah says he'll enter transfer portal, reversing plan to return
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Duke quarterback Darian Mensah says he's entering his name into the transfer portal, reversing an original announcement that he would return after leading the Blue Devi...
Jan 16, 2026 Darian Mensah #10 of the Duke Blue Devils passes the ball during the second half of the 2025 ACC Football Championship against the Virginia Cavaliers at Bank of America Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
A scheme to rig college basketball games has been uncovered. Here's what we know
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A federal investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to fix basketball games stretched from the Chinese Basketball Association to the NCAA and h...
Jan 15, 2026 An employee sweeps the NCAA March Madness Logo in the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Oregon State Beavers in the NCAA Basketball Tournament First round at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 19, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Trump is meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader after cozying up to Maduro's successor
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, MEGAN JANETSKY and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado was at the White House on Thursday discussing her country's ...
Jan 15, 2026 Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a press conference after candidate Corina Yoris was blocked from registering for July 2024 presidential elections at Quinta El Bejuca on March 26, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Getty Images)
Stanford's freshman phenom Ebuka Okroie leads 95-90 win over No. 14 North Carolina
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Freshman Ebuka Okorie had 36 points and nine assists and Stanford rallied from 12 points down in the second half to beat No. 14 North Carolina 95...
Jan 15, 2026 Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie, right, drives to the basket against North Carolina guard Seth Trimble during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)