Category Archives: WPTF News
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia
By The Associated Press A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure. Almos...
Jul 04, 2026 In this image taken from video provided by Russian Presidential Press Service on Friday, July 3, 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to a report of Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov as he visits one of the command posts of the Joint Group of the Russian Forces, in an undisclosed location. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)
WEDDING BELLS: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tie the knot
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Your English teacher and your gym teacher are married. And we finally know a few more details surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding a...
Jul 04, 2026
Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beatin...
Jul 04, 2026 TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 15: Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting Iran's late Supreme Leaders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on June 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore
By STEVEN SLOAN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrat...
Jul 03, 2026 The Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and U.S. Capitol are seen at dawn as joggers run past an overlook in Arlington, Va., Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine
Despite severe fuel shortages across Russia, President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by Ukraine's increasing attacks on his country's oil refineries. He has shrugged off the setback for one of the...
Jul 03, 2026 A woman looks at an apartment building burning after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)
Pope urges US to recommit to founding ideas of protecting life, human dignity on 250th anniversary
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for the United States to recommit itself to its founding ideals of protecting life and human dignity as he participated remot...
Jul 03, 2026 VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 8: The newly elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the first time from the Vatican balcony on May 8, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. White smoke was seen over the Vatican early this evening as the Conclave of Cardinals took just two days to elect Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo (Leone) XIV, as the 267th Supreme Pontiff after the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
HOT DOG !! What's the perfect American hot dog? Depends where you grew up
By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Few foods feel more American than the hot dog, a mainstay at ballparks, street carts and Fourth of July barbecues. But to simply call hot dogs "American" is to miss a...
Jul 02, 2026 People crowd outside of the original Nathan's Famous after the 2010 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island on July 4, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia's 2020 presidential election
By KATE BRUMBACK, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of...
Jul 02, 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)
Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a 'forceful response'
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its...
Jul 02, 2026 MUSCAT, OMAN - MARCH 30: A police speed boat patrols the port as oil tankers and high speed crafts sit anchored at Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz on March 30, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)
The Closing Bell: The Dow hits a record as most of Wall Street rises, but slumping AI stocks keep indexes mixed
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Most U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to another record, but more drops for computer chip companies and other ...
Jul 02, 2026 Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)