Category Archives: WPTF News
Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The Alaska Airlines pilot who has been universally praised as a hero for safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff is suing Boei...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE - This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was in flight. (NTSB via AP, File)
Security forces clash with protesters in Iran's main market as at least 36 killed in demonstrations
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security force...
Jan 06, 2026 People walk as shops are closed during protests in Tehran's centuries-old main bazaar, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213
By MIKE CATALINI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California and a reliable vote on President Donald Trump's agenda, ...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE - Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., speaks during a press conference in Chico, Calif., , Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, FIle)
Indonesia's panda cub Rio thriving 40 days after birth
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press CISARUA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's conservation park on Tuesday released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth in the country. ...
Jan 06, 2026 Images of Satrio Wiratama, nicknamed 'Rio', the first giant panda cub born in Indonesia displayed on a screen as senior veterinarian and the Vice President of Life Science at Indonesia Safari Park Bongot Huaso Mulia speaks, during a press conference, in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in trial
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The fallout from NASCAR's federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his r...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE - NASCAR president Steve Phelps announces the inductees to the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame class, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)
The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026
By SHAWN CHEN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see m...
Jan 06, 2026 LEGO chief product and marketing officer and executive vice president Julia Goldin talks as a a Chewbacca stands behind her during an LEGO news conference ahead of the CES tech show Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
By ALI SWENSON and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child - cutting protection...
Jan 05, 2026 U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is joined by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and California farmer Blake Alexander (L) during the announcement of a $700 million pilot program to support regenerative agriculture at the Department of Agriculture on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Houston's Sampson, FSU's Hamilton, UNC's Hansbrough headline 2026 class for NC Sports Hall of Fame
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, former longtime Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton and former North Carolina playing great Tyler Hansbrough are part of this year's class of induct...
Jan 05, 2026 (L-R) Ty Lawson #5 and Tyler Hansbrough #50 of the North Carolina Tar Heels pose with the South Regional trophy after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional Final at the FedExForum on March 29, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tar Heels defeated the Sooners 72-60 to advance to the Final Four. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images)
Rubio says US won't govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, MATTHEW LEE, WILL WEISSERT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela d...
Jan 04, 2026 A pro-government demonstrator holds a banner with a picture of Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan flag during a rally a day after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US forces on January 4, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.(Photo by Carlos Becerra/Getty Images)
Hollywood starts 2026 with 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' No. 1, as James Cameron's sci-fi epic crosses $1B
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hollywood kicked off 2026 with "Avatar: Fire and Ash" atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a ...
Jan 04, 2026 Sigourney Weaver and Oona Chaplin pose during the Avatar: Fire & Ash Mexico City meet and greet at Light Cycles Mexico City on December 16, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images For Disney)