Category Archives: WPTF News
Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
By JOHN LEICESTER and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year's p...
Jan 03, 2026 Eva Wildi-Cortes, director of FEDPOL (Federal Office of Police), Head of the Department of Social Affairs and Culture of the Canton of Valais, Mathias Reynard, Swiss Federal Councilor Beat Jans, Attorney General of the Canton of Valais Beatrice Pilloud and State councilor of the Canton of Valais Stéphane Ganzer visit the memorial site nearby the disaster site on January 03, 2026 as the investigation continues into the deadly New Year's Eve fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Swiss authorities said in a press conference on Jan. 2 that they are still working to identify all the victims of the fire, which killed around 40 people and injured over 100 others. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)
How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For months, the U.S. military had been amassing a presence off Venezuela's coast and conspicuously blowing up alleged drug traff...
Jan 03, 2026 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. During the event, President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas overnight, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Lewis, De Ridder help No. 21 Virginia regroup from 3OT loss to beat NC State 76-61
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sam Lewis matched his career high with 23 points, Thijs De Ridder took over after halftime and No. 21 Virginia beat N.C. State 76-61 on Saturda...
Jan 03, 2026 Virginia's Sam Lewis (5) moves the ball around North Carolina State's Alyn Breed (7) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the preda...
Jan 03, 2026 Silently stalking, a wild mountain lion shows his canine teeth while walking in the snowy shadows of the pine tree forests of Three Sisters Park in the Rocky Mountains of Evergreen Colorado.
After ousting Maduro in Venezuela, Trump commits himself to another foreign policy project
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared Saturday's military operation that led to the ouster of Nicols Maduro a major success as he offered a vague plan for...
Jan 03, 2026 (L toR) Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine listen as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump confirmed that the United States military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas overnight, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
US captures Venezuela's leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and flew him out of the country in a ...
Jan 03, 2026 Venezuelan citizens in Peru celebrate during a rally after the confirmation of Nicolas Maduro's capture this early morning in Caracas on January 3, 2026 in Lima, Peru. President Donald Trump announced that Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in the early morning in Caracas after a military operation led by the Delta Force, the elite special missions unit of the U.S. military. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Getty Images)
Robby Ashford leads Wake Forest past Mississippi State 43-29 in Duke's Mayo Bowl
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Robby Ashford threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 50 yards and two scores, Koredell Bartley scored on a 100-yard kickoff return a...
Jan 03, 2026 Head coach Jake Dickert of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and family get mayonnaise dumped on them after winning the 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Bank of America Stadium on January 02, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition
By MARC LEVY Associated Press SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) - Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud compu...
Jan 03, 2026 People opposed to a data center proposal at the former Pennhurst state hospital grounds attend an East Vincent Township supervisors meeting, Dec. 17, 2025, in Spring City, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Minnesota must provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe by next week
By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America Minnesota officials have until next week to provide the Trump administration with information about providers and parents who receive federal ch...
Jan 02, 2026 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to media gathered on the first day of school at Deerwood Elementary on September 2, 2025 in Eagan, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
FBI says it disrupted a New Year's Eve attack plan inspired by Islamic State group
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year's Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North...
Jan 02, 2026 U.S. Attorney for Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson speaks next to FBI Special Agent James C. Barnacle, Jr. during a press conference, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)