Category Archives: WPTF News
Bryce Young throws 2 TDs, Panthers finally beat Bucs 23-20 to take over first place in NFC South
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bryce Young threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns, Lathan Ransom intercepted Baker Mayfield with 42 seconds left and the Carolina Panthers beat t...
Dec 21, 2025 Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan celebrates after scoring against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Israeli Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said Sunday,...
Dec 21, 2025 A view of Olive trees that local Palestinians allege were recently cut down overnight by Israeli settlers on October 24, 2025 in Khirbet Abu Falah, Ramallah, West Bank. The West Bank's olive harvest season, which began earlier this month, is an important part of Palestinian culture and the local economy but increasingly precarious as Palestinians face attacks by Israeli settlers. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), around three dozen attacks on Palestinians across 27 villages in the second week of October were related to the ongoing harvest. Palestinians also face roadblocks and other impediments imposed by Israeli security forces that prevent them from accessing their land. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)
Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press "Kablooey!" That's the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Satu...
Dec 21, 2025
Turning Point showcases the discord that Republicans like Vance will need to navigate in the future
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SEJAL GOVINDARAO Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The next presidential election is three years away, but Turning Point USA already knows it wants Vice President JD Vance as t...
Dec 21, 2025 Attendees applaud during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Ryan Gerard flew across two oceans to play in Mauritius. It paid off with a Masters invitation
BEL OMBRE, Mauritius (AP) - Jayden Schaper made it back-to-back titles Sunday by winning the Mauritius Open in a playoff over Ryan Gerard, the American who flew across two oceans for the final event o...
Dec 21, 2025 FILE - Ryan Gerard hits from the ninth tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Aug. 14, 2025, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file)
Tearful Bowen Yang departs 'SNL' after emotional Christmas episode hosted by Ariana Grande
NEW YORK (AP) - Bowen Yang bid an emotional farewell to "Saturday Night Live" with music, laughter and help from his "Wicked" buddy Ariana Grande. Yang starred in the night's final sketch, playing a r...
Dec 21, 2025 Bowen Yang introduces Rachel Bloom at the 2025 Girls Write Now Awards at DVF Studio on October 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images for Girls Write Now)
No. 19 Texas Tech rallies from 17 down in 2nd half to stun No. 3 Duke 82-81 at MSG
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Christian Anderson scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, including the tiebreaking free throw with 3.4 seconds left, and No. 19 Texas Tech r...
Dec 21, 2025 Texas Tech forward Lejuan Watts (3) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Jake Guentzel scores twice as Lightning rally for 6-4 win over Hurricanes
By ERIK ERLENDSSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jake Guentzel scored a pair of third period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes for a 6-4 victory on Saturday ...
Dec 21, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning center Jake Guentzel (59) celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with defenseman J.J. Moser (90) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
US forces stop oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as Trump follows up on promise to seize tankers
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as Presid...
Dec 20, 2025 President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters while departing the White House as chief of staff Susie Wiles, right, looks on, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Seth Trimble returns to lead No. 12 North Carolina past Ohio State 71-70
By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Henri Veesaar scored the winning basket on a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining off a pass from a stumbling Seth Trimble, and No. 12 North Carolina held o...
Dec 20, 2025 North Carolina guard Seth Trimble (7) shoots against Ohio State during the second half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)