Category Archives: WPTF News

Commanders GM says non-football topics such as President Trump’s comments don’t reach him
By BEN STANDIG Associated PressASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Washington's NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons other than football. That seemed to have changed under new team ownership,...
Curtis Media Jul 22, 2025

The government was once a steady partner for nonprofits. That’s changing
By THALIA BEATY Associated PressDawn Price signs rent checks worth about $160,000 every month for 79 people that her nonprofit helps house in Laguna Beach, California.Usually, she logs into an online ...
Curtis Media Jul 22, 2025

House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members hom...
Curtis Media Jul 22, 2025

Hunter Biden lashes out at George Clooney, other Democrats, over Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign
By MEG KINNARD and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, seen by some as the problem child of the Democratic Party for legal and drug...
Curtis Media Jul 22, 2025

D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated PressPARIS (AP) - D-Day veteran Papa Jake Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikT...
Curtis Media Jul 21, 2025

Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
By BILL BARROW Associated PressThe Trump administration on Monday released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's fam...
Curtis Media Jul 21, 2025

US stocks set more records as Verizon begins a big week for profit reports with a beat
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes inched their way to more records on Monday to kick off a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies.The S&P 500 rose 0.1%...
Curtis Media Jul 21, 2025

Beef prices have soared in the US — and not just during grilling season
By JOSH FUNK AP Business WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburger patties and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have cli...
Curtis Media Jul 21, 2025

Denny Hamlin continues climb in NASCAR’s career wins list. With 60 in sight, how far can he go?
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports WriterDOVER, Del. (AP) - Denny Hamlin has stood his ground that wins - enough of them to soon earn his place inside NASCAR's career top-10 list - matter more to his legacy tha...
Curtis Media Jul 21, 2025
Beef prices have soared in the US - and not just during grilling season
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburger patties and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to r...
Curtis Media Jul 21, 2025
