Category Archives: WPTF News
The Florida attorney general's office is investigating Andrew and Tristan Tate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's attorney general announced Tuesday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romani...
Curtis Media Mar 04, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet st...
Curtis Media Mar 04, 2025
Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump 'regrettable,' says he's ready to work for Ukraine peace
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the Oval Office blowup with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump last week w...
Curtis Media Mar 04, 2025

Lighter winds help crews fighting wildfires in South and North Carolina
By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated PressMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Lighter winds Monday helped crews in South Carolina and North Carolina battle wildfires that caused evacuations and threatened hund...
Curtis Media Mar 03, 2025

Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down
By ANNIE MA AP Education WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a de...
Curtis Media Mar 03, 2025

Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down
By ANNIE MA AP Education WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a de...
Curtis Media Mar 03, 2025

Trump hits ‘pause’ on US aid to Ukraine after Oval dustup, pressuring Zelenskyy on Russia talks
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday directed a "pause" to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks ...
Curtis Media Mar 03, 2025

Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with ‘no room’ for delay
By ZEKE MILLER, JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday that 25% taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada would start Tuesday, sparking ...
Curtis Media Mar 03, 2025

Oscar winners — and losers — laugh, drink and dance together at after-parties
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment WriterBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Were it not for the absence of an Oscar in his hands, you wouldn’t have known Timothe Chalamet lost best ...
Curtis Media Mar 03, 2025

FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing following bird strike and engine fire
By PATRICK WHITTLE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated PressA FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be se...
Curtis Media Mar 01, 2025
