Category Archives: WPTF News
Iran is pummeled by airstrikes as it launches a new wave of attacks against Israel and US bases
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries aroun...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026
US jobless claims filings unchanged from previous week at 213,000 as layoffs remain low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at historically low levels. U.S. filings for joble...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026
NC protestor, three Capitol Police officers treated for injuries after scuffle in Senate hearing room
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A protester and three U.S. Capitol Police officers were treated for injuries in a Senate office building on Wednesday after the protester resi...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026
Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89
By ERIC OLSON and TOM COYNE Associated Press Lou Holtz never met an opponent that couldn't beat him. Somehow, he squeaked out nearly 250 wins and a national title while cementing himself both as one o...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers' hat trick leads Hurricanes past Canucks 6-4
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers sealed his seventh career hat trick with an empty-net goal and the Carolina Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 6-4 victory on Wednesday n...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026
Iran's barrage of attacks across the Persian Gulf shows regional chaos is key to its strategy
By JON GAMBRELL and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - For years, Iran's theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it f...
Associated Press Mar 05, 2026
Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, endi...
Associated Press Mar 04, 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in deposition that he resisted censoring platforms
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on teenagers and children on Wednesday watched a deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerb...
Associated Press Mar 04, 2026
Trump says deal on data centers will lower electricity costs, but offers few details
By JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump invited technology companies to the White House on Wednesday to commit to developing their own power generation ...
Associated Press Mar 04, 2026
US sinks Iranian warship as Iran warns of widespread destruction in the Middle East
By JON GAMBRELL, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, as Washington and Israel intensified t...
Associated Press Mar 04, 2026