Category Archives: WPTF News
FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act
By JACK MYER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JOHN SEEWER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words "Property of Allah" killed...
Mar 02, 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the Sou...
Mar 02, 2026
23XI team co-owned by Michael Jordan delivering perfect start to season in a 'perfect partnership'
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Michael Jordan calls Denny Hamlin the "mastermind" behind their 23XI NASCAR racing team. Hamlin calls their co-ownership a "perfect partnership." T...
Mar 02, 2026
Gulf carriers resume some flights even as US-Israel strikes and Iran retaliation fuel travel chaos
By KELVIN CHAN and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Several international airlines resumed limited flights from the United Arab Emirates on Monday, offering some relief for travelers caught...
Mar 02, 2026
US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership after Khamenei's death
By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN, JOSH BOAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the ...
Mar 01, 2026
Tyler Reddick makes NASCAR history at COTA with 3rd straight win to start the season
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Tyler Reddick's latest win drove him straight into the NASCAR record books. Reddick held off hard-charging Shane van Gisbergen over the final 20 la...
Mar 01, 2026
US futures and Asian shares open lower, oil prices soar as US and Israeli attack Iran
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets, with U.S. futures initially falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though both ...
Mar 01, 2026
How succession works in Iran and who could be the country's next supreme leader
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after almost 37 years in power raises paramount questions about Iran's future. Th...
Mar 01, 2026
Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center
By GARANCE BURKE, ADAM GELLER and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press LAREDO, Texas (AP) - A month after ICE agents sent the young Ecuadorian mother and her 7-year-old daughter to a sprawling detention ...
Mar 01, 2026
Middle East airports closed and thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran
By CARA RUBINSKY, MARC LEVY and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LONDON (AP) - The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond as countries around the ...
Mar 01, 2026