Category Archives: WPTF News
Bessent huddles with G20 to try to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world's largest economies this week at a time when the United States...
Aug 31, 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Asheville, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing for Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (AP) - Lionel Messi has ended his career as a player for the Argentine national team at 39 years old, after nearly two decades representing the national side. Messi, who played in six Wor...
Aug 31, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Austria in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Oil prices rise and stocks fall after US hits Iranian sites in the Strait of Hormuz
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil rose and stocks fell on Wall Street Monday after the U.S. launched its first military action in a month against Iran. The S&...
Aug 31, 2026 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 05: Currency dealers work in front of an electronic screen showing South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters on March 05, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.
(Photo by Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images)
MEASLES: possible exposure in Asheville, Hendersonville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Buncombe County Health and Human Services (BCHHS) Division of Public Health have been informed of a measles...
Aug 30, 2026 A measles advisory is shown tacked to a bulletin board outside Gaines County Courthouse on April 09, 2025 in Seminole, Texas.
(Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Harnett inmate dies after attack by other offenders
LILLINGTON, N.C. (WPTF News) -- An offender housed at Harnett Correctional Institution died Saturday (August 29) after being assaulted by other offenders. The Lillington Police Department has charged ...
Aug 30, 2026
NEW DETAILS: Rabid goat exposures possible at multiple locations across the state
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State health authorities are sharing more details about recent cases of rabies in baby goats at a Iredell County based petting zoo. There are now reports of possible exposur...
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Beau Pribula dazzles in Virginia debut as Cavaliers overwhelm NC State 34-8 in season, ACC opener
By MIKE BARBER Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Transfer quarterback Beau Pribula dazzled in his Virginia debut as the Cavaliers drilled visiting North Carolina State 34-8 in the season an...
Aug 29, 2026 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 29: Beau Pribula #7 of the Virginia Cavaliers rushes between Popo Aguirre #0 and King Mack #4 of the NC State Wolfpack in the second half during a game at Scott Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)
Tom Cruise announces a follow-up film to 'Days of Thunder' to hit theaters in 2028
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tom Cruise will reprise his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle in a follow-up to "Days of Thunder." Cruise made the announcement from Daytona I...
Aug 29, 2026 DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 29: Tom Cruise speaks during the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 29, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela
By COLLIN BINKLEY and JUAN PABLO ARREZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling "THE BIGGEST...
Aug 29, 2026 A pedestrian walks past a mural featuring oil wells in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug 29, 2026, a day after President Donald Trump announced a deal giving the United States a stake in Venezuela’s oil reserves. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in US
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom after his arrest by American immigration authorities, U.S. officials said Saturday. ...
Aug 29, 2026 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 16: British far-right political pundit Milo Yiannopoulos hosts the ‘Bishops Enough Is Enough’ rally at the MECU Pavilion November 16, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Organized to coincide and run counter to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the nearby Marriott Baltimore Waterfront, the conservative prayer meeting and convention was organized by the far-right Catholic news outlet Saint Michael’s Media, also known as Church Militant. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)