Category Archives: WPTF News
Exclusive: US Patriot missile stocks in Europe are 'beyond critical' due to Iran war, officials say
By EMMA BURROWS and BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military is experiencing a "beyond critical" shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President ...
Aug 27, 2026 JASIONKA, POLAND - JANUARY 23: German soldiers unload the US made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system on January 23, 2025 in Jasionka, Poland. Germany recently redeployed a Patriot air defense system in Poland, its NATO ally. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)
Booze It And Lose It campaign launched for Labor Day holiday
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- As Labor Day approaches, law enforcement agencies and traffic safety professionals across North Carolina are reminding drivers to celebrate responsibly and plan for a safe ...
Aug 27, 2026 (Photo courtesy N.C. Governor's Highway Safety Program)
DROUGHT UPDATE: rain leads to some improvement
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - With meteorological fall only days away, the latest drought map shows almost all of North Carolina received some rain the past week easing the year-long drought in a few are...
Aug 27, 2026
Catastrophic floods kill over 353 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing
By NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and SHRISTI KAFLE Associated Press DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) - Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a catastrophic and d...
Aug 27, 2026 TRISHULI, NEPAL - AUGUST 27: Residents survey the damage following flash floods on August 27, 2026 in Trishuli, Nepal. A sudden flood swept through the Bhote Koshi River basin in northern Rasuwa on August 26, damaging settlements, roads and energy infrastructure as rescue teams searched for residents and foreign travellers reported out of contact. Hundreds were reported missing, as the death toll started to climb. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures mostly higher as the artificial intelligence business booms
By CHAN HO-HIM and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers US futures are mostly higher as demand for artificial intelligence technology leads to a surge in business for Nvidia and other tech companies w...
Aug 27, 2026
Judge removes one hurdle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge before midterms
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting, even as Democratic s...
Aug 26, 2026
Army to spend $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases, one could be in NC
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as ...
Aug 26, 2026 FORT BRAGG, NC - MAY 13: A sign shows Fort Bragg information May 13, 2004 in Fayettville, North Carolina. The 82d Airborne Division was assigned here in 1946, upon its return form Europe. In 1951, XVIII Airborne Corps was reactivated here and Fort Bragg became widely known as the "home of the airborne." Today Fort Bragg and neighboring Pope Air Force Base form one of the largest military complexes in the world. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street holds mostly steady following the latest update on inflation
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market drifted through a quiet day of trading Wednesday after a report said inflation was a touch worse last month than economists expect...
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Texans defense dominates Panthers, but Houston loses 2 players to injuries in joint practice
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Houston Texans had two players carted off the field on a day in which their defense dominated the Carolina Panthers in a joint practice in Cha...
Aug 26, 2026 Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (9) warms up during the NFL football team's fan fest Friday, July 31, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)
A Wildberries depot in Russia is destroyed as Ukraine extends its drone campaign
Long-range Ukrainian drones struck a major warehouse belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer, burning it to the ground, local authorities said Wednesday. The depot in the Tambov region southeast...
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