Category Archives: WPTF News
Tour highlights wine and grape industry
DOBSON, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina's wine and grape industry continues to grow and First Lady Anna Stein, joined by Governor Josh Stein and Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Joe French, ...
May 29, 2026 First Lady Anna Stein, joined by Governor Josh Stein and Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Joe French, visited Surry County Friday, May 29 to spotlight North Carolina’s history of agricultural excellence in the grape and wine industry. (photo courtesy Governor Josh Stein's office)
Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from proceeding with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republi...
May 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 6: The Department of Justice seal and logo are displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the Department of Justice on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The Closing Bell: US stocks gain ground, adding to their records, as Dell soars
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to the all-time highs they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 added 0.2% Friday. That was the ...
May 29, 2026 Options trader Matthew Hefter, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Trump's involvement in Epstein files release
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on President Donald Trump's involvement in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein ...
May 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 29: Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (C) arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on May 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bondi will be asked questions on the federal government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and release of related files to the public. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE, JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts a...
May 29, 2026 MONGBWALU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - MAY 22: A health worker wearing protective equipment is disinfected outside an isolation ward at the Mongbwalu General Hospital during the Ebola outbreak on May 22, 2026 in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern," as the death toll and number of confirmed cases continue to rise. The current epidemic is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, one of several Orthoebolaviruses that can cause Ebola disease, and for which there are no approved vaccines. The highest number of cases have been reported in Congo's eastern Ituri province, bordering Uganda. Global health officials have expressed grave concern over the capacity to contain the outbreak in a region already facing a humanitarian crisis, with highly mobile populations displaced by conflict and economic factors. (Photo by Michel Lunanga/Getty Images)
Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the admin...
May 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: Workers adjust the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Raleigh police make arrest in 25 year old sexual assault case
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have cracked a nearly 25-year-old cold case sexual assault investigation, resulting in the tracking and arrest of a suspect Friday (May 29) in Orange County, Virg...
May 29, 2026
Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) - A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday. The crash happ...
May 29, 2026 This photo, provided by the Virginia State Police, shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Virginia State Police via AP)
Before the Bell: Wall Street inches higher while oil prices fall on optimism over talks of Iran ceasefire extension
By CHAN HO-HIM and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Oil prices fell and markets inched higher before the opening bell Friday, adding to records a day earlier on optimism over a tentative deal to extend th...
May 29, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 13, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Martina McBride, Morris Day among wave of cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the "first wave" of performers for "The Great American State Fair" shows on...
May 29, 2026 DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 30: Martina McBride performs onstage during the Farrah Fawcett Foundation 2025 Tex-Mex Fiesta at The Rustic on October 30, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images for Farrah Fawcett Foundation)