Category Archives: WPTF News
Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say
BEIJING (AP) - A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recen...
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Man shot, now faces charges for weapons possession by a felon
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Authorities have charged one man in connection with a late Friday night shooting. (May 23). On Friday at around 10 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a person shot in the ...
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Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statemen...
May 23, 2026 CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: A general view of an LED screen displaying a tribute to Kyle Busch prior to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 23, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Boon-dee-BOO-joh. Before it became the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a rare type of Ebola virus, Bundibugyo is a mountainous district in western Uganda that even some lo...
May 23, 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)
Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal
By The Associated Press A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia's Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest ...
May 23, 2026 Farmers collect fragments of a Russian missile that hit an agricultural field near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Tax filings: ACC paid average of $47.1M to full-share member schools, Big 12 paid average of $39.5M
By The Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 reported record revenues for the 2024-25 sports season, though those continued to lag behind massive gains for their Big Ten and Southe...
May 22, 2026
Warsh is sworn in as the Fed chair after Trump's bid for greater control over the independent bank
By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday oversaw the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair and said he would like K...
May 22, 2026 Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, testifies during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health
By MEG KINNARD, WILL WEISSERT and DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to leave office as h...
May 22, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to assess worldwide threats in 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more un...
May 22, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 19: Vaping and e-cigarette products are displayed in a store on December 19, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Richard Childress Racing is retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 car until his son is ready to take over
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Richard Childress Racing is temporarily retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 Cup Series car - at least until the late driver's 11-year-old son Brexton is rea...
May 22, 2026 HAMPTON, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 21: Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and son, Brexton Busch walk onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway on February 21, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)