simple post query for news ticker

// WP_Query arguments
$args = array(
	'post_type'              => array( 'post' ),
	'post_status'            => array( 'publish' ),
);

// The Query
$prd__query_news = new WP_Query( $args );

// The Loop
if ( $prd__query_news->have_posts() ) {
	while ( $prd__query_news->have_posts() ) {
		$prd__query_news->the_post();
		// do something
	}
} else {
	// no posts found
}

// Restore original Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();