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Weak US jobs data pummels markets as a global sell-off whips back to Wall Street
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. stocks are tumbling on worries about whether the U.S. economy’s growth can hold up until the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, as a sell-off for stocks whips all the way around the world back to Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 2.4% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343784

Heavy metals found in some dark chocolate, not 'cause for alarm’: Experts
HUIZENG HU/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A study published earlier this week found several dark chocolate products may be contaminated with heavy metals, setting off concerns about overexposure.For the analysis, published in the journal Frontiers, research... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343774

Disappointing jobs report fuels recession worries and calls for interest rate cut
Kwanchai Lerttanapunyaporn / EyeEm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A weaker-than-expected jobs report on Friday fueled concern about a potential economic recession and calls for an interest rate cut.Employers hired 114,000 workers last month, falling well ... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343767

Twenty-year-old man falls 400 feet to his death from rim of Grand Canyon
Responders manage a high angle technical rescue system on July 31, 2024. -- NPS / K.Ross(NEW YORK) -- A 20-year-old man has fallen 400 feet to his death from a scenic overlook at the Grand Canyon, officials said.The Grand Canyon Regional Communications... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343764

Firefighter dies in the line of duty in while battling Kansas house fire
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images(WICHITA, Kan.) -- A firefighter in Kansas has lost his life in the line of duty while battling a house fire in Wichita, according to the Wichita Fire Department.The incident occurred on Thursday at approximately 3:22 p.m. wh... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343759

Democrats to run newspaper ads in Trump's rally locations calling for debate commitment
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump walks onstage at a rally, on July 31, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. -- Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- When former President Donald Trump rallies across the country, voters in some of ... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343723

Series of assassinations leaves Yahya Sinwar de facto Hamas leader and top Israeli target: Experts
Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement takes part in a rally organized to mark the movement's 35th founding anniversary, in Gaza City, Palestine, Dec. 14, 2022. -- Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343715

Extreme heat, bone-dry vegetation and human misconduct prompting intense wildfire season
A firefighter works as the Nixon Fire burns with evacuation orders in the area on July 29, 2024 near Aguanga, Calif. -- Mario Tama/Getty Images(REDDING, Calif.) -- It's only August, but already the U.S. wildfire season has burned more than 4.4 million ... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343710

East Texas State Fair tickets go on sale
TYLER -- Tickets for the 108th annual East Texas State Fair have officially gone on sale. According to our news partner KETK, this year’s East Texas State Fair will run from Sept. 20 – 29 at 11315A State Highway 64 West and tickets cost $12 for adults, $6 for children Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343704

Demolition phase underway for new Smith County courthouse
TYLER -- Construction in downtown Tyler has been going on for months and it’s getting busier with the demolition of buildings for the next phase of the new courthouse project, according to our news partner KETK. “Phase two is starting of the construction of the courthouse but the demolition of Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343692

How Apple's Vision Pro is helping this ALS patient to perform simple tasks
Mark says he can now play Solitaire, send text messages and watch movies, all without the use of his hands. -- Synchron(NEW YORK) -- An American man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has become the first patient in the world to use an Apple Visi... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343693

'Glad I'm home': Former Marine Paul Whelan speaks out after Russia prison ordeal
Former prisoners released by Russia, US journalist Evan Gershkovich (C), former US marine Paul Whelan (C), and US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva (L) smile after landing at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, on August 2, 2024. SUZANNE CORDEI... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343685

Unregulated oilfield power lines are suspected of sparking Texas wildfires
PANHANDLE (AP) - When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch near Skellytown, he decided he had had enough. Cowden took on a second unofficial job: looking for possible fire hazards on his family land, including checking on Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343651

Three newly freed Americans are back on US soil
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.

Gershkovich, Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343649

Texas youth lockups are beset by abuse and mistreatment of children, Justice Department report says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report that accused the state of violating the constitutional rights of hundreds Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343646

Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, used a wheelchair for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso. Zambada, Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343644

Russian prisoner swap raises debate over ramifications: 'Are we actually feeding the beast?'
Contributor/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Two dozen prisoners from seven countries were freed in a historic swap on Thursday, including several wrongfully detained American citizens held in Russia.President Joe Biden called the deal, the largest of its k... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343639

Trump doubles down on false racial attacks on Harris, Republican senators squirm when confronted about it
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republican senators ABC News spoke with Thursday squirmed when asked about former President Donald Trump falsely questioning Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity during his interview at the National Asso... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343632

Brittney Griner reacts to Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich's release: 'Head over heels'
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images(PARIS) -- WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months detained in Russia, said she is "head over heels" after the release of Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, who were freed from Russia in a prisoner swap."Great... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343625

Democrats just can’t let it go.
It can be fairly said that Democrats have a race fixation. Maybe call it a fe**sh. Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343612

UT Tyler Faculty member named to state advisory panel
TYLER – Governor Greg Abbott selected Dr. Jenifer Chilton, The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing associate dean for academic affairs, as an inaugural member of the advisory panel for the Healthcare Workforce Task Force. The role of the task force is to address the healthcare workforce shortages Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343601

Four arrested in Marshall drive-by shooting
MARSHALL – Two adults and two teenagers were arrested as a result of a drive-by shooting in Marshall Thursday morning. According to our news partner KETK, arrested were 49-year-old Gerrold Maze, 26-year-old Kisha Carlisle, 19-year-old Rmund Hall and 17-year-old Darrieon Russaw all of Marshall.

This was in Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343587

Trump's comments on Jewish Democrats, second gentleman Doug Emhoff spark criticism
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former president Donald Trump is facing criticism for recent comments made about the Jewish community in which he claimed a Jewish American who votes for a Democrat is "an absolute fool."The American Jewish Comm... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343577

JD Vance is having a rocky rollout. How much does it matter to voters?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republicans and Democrats agree: Ohio Sen. JD Vance has had a rocky rollout as former President Donald Trump's running mate. What's less clear is how much it matters to voters.Since Vance was picked to join T... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343568

New DHS watchdog report details how close Kamala Harris came to 'viable' pipe bomb on Jan. 6
Montinique Monroe/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Secret Service faced an array of challenges -- and made some potentially dangerous mistakes -- while trying to protect the president, vice president and vice president-elect on Jan. 6, 2021, the da... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343565

$500M in five days: Delta Air Lines CrowdStrike outage was costly
AUSTIN - The Austin American-Statesman reports that Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday there is "no choice" but to initiate a lawsuit against Austin-based cybersecurity company CrowdStrike after it caused widespread software outages in July that cost the airline $500 million. Having canceled more than 5,000 flights amid Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343544

2 baby boys die in hot cars in separate states on same day
shaunl/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- A 6-month-old boy has died after he was left in a hot car in Arizona for about seven hours, authorities said.The incident unfolded after the mom asked a neighbor to drive her to Prescott Valley on Tuesday, the Yavapai Co... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343548

Senate voting on bill aimed at expanding child tax credit
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A bill aimed at expanding the child tax credit for millions of families and implementing business tax breaks is expected to fail to progress through the Senate during a key test vote scheduled for Thursday aft... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343545

Trump, for 3rd time, asks judge in hush money case to recuse himself
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A change in the nation's political landscape means the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case should be recused, defense attorneys argued in a court filing made public Thursday.T... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343533

Elon Musk is taking a larger role in the election. Can he influence voters?
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Less than a week after Elon Musk publicly endorsed the candidacy of former President Donald Trump, he shared an edited video of Vice President Kamala Harris that used artificial intelligence to mimic... Read More: https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1343527