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Public Health Officials in Tarrant County Are Monitoring Travelers Arriving From Ebola-Affected Countries
(WBAP/KLIF) - Tarrant County Public Health is monitoring travelers who have returned to the county from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in east and central Africa. The agency is working with ...
May 30, 2026
Scotiabank is Buying a $1 Billion-Asset Bank With Dallas Roots
(WBAP/KLIF) -Scotiabank has announced its acquisition of Maple Financial Holdings Inc, which is the parent company of Maple Mark Bank that's based in Dallas. The deal will allow Scotiabank to expand i...
May 30, 2026
Judge Temporarily Blocks Payouts From Trump's $1.776 Billion 'Anti-Weaponization' Settlement Fund
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president's all...
May 30, 2026
Bondi Refuses to Answer Lawmakers' Questions About Trump's Involvement in Epstein Files Release
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has finished her interview with House lawmakers about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files. Bondi stood behind the Trump administration's r...
May 29, 2026
Federal Judge Says New Hampshire Must Make It Easier to Prove Citizenship When Registering to Vote
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge says New Hampshire must make it easier for voters to prove their U.S. citizenship. U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliot did not rule directly on whether requi...
May 29, 2026
US Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits Another All-Time Low
NEW YORK (AP) - The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year. A government survey shows that about 1 in 11 adults said they were current smokers. The prelimin...
May 29, 2026
Blue Origin Investigates Rocket Explosion as Public is Warned About Possible Wreckage Washing Ashore
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its Florida launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing. The company fueled the massive New Glenn rocket Thursday...
May 29, 2026
US Stocks Gain Ground, Adding to Their Records, as Dell Soars
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 seventh straight gain for the index. The S&P 500 al...
May 29, 2026
Tomatoes Become Latest Symbol of America's Affordability Squeeze
NEW YORK (AP) - Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index. Experts say the spike is the result of crop yields and two p...
May 29, 2026
SEC Moves to Repeal Rule That Requires Companies to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Risk
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed repealing a rule that requires some public companies to repo...
May 29, 2026
