The coronavirus pandemic has prompted businesses, sports teams and schools across the country to adjust. For DeSoto ISD librarians, that has meant meeting students where they are: online. Librarians have created the “Countdown to Christmas” virtual reading room for students and the community to enjoy holiday stories. Secret Tipper surprises server in Allen with a $500 tip A server at Allen Cafe …

To develop the rankings, SmartAsset evaluated 100 of the largest U.S. cities on their respective unemployment rates, crime statistics, walkability and housing costs as a percentage of income. Plano ranked as the No. 5 most livable city in the U.S., and Irving grabbed the No. 19 spot. Only two other Texas cities — Laredo (16) and El Paso (18) — …

Living in relative isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people in different ways. Some have used the extra time to rest. DeSoto High School sophomore Kevin Robinson Jr. decided to feed his parents, and he turned his efforts in the kitchen into a business: The Pie Dude is now accepting orders and catering requests online. Secret Tipper surprises server in …

AUSTIN — A national lawyers group on Monday called for professional licensing bodies to investigate what it called a “breach of ethical rules” by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 17 of his counterparts in red states who sued in the Supreme Court last week in a vain attempt to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win in four states in the …

When Wylie police officers followed a car robbery suspect into Garland on Friday morning, the pursuit ended with the man shooting himself, according to the Garland Police Department. The man, who is alive and has yet to be identified, is believed to have stolen the car at gunpoint in Dallas, according to police. Secret Tipper surprises server in Allen with a $500 …

As he pushed the narrative that President Donald Trump could still win another term, Vice President Mike Pence gave a shout out to Texas. “I don’t know if you’ve heard about it,” Pence said last week during a speech in Georgia. “So far, just in the last few days, 18 states have joined the Lone Star State to defend the …

Social network firm Reddit said here on Sunday it would buy short-video platform Dubsmash, becoming the latest company to expand in a space dominated by Chinese-owned TikTok. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a spokeswoman for Reddit said the acquisition was based on a combination of cash and stock. The success of ByteDance’s TikTok has prompted …

Texas families and educators had a flood of questions after state officials made a big announcement that the STAAR tests will be given this school year. State officials announced on Thursday that schools and districts won’t receive letter grades for the 2020-21 school year, but the state tests will still be administered on campus or at other in-person testing sites. Students …

WASHINGTON: Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the US Treasury and Commerce departments, according to people familiar with the matter, adding they feared the hacks uncovered so far may be the tip of the iceberg. The hack is so serious it led to a National Security Council meeting at the White House …

SINGAPORE: Singapore has approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s novel coronavirus vaccine and expects to receive shots by year-end, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday, adding that he planned to be among the early vaccine recipients. The city-state of 5.7 million people expects to have enough vaccines for everyone by the third quarter of 2021 and will make it free for citizens …