WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed career Dallas prosecutor Damien Diggs as the U.S. attorney for East Texas on Thursday, making him the first Black lawyer to lead the office responsible for federal law enforcement from Plano to Beaumont, including Jasper, where a notorious racial murder took place. Approval came on a unanimous voice vote. Both of Texas’ Republican senators, Ted …

A 17-year-old in Pennsylvania was detained Tuesday after authorities identified him as the suspected “swatter” who called in a threat to a Collin County residence last month. The teen — who is considered a juvenile in Pennsylvania — admitted to making “swatting” calls in several states across the country during an interview with authorities, the Collin County Sheriff’s office said …

A ransomware attack on the city of Dallas that has “significantly impacted” police and compromised other city services was initiated by a prolific group called Royal, officials said Thursday. The city’s Information and Technology Services department “isolated the issue and is gradually restoring service prioritizing public safety and resident-facing departments,” the city said in an afternoon news release. City Manager T.C. Broadnax …

Hollywood writers protesting for fairer compensation took a dig at Wednesday star Jenna Ortega following her contentious remarks about the writing on her Netflix show. Jenna Ortega has gone on record commenting about the quality of writing on Wednesday admitting that she made some changes to her character’s lines. In the March episode of Armchair Expert podcast Ortega said: “There were times on that set where …

Pankaj Tripathi announced that he is going to commence the shoot of upcoming biopic film Main Atal Hoon, that will chronicle the life of former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Pankaj, taking it to his Instagram, shared the news along with a video that showed glimpses from behind the scenes. As per the translation done by Indiatoday, Pankaj wrote in the caption: “Be a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for the suspects who shot and killed a man in southeast Houston while trying to rob him and a friend. The shooting took place at about 1:50 a.m. Thursday in the 12500 block of S. Green Drive. Police said the man was found dead in the apartment complex’s parking lot between two cars. A …

James Gunn has created 600 versions of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for a customized experience in each type of theater configuration. Gunn took advantage of multiple aspect ratios available in cinemas with the objective of enabling every exhibitor to optimize their screen size for the audience. For instance, in some “traditional” theaters and Dolby Cinema auditoriums, approximately 45 minutes of …

Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan are reportedly teaming up for a project tentatively titled Luka Chuppi 2. Initially, Vicky and Sara’s film was named Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, but reports suggest the team is planning on changing the name to Luka Chuppi 2. However, the moviemakers have not made any official announcement over the same. Sources shared: “The world of this film is …

Dallas officials are working to restore services after the city was hit with a ransomware attack Wednesday, affecting police, courts, 311 and multiple city websites. City manager T.C. Broadnax said that he’s optimistic the risk is contained and that employees have been hard at work to recover from the issue. On Thursday, the city said the culprit behind the attack is a group …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Five potential jurors in the A.J. Armstrong capital murder case made it through to the final round of jury selection after one-on-one questioning from prosecutors and Armstrong’s attorneys, which lasted anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes each. Four other men and women were excused from serving on the jury. Of the five people who could still be selected were: …