Dallas officials say the city likely was hit with a ransomware attack, affecting 311, municipal court and other departments on Wednesday. Dallas chief financial officer Jack Ireland sent a message to the mayor and City Council on Wednesday saying “a number of servers have been compromised” because of the attack. He didn’t specify which servers or city services were affected. …

CLEVELAND — The partner of a Texas man suspected of killing five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop shooting his gun near their house was arrested Wednesday for helping him to elude capture. At least one other person is likely to face similar charges, authorities said. Divimara Lamar Nava had previously denied knowing where Francisco Oropesa was, but …

ATLANTA — Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one woman and injuring four others Wednesday. Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood earlier in the day in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, …

Vijay Varma’s reaction after being teased with Tamannaah Bhatia’s name at the trailer launch of Dahaad has convinced fans that they have some romantic energy going on. At the trailer launch of Vijay’s latest film, his co-actor Gulshan Devaiah appeared to tease him saying, “Hamari wohi tammanna thi (That was our only wish).” At this, Vijay started blushing really hard, with the host …

Jennifer Lopez’s mother Guadalupe Rodríguez has disclosed that she always wanted her daughter to reunite with Ben Affleck. The Shotgun Wedding star appeared on Today for an interview to promote her forthcoming film The Mother, however, her wedding to Argo star also became the topic. JLo’s mom had a brief appearance during her interview, where she revealed that she was always yearning for her daughter to end up …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two teens have been charged after police say they were caught with a gun at Cesar Chavez High School on Friday. Valerie Rodriguez, 18, and Raphael Ortega, 19, were arrested on April 28 and charged with possessing a prohibited weapon. Ortega allegedly took a rifle to the school to visit Rodriguez, who is a junior at the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man reportedly acting “erratic and threatening” was shot and killed by a Houston Police Department officer in the city’s Denver Harbor neighborhood on Wednesday, according to officials. The shooting happened in the 400 block of Rouse Street near Laredo Street, across from a school that went into lockdown, police said. Officers said they received a welfare …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — You may notice a hazy look to the sky over the next few days as smoke from seasonal burns blows from Mexico and Central America toward Texas. There could also be a foggy haze to start the day as temperatures again drop down toward the dew point in the lower 60s. We expect plentiful clouds in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A.J. Armstrong’s attorneys have asked Harris County’s 178th District Court to pay $5,000 towards the private investigator working his capital murder case because Armstrong “cannot afford to hire” one, according to a motion filed on Tuesday. “The defendant is “indigent,” the motion states. There was no information attached to show this claim. The motion also says Armstrong’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating after they say a man was shot and kidnapped early this morning in the Tanglewood neighborhood. Houston police said they responded to a shooting around 2 a.m. near the intersection of Tanglewood Boulevard and Huckleberry Lane. SkyEye video shows the vehicle with several bullet holes on the driver side and a busted tire …