ISLAMABAD: The number of Covid-19 active cases in Pakistan has crossed the 1,200 mark, quoting health sources.  According to figures released by the sources within NIH said Pakistan’s active Covid-19 cases currently stand at 1,243, while over 1.5 million people have recovered from the deadly virus. The recovery ratio from Covid-19 in Pakistan is 98pc, the sources said adding as …

Leah Rothstein is full of remedies for housing segregation, many of which she includes in her new book, Just Action. The housing policy expert and former community organizer co-authored the book with her father, Richard Rothstein, who wrote The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. The sequel, which publishes June 1, arrives as housing policies and …

At the end of the film Titanic, Kate Winslet’s character Rose floats on a piece of driftwood, looking up at the stars. But those stars weren’t in the right spot in the sky, according to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. He sent an email to Titanic director James Cameron years ago to tell him about the error. Cameron adjusted the sky in the 3D …

Despite a good deal of cloud cover, a warming trend sets in later today as highs rise into the upper 60s and lower 70s. By Wednesday, highs will soar into the low 80s. Also, a breezy southerly wind will prevail across North Texas as gusts reach up to 40 mph. This week offers a few opportunities for rain. Some sprinkles …

Republicans behind an aggressive push for school choice this session are angling to break the bond that previously thwarted voucher-like efforts in Texas: an unlikely coalition of rural Republicans and Democrats. Gov. Greg Abbott has waged a pressure campaign across the state by promoting his plan at a series of “Parent Empowerment” events in rural areas. A package recently rolled out in the …

Just about all of Dallas’ registered short-term rental properties would not be allowed under proposed regulations, city code officials said Monday, and enforcing those regulations could cost the city more than $1 million. City Council approval of proposed changes in zoning regulations making it illegal for the rental properties to operate in nearly all residential neighborhoods would lead to the city …

Just about all of Dallas’ registered short-term rental properties would not be allowed under proposed regulations, city code officials said Monday, and enforcing those regulations could cost the city more than $1 million. City Council approval of proposed changes in zoning regulations making it illegal for the rental properties to operate in nearly all residential neighborhoods would lead to the city …

As Plano City Council considers a temporary short-term rental ban and works to develop a new ordinance, the threat of litigation will be a large part of the discussion. At a City Council meeting March 13, city attorney Paige Mims cited Texas cities that have faced legal trouble in regulating the properties rented out for 30 days or less through platforms such …

WASHINGTON – For 444 days, Iranian militants held 52 Americans hostage in Tehran, leaving emotional scars for them and their loved ones – and dooming Jimmy Carter’s presidency. The revelation that five months before their release, former Texas governor John Connally encouraged Iran to prolong the ordeal left hostages bitter. “444 days,” Rocky Sickmann, a 22-year-old Marine guard when the …

Dallas is closer to confronting another ugly moment in its history of racial violence, this one dating back more than 138 years. That September night, the mob of vigilantes became more emboldened, its clamor for revenge at a fever pitch against the young Black man accused of assaulting a white woman at her Ross Avenue home. Sheriff William Smith knew young William …