Emergency officials in Harris and Montgomery counties are issuing alerts to residents living near the San Jacinto River’s East Fork about rising water levels anticipated for Wednesday. A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the east fork near New Caney, affecting Liberty, Harris, and Montgomery counties. Major flooding is forecasted, with water levels expected to …

In Chambers County, Texas, law enforcement officials fatally shot a man armed with an AR-style weapon after he held his ex-girlfriend and their 3-year-old child hostage during a pursuit, announced Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Christian Acosta, 39 years old, by family members. The incident began with a call from a relative of …

In Houston, Texas, personal injury attorney Chi Nguyen played a role in the apprehension of a suspect who broke into his family’s home on Monday. Houston Police Department officers responded to the residence on Telephone Road near Beatty on the southeast side, where they discovered the intruder had been shot. Although Attorney Nguyen does not reside in the home himself, …

WASHINGTON: NASA’s James Webb telescope has captured the most detailed infrared images ever taken of the Horsehead Nebula, one of the most majestic and recognizable objects in the night sky, the space agency said on Monday. The new observations show the top of the “horse’s mane,” revealing for the first time the small scale structures on the edge of the …

MADRID: Real Madrid have their sights set on a La Liga and Champions League double, but to lift the latter they must find a way past Bayern Munich, their “bestia negra” — “black beast”. Carlo Ancelotti’s side travel to Bavaria for the semi-final first leg clash on Tuesday, in a fixture dubbed the ‘European Clasico’, the most repeated in the …

WELLINGTON: Cap­tain Kane Williamson will play at his sixth Twenty20 World Cup in June after New Zealand named an experienced 15-man squad on Monday. The tournament, taking in the United States and the West Indies from June 2-30, will be Williamson’s fourth as captain. The batsman leads a squad including New Zealand’s Test captain Tim Southee, who will be taking …

ISLAMABAD: After suffering widespread criticism, the Pakistan Sports Board got the Amir Khan Boxing Academy vacated from Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force which had been residing in its premises for almost two years, in the wee hours of Monday. The issue had come to light on Friday, when Britain-born Pakistani boxer Amir Khan raised his voice over the FC setting …

LAHORE: While Jason Gillespie would like to rely on “communication and clarity” to get the best out of the Pakistan Test team, Gary Kirsten would need an environment conducive for “continuity and consistency” for the national side to thrive in the shorter formats. Both Gillespie and Kirsten — appointed on Sunday as the national side’s head coaches for the Test and white-ball …

ISLAMABAD: A new committee formed by the prime minister to identify flaws and failures of the Track and Trace System (TTS) is likely to submit its report today (Tuesday). The committee, headed by Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal, will likely hold the TTS project directors responsible. The TTS is a software-based solution for tracking vehicles, loading units, shipments, and products throughout the entire …