Customers at Flying Fish, Flying Saucer, Rodeo Goat and Meddlesome Moth restaurants across the country found an added $1 donation at the bottom of every bill for about six weeks. It was Dallas restaurateur Shannon Wynne’s effort to raise $250,000 for World Central Kitchen’s on-the-ground humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. The nonprofit was created by chef José Andrés, a Nobel Peace …

Garland residents in District 5 will pick a new City Council member in a runoff election this month, after no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote in May’s general election. Voters will choose between Margaret A. Lucht and Jon Dehn, with the winner serving a two-year term. Incumbent Rich Aubin hit his term limit. Election Day is Saturday, June …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A pedestrian was killed when he walked out in front of a work truck in northwest Houston on Sunday morning, police say. At about 1:30 a.m., deputies responded to an auto-pedestrian call and found a Hispanic male lying dead in the road, according to Harris County investigators. Investigators say the pedestrian attempted to cross FM …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A grieving family is offering $10,000 for anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of their loved one’s killer. Alex Cerda was riding his bike when a dark SUV hit and killed him one year ago Sunday. The person sped off after hitting him off of C.E. King Parkway. Authorities haven’t been able to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Get ready for a hot week ahead! An upper level high will center itself over Texas keeping the state hot and dry. Monday morning will start off with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, but they will quickly rise into the mid 90s by Monday afternoon. Heat index values are expected to exceed 100. How …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police were already in the southeast Houston area responding to a disturbance call early Monday morning when they said they heard more shots being fired. The shots were heard at about 12:18 a.m. in the 4500 block of Idaho Street and Cullen. When the officers got to Idaho, they said they saw a white 2000 model …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies are searching for a woman’s ex-husband after she was found shot to death at a home in northeast Harris County. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted out the name and photo of the man they are searching for, who he says shot and killed his ex-wife at her home. According to deputies, a 16-year-old …

BEIJING: China launched a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station, due to be completed by the end of the year, as construction entered a pivotal stage. A Long March-2F rocket transporting the Shenzhou-14, or “Divine Vessel” in Chinese, blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:44 a.m. (0244 GMT), a live …

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haq said that a state-of-art IT park was being set up in Karachi near Jinnah International Airport, which would generate employment in addition to giving a boost to IT industry. Speaking at an event held at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), the minister said the government had acquired land …