Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall said her department is hoping to secure a grant from the Department of Justice to start using technology that can detect gunfire. Sensors and cameras can quickly help locate the sound of gunshots but the equipment is expensive, with estimates around $100,000 per square mile. Other U.S. cities, such as Chicago and Wilmington, N.C., …

AUSTIN — In a heated South Texas primary, one PAC is getting schooled — by teachers. A mailer by the Texas Now PAC features a picture of Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. between two men wearing shirts emblazoned with teachers’ union logos. The problem? One of the men is deceased. The other is campaigning against Lucio, union leaders said. …

The weekend will be mild along with gusty south winds with afternoon highs in the 70s. Those south wind will below 10 to 20 mph Saturday, and 20 to 30 mph Sunday. Monday will be another mild one, but with more clouds and continued breezy southerly winds. A cold front will move into North Texas late during the day Monday …

KARACHI: Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab said Friday there was no new case of coronavirus during the day and that the nation was ready to deal with the epidemic. Addressing a press conference in the Sindh Assembly, Wahab said he wished to provide an update on the progress regarding coronavirus. “There has been no increase in the number of coronavirus …

ISLAMABAD: While uproar against the new rules to regulate social media continues from various segments of society, including parliamentarians, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and civil society, the information technology ministry on Friday formed a committee to review the rules. The federal cabinet approved the rules on Feb 11, but later after opposition from various quarters, including companies …

LOS ANGELES: Two-time LPGA major champions Stacy Lewis and Brittany Lincicome worry the growing coronavirus outbreak that forced three Asian events to be canceled will wipe out the Tokyo Olympics and other tournaments. The LPGA, which has played two US tournaments and two others in Australia this year, canceled a February event in Thailand, another that would have been played …

  RAWALPINDI: The HBL Pakistan Super League action was badly disrupted on Friday after intermittent rains in the twin cities curtailed the second game of the Rawalpindi leg between 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi and the Lahore Qalandars to a 12-over affair at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. Lahore Qalandars’ miserable run in the fifth edition continued as they capitulated to a …

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Friday said the next Asia Cup will be held in Dubai, allowing both India and Pakistan to participate in the tournament, reported India Today.  Earlier, the tournament was scheduled to take place in Pakistan but India had other plans as the country maintained that it would not be able to play in Islamabad owing to security …

KARACHI: Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal, who had earlier been suspended pending an anti-corruption investigation for failing to report a spot-fixing approach has now been asked to return the payment cheque he received prior to the beginning of the ongoing PSL. Official sources have confirmed that Umar, like other players in the PSL, was paid as much as 70 per cent …

MULTAN: Former Aussie batsman Dean Jones, who is the head coach of Karachi Kings, on Friday said that his team would win the remaining PSL matches by producing a much better performance. Talking to media persons here at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Jones said that Karachi Kings lost to Multan Sultans because of poor fielding and batting. “But I assure …