HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Galleria is gearing up to unveil two trendy stores for 2020. Uniqlo is a clothing shop originating from Japan, set to open its first Texas store in Houston in late September. Balenciaga is also set to open before the summer ends. The store, founded in Spain, is a well-known, high-end fashion store that has major …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston-area Archdiocese Daniel Cardinal DiNardo advised Saturday that parishioners limit physical contact at mass. In the wake of the spread of coronavirus, the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese has called upon area parishes to suspend the distribution of Holy Communion from the Chalice and distribute Holy Communion only under the form of the Host, out of precaution. Typically, at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Rice University asked a small group of its employees and students to self-quarantine after fearing that a university employee may have been exposed to the COVID-19 coronavirus while overseas. The university says although the country the employee visited is not on the CDC restricted travel list, they wanted to be cautious. “The university is taking all …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Moisture is pumping into the area today bringing back more cloud cover and a chance of rain. But don’t cancel your outdoor plans! Most of the rain will come in the form of light showers which will mostly occur during the afternoon hours. Winds will also pick up Sunday ahead of a powerful storm system expected …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An arson investigation has started after firefighters noticed a code violation during a two alarm apartment fire Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived to the Gables apartment complex on Whittington Drive after residents reported seeing fire and smoke. Resident Daniel Avila said he was watching TV when he heard people going door-to-door to get everyone out. He said …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke to a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at Discovery Green Saturday night, in the city where she earned her college degree, and later taught at the University of Houston Law Center. She congratulated Joe Biden for his South Carolina primary win, then made her case on why she believes she’s …

NEW YORK: The Trump administration officials have rescheduled for March 11 a critical meeting to discuss potential new US restrictions on sales of technology to Huawei and China, people familiar with the matter said. The cabinet-level meeting had been set for Friday but was postponed. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Defence Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Treasury …

KARACHI: The Pakistan stock market plunged 2,266 points (5.6 per cent) and closed at 37,984, which put the weekly rout at a 20-month record since June 16, 2017. The coronavirus outbreak that crossed borders into 40 countries and triggered worldwide scare, prompting investors to move from the commodities and stocks into safe havens, gold and bonds. As economists started to …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) missed tax collection target for first eight months (July-Feb) of the current financial year by a whopping Rs484 billion. According to provisional figures, the FBR has collected Rs2.725 trillion during this period against the target of Rs3.209tr. The figures, however, show a growth of 16.35 per cent compared to Rs2.342tr collected during the …

KARACHI: The price of 24 karat gold dipped by Rs2,150 per tola and was traded at Rs91,600 against Rs93,750, the Karachi Sarafa Association (KSA) reported on Saturday. Likewise, the price of 10 gram gold witnessed decrease of Rs1,844 and was traded at Rs78,532 as compared to Rs80,376 during the last trading day. The price of per tola silver decreased by …