The government of Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) worth $1.3 billion for budgetary support and reforms. Economic Affairs Division Secretary Syed Pervaiz Abbas and ADB Country Director Xiahong Yang signed the agreement during a ceremony where Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar was also present, according to a press release. The approval for the …

It was a typical slow weekday morning, shortly after opening, and Jamie Nickerson and her colleagues at Veritex Community Bank took advantage of it to get caught up on some work when shouts rang out: “Give me all your [expletive] money!” Nickerson, 40, stopped what she was doing and turned to see two men with bandanas covering their faces repeating …

After an almost springlike weekend in North Texas, things are about to change. A strong cold front is expected to move through Dallas-Fort Worth by Monday afternoon, according to KXAS-TV (NBC5) weather anchor Keisha Burns. That front will drop high temperatures from the 70s on Monday into the mid-30s by Tuesday morning. The front also will create a chance for …

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz came out swinging on impeachment Sunday, accusing Democrats of mounting a “show trial” meant to railroad President Donald Trump while averting their eyes from actual corruption regarding Democrat Joe Biden. “This is a kangaroo court in the House,” Cruz said. “The American people know this is a waste of time and this is Democrats putting …

Three men have been indicted on capital murder charges in the slaying of Joshua Brown, a witness in Amber Guyger’s murder trial for the slaying of Botham Jean. A Dallas County grand jury handed down the indictments Thursday for 22-year-old Thaddeous Charles Green, 20-year-old Jacquerious Mitchell and 32-year-old Michael Diaz Mitchell. The Mitchells — who are uncle and nephew — …

A man is dead after a shooting Sunday afternoon in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood of northeast Dallas. Officers were called about 1:40 p.m. to the scene of the shooting in the 7000 block of Hemlock Avenue, near Park Lane, according to police call records. Police said the victim, a man in his 20s, had been arguing with someone at the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A grateful community honored Boy Scout Connor Roberts for his work in restoring a historic black cemetery in Houston. Several of the headstones and grave markers were damaged or missing in the College Memorial Park cemetery on West Dallas Street. For his Eagle Scout project, Roberts decided to raise money and repair the damage. Roberts estimated …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sounds from a police scanner documented the moments surrounding the shooting death of Sgt. Christopher Brewster. Officers can be heard warning each other that the suspected shooter, 25-year-old Arturo Solis, was wearing red and on the move. Although Brewster had been hit with the fatal shot, he was still able to keep his sense of mind …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Arturo Solis has been charged with shooting Sgt. Christopher Brewster Saturday night in Houston’s East End. Brewster later died at the hospital. Solis, 25, was charged with capital murder of a police officer early Sunday morning.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sunday’s weather is quite pleasant, but it felt more like December on this day in 2017 when snow blanketed the area. A wintry dusting of snow fell overnight on Dec. 7-8 two years ago from College Station to Houston. Areas closer to the coast like Dickinson and La Marque also experienced snow. RELATED: Snow in Houston …