Ambassadors, diplomats, defence attachés and the representatives of various countries and international organisations visited Jura Sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday, Radio Pakistan reported. During the visit, the diplomatic community was given a briefing on the latest situation along the LoC by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar. They also met victims of Indian shelling, …

United States President Donald Trump again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the November 3 presidential election. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said on Wednesday at a news conference, responding to a question about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power. “You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about …

Congressional hopeful Genevieve Collins on Wednesday unleashed a television ad that casts incumbent Rep. Colin Allred as a pawn of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The commercial begins with Allred discussing how he will be an independent voice for District 32, which includes parts of eastern and northern Dallas County. Then Collins, shown looking at the Allred clip on her computer, …

A study that seeks to explain why citizens in the nation’s fastest-growing ethnic group often don’t go to the polls says that sporadic outreach by campaigns leads many Latinos to feel disenfranchised, and that because they do not vote, candidates and political parties don’t focus on them. The study, released Thursday, concludes that Latino voters in Texas are neither apathetic …

The State Fair of Texas will kick off its first ever virtual job fair Thursday that will last until Friday afternoon. Normally, the State Fair hosts a job fair for seasonal employees at the conclusion of the marquee event that includes three weeks of lights, rides and food. On Friday, the State Fair will start its Big Tex Fair Food …

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott is facing another lawsuit from Houston conservative Steven Hotze, who is joined by the Texas GOP chairman and several GOP lawmakers in asking the Texas Supreme Court to block Abbott’s extension of the early voting period by a week due to COVID-19. The order dates to July 27, when the governor announced an executive order …

Hundreds of protesters marched Wednesday night in downtown Dallas after a Kentucky grand jury declined to bring charges against Louisville officers for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong. A fired Louisville officer who was accused of shooting through a door and window into a home next to Taylor’s was indicted on first-degree wanton endangerment charges. …

Texas’ coronavirus death toll topped 15,000 on Wednesday — one day after U.S. fatalities surpassed 200,000 and Dallas County’s count reached 1,000. Across the state, 135 deaths from the virus were reported, pushing the state’s death toll to 15,129. With 2,977 more coronavirus cases reported Wednesday, the state’s confirmed case count stands at 719,599. There are 3,195 COVID-19 patients in …

Most Dallas ISD schools will offer in-person learning for five full school days a week, according to the preliminary results of a districtwide survey released this week. But the district is planning a hybrid model for high schools and at least one elementary school, Lakewood Elementary, where too many parents indicated a preference for in-person learning over virtual. “We’re at …

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said at a news conference, responding to a question about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power. “You know that I’ve been complaining very …