Apple is preparing to launch a small-screen iPhone 12 with a 5.4-inch display along with other devices next month. “According to a photo depicting alleged stickers from unreleased Silicone iPhone cases originating from Apple’s international distribution centre in Ireland, one of the iPhone is likely to be called iPhone 12 Mini,” read the article published in Mac rumours on Friday. The …

The weekend is going to be warm and dry across North Texas. There will be a good deal of sunshine to go along with a south breeze and increasing humidity. Highs will be in the upper 80s to low 90s. The next cold front is expected to arrive late Sunday night into Monday morning with a chance of showers and …

Now that the city has approved its roughly $4 billion budget, both sides of the heated police funding debate appear unhappy with it. The budget — which takes effect Oct. 1 after it passed by a 9-6 vote on Wednesday — contains more than half a billion dollars for police, about 14% of the total package. But it also includes millions …

AUSTIN — A federal judge on Friday blocked Texas from implementing a repeal of straight-ticket voting ahead of the November elections. U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo of Laredo said the law, enacted by a Republican-dominated Legislature in 2017, could cause long lines that would burden Texas voters and adversely affect the voting rights of Black and Hispanic voters, in …

Houston Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s latest mission is to “save Texas,” in a new campaign ad featuring five other Republicans running for the U.S. House. The slickly produced spot riffs on popular Hollywood movies like “Mission Impossible” and “The Avengers.” The ad, called “Texas Reloaded,” is set at 5 a.m. at “Crenshaw Command Center.” The 36-year-old Republican is wistfully drinking …

Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high court just weeks before the election. Conservative groups and congressional allies are laying the groundwork for a swift confirmation process for Barrett, even before Trump makes the selection …

Dallas County reported 1,179 confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, including 295 that the county considers new and 884 from previous months. Eleven deaths also were reported. Labs either report coronavirus cases directly to the county health department or to the state health department, which then relays the information to individual counties. Of cases reported Friday, Dallas County health officials said 967 …

A man was dead after a shooting at a South Dallas apartment Friday afternoon, police said. Officers were called to a report of someone firing into the residence in the 2700 block of Elsie Faye Heggins Street about 5:40 p.m. Witnesses believed someone was injured in the apartment, police said, but officers found a man dead inside. That man’s identity …

Irving police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing elderly man. Authorities have activated a Silver Alert for Dipsing “Bapu” Chudasama, 74, who was last seen about 4 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of South Delaware Street. Chudasama is described as an Indian man who is 5-8 and about 150 pounds, with brown eyes, gray hair and …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …