Thursday night, and Texas Metro News hosted a digital town hall to advise voters about how to make their vote count in the 2020 election. Nic Garcia, Dallas County reporter for The News and Ashley Moss of Texas Metro News were joined by Robert Heard, Dallas County deputy elections administrator; Eric Cedillo, a Dallas attorney and SMU law professor; June Jenkins, Collin County NAACP president; Heider …

[ 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 …

Beautiful fall weather continues in North Texas Friday with a cool start, and a mild finish. Skies will be sunny early, with scattered high clouds returning in the afternoon. High temperatures will be in the middle to upper 70s. The wind will be light from the east and southeast between 5 and 10 mph. The pleasant weather continues through the …

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. Trump was last seen by reporters returning to the …

MADRID: The coronavirus situation in Europe continued to deteriorate Thursday, with French authorities warning that Paris could be put on maximum alert and Spain extending drastic restrictions across its capital Madrid. By 2000 GMT Thursday the pandemic had killed at least 1,019,267 people around the world and infected over 34 million, according to an AFP tally based on official sources. …

If you are in Oman you must not indulge in using WhatsApp emojis to mock people lest it can get you in trouble. Sending emojis of Omani and non-Omani characters in “sarcastic and inappropriate positions” through the messaging app constitutes a misdemeanor in the Omani Penal Code and could result in a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding …

ISLAMABAD: Good news for the doctors working in the government hospitals of Islamabad as the federal government on Friday announced to raise their non-practicing allowance.  The Finance ministry after approval of Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued a circular in this regard. The doctors working in the government hospitals of the federal capital will also get a special healthcare allowance. …

MUNICH: Bayern Munich wasted a two-goal lead and needed a lucky 82nd- minute winner from Joshua Kimmich to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in Germany’s Super Cup on Wednesday and secure their fifth title of the year. Midfielder Kimmich snatched the ball in midfield, played a one-two with Robert Lewandowski and had his shot blocked before the ball bounced back off …

PARIS: World No.1 Novak Djokovic took another confident stride closer to an 18th Grand Slam title with his 70th win at French Open on Thursday as Jelena Ostapenko stunned second seed Karolina Pliskova, throwing the chase for the women’s title wide open. Djokovic, the 2016 champion, needed just 83 minutes to complete a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Lithuania’s Ricardas …

KARACHI: Balochistan held their nerves when it mattered most to earn a narrow two-run victory against Sindh in their First XI National T20 Cup fixture in Multan on Thursday. On Day two of the competition at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Sindh made a belated charge when it seemed they would fall well short of the 181-run target. Anwar Ali and …