ISLAMABAD: There are as many as 12 National Assembly constituencies in three provinces of the country where the percentage of women voters is less than 41 per cent. Six of such constituencies are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, four in Sindh and two in Balochistan. A thorough analysis of the constituency-wise data of voters posted by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) …

In a year when it felt at times as though the entire world had stopped, crime never seemed to follow suit. Homicides in Dallas far surpassed the number from a year earlier, when they topped 200 for the first time in more than a decade. Retiring Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen tests positive for COVID-19 But authorities also made arrests …

Departing Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, an Angleton Republican leaving office next month after a number of members of his own party called for his resignation, announced Sunday on Facebook that he and his wife, Kim, have tested positive for COVID-19. “2020 just keeps on giving!” Bonnen wrote in his Facebook post. “Last week, my wife Kim tested positive for …

Dallas County reported 6,144 more coronavirus cases and 11 COVID-19 fatalities Sunday. The totals include data from Thursday through Saturday, the county said. The latest victims who died were a Grand Prairie man in his 40s, a Dallas man in his 40s, two Dallas men in their 50s, a Lancaster woman in her 60s, a Dallas woman in her 60s, …

Dalila Sandoval has been in immigration limbo for nearly two decades. During that time, she’s moved from university custodian to college student to volunteer organizer in a national alliance devoted to immigrants with work permits and temporary protection from deportation. The 52-year-old native of El Salvador and mother of two U.S. citizens is pushing for permanent residency and a pathway …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove shingles from what is known as Shingle Mountain, a pile Investigators used DNA and other evidence …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. It also averts a government shutdown. Trump announced the signing in a statement Sunday night. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove shingles from what is known as Shingle Mountain, a pile The …

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: Is a permanent solution coming at last for Salvadoran immigrants and others with temporary work… What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. …

s ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A U.S. Army special forces sergeant based in Florida has been charged in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three wounded, authorities said Sunday. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley said Duke Webb, 37, has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A young J.J. Watt fan’s enthusiastic Christmas surprise caught the eye of the Houston Texans star and sparked an even bigger reaction online. Coyer Buchholz, 5, unwrapped Watt’s trading card on Christmas morning. His family recorded his joyous screaming reaction and posted it online. “J.J. Watt! Let’s go!” Coyer yelled, after unwrapping his gift. A bit …