Susan Wright, the woman convicted of stabbing her husband Jeff Wright 193 times in 2003, has been released from prison on parole. Wright was released from the Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, Texas at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and arrived home in Harris County in the early afternoon. She served more than 16 years of a 20-year sentence. “Please don’t do …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Although COVID-19 vaccines have started being distributed, much of the general population has yet to receive their first dose. There’s been a lot of confusion around who can go get vaccinated right now and where to get the doses, so is answering some commonly asked questions. Who is eligible for COVID-19 vaccines right now? According to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A band of heavy showers and thunderstorms will persist through the night just behind a cold front.That front is stalling out over Houston, dropping temperatures from near 70 to near 50. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Houston and other parts of southeast Texas through 3 p.m. Thursday. Widespread rain of one to three …

ISLAMABAD: The statistics of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has shown that the coronavirus pandemic claims 55 more lives, whereas, 2,155 new infections were reported during the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 55 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 10,047. 4,619 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and …

A 45-year-old nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday. Matthew W., a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a Facebook post on December 18 that he had received the Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC News affiliate that his arm was sore …

A new variant of the novel coronavirus does not appear to cause more severe illness than other variants, according to a matched study by Public Health England. Scientists say the new variant can spread more rapidly. It was found in England in mid December and led to other countries imposing travel restrictions to the United Kingdom. Several other countries have reported …

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. Britain has already ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine, and the government said it had accepted the recommendation from the …

QUETTA: Another polio case has been reported in Balochistan, taking the tally of cases to 84 across the country this year. The provincial health department confirmed that a 14-month old girl in Mastung district of province tested positive for the virus. The samples of the affected girl who is resident of Mastung’s Karez Noth had been sent to a laboratory …

WELLINGTON: John Fulton Reid, who scored six centuries in 19 Tests for New Zealand including 108 in a famous win over Australia, has died at the age of 64. His death after a long illness was confirmed on Tuesday by New Zealand Cricket (NZC). Reid’s century against Australia at the Gabba in November, 1985 was instrumental in New Zealand’s win …

PARIS: French champions Paris St Germain confirmed the sacking of coach Thomas Tuchel on Tuesday, paving the way for the expected hiring of Mauricio Pochettino. The confirmation of Tuchel’s dismissal only four months after he led PSG to the Champions League final came after days of reports that the German would be replaced by Pochettino, the former Tottenham Hotspur coach. …