RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly $100 million has been sent to the Houston area to help with rental relief, but neighbors have no way to access it. In Fort Bend County, about 7,023 families were able to receive rental assistance in 2020, and now county leaders are prepared to help even more. The latest stimulus bill provided about $23 million …

HOUSTON, Texas — Toys R Us is retrenching once again. The only two Toys R Us stores that opened in November 2019 as part of a small U.S. comeback attempt by the iconic toy chain have now closed. The Toys R Us store at the Galleria mall in Houston shuttered on Jan. 15, while one at the Garden State Plaza …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The effects of COVID-19 on some individuals has been shocking, like one man who had no pre-existing conditions but needed a double lung transplant. He and his family took a trip over the summer to Colorado. “We went hiking at the Garden of the Gods, going from sea level up to 5,000 feet,” said 63-year-old Mark …

KATY, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway in a Katy-area apartment complex after a double-shooting killed a man and injured a 5-year-old Friday afternoon. According to authorities, the shooting took place at 510 Westgreen Boulevard near Taylor High School when a man was at his girlfriend’s apartment.   Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in an update that the …

US President Joe Biden’s administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms to Saudi Arabia, officials said on Wednesday. The nearly week-old administration has already signalled it plans to end support for the Saudi-led, UAE-backed offensive in Yemen, which is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. A State Department spokesperson said …

Melania Trump and her stepdaughter, Ivanka, had a strained relationship with each other. However, sources close to the two say that after the Trump presidency has effectively ended, the two can’t stand the sight of each other. This was stated by a New Zealand publication, which cited CNN as its source, adding that after Trump’s presidency ended, there has been …

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said FEMA is readying a scheme to reimburse $2 billion in funeral costs. “We finally got it done,” Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter on Friday. The funding effort began last spring, as New York City became the US epicenter for COVID-19 cases. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will reimburse up to $2 …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 46 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 11,560. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 46 more lives and 1,644 fresh infections were reported. In the past 24 hours, as many as 2,167 patients have recovered from the virus …

ISLAMABAD: The district health department of Islamabad on Friday directed to make coronavirus vaccination centres operational from February 1. In a letter, the administrations of the federal hospitals have been asked to complete development work and ensure the provision of the facilities at the coronavirus vaccination centers by January 30. The staff would be appointed at the centres on February …