ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will resume on March 25 the hearing of Sindh government’s petition involving Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh, the principal accused in the murder of Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl. A three-judge Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar will take up the Sindh government’s application against the Dec …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing man who they say may be confused and need help. Forest Kelley, 72, was last seen about 7:30 a.m. Thursday walking in the 3600 block of Reed Lane, near South Second Avenue and Pine Street in South Dallas. Kelley is described as a Black man who is 5-11 and …

The Texas Supreme Court, in a closely divided decision, ruled Friday that the state’s power-grid manager has legal immunity that may shield it from billions of dollars in blackout-related claims. The all-Republican high court split 5 to 4, with the majority deciding that a legal technicality prevented it from weighing in on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’s claim to …

Fifth-grader Vivinsha Veduru, from Keller’s Bear Creek Intermediate School, is headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. On March 9, Veduru won the virtual 2021 TCU Regional Spelling Bee, competing with other area bee champions, according to a Keller ISD news release. Veduru spelled 39 out of 50 words correct within a 30-minute time limit. Veduru’s next stop will be the …

Millions of people have already received a third stimulus check, but many others are still waiting for it to arrive in their bank accounts or mail. The Internal Revenue Service has a tool taxpayers can use to find the status of their stimulus payment — including if they use an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. The tool is called Get My …

A McKinney man accused of storming the U.S. Capitol was given away by his mobile phone, which placed him at the scene, giving agents clues they needed to identify and arrest him, federal court records show. Kevin Sam Blakely, 55, was captured in video footage standing inside and outside of the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 uprising and riot, …

Dallas County reported 22 more COVID-19 deaths and 348 new coronavirus cases Friday. The latest victims were mostly in their 60s or older, but a Dallas man in his 20s and a Richardson man in his 30s were among the dead. Eleven were men and eleven were women, and all 22 had underlying high-risk health conditions.Fourteen of the victims were …

The vernal equinox is Saturday marking the start of spring. This first weekend of spring will be a nice one! Expect a gradual warming trend with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. It will be very pleasant on Saturday, a little on the windy side Sunday. The next chance arrives next Monday with the potential for some showers …

The family of a 26-year-old man who died Sunday while in custody at the Collin County jail for marijuana possession called Friday for the arrests of the seven officers involved in his detention. Lee Merritt, a civil-rights attorney representing the family of Marvin David Scott III, also called for more transparency in the investigation into the death, saying that neither …

Dallas is receiving $8 million to allow federal officials to use the downtown convention center to house unaccompanied immigrant teens in U.S. custody, according to city officials. The current agreement is for 75 days, said Rocky Vaz, Dallas’ emergency management director. The deal allows the use of space at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, including its largest exhibit hall …