Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asked the governments of Western countries to “penalise those deliberately spreading their message of hate against Muslims” by disrespecting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the same way that they had “outlawed any negative comment against the Holocaust”. In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Imran clarified that his government had only taken action against the …

The suspect in a Thursday-afternoon shooting that wounded a toddler remained at large on Friday, Little Elm police said. Police said the shooting took place just after 2 p.m. Thursday outside a grocery store at Rose Lane and King Road in Hackberry. Little Elm provides police services for the small Denton County town on the east side of Lewisville Lake. …

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico – Along the banks of a muddy Rio Grande, two national guardsmen, carrying long rifles, keep a watchful eye on the border for mostly Central American migrants sneaking into the U.S. The guardsmen describe their spot as “a strategic location.” Across from them on the U.S. side, they have a clear view of a border wall that …

AUSTIN — The former Harris County Clerk who experimented with expanded voting programs during the November election says he has no regrets, even though those actions have led to a severe backlash from lawmakers who want to tighten voting rules in the state. “I certainly don’t have any regrets because I was trying to make elections more accessible and safe for people …

McKINNEY — It was an eccentric developer’s private fantasyland — a multimillion-dollar replica Western town built from the ground up in the early 1980s on a patch of rural McKinney farmland. There were tales of Playboy magazine shoots, movie sets, private parties and famous guests. Antique furnishings came from English, Scottish and Irish estates. Building materials were harvested from Texas, …

A prominent Dallas lawyer and DART board member has been charged in federal court with laundering what be believed was drug money for narcotics traffickers, according to the U.S. attorney. Ray Jackson, 51, of The Jackson Law Firm, was arrested Wednesday and charged with money laundering, officials said. He made his initial appearance in federal court in Dallas on Friday …

A 21-year-old woman died early Friday in a pileup in Arlington that started when a drunken driver rammed his car into a semitrailer, police said. Authorities were dispatched about 2:30 a.m. after reports of a major car crash in the 1100 block of Interstate 20, near Matlock Road and South Cooper Street. A car had swerved into a semitrailer, causing …

Dallas County reported 15 more COVID-19 deaths and 152 new coronavirus cases Friday. The latest victims were all in their 50s or older. Seven were men and eight were women, and all but one — a man in his 60s — had underlying high-risk health conditions. Five of the victims were Dallas residents, four were from DeSoto, two lived in …

Our showery pattern is coming to an end, but the cool weather is going to stick around awhile. A cold front moved across North Texas Friday bringing beneficial rainfall, but as that moves away, the rain will go with it. The weekend will be dry and quite cool. Saturday will be rather cloudy with a gusty north wind and high …

Farmers Branch police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing teenager. Nikolas Hickman, 14, was last seen about 2 p.m. Friday leaving his home in the 4000 block of Sigma Road, near Midway and Alpha roads, on foot. Nikolas is described as 6 feet tall and 180 to 190 pounds, with curly black hair and brown eyes. He …