Prince Harry blasted his father, Prince Charles, in an interview Friday, saying he was handed down a “cycle” of “genetic pain and suffering.”. Speaking on Hollywood actor Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, the Duke of Sussex revealed he debated leaving his royal duties since his early twenties because of the way Prince Charles treated his mother, Princess Diana.

A vast number of Texans are poised to return to pre-pandemic lifestyles thanks to new guidance issued this week by federal health officials about masks. In a striking signal that the country is one step closer to returning to normalcy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer have to wear face masks …

Get your outdoor chores completed on Saturday as a wet weather pattern begins Sunday. Saturday will be mainly dry, although a few afternoon showers and storms will be possible west of the DFW metro. It’ll be mild with highs in the low 80s. The pattern turns unsettled with daily shower and storm chances Sunday through much of next week. During …

Dallas County reported 11 more COVID-19 deaths and 91 new coronavirus cases Friday. The latest victims were all in their 50s or older. Six were men and five were women, and 10 had underlying high-risk health conditions. Five of the victims lived in Dallas, two were from DeSoto and one each lived in Garland, Grand Prairie, Irving and Mesquite. County …

AUSTIN — The Botham Jean Act received final passage in the Texas House on Friday, one day after narrowly beating the first major midnight deadline of the 87th Legislature. DeSoto Democratic Rep. Carl O. Sherman’s proposal, also known as Bo’s Law, is named after Botham Jean, a Dallas man who was killed inside his apartment by Amber Guyger, an off-duty …

AUSTIN — As the Legislature entered the session’s homestretch Friday, many Texans were wondering how much of the conservative “red meat” agenda had passed. The House worked late Thursday and into Friday afternoon, after senators went home, because of deadlines it faced for passing its own bills. The flurry of activity rescued scores of bills from potential death but left …

A man who authorities said killed a teenager in Dallas by shoving him out of a moving vehicle onto the Stemmons Corridor freeway, where he was hit by a tractor-trailer, has been apprehended in Tennessee. Demario Montague, 34, was arrested Thursday in Memphis by a U.S. Marshals Service task force. Authorities said he killed 17-year-old DeMajai Oliver earlier this year. …

Wylie police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing woman. Faiza Fahad has not been seen since leaving her home in the 2100 block of Central Park Drive, near Country Club Road and East FM544, on foot about 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. She doesn’t have her cellphone and doesn’t know anyone in the area, police said. Fahad is described …

Only five months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use, the shots are readily available to just about anyone who wants them. Now the biggest obstacle to returning to normal will be changing the minds of millions of people who don’t want them. Health officials have moved beyond the early, frantic effort to protect the most vulnerable to focus …