Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Tuesday received a national boost from a prominent Democratic women’s group. EMILY’s List, the influential group that works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights, named Hidalgo as its 2021 “EMILY’s List Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award” winner, a designation that brings with it exposure to national donors and other powerful Democratic constituencies. “We …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two brothers said they were chased down and shot at by someone they argued with at a McDonald’s near the Washington corridor, according to police. When they drove away, a group of males in a truck followed them to Durham and Nett Street and fired shots. A bullet went through the door and hit one of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Emergency crews are actively working to clear a crash on the southbound lanes of the North Freeway involving multiple vehicles. Houston police say the crash was reported at around 4:13 p.m. at North Shepherd on I-45. Officials say at least four to five vehicles were involved and one person was taken to the hospital. The cause …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police have identified the cyclist who was hit and killed while riding his bike near Ellington Airport on Saturday. The victim was identified as 61-year-old Hector Saldarriaga. Those who knew Saldarriaga said he wasn’t only an avid cyclist, but a father of three children who are left heartbroken. Family said he was riding the same route …

ISLAMABAD: The polio-virus vanished in most parts of the country in recent tests of the sewage samples, quoting sources. The virus  has not been detected in tests of sewage samples taken from across the country The extensive environmental surveillance established by the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme collects sewage water samples to detect the polio-virus across the country. In all four …

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has warned of “repeatedly documented” instances of COVID-19 spreading through the air to people more than six feet away under certain conditions. The new document explains the latest understanding of how the virus spreads is part of a shifting emphasis towards the airborne transmission of the virus. “Transmission …

ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus has claimed 118 more lives across Pakistan over the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll from the disease to 18,915. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 3,785 new infections emerged when 40,736 samples were tested during the same period. The positivity rate of new cases was recorded at 9.29%, the NCOC …

To help with ventilator shortages in the United States (US), a 12-year-old boy has used his brick-building skills to make some out of LEGO parts. A 12-year-old Anthony Hartman from Illinois said shortages of medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic inspired him to design his own ventilator using Lego pieces. Hartman, a Winnetka seventh-grader, said he heard about projects to …

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur are facing another season out of the Champions League after losing at Leeds United two years to the day after reaching the final of Europe’s elite competition. Being beaten 3-1 by Leeds on Saturday left Tottenham five points from fourth place with three games to go and having played one more than Chelsea. Dropping points at Elland …