China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Asim Saleem Bajwa on Saturday said there was a need to bring the remotest regions of the country in line with developed areas as per the prime minister’s vision. Speaking to media persons in Hoshab, Balochistan, the CPEC chairman was providing updates on the progress of various development projects in the area. He said …

Bishop T. D. Jakes has served as advisor to presidents and led global humanitarian efforts, but as senior pastor of The Potter’s House, the non-denominational multicultural church he founded in southern Dallas, he has a call to action for the city he loves. He’d like city leaders coming together and “sitting all different types of people around the table so …

When Robert Miller noticed his blue recycling bin still about halfway full on his June 15 collection day, the Dallas resident didn’t think much of it. One day passed. Then two. Before long, it stretched to seven. The trash kept getting picked up, but the recycling bin remained full. So Miller, 32, and his partner filled at least two trash …

Dallas County reported four more COVID-19 deaths and 154 new coronavirus cases Friday. The latest victims were three Dallas women, in their 20s, 50s and 70s, and a Grand Prairie man in his 50s. All four had underlying high-risk health conditions. County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that the safety and efficacy of vaccines reminded him of …

cr The third suspect in the slaying of a Sachse man found dead in his home last month has been arrested. Brandon Duepree Dale, 40, was taken into custody Thursday in Dallas, Sachse police said. He was booked into the Collin County jail on a capital murder charge, with bail set at $1 million. Police were called the evening of June …

The House of Representatives passed an amendment Wednesday that would ban the transportation of horses across state lines or to Canada and Mexico to slaughterhouses for human consumption. According to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the amendment, part of the larger INVEST in America transportation infrastructure bill the House passed Thursday, would effectively ban horse slaughter nationwide. Before it can become law, the …

Tom Plaskett, the former American Airlines executive who helped create the carrier’s frequent flier program, died last week at the age of 77, his family said. Plaskett was American’s senior vice president of marketing before leaving to take the CEO job at Houston-based Continental Airlines, and he later led the failing Pan American Airways through its last days as an …

In recent days, the Pacific Northwest has been beset by a heat wave that the National Weather Service called unprecedented and historic. With temperatures soaring into the 110s in places, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia have amassed hundreds of heat-related deaths, reported. Despite these weather patterns, meteorologists say North Texans won’t face similarly hazardous, record-setting heat — at least not in …

Lancaster police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing teenager who they say is at high risk because of mental-health concerns. Providence McNeill, 16, is described as Black, 5-1 and about 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black short-sleeve shirt with a pink hoodie around her waist, black sweatpants, a …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …