HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Millions of dollars are being allocated to enhance security and safety at the Harris County Jail, but grieving families believe it’s still not enough. Nearly 50 people have died in the county jail over the past few years, prompting efforts to reduce this number. Jacilet Griffin is all too familiar with this statistic. “It has just …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In an exclusive jailhouse interview with reporter Brooke Taylor, 20-year-old transgender woman Karon Fisher spoke about her involvement in a brutal murder. Fisher expressed no remorse for the attack, which has been described as one of Houston’s most horrific murders caught on camera. The graphic video of the crime, which garnered national attention, shows Fisher running …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A couple visiting from Sri Lanka is unable to leave the country after their passports were stolen at a park in northwest Harris County. Thusitha Wickramarachichi said his parents were visiting him and his 16-month-old daughter. “They were excited, and we were planning some cruises and all that,” he said. However, their plans came to …

TAIPEI: US chip titan Intel on Tuesday struck a defiant tone in the face of strong challenges from rivals Nvidia, AMD and Qualcomm, unveiling technologies it said would lead the artificial intelligence revolution. For decades, Intel has dominated the market for the chips that run everything from laptops to data centres. But in recent years, its competitors, especially Nvidia, have …

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Irfan Nawaz Memon Monday chaired a high-level meeting regarding dengue measures in the federal capital, during which officials reported finding dengue larvae at 600 locations across the city in just one week. The DC emphasized that controlling the spread of dengue required active participation from residents, said the ICT Administration’s Spokesman. The meeting focused on reviewing …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected at a third poultry farm near Melbourne, but it is not the same strain that has spread globally and raised fears of human transmission, the Victoria state government said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of birds have already been destroyed after bird flu was found at two Australian egg farms last …

The International Cricket Council on Monday announced that winners of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will receive $2.45 million — record prize money for the tournament — from the overall $11.25m pot while the runner-up will receive $1.28m. “The 55-match event will be played over 28 days, across nine venues in the West Indies and USA, making this the …

PARIS: World number two Aryna Sabalenka pummelled American Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour on Monday to march into the French Open quarter-finals with an emphatic performance that kept her on course for her first title in Paris. The Belarusian 26-year-old, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros last year, never faced a break point in the 69-minute fourth-round …

LONDON: Chelsea have appointed Enzo Maresca as their new head coach on a five-year contract, the English Premier League club said on Monday. The Italian will leave Leicester City, whom he led to promotion back to the Premier League in his first season in charge, and begin his new role on July 1, Chelsea said in a statement.“ He has …