The Sherman City Council formalized agreements regarding infrastructure in one of its new mixed-use developments when it agreed to create two new tax increment reinvestment zones for the Heritage Ranch Development.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A marble bust that a Texas woman bought for about $35 from a Goodwill store is temporarily on display at a San Antonio museum after experts determined it was a centuries-old sculpture missing from Germany since World War II.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sought to cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies and a necessary move to ward off a potential aggression.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, following a highly turbulent week for markets with more losses as traders see little relief in sight for their current list of worries: coronavirus lockdowns in China, looming interest rates hikes and inflationary pressures exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The S&P 500 gave up 1.4% in the early going Monday. The benchmark index is coming off five weeks of losses, its longest losing streak in a decade. The Nasdaq was off 1.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.3%. The anxiety in markets has sent many kinds of assets lower, including crude oil prices and bitcoin.
BEIJING (AP) — China’s export growth tumbled in April as global demand weakened, adding to pressure on the world’s second-largest economy after Shanghai and other industrial cities were shut down to fight virus outbreaks.
NEW YORK (AP) — When Dana Donofree had a bilateral mastectomy and implant reconstruction after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2010, the then 27-year-old fashion designer discovered only medical and uncomfortable bras catering to women with the disease.
Before the pandemic, entrepreneurs Liz Eddy and Alyssa Ruderman had trouble getting venture capitalists to invest in their end-of-life planning app Lantern. Potential business partners were skeptical as well.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia’s ambassador to Poland was splattered with red paint thrown at him by protesters opposed to the war in Ukraine, preventing him from paying respects on Monday at a Warsaw cemetery to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II.
Michael Hutchins / Herald Democrat Election night results as of 12 a.m. May 8.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is doubling the size of its eviction protection program, designed to fund legal assistance for tenants seeking to stay in their homes.