Texas

SpaceX's first high-altitude 'Starship' test-flight has crash-landed after it was launched over the Gulf of Mexico from Texas' Boca Chica on December 9. Reportedly, the 160 feet prototype lasted six minutes 42 seconds in the air. However, the fuel tank's low pressure made the Starship descend rapidly during reignition, which ultimately caused the crash. Despite the crash, CEO Elon Musk remained… read-more

Ahmedabad-based Hitesh Madhubhai Patel was sentenced 20-years imprisonment by a Texas court after being found guilty of defrauding U.S citizens. The 44-year-old, who ran call centers, duped and threatened Americans during 2013-16. Reportedly, Patel's employee posed as IRS officers or US Citizenship and Immigration officers and threatened the victims of imprisonment, fines or deportation to extract money. Charging Patel for wire fraud and… read-more

Naegleria Fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, has been found in the water supply of southeast Texas, and residents of eight cities have been put on alert. With putting restrictions on drinking tap water, the Texas administration has warned people to be careful, and has also issued a water advisory to them. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these infections are rare but can be deadly.