A reported shooting on Galveston's west end led police to a home where they found a man bleeding on the porch and saw a suspect flee in a maroon pickup truck, prompting a chase. The pursuit, assisted by state troopers and a DPS helicopter, ended near Jamaica Beach when the suspect crashed and was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, later pronounced dead at UTMB. A second victim was located at the residence and transported to the hospital, with their condition undisclosed. Galveston police and Texas Rangers are investigating the incident and the pursuit.

A 23-month-old girl drowned in a backyard pool in Galveston, prompting a police investigation.

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)BEIRUT – Lebanon’s economy faces an “arduous and prolonged depression,” with real GPD projected to plunge by nearly 20% because its politicians refuse to implement reforms that would speed up the country’s recovery, the World Bank said Tuesday. “Lack of effective policy action by authorities has subjected the economy to an arduous and prolonged depression,” the World Bank report said. “One year into the economic crisis, such policies have not yet been decided, let alone implemented. “Lack of political consensus on national priorities severely impedes Lebanon’s ability to implement long-term and visionary development policies,” said Saroj Kumar Jha, the World Bank regional director. “Without reforms, there can be no sustainable recovery and reconstruction, and the social and economic situation will continue to worsen,” the World Bank warned.