The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run vaccine programs.

With two measles deaths - both children - in the state, officials struggle to convince communities to vaccinate.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Portage County that involved four local teenagers in a 2024 Camaro. Iran has hit back at speculation that it will hold direct talks with the United States.