News for February 18, 2025

A measles outbreak is growing in rural northwest Texas, and state health officials say more cases are likely, with South Plains Public Health District and Lubbock Public Health helping investigate.

President Donald Trump’s cuts to federal science funding and NIH overhead money are sparking panic at Johns Hopkins University and other research centers, with scientists warning that years of work could be stalled or lost.

A foreign service worker says the Trump administration’s rushed USAID shutdown led the State Department to cancel emergency medical transport for his pregnant wife, putting her and their unborn child at serious risk.

Leonard Peltier has been released from prison after President Joe Biden commuted his life sentence, allowing him to serve the rest of his time in home confinement.

Rio de Janeiro hit its hottest day in at least 10 years, prompting heat alerts and safety steps as officials warned of more extreme heat ahead.

Rebecca Auborn has been found competent to stand trial in Ohio on charges that she fatally drugged four customers and tried to kill a fifth.