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The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, the state health department posted online Friday, and 16 people are hospitalized. Measles is a highly contagious disease. Here’s what you should know about how to protect yourself against measles.

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President Trump said Friday night that retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine was his pick as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, making the announcement in the same social media post in which he fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr.

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Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has dropped since Trump entered the White House. But the White House’s data use is misleading. (via @politifact.bsky.social)

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Neighborhood pharmacies are one of the most accessible health care locations in the country, but over the past five years thousands of U.S. pharmacies have closed leaving behind "pharmacy deserts" that impact local communities. (via @us.theconversation.com)

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Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.

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Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining, as growing questions over the next phase clouded the fragile deal’s future.

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A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

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President Donald Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.

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The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda.

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President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.

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Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential blaze and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall over responsibility for the devastation.

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Mark Rober discovered his passion for engineering as a kid by tinkering with gadgets and creating contraptions. Today, the former NASA engineer is a YouTube sensation who runs CrunchLabs, taking young minds and sparking their curiosity and innovation.

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A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers off the job in the United States and around the world.

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Geoff Bennett asks Alton Brown: What's a tool that every home cook should have?

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"I have dedicated myself to know the problems of my people because, for me, songwriting is not a job. It's therapy," Carlos Varela told us. "If I don't write songs, I go crazy. So this is my way of saying all that I feel based on what I see, read and hear."

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Stubbornly high mortgage rates, rising rents and a lack of affordable housing have contributed to fewer home sales and rising homelessness. Housing was a key issue for voters in the November election that returned President Donald Trump to power.

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The Senate voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump’s bidding and go after the president’s adversaries.

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The Panama Canal, a key link between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans that handles about 5% of all global maritime trade, is now a focal target of the president.

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At an investment conference in Miami on Wednesday, the president said that the administration is considering a concept in which 20% of the savings produced by DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts goes to American citizens and another 20% goes to paying down the national debt.

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Pete Buttigieg, the 43-year-old former U.S. transportation secretary, is discussing his future with party officials, labor leaders and top strategists.

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"America at a Crossroads" returns with political scientist Robert Putnam, who has spent decades studying these divides and how we might find our way back to a more unified nation.

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"Sugarcane" is up for an Academy Award, and has already made history: It's the first time an Indigenous director from North America has been nominated for an Oscar.

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"I just want to keep serving. I have served for nearly 20 years. I'm a combat aviator, test pilot, and I have served with honor and distinction," Cmdr. Emily Shilling said. to.pbs.org/4k7AHct

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"Eliminating the penny via a social media post isn’t just legally dubious. It could cause more problems than it solves," Jay L. Zagorsky writes for @us.theconversation.com.

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WATCH: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., asks Lori Chavez-DeRemer whether she is “pro-life or pro-choice," during her confirmation hearing for labor secretary. Chavez-DeRemer: “I have a 100 percent pro-life voting record in Congress, and I will continue to support the America First agenda."

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"Americans didn't vote for a dictator and they did not vote for a coup. And that is exactly what is going on right now, when you have a president who is repeatedly violating federal court orders and is repeatedly violating the separation of powers," Arizona AG Kris Mayes said.

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"Never let your adversary define the problem — because the things that President Trump considers problems, I consider blessings," Andrew Young said.

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Lawrence Chu is the heart and soul behind Chef Chu's, a beloved dining destination in the Bay Area for over five decades. Known for his culinary artistry and commitment to community, Lawrence reflects on the power food has to bring people together.

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This year, fans of the British romantic novelist Jane Austen are celebrating 250 years since her birth.

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"Democracy isn't just about getting elected and meeting promises," Kim Lane Scheppele, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, told @amnanawaz.bsky.social. "You have to fulfill the promises, if you're going to do them, in the proper, legal way."

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Michelle King’s exit from the administration is one of several departures of high-ranking officials concerned about DOGE staffers’ potential unlawful access to private taxpayer information.

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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk used the word “fraud” or “fraudster” combined about a dozen times during their Feb. 11 Oval Office question-and-answer session. So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)

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Recent focus groups conducted by Republican strategist Sarah Longwell are providing insight into a group of voters that helped swing the 2024 presidential race — those who voted for Democrats in prior elections, but for Donald Trump this past November.

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Mexico said Monday it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.

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Even though the temperatures are plunging, so are some brave swimmers into icy waters.

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Nick Schifrin: Trump continues to joke about Canada being the 51st state. What's the impact of this rhetoric? Canadian FM Mélanie Joly: "We will continue to be the best friends and best neighbors America will ever have. But we will never be a state, and we will never be a colony."

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The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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French President Emmanuel Macron called leaders from key EU nations and the U.K. to his ornate Elysee Palace on Monday for an emergency meeting on how to react to the U.S. diplomatic blitz on Ukraine, which left the once rock-solid partner as a potential political liability.

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The extravaganza came after months of celebrations of “Saturday Night Live,” which premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with an original cast that included John Belushi, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner. to.pbs.org/4hM7CBV

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Government reports show that fraudulent spending is a measurable problem for the federal government. But the evidence that DOGE has uncovered new examples has not yet been proven. (via @politifact.bsky.social)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan to enable a different future” for the region.

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President Trump recently posted on social media that he was getting rid of the penny. Since the penny in 2024 cost about 3.7 cents to make, the announcement might seem practical. But does the president have the power to kill off the penny? (via @us.theconversation.com)

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Government reports show that fraudulent spending is a measurable problem for the federal government. But the evidence that DOGE has uncovered new examples has not yet been proved. (via @politifact.bsky.social)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests.

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A new research study shows that rates for smoking, obesity and chronic conditions such as heart disease are comparatively higher in rural areas, leading to shorter life expectancy. (via @us.theconversation.com)

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” because the U.S. may no longer be counted on to support Europe.

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Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.

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Amid the devastation of the wildfires that tore through Southern California last month, thousands had their education disrupted. At least a dozen schools were burned or so badly damaged that students can’t return any time soon.

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Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending — but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs such as Social Security.

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Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees.

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