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An unvaccinated child in west Texas died from measles, state officials announced Feb. 26. This is the first death from the Texas measles outbreak that began late last month, and is the first death ...

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The measles outbreak in West Texas is linked with cases in New Mexico, officials said Tuesday, as well as new cases reported in Oklahoma. This brings the total number of cases to 258 across three ...

25, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) A historic measles outbreak in West Texas is just short of 200 cases, Texas state health officials said Friday, while the number of cases in ...

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil price holds ground for the third successive session, trading around $68.40 per barrel ...

The Trump administration has promised to increase leases on federal lands and waters and expedite the permitting process.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil price remains under pressure for the second consecutive day, trading around $66.50 per ...

The prices of the Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate each went down by USD 1.08 and USD 1.01 to settle respectively at ...

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015. The death was a ...