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One Figure Shows How Bad Measles Cases Are

US case count has outpaced record set in 2019

(Newser) - Measles cases in the United States have soared to levels unseen since the disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago. CNN reports the US has logged at least 1,277 confirmed measles cases so far in 2025, surpassing the previous post-elimination record of 1,274 set in 2019—and...

Among the Texas Victims: a Longtime Camp Director

Heart O' the Hills was not in session, but Jane Ragsdale was on the property

(Newser) - Heart O' the Hills Camp for Girls was not in session when the devastating flash floods hit Texas Hill Country early Friday—but longtime director and co-owner Jane Ragsdale was on the property and died in the flooding, the Houston Chronicle reports. The camp said in a statement : "...

His Vanishing Is Merely a 'Game of Clue' to the Masses

Texas Monthly looks into the disappearance of Jason Landry and the rise of true-crime sleuths

(Newser) - It's been nearly five years since 21-year-old Jason Landry vanished on a dark rural road in Luling, Texas. His car turned up—he'd apparently crashed the Nissan into a tree—and, inexplicably, his clothes were found scattered in neat piles in the middle of the road. But as...

Families Search and Wait for Word
Families Search
and Wait for Word
Jul 5, 2025 5:35 PM CDT

Families Search and Wait for Word

One woman who was swept away in Texas flooding 'was dodging RVs and refrigerators' in the river

(Newser) - Families suffered excruciating waits on Saturday for word about those missing in the Texas floods, with some relatives conducting their own searches. Officials announced the death toll was up to 32, including 14 children. About two dozen children were still missing as of Sunday afternoon. Rescuers were searching for survivors...

'People Need to Know Today Will Be a Hard Day'

Death toll in Texas floods rises to 27, including 9 kids

(Newser) - Scores of rescuers were searching desperately Saturday for children from a girls' camp and many others who were still missing after a wall of water rushed down a river in the Texas Hill Country during a powerful storm. Official said Saturday that the death toll had risen to 27, including...

Multiple Deaths Confirmed in 'Catastrophic' Texas Flooding

The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes

(Newser) - Officials in Kerr County, Texas, said Friday afternoon that at least 13 people have died in "catastrophic" flooding and that about 20 children are missing from a girls camp in the area. Parts of the Guadalupe River, which runs from the county to San Antonio Bay, rose 26 feet...

9-Year-Old Dies in Hot Car While Her Mother Is at Work

Texas woman could face charges in child's death

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl died after being left alone in a hot car for hours while her mother was at work, Texas authorities said. The girl's 36-year-old mother left her daughter with some water and partially opened windows in a Toyota Camry outside a manufacturing plant in Galena Park,...

Kentucky Measles Outbreak Raises Fear for Kindergarteners

4 cases confirmed, with another confirmed exposure; vax rate among kindergartners is 87%

(Newser) - A measles outbreak has emerged in central Kentucky. There are four confirmed cases: Three were confirmed in Woodford County before a fourth emerged in nearby Fayette County, per WKYT . The Kentucky Department of Public Health has also reported a confirmed measles exposure in Jessamine County. Officials say one measles case...

Truck Driver Allegedly Falls Asleep, Kills 4 Family Members

Texas crash leaves a 5th person dead and a young woman fighting for her life

(Newser) - A Texas family's road trip turned tragic when a big rig driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel, leaving four members dead and a teenage girl fighting for her life. Four members of the McKellar family from Fort Worth died Saturday in Kaufman County, Texas, after the big...

'Liver King' Must Stay 200 Yards Away From Joe Rogan

Influencer Brian Johnson was taken into custody in Rogan's hometown of Austin after alleged threats

(Newser) - He's known for devouring raw meat and animal organs as part of an "ancestral lifestyle," strolling with 120 pounds of heavy chains draped around his neck, and, now, allegedly threatening Joe Rogan. Texas police say that Brian Johnson, aka the "Liver King," was arrested on...

Suspect Charged With Murder in Fatal Track Meet Stabbing

Karmelo Anthony has been indicted on a murder charge

(Newser) - The teen suspected of fatally stabbing another teen at a Texas high school track meet has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge. The grand jury handed up the indictment Tuesday, the Dallas News reports. Karmelo Anthony, now 18, was 17 when he allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf, also 17, at...

After Veto, Texas to Rethink Ban on Products With THC

Leader of crackdown effort says he's confused by Abbott's moves

(Newser) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables, allowing the booming market flush with THC-infused vapes, gummies, and other products to continue to be sold across the state. The Republican waited until the final moment to stop what would have been one of the most...

Cops: He Broke Up With Her, She Married Him Anyway
Cops: He Broke Up With Her,
She Married Him Anyway
in case you missed it
Jun 22, 2025 6:54 AM CDT

Cops: He Broke Up With Her, She Married Him Anyway

Texas woman has been charged with stalking

(Newser) - A Texas woman decided that her fiance breaking up with her didn't mean the wedding was off, police say. Investigators say the 42-year-old man returned to his home in the Waco suburb of Beverly Hills on June 13 to find a Bath & Body Works gift package containing a...

US Rolls Out Its Strategy to Stop Flesh-Eating Screwworm

Texas facility will be used in effort to once again eradicate parasite threatening cattle industry

(Newser) - Millions of sterile flies will soon take flight from a new Texas facility, as the US launches an ambitious campaign to halt the advance of a flesh-eating parasite threatening American livestock. The strategy isn't new—the US used it to largely eradicate the screwworm population in the 1960s....

SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Starbase
SpaceX Rocket
Explodes at Starbase
Jun 19, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Starbase

Rocket was being tested at Texas launch site

(Newser) - A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky, the AP reports. The company said the Starship "experienced a major anomaly" at about 11pm while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX's launch...

SCOTUS Clears the Way for Nuclear Waste Site in Texas

Justices restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at site in Andrews

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution. What to know about the decision, per the AP :
  • The vote: The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed
...

Without Opening His Chest, Texas Man Gets a New Heart

The US' first fully robotic heart transplant completed through abdomen incision

(Newser) - In a first for US medicine, a surgeon in Texas has performed a fully robotic heart transplant—replacing a patient's failing heart without opening his chest. The surgery, performed March 15 by cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Kenneth Liao of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, gave a new heart...

Texas Cuts Off Funding for Border Wall

State lawmakers have approved a budget that doesn't include any more funding for barrier build

(Newser) - Texas has stopped putting new money toward building a US-Mexico border wall, shifting course after installing only a fraction of the hundreds of miles of barrier that Gov. Greg Abbott set out to construct four years ago. State lawmakers this month approved a new Texas budget that doesn't include...

Fire Crews Made 'Harrowing' Rescues in San Antonio Floods

At least 5 died after floodwaters swept cars away

(Newser) - Heavy rains in San Antonio rapidly flooded roads, swept away submerged cars, and sent some people scrambling up trees to escape fast-rising waters Thursday while firefighters made dozens of rescues across the nation's seventh-largest city. At least five people died and two are still missing, authorities said. The deaths all...

After Viral Video, Teens Charged With Sneaking Into Astrodome

Cops say they were taking photos; a mother of the accused says they never went inside

(Newser) - Three teenagers are accused of breaking into Houston's Astrodome days after a viral TikTok video exposed the abandoned stadium's darkened and dusty interior. "Sneaking into closed old historic buildings is dangerous," Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen says , per the Houston Chronicle . "You are...

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