The number of confirmed measles cases reported in an outbreak in West Texas is now at 124, the Texas Department of Health Services said in an update Tuesday, an increase of 34 since late last week.

Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race to limit the spread of this highly contagious virus.

State medical experts have confirmed 124 cases of measles in Texas. This is the largest measles outbreak in Texas in 30 years. Here is how it started and an overview of the situation, as of Feb. 25. The outbreak originated in Gaines County,

Israel launched a major military incursion in the northern West Bank in August, which it called “Operation Summer Camps.” It sent armored vehicles into the cities of Jenin and Tulkarem, severing water and electricity and leading Palestinians to ration food, residents told CNN.

By Raneen Sawafta and James Mackenzie JENIN, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years on Sunday as it ordered the military to prepare for an "extended stay" to fight Palestinian militant groups in the area's refugee camps.

The IDF has intensified operations in the northern West Bank, particularly in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams refugee camps.

The West Boylston Select Board voted on Monday to fire Town Administrator James Ryan over a controversy about a Trump flag inside the town's police department.

WEST BOYLSTON ― In a 4-1 vote, the West Boylston Select Board on Monday voted to terminate Town Administrator James Ryan's contract over the way he handled the discovery of a Donald Trump campaign flag that he found hanging in the police station.

West Boylston town administrator James Ryan has been fired following a conflict over a Donald Trump flag inside the police department.