News for February 25, 2025

As the Texas measles outbreak grows, more parents are choosing to vaccinate their children, and Chad Curry’s mobile health unit is helping give shots and prevent more spread.

Apple said it is fixing an iPhone dictation bug that briefly showed “Trump” when some users said “racist.”

An anti-vaccine group and Polly Tommey are spreading a false claim that the measles outbreak in Texas was caused by the MMR shot, while state health officials say the outbreak is from a real wild measles strain.

A Georgia district attorney said a deputy will not be charged for fatally shooting Leonard Cure during a 2023 traffic stop, calling the use of force reasonable.

The Supreme Court appeared ready to side with Marlean Ames in a case that could end a higher legal hurdle some courts use for “reverse discrimination” claims.

Judge Amir Ali ordered the State Department and USAID to pay overdue foreign aid bills and follow his order to restore funding for work done before Feb. 13.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs launched a new state partnership with Customs and Border Protection to fight border crime, marking a rare move by a Democratic governor to work with the Trump administration on immigration.

Fired Yosemite workers said hanging an upside-down U.S. flag was a warning about President Donald Trump’s public lands policies and a call to rehire federal staff.

Apple chief Tim Cook said the company may need to change its diversity, equity and inclusion policies as US legal pressure grows, even after shareholders rejected a bid to end them.

U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in February as Americans grew more worried about inflation, tariffs, and the economy under President Donald Trump, while the Federal Reserve stayed cautious on rates.

A South African court said claims of a white genocide in the country are “not real” and blocked a gift to the Boerelegioen, a white supremacist group.

The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip after finding prosecutors failed to correct false testimony at his trial.

Vernon Glasford is presumed dead after a boat sank off New York City, and the U.S. Coast Guard ended its search after finding no sign of him.

Russia pushed back on President Donald Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine, widening the gap between U.S. and European views on the war.

Michael Jones is on trial in the U.K. over the 2019 theft of a famous gold toilet artwork from Blenheim Palace, while prosecutors say the stolen gold was likely broken up and sold.

California Judge Jeffrey Ferguson testified that he accidentally shot and killed his wife during an argument at home.

Rudy Giuliani has fully paid a defamation judgment after falsely accusing two former Georgia election workers, including Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, of election fraud.

The United States broke with its usual allies and sided with Russia in UN votes on Ukraine, showing a sharp shift in President Donald Trump’s stance on the war.

Jason Kilburn is trying to fix his daughter Caroline’s records after a paperwork mistake left her without a valid birth certificate or Social Security number.

A Denver-area pet store says thieves faked a seizure to steal two bulldog puppies worth more than $8,000, and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the missing dogs and suspects.