Yearly Archives: 2025

Texas Measles Cases Rise To 146 In An Outbreak That Led To A Child’s Death

Texas Measles Cases Rise To 146 In An Outbreak That Led To A Child’s Death

DALLAS (AP) — Texas health officials say the number of people with measles has increased to 146 in rural West Texas outbreak that led this week to the death of a school-aged child who was not vaccinated. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday that the number of cases in the outbreak had…MORE

Microsoft Shutting Down Skype In May

Microsoft Shutting Down Skype In May

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011 and which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online. The tech giant said Friday it will retire Skype in May and shift some of its services to Microsoft Teams, its flagship videoconferencing platform. Skype users will be…MORE

Zelensky Diplomacy Meeting Ends in Shouting Match with President Trump

Zelensky Diplomacy Meeting Ends in Shouting Match with President Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — An extraordinary breakdown in diplomacy leaves the world’s peace in limbo. President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy over a deal for U.S. access to that country’s rare earth minerals after shouting at him in the Oval Office. Trump berated Zelenskyy for being “disrespectful.” The pair had planned…MORE