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A rapidly spreading outbreak of measles in Texas has killed two people, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said on Wednesday. They are the first mortalities from measles in the US in nearly a decade.

The current outbreak is centred in north-western Texas, with measles also recently found across the state's border in New Mexico, as well as Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New York City and Rhode Island,

There are measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico right now, and most of the people getting sick are not vaccinated. Children are also many of those getting sick in places where the vaccination rates are a lot lower than they are here in New York State.

Other states reporting measles cases are Alaska, Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, according to USA TODAY. Here's what to know about the measles outbreak in New Mexico. The first case of measles in Lea County prompted the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) to declare an outbreak on Feb.

A measles outbreak has infected dozens in Texas and New Mexico, with cases also reported in Alaska, Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.

The move by Mexico to allow the transfer of Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States signaled a potentially new era of cooperation in the drug war.

NEW YORK — Cartel leaders Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes are set to be arraigned in a U.S. federal court in New York City on Friday, following their surprise transfer from Mexico. The pair were among 29 Mexican prisoners sent Thursday to eight cities across the U.S.

Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons offenses in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition Thursday to the U.S. from Mexico.

Legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home, ABC News has confirmed.

Alleged drug cartel boss Rafael Caro Quintero, who spent decades in prison in Mexico for the murder of a U.S. drug enforcement agent, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Friday to drug trafficking charges that could result in his execution.

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in New Mexico, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office told CNN. He was 95. Their cause of death has not been confirmed but it is not believed to be foul play,