The Texas health department reported 541 cases of measles in the state on Friday, an increase of 36 cases from its previous count on April 8, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease that continues to cross state borders.Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 355 from the 328 reported on Tuesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.Two unvaccinated children with no underlying health conditions have died of measles in Texas, including an 8-year-old girl last week.

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making threats online to murder President Donald Trump and immigration agents, the US Justice Department said on Friday.Shawn Monper, 32, was charged on Wednesday with four counts of threatening to murder a US official to impede their official duties, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Pittsburgh."Rest assured that whenever and wherever threats of assassination or mass violence occur, this Department of Justice will find, arrest and prosecute the suspect to the fullest extent of the law and seek the maximum appropriate punishment," Attorney-General Pam Bondi said in a statement.

The US Transportation Security Administration said on Friday it will begin enforcing long-delayed stricter ID requirements at US airports starting May 7 and warned passengers could be denied access to flights.On May 7, TSA will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant. Congress in 2005 approved new, stricter federal standards for issuing identification cards but enforcement has been pushed back repeatedly.

The US Military Academy and the US Air Force Academy will no longer consider race as a factor in admissions as the military schools had long done to boost enrollment of Black, Hispanic, and other minorities, President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the bond market had "a little moment" this week but he solved it quickly, and that he believed his economic plan would lead to the US dollar gaining value."The bond market's going good. It had a little moment but I solved that problem very quickly," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One."When people understand what we’re doing I think the dollar will go way up," he added.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his physical exam went well and that he thought a report on it would be released on Sunday.

Two Hapoel Tel Aviv fans were beaten with batons and arrested in Spain while celebrating the Eurocup, N12 reported on Saturday morning. The fans had reportedly been trying to reach their friend when a scuffle broke out with security. They have since remained in police custody and it is unclear when they will return to Israel.