Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall told the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that the economic toll of fentanyl is staggering as China smuggles precursors into Mexico for the cartels to ship north. His testimony followed a news release Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

A measles outbreak in the southwestern US has killed two people and infected more than 200, prompting a top health agency to issue a travel warning.

Since the start of the year, measles cases in the US have increased by 58, bringing the total to 222 cases across 12 states, the CDC reported. Of these confirmed cases, 38 approximately 17% have resulted in hospitalization.