Johns Hopkins University reports 1,277 cases have been confirmed so far this year. Health experts say the bulk of the cases are linked to a large outbreak in West Texas.

Trash continues to pile up on the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as negotiations between the city and a union representing municipal workers remain deadlocked.

The crash in Dayton, Ohio, caused the bus to overturn; three teenagers inside the car, which was reportedly going 100 mph before the crash, were killed.