In nearly simultaneous decisions, courts in two U.S. states on Tuesday blocked the imminent executions of death row inmates. The highest court in Texas issued a stay of execution for David Leonard ...

Louisiana is on alert as a measles outbreak spreads in neighboring Texas and New Mexico. There are no confirmed cases in Louisiana, but officials urge vaccination as a precaution. The outbreak in ...

Within minutes of the Texas decision, though it's unclear which ruling technically came first, a Louisiana judge temporarily blocked what was to be the state's first execution by nitrogen gas ...