Ebola-stricken American doctor 'seems to be improving,' CDC head says

Ebola-stricken American doctor 'seems to be improving,' CDC head says
Strong quake kills at least 175 in southern China
Obama to decide on immigration by end of summer
At least 10 dead in strike on Gaza school
Israel strikes Gaza as troops start redeploying
Atlanta hospital deemed 1 of safest for Ebola care
Ukraine's army on outskirts of rebel stronghold
More tests needed before Ohio city gets water back
California governor declares emergency amid fires
Turks & Caicos, south Bahamas buffeted by Bertha
AP Photos: A Belgian landscape shaped by war
22 killed in day of clashes over Libyan airport
Haggis a potent symbol as Scotland decides future
Don't drink the water, says 4th-largest Ohio city
Doctor with Ebola in Atlanta for treatment
Doctors say NBA star faces long rehab process
Israeli soldier thought captured is declared dead

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 07:52 AM PDT

Kent Brantly, the Ebola-stricken American doctor who was flown back to the United States from Liberia on Saturday, "seems to be improving," Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday.

Strong quake kills at least 175 in southern China

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 08:31 AM PDT

A strong earthquake in southern China's Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and injuring more than 1,400.

Obama to decide on immigration by end of summer

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 09:19 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior White House adviser says President Barack Obama will make a decision by the end of the summer on how to use his authority to address immigrants living illegally in the U.S.

At least 10 dead in strike on Gaza school

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 08:52 AM PDT

An Israeli air strike killed at least 10 people and wounded about 30 others on Sunday in a U.N.-run school in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and medics said.

Israel strikes Gaza as troops start redeploying

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 08:48 AM PDT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A United Nations school sheltering displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip was hit Sunday by what a U.N. official said appeared to be an Israeli airstrike, an attack that killed 10 people as Israel signaled a possible scaling back in the ongoing war.

Atlanta hospital deemed 1 of safest for Ebola care

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:35 AM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Ebola virus has killed more than 700 people in Africa and could have catastrophic consequences if allowed to spread, world health officials say. So why would anyone allow infected Americans to come to the U.S.?

Ukraine's army on outskirts of rebel stronghold

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 09:13 AM PDT

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting raged Sunday on the western outskirts of Donetsk as the advancing Ukrainian army tried to seize control of the rebel stronghold. In danger of being encircled, the separatists renewed their calls for Russia to send troops to their aid.

More tests needed before Ohio city gets water back

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 09:35 AM PDT

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — More tests are needed to ensure that toxins are out of Toledo's water supply, the Ohio city's mayor said Sunday, instructing the 400,000 people in the region to avoid drinking tap water for a second day.

California governor declares emergency amid fires

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 01:49 AM PDT

ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — A fast-growing wildfire along the Oregon-California border spurred evacuation notices even as California's governor declared a state of emergency to help fight blazes raging in the state.

Turks & Caicos, south Bahamas buffeted by Bertha

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 09:23 AM PDT

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha took aim at the Turks & Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday after emerging from the Dominican Republic, where authorities evacuated dozens of families living in flooded areas.

AP Photos: A Belgian landscape shaped by war

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:12 AM PDT

One hundred years on, World War I resonates across Belgium in countless monuments and cemeteries along with relics of long-abandoned bunkers and trenches that dot the landscape.

22 killed in day of clashes over Libyan airport

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 06:02 AM PDT

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A day of militia fighting over control of the international airport in Libya's capital killed 22 people, the country's interim government said Sunday, part of the worsening chaos gripping the country.

Haggis a potent symbol as Scotland decides future

Posted: 02 Aug 2014 11:47 PM PDT

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — It's not much of an exaggeration to say that Jo Macsween has haggis in her blood. The business founded by her butcher grandfather is a leading purveyor of Scotland's national dish: a blend of offal, oats and spices, traditionally served in a sheep's stomach.

Don't drink the water, says 4th-largest Ohio city

Posted: 02 Aug 2014 09:48 PM PDT

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor has ordered the state's National Guard to help deliver water and food to residents in Toledo, where some 400,000 are being told not to drink from the city's water system.

Doctor with Ebola in Atlanta for treatment

Posted: 02 Aug 2014 07:10 PM PDT

Dr. Kent Brantly is able to walk on his own when he arrived at Emory University Hospital.

Doctors say NBA star faces long rehab process

Posted: 02 Aug 2014 01:33 PM PDT

Doctors say Paul George's biggest battle is yet to come, and it may take a year or more before he returns to the Pacers lineup. One day after the two-time All-Star suffered a gruesome open tibia-fibula fracture on his right leg during a USA Basketball intrasquad scrimmage in Las Vegas, the questions began in earnest about George's recovery -- and whether he'd ever regain the form a that made him one of NBA's most complete players. The 24-year-old George and said he was resting comfortably Saturday morning following surgery. Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird later issued a statement saying hopes George will return to Indianapolis next week before the long rehab process begins.

Israeli soldier thought captured is declared dead

Posted: 02 Aug 2014 08:12 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday that an Israeli soldier it previously believed had been captured by Hamas fighters in a Gaza ambush had in fact been killed in battle that day.