Conteroversy brews over Thomas Eric Duncan's death

Conteroversy brews over Thomas Eric Duncan's death
Rob Ford's possible replacement also raises eyebrows
Florida A&M hazing scandal heads to court
More girls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria
Rap sheet, several aliases for suspect in Calif. deputy deaths
Child at NYC hospital being tested for Ebola
Police use unmanned balloon in hunt for trooper shooting suspect
U.S., coalition led 11 air strikes on Islamic State
New Jersey to release nurse quarantined after W. Africa work
3rd student, 14, dies after Wash. state school shooting
Molten lava flow has some Hawaiians ready to flee homes
27 feared dead in Iraq suicide bombing attack
GOP digital revamp sees mixed results two years after report
As Canada pushes for anti-terror laws, some say more police needed
Are Latinos ditching the Democrats? Don't believe the hype
Boy in NYC being observed for Ebola
Governors stress home quarantine for Ebola workers
Teen wounded in Wash. school shooting dies
Cardinals slugger Oscar Taveras killed in auto crash in Dominican
Brazil's Rousseff narrowly wins second term
Florida hazing trial begins in college marching band death
U.S. pastor who led son's same-sex marriage can keep ordination: council
Pro-Europe parties secure big election win in Ukraine: exit poll
Florida to monitor health of travelers from Ebola-hit countries
Tribe reels from Washington state school shooting

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:25 AM PDT

Of nine people treated for Ebola in U.S., only one has died.

Rob Ford's possible replacement also raises eyebrows

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:21 AM PDT

By Andrea Hopkins (Note: Story contains graphic language in the penultimate paragraph.) TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto voters were set to replace their notorious mayor, Rob Ford, in Monday's election after Ford dropped out of the race in September after being diagnosed with cancer, but his elder brother still has a shot at the city's top job. Ford, who made global headlines last year when he admitted to using crack cocaine while in office, has not left the scene altogether, even though he is undergoing arduous cancer treatment. ...

Florida A&M hazing scandal heads to court

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:54 AM PDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The trials of three of four members of Florida A&M University's marching band on charges of felony hazing and manslaughter have been postponed until April. But the trial of a fourth member began with jury selection Monday, nearly three years after drum major Robert Champion died from being beaten.

More girls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 10:03 AM PDT

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of girls and young women are being abducted by Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, raising doubts about an announced cease-fire and the hoped-for release of 219 schoolgirls held captive since April.

Rap sheet, several aliases for suspect in Calif. deputy deaths

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:57 AM PDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The man accused in a shooting rampage that left two sheriff's deputies dead and a motorist seriously wounded was living in the United States illegally. He had been convicted in Arizona for selling drugs and deported to Mexico twice.

Child at NYC hospital being tested for Ebola

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 06:37 AM PDT

Patient was in W. Africa, developed fever Monday while under observation at Bellevue Hospital.

Police use unmanned balloon in hunt for trooper shooting suspect

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 07:38 AM PDT

CANADENSIS, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say they're using a device similar to a weather balloon in their search for a suspect in the killing of a state trooper last month.

U.S., coalition led 11 air strikes on Islamic State

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 07:35 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States led nearly a dozen air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Sunday and Monday, according to the U.S. military. U.S. forces conducted four strikes in Syria near the town of Kobani near the border with Turkey, hitting five vehicles and one occupied building used by the militant group, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday. In Iraq, the United States and other partner countries led seven air strikes, including three strikes near the Mosul Dam area that hit a small unit of Islamic State fighters, the statement said. ...

New Jersey to release nurse quarantined after W. Africa work

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3rd student, 14, dies after Wash. state school shooting

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:21 AM PDT

MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A 14-year-old girl died two days after a student opened fire inside a Washington state high school, raising the death toll in the shooting to three, including the gunman who killed himself as a teacher tried to stop him.

Molten lava flow has some Hawaiians ready to flee homes

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 06:37 AM PDT

Molten lava from a volcano in Hawaii is pushing closer to a rural area, closing the main road and triggering warnings that residents might need to leave their homes at any time.

27 feared dead in Iraq suicide bombing attack

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:41 AM PDT

By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shi'ite militiamen on the outskirts of the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakhar on Monday after security forces pushed Islamic State militants out of the area over the weekend, army and police sources said. The attacker, driving a Humvee vehicle packed with explosives and likely stolen from defeated government troops, also wounded 60 Shi'ite militiamen, who had helped government forces retake the town just south of the capital. ...

GOP digital revamp sees mixed results two years after report

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 01:33 AM PDT

GOP operatives said the RNC's data-sharing agreement with Koch-backed groups is the party's biggest digital breakthrough since Mitt Romney lost in 2012. But Republicans still face major structural challenges in the digital arena that will take time – in some cases, years – to overcome.

As Canada pushes for anti-terror laws, some say more police needed

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 04:03 AM PDT

By Euan Rocha and David Ljunggren TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian police need more resources and not extra powers to deal with the threat posed by extremists after two deadly attacks, say legal and security experts, as the government pledged to deliver tough new anti-terror legislation. Canada's Conservative government said it will soon introduce a bill to enhance the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) spy agency and is planning other legislation designed to allow police to preempt threats and crack down on hate speech. ...

Are Latinos ditching the Democrats? Don't believe the hype

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 01:49 AM PDT

As the 2014 midterm elections approach, some national political observers are maintaining that Latino voters are pulling away from the Democratic Party. There's only one problem with this sweeping conclusion — it's practically meaningless.

Boy in NYC being observed for Ebola

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 10:18 AM PDT

5-year-old who arrived from Guinea being watched at Bellevue Hospital for possible symptoms, say media reports.

Governors stress home quarantine for Ebola workers

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:43 AM PDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A nurse who protested being kept in a tent in New Jersey over the weekend despite lacking symptoms after caring for Ebola patients in West Africa was to be released Monday as scientists and federal officials clashed with state officials over quarantine policies.

Teen wounded in Wash. school shooting dies

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 10:53 PM PDT

A 14-year-old girl wounded when a fellow student opened fire in a cafeteria has died.

Cardinals slugger Oscar Taveras killed in auto crash in Dominican

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Brazil's Rousseff narrowly wins second term

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 08:34 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected Sunday in the tightest race Brazil has seen since its return to democracy three decades ago, giving the juggernaut Workers' Party its fourth-straight presidential victory and the chance to extend its social transformation of the globe's fifth-largest country.

Florida hazing trial begins in college marching band death

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:52 AM PDT

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - Three years after the beating death of a Florida college band member brought national attention to its hazing rituals, the alleged ringleader of the abuse went on trial on Monday for manslaughter. Dante Martin, 27, a former member of the Florida A&M University's celebrated "Marching 100" band, faces hazing charges for his role in the death of Robert Champion, a band drum major. Wearing a dark suit, Martin kept his eyes down and jotted in a legal pad as jury selection began in an Orlando courtroom. ...

U.S. pastor who led son's same-sex marriage can keep ordination: council

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 10:08 AM PDT

(Reuters) - A U.S. pastor who was defrocked after officiating his son's same-sex wedding ceremony, and later reinstated, can keep his ordination, a Methodist judicial council has ruled. The church had punished Reverend Frank Schaefer last year by defrocking him when he refused to say he would never perform another gay ceremony. But an appeals panel reversed the decision, and the judicial council on Saturday upheld the appellate ruling, the church said on Monday. The decision by the church's highest judicial body was on technical, legal grounds and did not discuss the issue of gay marriage. ...

Pro-Europe parties secure big election win in Ukraine: exit poll

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 02:24 PM PDT

Pro-Europe parties led by a group backing President Petro Poroshenko swept a parliamentary election in Ukraine on Sunday, an exit poll showed, giving him a mandate to end a separatist conflict and pursue democratic reforms. The survey, issued after voting stations closed in the ex- Soviet republic, gave Poroshenko's bloc 23 percent of the votes cast for the 29 competing parties, ahead of the party of his ally, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, on 21.3 percent. ...

Florida to monitor health of travelers from Ebola-hit countries

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 01:04 PM PDT

Florida will require 21-day health monitoring of people returning to the state from Ebola-affected countries in Africa, Governor Rick Scott said.

Tribe reels from Washington state school shooting

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 11:13 AM PDT

A close-knit community on the Tulalip Indian Reservation has struggled to find answers following the shooting at a high school on Washington's Puget Sound in which a young gunman from a prominent family opened fire, killing one person and injuring four others — including two of his cousins.