More trouble for man who brought Ebola to US

More trouble for man who brought Ebola to US
At nation's oldest Episcopal seminary, 8 of 10 professors fired
White Ohio woman sues over sperm from black donor
'I will not resign'
Jeb Bush 2016?
India PM Modi invokes Gandhi himself in effort against filth problem
Dose of reality for 'Real Housewives' couple facing fraud sentencing
Photos: Millions make Haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
The nine lives of Boko Haram 'leader' Abubakar Shekau
Hong Kong protests show signs of escalation
U.S. citizen joins Syria Kurds in fight against Islamic State
How Kentucky's struggling miners view most expensive Senate race
Dozens feared exposed to Dallas Ebola patient
Hong Kong leader offers talks with protesters
Why did ER send Ebola patient home?
Protesters to pack meeting on education changes
Using 'contact tracing' to halt Ebola spread
W.H. fence-jumping suspect pleads not guilty
The reporter behind Secret Service chief's ouster
Mexico arrests Beltran Leyva cartel chief
U.S. Secret Service director resigns
Prosecutor to seek death penalty in beheading
Dallas Ebola patient vomited outside apartment on way to hospital
Interim Secret Service head has been a familiar figure beside U.S. presidents
Chaotic scene outside White House a challenge for Secret Service

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 10:39 AM PDT

The Liberian man infected who brought the disease to the US will be prosecuted.

At nation's oldest Episcopal seminary, 8 of 10 professors fired

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 09:14 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The lid has been lifted on a fierce internal battle at the nation's oldest Episcopal seminary, which has lost most of its faculty over what they say is their dean's intimidating, disrespectful leadership.

White Ohio woman sues over sperm from black donor

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 10:47 AM PDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio woman has sued a Chicago-area sperm bank after she became pregnant with sperm donated by a black man instead of a white man as she and her partner had intended.

'I will not resign'

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 09:23 AM PDT

Hong Kong's embattled leader Leung Chun-ying won't step down, but did agree to send underling to talk to protesters.

Jeb Bush 2016?

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 02:36 AM PDT

The former Fla. governor (and W.'s brother) could be the GOP nominee.

India PM Modi invokes Gandhi himself in effort against filth problem

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 09:40 AM PDT

Outside of New Delhi's largest train station heaps of garbage lie in the streets and in front of nearby shops and restaurants. In one corner, a sign reads "Deluxe Toilet," which is actually a filthy public bathroom.

Dose of reality for 'Real Housewives' couple facing fraud sentencing

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 11:55 AM PDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — One of the stars of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" will be trading the drama of reality TV for prison while, in a legal cliffhanger, his wife awaits her fate.

Photos: Millions make Haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia

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The nine lives of Boko Haram 'leader' Abubakar Shekau

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:56 AM PDT

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is an elusive figure whose whereabouts are unknown, but he makes himself heard each time the military proclaims him dead.

Hong Kong protests show signs of escalation

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 08:28 AM PDT

Police seen unloading tear gas and rubber bullets; authorities warn to disperse immediately.

U.S. citizen joins Syria Kurds in fight against Islamic State

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:59 AM PDT

By Tom Perry and Fiona Ortiz BEIRUT/CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has joined Kurdish forces fighting against Islamic State militants in northern Syria, a spokesman for the main Kurdish armed group in the country said on Thursday. The Kurdish official said that Jordan Matson had joined the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), who are mainly battling advances by Islamic State close to Syria's borders with Turkey and Iraq. "Yes it is true," YPG spokesman Redur Xelil said in an online message. "He is fighting in the Jazaa area. ...

How Kentucky's struggling miners view most expensive Senate race

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 03:00 AM PDT

Once the linchpin of Kentucky's economy, the coal industry has deteriorated beyond recognition. While the miners of Clay County feel the pinch, the 2014 Senate race over Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's seat has emerged as a $100 million contest, the most expensive Senate race in American history.

Dozens feared exposed to Dallas Ebola patient

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 09:17 AM PDT

Health officials: Lapse in diagnosis, quarantine should be a lesson in what not to do in future.

Hong Kong leader offers talks with protesters

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 11:36 AM PDT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's embattled leader refused to step down Thursday, as pro-democracy protesters have demanded, and instead offered talks to defuse a week of massive street demonstrations that are the biggest challenge to Beijing's authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997.

Why did ER send Ebola patient home?

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 11:28 AM PDT

A Texas hospital initially released him even though he said he had been in West Africa.

Protesters to pack meeting on education changes

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 10:38 AM PDT

DENVER (AP) — Students and teachers fighting a plan to promote patriotism and downplay civil disobedience in some suburban Denver U.S. history courses are expected to pack a school board meeting Thursday where the controversial changes could face a vote.

Using 'contact tracing' to halt Ebola spread

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 05:19 AM PDT

CDC tries to determine if U.S. Ebola patient exposed others in Dallas area.

W.H. fence-jumping suspect pleads not guilty

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:11 PM PDT

A man accused of jumping a fence at the White House pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he ran into the presidential mansion while carrying a knife.

The reporter behind Secret Service chief's ouster

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 02:52 PM PDT

Behind the shocking revelations of incompetence and unprofessionalism that rocked the Secret Service this week is a longtime reporter who's been diligently uncovering the agency's secrets for years.

Mexico arrests Beltran Leyva cartel chief

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 10:39 AM PDT

Mexico City (AFP) - The suspected heir of Mexico's family-run Beltran Leyva drug cartel was swept up by soldiers as he ate at a seafood restaurant in a colonial town popular with American retirees.

U.S. Secret Service director resigns

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 12:32 PM PDT

The recent break-in at the White House created insurmountable heat for Julia Pierson.

Prosecutor to seek death penalty in beheading

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:36 PM PDT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor said Wednesday he will seek the execution of a man accused of beheading a co-worker in a fit of rage after being suspended from his job at a food processing plant.

Dallas Ebola patient vomited outside apartment on way to hospital

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 11:55 AM PDT

By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Two days after he was sent home from a Dallas hospital, the man who is the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was seen vomiting on the ground outside an apartment complex as he was bundled into an ambulance. The Dallas Ebola case, involving a man who flew back to the United States last month from Liberia, has prompted national concern over the potential for a wider spread of the deadly virus from West Africa, where at least 3,338 people have died in the worst outbreak on record. U.S. ...

Interim Secret Service head has been a familiar figure beside U.S. presidents

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 11:50 AM PDT

By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a member of the U.S. Secret Service's most elite detail, Joseph Clancy guarded the lives of three U.S. presidents and now will try to repair the agency's damaged credibility after a spate of embarrassments and failures. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Clancy's appointment as interim director shortly after Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned on Wednesday. Clancy rejoins the service after leaving his job as head of security for the Comcast media corporation in the Philadelphia area where he grew up. ...

Chaotic scene outside White House a challenge for Secret Service

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 11:44 AM PDT

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If James McGinley had his way, he would take his message around the world, but he does not have the money and instead is sitting cross-legged in Lafayette Park across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House with the words "Wage Love" tattooed across his face. McGinley, a well-spoken man, is trying to talk over the piercing din of a man shouting into a bullhorn, as tourists on Segways whiz by and Secret Service guards push people off of Pennsylvania Avenue for some unknown security reason. ...