| Health officials defend Ebola response Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:53 PM PDT  Officials try to assure the nation that they can head off an Ebola outbreak in the U.S.
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| Red Cross president: 'The Ebola crisis will grow' Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:25 AM PDT  The head of the International Red Cross is warning that the Ebola crisis will grow and that the threat of a "global health catastrophe" is real.
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| Pastor accused of affairs temporarily banned Posted: 16 Oct 2014 03:39 PM PDT  An Alabama Baptist minister who confessed to having sex with married church members and neglecting to tell them he had AIDS was temporarily banned Thursday from acting as pastor.
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| Obama approves reservists for Ebola fight, government under fire Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama authorized calling up military reservists for the U.S. fight against Ebola in West Africa on Thursday, as lawmakers criticized his administration's efforts to contain the disease at home. Obama's move came after lawmakers held a congressional hearing to probe the federal response to the virus. Amid criticism of perceived missteps by the administration, many House of Representatives members joined calls for a ban on travel from the hardest-hit West African countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. ...
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| Accused White House fence jumper faces more charges Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:01 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran accused of running inside the White House armed with a knife faces more charges under a federal grand jury indictment returned on Thursday. Omar Gonzalez, 42, is alleged to have climbed over the White House fence on Sept. 29, burst through the front door and made it to the executive mansion's East Room before he was stopped. Gonzalez, formerly of Copperas Cove, Texas, was initially charged with unlawful entry while carrying a weapon, a federal offense. ...
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| New York police talk down man who threatened to jump off building Posted: 16 Oct 2014 03:19 PM PDT  By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police persuaded a man perched on the ledge of a building near Times Square to step back, after his threat to jump led to traffic being closed for nearly two hours on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The man, who was not identified, had sat down at the edge of the building overlooking the Madame Tussauds wax museum and other popular establishments, on 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, a spokesman with the New York City Police Department said. The structure houses businesses that include a hotel and restaurant. ...
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| U.S. says Baghdad is not under 'imminent threat' from IS Posted: 16 Oct 2014 01:24 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - The Iraqi capital Baghdad is not facing immediate danger from Islamic State jihadists despite battlefield gains by the group in the country's west and recent car bombings in the city, the US military said Thursday.
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| U.S. makes big push against Islamic State Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:38 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military fighter and bomber planes carried out 14 air strikes against Islamic State targets near the Syrian border town of Kobani on Wednesday and Thursday, the U.S. military's Central Command said. The air strikes appear to have slowed the militant group's advances, but "the security situation on the ground in Kobani remains tenuous," it said in a statement on Thursday. Targets hit included 19 buildings, two command posts, three fighting positions and three sniper positions, it added. Stepped-up air attacks by U.S. ...
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| Republicans push for Ebola travel ban Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:22 AM PDT  Public support grows for restrictions on non-US citizens seeking to visit from West Africa.
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| Live coverage: Apple launches new iPads Posted:  Live coverage: Apple launches new iPads
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| Photos: It's a small world! Annual Nikon contest entries Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:08 PM PDT  Mr. Swapnil Pandit Patil Kolhapur, Maharastra, India Plant root (Hidden beauties) Portable Field Microscope 40X (courtesy of Nikon Small World) |
| Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:49 PM PDT  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A court convicted a Pakistani Christian man and sentenced him to death Thursday in a blasphemy case that sparked a riot last year in the eastern city of Lahore, according to his lawyer.
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| Helicopter Pilot Films Eruptions at Iceland's Holuhraun Volcano Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:24 PM PDT  Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has been active since Sunday, August 31. Helicopter pilot Gisli Gislason captured this stunning aerial video of plumes of fire and gas spewing from the lava field in the Holuhraun area on October 14. Credit: Gisli Gislason Helicopter Pilot Iceland
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| At least 38 dead in wave of Baghdad attacks Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:05 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants unleashed a wave of attacks in Iraq on Thursday, mainly targeting Shiite areas in and around the capital of Baghdad, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens, authorities said. |
| Elementary! New exhibit sifts Sherlock Holmes' legacy Posted: 16 Oct 2014 06:33 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Sherlock Holmes is among the most famous Londoners of all time. Many tourists still see the bustling city through his eyes, and seek out his address, 221B Baker Street.
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| Matt Bai: Let's change the way we choose the vice president Posted: 16 Oct 2014 01:42 AM PDT  Hillary Clinton gave a political speech in Pennsylvania last weekend, which, in case you missed the coverage, pretty much locked up the 2016 nomination. Don't be surprised if they hold the Democratic convention over Skype sometime this month, just to dispense with the tiresome formalities of an actual campaign. Maybe they'll throw in the 2020 nomination, too, while they've got everyone on the line.
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| U.S. claims for unemployment drop to 14-year low Posted: 16 Oct 2014 02:51 PM PDT  By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell to a 14-year low last week and industrial output rose sharply in September, positive signals that helped ease fears over the economic outlook. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to 264,000, the lowest level since 2000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. A separate report from the Federal Reserve showed production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities advanced a larger-than-expected 1.0 percent last month, the biggest gain since November 2012. ...
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| Hospital exec apologizes for Ebola errors Posted: 15 Oct 2014 10:16 PM PDT  Health care officials discuss mistakes made in handling of Ebola cases; Congressional hearing noon ET.
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| Rescuers search for dozens of trekkers lost in deadly Nepal blizzards Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:54 AM PDT  KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Search teams rescued dozens of stranded foreign trekkers and recovered 10 more bodies Thursday in the wake of a series of blizzards and avalanches that battered the Himalayas in central Nepal, leaving at least 27 people dead.
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| Florida governors debate marred by trivial squabble over fan Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:55 PM PDT  By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida's Republican Governor Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist don't agree on much, not even a podium cooling fan that delayed the start of the second televised debates between the two candidates on Wednesday evening. For all their policy differences in the battle for the nation's largest swing state, the squabble over a small ground-level fan at Crist's legs will likely be the most remembered moment of an otherwise forgettable debate. ...
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