The CEO of the parent company of the Dallas hospital where two nurses have contracted Ebola from a patient who died there earlier this month has apologized for some aspects of the hospital's response to the deadly virus.
New Study: Looks Like Ebola Is Airborne http://b4in.org/dA9J Now that the Ebola virus has spread to Europe and the United States, there’s an even greater fear expressed by world leaders that the latest Ebola virus outbr…eak is spiraling out of control. Current fatality rates among those infected with Ebola are around 70 percent, and many thousands may die before the outbreak is contained. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “good quality studies fr...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia: The weekslong search for a missing University of Virginia student appears to have come to a sad end with the announcement by police officials that they have discovered human remains that could be hers.
Oct. 18, 2014: Pope Francis, right, arrives with bishops and cardinals to attend an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican.
This is HUGE. Something like Obama demoting Chief Justice John Roberts, if that were possible. HUGE. American Cardinal Raymond Burke, a darling of conservative Catholics who is virulently anti-gay, …will be demoted by Pope Francis from the head of the Roman Catholic Church's version of the Supreme Court to a figurehead role as the Patron of the Knights of Malta, a chivalrous order known for its work among the sick. http://bit.ly/bye-bye-cardinal-burke
URFA Turkey (Reuters) - The fiercest fighting in days shook the Syrian border town of Kobani overnight, sources inside the town and a monitoring group said on Sunday, as Islamic State attacked Kurdish militants with mortars and car bombs.
With all eyes on the Islamic State group's onslaught in Iraq and Syria, a less conspicuous but potentially just as explosive front line with the extremists is emerging in Lebanon, where Lebanese s…oldiers and Shiite Hezbollah guerrillas are increasingly pulled into deadly fighting with the Sunni militants along the country's border with Syria.
WASHINGTON - President Obama's decision to name a skilled political operative as his Ebola czar rather than a medical expert is enraging critics as the latest in a series of missteps in the government's response to the virus.
Attempts to get aid into the ebola-struck countries could receive a boost this week. Air Cote d’Ivoire is to resume flights to Guinea on Monday, and to Sierra Leone and Liberia from October 26. Most c…arriers stopped serving the countries after a Liberian man flew the virus into Nigeria in July. The AU has called on members to reopen the airways, with little result. But America's president, Barack Obama, also has ruled out a US flight ban: &#...
October 17, 2014: In this handout photo provided by the Nepalese army, rescue team members carry the body of an avalanche victim at Thorong La pass area.
Hurricane Gonzalo was rapidly losing strength Sunday morning as it rushed beneath Newfoundland, although the storm pushed rain and high winds into southern parts of the island.
Gov. Paul R. LePage of Maine, a Republican seeking a second term, is in a tight race. Credit Craig Dilger for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story.
A Pennsylvania State Trooper patrols along a closed section of Lower Swiftwater Road on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, during a massive manhunt for killer Eric Frein in Swiftwater, Pa.
Dealers have tolerated and learned to cooperate with online car shopping services. But a manufacturer who bypasses the traditional franchise system to sell directly is a threat.
In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, Chinese paramilitary policemen march across Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. The most important meeting of the year for the 205 members of China's ruling Communist Party's Central Committee, beginning Monday, Oct ...
Foreshadowing the release of the new iPhone 6, Apple has introduced its new iOS 8. It includes several minor new perks and features that add up to form a fairly attractive image.
Is the iPad mini a second-class citizen in the Apple nation? Possibly. The iPhone 6 Plus can do a lot of what the small ipad does. Apple brushed past the iPad mini at its recent announcement. iPad s…ales are flat. On the other hand, it might simply not have been the iPad mini's turn this time around. I ordered a new iPad mini this week. It arrives Monday. It's last year's model. The only significant difference between last year...
THE HANDYMEN at iFixit have taken their tools to Apple's iMac with 5K Retina Display just days after launch and given it a rather disappointing five out of 10 repairability score.
Joanne Borgella, a finalist on Season 7 of American Idol and the first-ever winner of Mo'Nique's Fat Chance, died after a long battle with cancer on Saturday.
(CNN) -- Actor Nicolas Brendon, best known as Xander Harris on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" TV series, was arrested in Boise, Idaho, showing signs of intoxication, police said.
A huge inflatable sculpture inspired by a sex toy has been sabotaged days after it was installed in Paris. The 24m (80ft) sculpture on Place Vendome in Paris was brought down when supporting cords were cut.
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy holds the championship trophy after their win against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 of the National League baseball championship series on Thursday in San Francisco.
Arizona State stands up to Stanford. TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State was pounded twice by Stanford last season. Sun Devils coach Todd Graham reworked his defensive plan Saturday night to make sure that would not happen again.
Brian Vickers (left) won the pole while Jimmie Johnson (right) earned the second starting position in Saturday's chaotic and confusing qualifying session for today's NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Comet Siding Spring will pass just 87,000 miles from planet Mars at 2:27 pm EDT. Space history will be made as this will be the closest planetary flyby of a comet in recorded human history.
Dangerous rendezvous - Comet ‘Siding Spring’ headed for close encounter with Mars Mars is about to dodge a cosmic snowball on this Sunday. On October 19, Comet Siding Spring will pass within 88,000 m…iles of Mars – just one third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon! Traveling at 33 miles per second and weighing as much as a small mountain, the comet hails from the outer fringes of our solar system, originating in a region of icy debris kno...
While the sun is the nearest star to Earth, there is not that much known about it. It has been hard to study the star, because it emits high temperatures that can practically melt probes sent to study it.
X-37B, the top secret American unmanned spacecraft will certainly come back to Earth this week. The space plane spends nearly 22 months in orbit on a secretive task.
On Monday, after 21 days in isolation in their 2-bedroom apartment in Dallas, Aaron Yah, Youngor Jallah and their four children will no longer have their temperature taken every day by local and federal health officials.
New Study: Looks Like Ebola Is Airborne http://b4in.org/dA9J Now that the Ebola virus has spread to Europe and the United States, there’s an even greater fear expressed by world leaders that the latest Ebola virus outbr…eak is spiraling out of control. Current fatality rates among those infected with Ebola are around 70 percent, and many thousands may die before the outbreak is contained. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “good quality studies fr...
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - A cruise ship carrying a Dallas health care worker who is being monitored for signs of Ebola has returned to Galveston, Texas, after a blood sample was taken from the worker.
New Study: Looks Like Ebola Is Airborne http://b4in.org/dA9J Now that the Ebola virus has spread to Europe and the United States, there’s an even greater fear expressed by world leaders that the latest Ebola virus outbr…eak is spiraling out of control. Current fatality rates among those infected with Ebola are around 70 percent, and many thousands may die before the outbreak is contained. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “good quality studies fr...
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Saturday work to develop a vaccine to combat Ebola, which has killed thousands in West Africa, was moving at a rapid pace.
Thousands of athletes were forced to take part in Beijing's annual marathon wearing pollution-busting facemasks after a toxic fog enveloped the Chinese capital and smog levels soared to “hazardous” levels.
