Military Medical Team To Help Combat Ebola In The U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the military to prepare and train a 30-member medical support team that could provide short-term help to civilian health professionals if...
View ArticleSpanish Nurse Infected With Ebola Has Recovered
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish nursing assistant infected with Ebola after treating missionary priests with the disease repatriated from West Africa has managed to beat it after nearly two weeks of treatment...
View ArticleCongressional Hearing On Ebola Was ‘Shameful,' Janet Napolitano Says
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Janet Napolitano on Saturday lambasted Congress for politicizing concerns about the Ebola virus, and drew parallels to the response to 2009's H1N1 flu pandemic, which she...
View ArticleSweden Claims 3 Credible Sightings In Submarine Hunt
HELSINKI (AP) — The Swedish military said Sunday it had made three credible sightings of foreign undersea activity in its waters during the past few days amid reports of a suspected Russian intrusion...
View ArticleClashes In Hong Kong Deepen Crisis Ahead Of Talks
* HK leader says more time needed to resolve standoff * Clashes in Mong Kok protest hot spot over weekend * Talks planned between students and city government (Adds arrest for online posting,...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Seeks Asia's Help In Anti-ISIS Push
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Indonesia for a brief visit aimed at building Asian support for the fights against Islamic State extremists and the deadly Ebola...
View ArticleA Revolt Against Austerity?
There was a bit of good news from Europe last week. Two of the nations that desperately need some respite from austerity essentially told German Chancellor Merkel to stuff it. France, under pressure...
View ArticleExpelled Nazis Paid Millions In Social Security
OSIJEK, Croatia (AP) — Former Auschwitz guard Jakob Denzinger lived the American dream. His plastics company in the Rust Belt town of Akron, Ohio, thrived. By the late 1980s, he had acquired the...
View ArticleBear Bites Off Boy's Arm In Chinese Zoo
BEIJING (AP) — A bear in central China has bitten off the arm of a 9-year-old boy who tried to feed it through its cage, state media and a doctor said Sunday. Media reports said the attack happened...
View ArticleRudy Giuliani, George Pataki And 2 Congressmen Plan Protest Of 'The Death of...
NEW YORK (AP) — Some big-name politicians are joining Jewish protesters in a growing firestorm against an opera they say glorifies Palestinian terrorists. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former...
View ArticleSoccer and militant Islam intersect in incidents across the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey A successful soccer player near the peak of his career, 22-year Nidhal Selmi died last week a foreign fighter for the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls a swath of Syria...
View ArticleWhy Turkey Will Let Iraqi Kurds, But Not Turkish Kurds, Fight Extremists In...
ISTANBUL -- For weeks, Turkey has barred Turkish Kurds from crossing the border into Syria to defend their ethnic fellows in Kobani against the Islamic State’s wrath. As the predominantly Kurdish town...
View ArticleClimate Change on the Nuclear Subcontinent
Co-authored by William Blakemore In a recent blog post, Secretary of State John Kerry described climate change as a "gathering storm," already affecting millions around the world and posing direct...
View ArticleDeadly Attacks In Iraq Kill At Least 43
SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's top Shiite cleric on Monday gave his support to the new government battling the Islamic State group as militants unleashed a wave of deadly...
View ArticleCDC Plans To Route Future U.S. Ebola Patients To Specially Trained Hospitals
In the event that another person in the United States tests positive for Ebola, they could be re-routed to one of a handful of hospitals that are specifically equipped and trained to deal with deadly...
View ArticleMarco Rubio To Propose Ebola Travel Ban Legislation
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced on Monday that he plans to introduce legislation that would temporarily ban U.S. visas for nationals from African countries affected by the Ebola...
View ArticleTotal CEO Christophe De Margerie Killed In Moscow Plane Collision
MOSCOW (AP) — Christophe de Margerie, the charismatic CEO of Total SA who dedicated his career to the multinational oil company, was killed at a Moscow airport when his private jet collided with a...
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Pope Francis: Moving the Church Forward on the Modern Family, One Step at a Time
ROME - As the Synod was ending in Rome, Pope Francis reassured one of his closest allies among the cardinals that he felt "serene." On the last day of this two-week gathering of bishops from all over...
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Oscar De La Renta Dead: Legendary Fashion Designer Dies At 82
Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta died on Monday at the age of 82, ABC News reported. The cause of death was complications from cancer, his wife confirmed to The New York Times. De la Renta...
View ArticleThe Fashion Industry Mourns Oscar de la Renta, 'The King Of Evening'
The fashion world has lost a true gentleman in Oscar de la Renta. The late designer's kind spirit weaved a tapestry just as beautiful as his runway, red carpet and bridal creations. And it is because...
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