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US health officials defend Ebola response to CongressMeanwhile, Ebola-infected nurse Nina Pham has been moved from Texas to the National Institutes of Health outside Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles school superintendent Deasy resigns after technology problemsThe resignation was announced Thursday in a joint statement by聽Deasy聽and the board. School board member Steve Zimmer said the departure was a joint decision.- Man arrested after allegedly firing at police in 3 Washington townsPolice聽couldn't say Thursday morning whether the suspect had a grudge or what may have motivated the gunfire. They were thankful no one was killed.
It's a sweep! Royals head to World SeriesWith a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Royals wrapped up the American League Championship victoriously. Kansas City will host the first two World Series games beginning Tuesday.
Obama seeks to ease fears after second nurse diagnosed with EbolaIn his most urgent comments about Ebola, President Barack Obama vowed to step up the US response to what he called a 'raging epidemic in West Africa.' Obama cancelled a campaign trip to convene a Cabinet session on Ebola.
Astronauts restore full power to International Space StationA second spacewalk in two weeks resulted in an electrical unit being replaced and full power restored on the orbiting lab.
Second Texas nurse, diagnosed with Ebola, took flight before becoming illAmber Vinson was part of the team at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital taking care of Thomas Duncan before he passed away last week from Ebola.
Supreme Court blocks parts of Texas abortion law: What now?Without ruling on the substance of the law that shuttered abortion clinics across Texas, the Supreme Court halted its implementation, pending ongoing appeals.聽
Iowan Libertarian candidate for US Senate dies in plane crashDr. Douglas Butzier was the pilot of the聽plane聽that聽crashed聽around 11 p.m. Monday near Dubuque Regional Airport. He was the sole occupant of the aircraft.
Former Charlotte, N.C. mayor faces federal prison in corruption sentencingFormer Mayor Patrick Cannon pleaded guilty in June to one count of honest services wire fraud, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.- Megabus bound for Chicago crashes in IndianaOne person was seriously injured when a Megabus traveling from Atlanta to Chicago flipped on I-65 near Indianapolis.聽
Four Southern states under tornado watchParts of Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Florida were under a tornado watch Tuesday morning. The storm system moving across the South, killed two people Monday, one in Arkansas and one in Alabama.聽
Hundreds of protesters target Ferguson, Missouri police departmentCornel West and 'Moral Monday' activists joined hundreds of others to protest the August killing by police of an unarmed black teenager.- 36 million Americans in path of powerful storm systemSevere thunderstorms and tornadoes are forecast Monday for聽southern Illinois to northern Louisiana. Cities at risk include Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee; Houston; Indianapolis; New Orleans and St. Louis.
Tropical storm Gonzalo strengthening to a hurricane, says forecastTropical storm Gonzalo is expected to become a hurricane by tonight or early Tuesday. The forecast track takes the storm over Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. But it isn't likely to hit Florida or the US east coast.聽- Seven teens face sex crime charges in N.J. football hazingThe arrest of seven teenagers and the cancelation of the Sayreville, N.J. high school football season has put a national spotlight on bullying and hazing.聽
N.C. State Fair: Cotton candy, a Ferris wheel, and handguns?A North Carolina聽gun-rights group is challenging a ban on concealed handguns at the State Fair. 聽The group argues that聽ban is illegal because of a聽North聽Carolina聽law passed in 2013 expanding where concealed handguns can be carried.- Royals vs. Orioles: Is it really speed vs. power?On Friday, the Kansas City Royals were supposed to win with speed and the Baltimore Orioles were supposed to win with power. 聽But the Royals won 8-6 with power. What will happen Saturday in the ALCS?
New York airport starts screening passengers for EbolaA new ebola screening program began Saturday at Kennedy International airport in New York, and will be expanded over the next week to Newark Liberty, Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta.- What 10,000 White House docs say about Bill and Hillary ClintonSome 10,000 pages of records from the Clinton administration released Friday cover some painful periods, including the Vince Foster, the Whitewater real estate deal, and Monica Lewinsky.聽
