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Government health workers administer blood tests to check for the Ebola virus in Kenema, Sierra Leone, on June 25, 2014.

Nigeria Declares Itself Ebola-Free

Oct 20, 2014 04:27 PM EDT

Doctors said the nation of 160 million people was able to eradicate the disease through strong tracking, quarantines and aggressive use of water combined with sugar and salt to rehydrate patients.

Former Chinese ambassador to Iceland, Ma Jisheng.

New Chinese Ambassador to Iceland Replaces One Accused Of Spying

Dan Weisman |

Oct 19, 2014 10:11 AM EDT

Iceland finally got a new ambassador from China this week, more than 10 months after former ambassador Ma Jisheng suddenly disappeared from his post.

Candy just seems to taste sweeter on Sweetest Day.

Sweetest Day Celebrated By Candy Lovers

Dan Weisman |

Oct 18, 2014 07:45 PM EDT

Sweetest Day isn't for everyone, but it's celebrated by some lovers and candy enthusiasts on Saturday, Oct. 18.

A woman walks to the Supreme Court in Washington in this June 19, 2014 file photo.

Supreme Court Upholds Texas Voter Photo ID Law

Dan Weisman |

Oct 18, 2014 05:22 PM EDT

A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court Saturday upheld Texas' strict new voter identification law.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin gets introduced after signing contract.

Percy Harvin Traded From Seahawks To Jets

Dan Weisman |

Oct 17, 2014 08:39 PM EDT

Oft-injured, but a star when well, wide receiver Percy Harvin was traded Friday from the Seattle Seahawks to New york Jets for a conditional 2015 draft pick. Th

Shia LaBeouf as Boyd 'Bible' Swan, Logan Lerman as Norman, Brad Pitt as Wardaddy, Michael Pena as Trini 'Gordo' Garcia and Jon Bernthal as Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis in' Fury.'

Much buzzed 'Fury' With Brad Pitt Opens To Critical Acclaim, Strong Box Office

Dan Weisman |

Oct 17, 2014 04:12 PM EDT

"Fury" with Brad Pitt, directed by David Ayres, opened Friday to strong box office numbers and critical acclaim.

''Bring Back Our Girls'' campaign demonstration and candlelight vigil, held on Mother's Day in Los Angeles May 11, 2014.

Boko Haram Agrees To Release Girls, Ceasefire with Nigeria

Dan Weisman |

Oct 17, 2014 03:26 PM EDT

Nigerian military sources said Friday the government had obtained the release of more than 200 captive school girls from the rebel Boko Haram group along with a ceasefire agreement.

President Obama Names Ron Klain Ebola 'Czar'

Dan Weisman |

Oct 17, 2014 02:22 PM EDT

In the absence of a U.S. Surgeon General, President Obama Friday announced the appointment of Ron Klain to the newly created position of Ebola czar to coordinate the nation's response to the deadly virus.

Hunter Biden (L) with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as they walk down Pennsylvania Avenue following President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony at Washington, January 20, 2009.

Joe Biden Son Hunter Biden Discharged From Navy Over Failed Cocaine Test

Dan Weisman |

Oct 17, 2014 05:23 AM EDT

Hunter Biden, youngest son of Vice-President Joe Biden was discharged in February from the Navy after testing positive for cocaine, media sources reported Thursday.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

All Systems Go For China's Moon Mission

Dan Weisman |

Oct 16, 2014 09:47 PM EDT

Final preps took place Thursday for a China moon mission scheduled to launch Oct. 23 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Ebola nurse Nina Pham taken to chartered airplane at Love Field, Dallas Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014.

Obama Discusses Ebola as Patient Moved To Maryland Hospital

Dan Weisman |

Oct 16, 2014 08:59 PM EDT

Addressing Ebola at the White House during a 15-minute impromptu, but extensive, discussion late Thursday, President Obama said "We are taking this very seriously at the highest levels starting with me."

Tourists visit the Great Wall on the third day of the seven-day national day holiday, on the outskirts of Beijing, October 3, 2014.

Great Wall of China Attracts Record 8 Million Visitors In One Day During 'Golden Week'

Dan Weisman |

Oct 10, 2014 11:15 PM EDT

Golden Week, which celebrates in China lived up to its name this week when an estimated 16 million people turned the Great Wall of China into a veritable human traffic jam. Those numbers included 8 million people visiting the wall in one day, the most in one day since 2009. Accessible public sections designed for tourists last week were packed like Nanjing Road in Shanghai with wall-to-wall human traffic.

"Saturday Night Live" Stalwart Jan Hooks Dies At Age 57

Dan Weisman |

Oct 10, 2014 11:09 PM EDT

Jan Hooks, A "Saturday Night Live" comedic standout from 1986-1991, died following a long battle with an undisclosed disease.

The Jetsons, Scooby Doo, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

No Saturday Cartoons On US Network TV For First Time In 50-Plus Years

Dan Weisman |

Oct 10, 2014 11:00 PM EDT

Don't look now, but last weekend was the first in more than 50 years with no children's cartoons on Saturday network television in the U.S.

Kim Jong-un last visited Kumsusan Palace in July to mark the anniversary of the Korean War armistice

Kim Jong Un a No-Show At Workers Party's 69th Anniversary Celebration

Dan Weisman |

Oct 10, 2014 10:20 AM EDT

Kim Jong Un's disappearance from public view became officially worrisome to some observers Friday when he failed to attend the ruling Workers Party celebration of North Korea's 69th year as nation. Kim hadn't missed one of those since 2011 shortly before coming to power as Dear Leader of the most isolated nation on Earth.