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Dallas Nurses with Ebola Hailed as ‘Heroes’

Oct 17, 2014 03:45 AM EDT

Colleagues and friends hailed the two Dallas nurses who contracted the Ebola virus after taking care of Thomas Duncan amidst controversies blaming them for their illness.

Amid Spread of Ebola in U.S., CDC Director Defends Center's Control Tactics

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 17, 2014 02:04 AM EDT

Ebola was front and center Thursday as U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Thomas Frieden was put on the hot seat in Capitol Hill as legislators criticized the CDC's tactics in handling the spread of the infection.

Caribbean Island St. Lucia Bans Entry of Travellers from Ebola-Stricken Countries

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 07:24 AM EDT

Officials from the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean have ordered a travel ban for people coming from Ebola-hit West African nations as the Ebola outbreak expands its reach to the western hemisphere.

JKF Wedding Negatives and Photos Sold for $34K at Boston Auction

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 04:31 AM EDT

Negatives of photos from the wedding of former President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in Newport, Rhode Island were sold online for $34,073 at an e-Bay-style auction on Wednesday.

Beijing Doctor Offers Reward to Prove Effectiveness of Pregnancy Pulse Checks

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 04:11 AM EDT

A doctor in Beijing is offering a reward to any traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who can prove the effectiveness of pregnancy pulse check, a popular technique used to determine a woman's pregnancy featured in Chinese flicks.

BBC Slams China Censorship After Blocking Access to their Website in the Country

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 04:06 AM EDT

BBC top official dubs China’s blocking of the news agency’s English-language website as “deliberate censorship” following the circulation of videos of Hong Kong police assaulting pro-democracy protesters over the Internet.

Controversial Seattle Church Pastor Resigns Amid Accusations of Bullying and Plagiarism

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 02:14 AM EDT

Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll stepped down Wednesday amidst accusations of bullying, plagiarism and an unhealthy ego that many of the church's devotees criticized.

Third U.S. Ebola Patient Puts Country On Guard

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 12:42 AM EDT

The United States now vows vigilance as another health worker who helped treat the first Ebola patient in the country was on Wednesday confirmed to have the same disease.

Woman Wrongfully Jailed for 17 Years Finally Set Free

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 15, 2014 06:00 PM EDT

A woman incarcerated for 17 years for the death of a homeless man has been freed after a judge decided that she had been wrongfully convicted.

DNA Test Results Revealed Students Not in Mexico Mass Grave

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 15, 2014 11:40 AM EDT

Officials testing 28 remains found at a mass grave in southern Mexico revealed that they have yet to find a single match for the missing students since the attack linking local law enforcement officials.

Ebola - Dr. Kent Brantly (R) at ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia in this undated handout photograph courtesy of Samaritan's Purse.

Plasma from Recovered Patient Possible Cure for Ebola

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 15, 2014 10:46 AM EDT

Anti-bodies in the plasma transfused from Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly may save the young Dallas nurse’s life as reports revealed how the decades-long treatment works.

Colombia Closes its Doors to Recent Visitors of Ebola-hit Countries

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 15, 2014 10:35 AM EDT

Colombia has now started denying entry to travelers who recently went to affected countries as the Ebola virus outbreak crosses the borders of West Africa.

Wasco Clowns: Pranksters or Something Else?

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 15, 2014 03:20 AM EDT

Seemingly timed near the Halloween season, local police are calling on pranksters or whoever are behind the horrifying sightings of clowns in a California city to lose the costumes that portray some people's worst nightmare.

Chinese Professors Get Lecture on Academic Code of Conduct

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 15, 2014 02:39 AM EDT

Several people have been punished or taken into custody in China's academic community after the National Audit Office discovered the involvement of seven professors in five universities in corruption incidents in April 2012.

Beijing Approves Universal Studios Movie Theme-Park, Set to Open 2019

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 15, 2014 01:58 AM EDT

Universal Studios receives the approval of China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for their proposed $3.26 billion worth movie theme park to be established in Beijing.