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Surgeon working in Sierra Leone will be treated for Ebola in NebraskaDoctor Martin Salia, a US resident, was working as a general surgeon at a hospital in Sierra Leone that was not an Ebola treatment location when he tested positive for the disease. Salia will be the third Ebola patient treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
ISIS withdraws from Baiji oil refinery, chairman of Joint Chiefs visits IraqIslamic State troops withdrew from Iraq's biggest oil refinery Saturday, after months of fighting there. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey made a surprise visit to Iraq Saturday, his first since the current campaign began.
Hagel orders top-to-bottom changes in nuclear bomb systems to fix failuresHagel has concluded that problems in the nation's nuclear forces are rooted in a lack of investment, inattention by high-level leaders, and sagging morale, say officials.
Shocking report details Secret Service blunders with White House fence jumperLack of training, poor staffing decisions, and communication problems contributed to a botched response to an armed intrusion of the White House by a disturbed Army vet on Sept. 19, says the official investigation.
US border security: Let the drones do it?Nearly half the US-Mexico border is now patroled by surveillance drones. Since March 2013, about 10,000 Predator B drone flights have occurred over the US border. The program is expected to expand to the US-Canada border.
4.8-magnitude quake rattles Kansas and OklahomaThe largest in a series of earthquakes that began shaking Kansas more than a year ago hit near Conway Springs, Kansas Wednesday afternoon. Little damage was reported in Kansas, or nearby in Oklahoma.
Abigail Hernandez waited to reveal her captor's identityNewly released court documents reveal that it took about a week for New Hampshire teen, Abigail Hernandez, to reveal her alleged captor's name. Nathaniel Kibby has been charged with kidnapping the then 14-year-old in October 2013.
Two World Trade Center window washers rescued from dangling scaffoldIn a dramatic rescue, firefighters tethered the two workers to harnesses and then guiding them carefully through the window on the 68th floor of the WTC on Wednesday.
Federal judge rules SC gay marriage ban unconstitutionalThe judge ruled that his order would not take effect right away, giving the state a chance to appeal.
NY doctor is Ebola-free: 'Please join me in turning ... back to West Africa'Dr. Craig Spencer was released from Bellevue Hospital at a joyous news conference where medical team members were cheering and hooting.
Mormon church says founder had about 40 wivesThe Mormon church says that founder Joseph Smith married about 40 women, including a 14-year-old, according to an essay on the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints website.
Hawaii lava flow update: Lava incinerates home on Hawaii's Big IslandUpdate: Lava from Hawaii's Pu'u O'o vent has flowed 13.5 miles since June 27, finally engulfing a house on Monday. Until this week, no Hawaiian homes had been lost to lava since 2012.
- Florida sinkhole swallows entire car, forces evacuations
A sinkhole in Florida swallowed a car Monday and forced the evacuation of six nearby homes.
- St. Louis police buy $100,000 in riot gear, citizens buy guns ahead of Ferguson decision
St. Louis County police have spent about $100,000 stocking up on riot gear. Gun purchases by private citizens are up as fear rises ahead of a grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case.
Streep, Wonder, Brokaw to receive Presidential Medals of FreedomPresident Obama has announced 19 new recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to be honored for their contributions to American culture, peace, and security.
- Sole Ebola patient in the US is declared virus-free
Dr. Craig Spencer, the New York City doctor who tested positive for Ebola after treating patients in Guinea, has recovered and been declared free of the virus. Health officials say he will be released from his Manhattan treatment center on Tuesday.
Federal workers and contractors undermining $10 billion effort to protect dataWorkers scattered across more than a dozen agencies, from the Defense and Education departments to the National Weather Service, are responsible for at least half of the federal cyberincidents reported each year since 2010, according to an Associated Press analysis of records.
- Mumia Abu-Jamal sues Pennsylvania over new convicts gag law
Convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, who's serving a life sentence, filed a lawsuit on the grounds that a new Pennsylvania law restricts convicts free-speech rights.
- Big chill, and snow, coming to US thanks to Pacific typhoon
Winter storm warnings were in effect Sunday for parts of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, with 4 to 5 inches of snow across the plains of Montana. Many states could see temperatures between 20 and 40 degrees below average.
- Massachusetts town may be first to ban tobacco
Westminster, Massachusetts will consider a town ordinance to completely ban tobacco on Wednesday.
