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- US health officials defend Ebola response to Congress
Meanwhile, 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 problems
The resignation was announced Thursday in a joint statement by Deasy 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 towns
Police 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 Series
With 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 Ebola
In 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 Station
A 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 ill
Amber 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.
- Iowan Libertarian candidate for US Senate dies in plane crash
Dr. Douglas Butzier was the pilot of the plane that crashed 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 sentencing
Former 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 Indiana
One person was seriously injured when a Megabus traveling from Atlanta to Chicago flipped on I-65 near Indianapolis.
- Four Southern states under tornado watch
Parts 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.
- Hundreds of protesters target Ferguson, Missouri police department
Cornel 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 system
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are forecast Monday for 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 forecast
Tropical 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.
- Seven teens face sex crime charges in N.J. football hazing
The 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.
- N.C. State Fair: Cotton candy, a Ferris wheel, and handguns?
A North Carolina gun-rights group is challenging a ban on concealed handguns at the State Fair. The group argues that ban is illegal because of a North Carolina 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. But the Royals won 8-6 with power. What will happen Saturday in the ALCS?
- New York airport starts screening passengers for Ebola
A 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 Clinton
Some 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.