This story originally appeared in the New York Times: NJALA NGIEMA, Sierra Leone — The signs of a deadly struggle remain: Scattered around the houses of the Ebola dead lie empty pill packages, their plastic casings punched through. Nearby in
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, 75, the first European infected by a strain of Ebola that has killed more than 1,000 people in West Africa, has died in hospital in Madrid, a spokeswoman for the city’s health authorities
MOSCOW (AP) — A convoy of 280 Russian trucks headed for eastern Ukraine early Tuesday, one day after agreement was reached on an international humanitarian relief mission. But the international Red Cross, which is due to coordinate the operation, said
From The Daily Mail: Actor Robin Williams has died aged 63 from an apparent suicide, police in California said on Monday night. His wife Susan Schneider confirmed the tragic news and spoke of her ‘profound grief’. ‘This morning, I lost
Editors Note: The Daily Mail’s U.S. Political Editor nails the former First Lady. We reprint here. Hillary Clinton left her post at the top of the U.S. State Department on Feb. 1, 2013, but the federal government spent more than
Hollywood Reporter: Robin Williams Dies of Suspected Suicide Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at age 63, according to police in Marin County, Calif. Read the full story at the Hollywood Reporter.
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help as a pretext for an invasion. With Ukraine reporting Russia has massed 45,000 troops on
(Reuters) – Russia has massed 45,000 troops on its border with Ukraine backed by an array of heavy equipment including tanks, missile systems, warplanes and attack helicopters, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Monday. He said they were supported
From the Huffington Post: “Letter From Monrovia — Life in the Time of Ebola” It’s both astounding and embarrassing as an American to observe the grossly uninformed hysteria in this country over the transfer to highly-controlled hospital isolation units in
The Liberian army has put a third province under quarantine to check the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced Monday. In an effort to contain an epidemic that has cost nearly 1,000 lives throughout west
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The PBS series “Antiques Roadshow” says it hit a home run with a collection of 1870s Boston baseball memorabilia. A trove of signatures and rare baseball cards from Boston Red Stockings players was appraised at $1
Editors Note: This article ran today in The Daily Beast. We reprint here. In The Gambia, Africa’s smallest country, located perilously closely to the affected territories, uncertainty is growing. Walk-in centers at its two hospitals remain full, spilling over with
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s new president on Monday snubbed the powerful incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and nominated the deputy parliament speaker to form the new government, raising fears of more infighting in the government as country faces the threat
ATLANTA (AP) — Lynyrd Skynyrd is getting the tribute treatment. An all-star cast of performers will salute the seminal Southern rock band during the taping of “One More for the Fans! Celebrating the Songs & Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd.” The
(Reuters) – British police raided an English country pub this week in search of a stolen wooden relic believed by some to be the Holy Grail – a cup from which, according to the Bible, Jesus is said to have
EDF Energy, the British unit of French giant EDF, said on Monday it had decided to shut down four nuclear reactors at two plants in northern England as a precaution. EDF Energy said it was shutting down two reactors at
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling party begins deliberations on the shape of the next government on Monday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan secured his place in history by winning the nation’s first direct presidential election. Erdogan’s victory in Sunday’s vote
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces are preparing for the final stage of recapturing the city of Donetsk from pro-Russian separatist rebels after making significant gains that have divided rebel forces, a military spokesman said on Monday. The spokesman, Andriy
If President Obama has taught us nothing else, he has reminded us of the old wisdom: Character is destiny. That is, you will become what you are. One who has a special insight into Obama’s youthful character is Wayne Allyn
Before Rory McIlroy won his fourth major at the PGA Championship at Valhalla on Sunday, he had to change his iPhone password after cameras revealed it to the world. Cameras caught McIlroy entering his password during the rain delay before
After Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship on Sunday, he made a clutch save when PGA President Ted Bishop almost dropped the Wanamaker Trophy during the presentation. Bishop tried to shake McIlroy’s hand, and McIlroy’s cat-like reflexes helped him save
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) — The collision was as common as any in racing. Kevin Ward Jr.’s car spun twice like a top, wheels hugging the wall, before it plopped backward on the dimly lit dirt track. In a sport steeped
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The challenge finally arrived for Rory McIlroy, and he was better than ever to win the PGA Championship. On a back nine filled with as much tension as a major can provide, McIlroy emerged from a
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in a surprise speech late Sunday, resisted calls for his resignation and accused the country’s new president of violating the constitution, plunging the government into a political crisis at a time
From USA Today: It didn’t take President Obama long to get to the golf course during the first weekend of his Martha’s Vineyard vacation. Obama played at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs for a second straight day on
