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Ebola Concerns Prompt British Airways to Cancel Flights

Ebola Concerns Prompt British Airways to Cancel Flights

LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — British Airways announced it will suspend direct flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone effective Wednesday, due to concerns of the Ebola virus in West Africa. The airline informed travel companies on Tuesday that: “British Airways services

Spurs Hire WNBA Star Becky Hammon as Assistant

Spurs Hire WNBA Star Becky Hammon as Assistant

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have hired WNBA star Becky Hammon as an assistant coach. The Spurs made the announcement Tuesday. Hammon plans to retire from the San Antonio Stars after this season. She joins South Carolina

Fox News: Southern Border Drives Concerns over Epidemics

Fox News: Southern Border Drives Concerns over Epidemics

This article was originally posted at Foxnews.com The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is fueling concerns that the porous U.S.-Mexico border poses a growing health risk, with statistics showing dozens of people from the epicenter of the Ebola scare illegally

Lionel Richie to Headline White House Party Tonight

Lionel Richie to Headline White House Party Tonight

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is hosting dinner at the White House Tuesday for dozens of African leaders in town for a summit focused on boosting U.S. business and security ties with the continent. The White House says singer

Touring 'Hamlet' Gets Standing Ovation at UN

Touring 'Hamlet' Gets Standing Ovation at UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP)–A production of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” that hopes to visit every country in the world in two years landed at the United Nations on Monday, with the tale of the dithering Danish prince getting a boisterous, standing ovation

Attack at Afghan Base Kills US Soldier, Wounds 15

Attack at Afghan Base Kills US Soldier, Wounds 15

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire Tuesday on foreign troops at a military base, killing at least one U.S. soldier and wounding 15 people, among them a German brigadier general and “about

Rabbis Urge U.S. Action to Free American Jailed in Cuba

Rabbis Urge U.S. Action to Free American Jailed in Cuba

(Reuters) – Three hundred U.S. rabbis urged President Barack Obama to “take action” to secure the release of Alan Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor jailed in Cuba who has grown increasingly suicidal and has said goodbye to his family, his lawyer said on Monday.

Troops, Volunteers Dig Through China Quake Debris

Troops, Volunteers Dig Through China Quake Debris

LUDIAN, China (AP) — About 10,000 troops used pickaxes and backhoes to clear roads and dig residents from collapsed homes Tuesday after an earthquake in southwest China that killed 410 people. Groups of volunteers, meanwhile, used their bare hands. Jackson

Second American Infected with Ebola Arrives in US

Second American Infected with Ebola Arrives in US

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —  (AP) A special plane transporting the second American infected with Ebola has arrived in the United States. The plane carrying Charlotte missionary Nancy Writebol landed at Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine just after 8 a.m. Maine

Saudi Arabia Tests Man Suspected of Having Ebola

Saudi Arabia Tests Man Suspected of Having Ebola

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Saudi Health Ministry says it is testing a man for the Ebola virus after he showed symptoms of the viral hemorrhagic fever following a recent trip to Sierra Leone. The ministry said that the

Australia Toughens Terror Laws on Foreign Fighter Fears

Australia Toughens Terror Laws on Foreign Fighter Fears

Australia will toughen laws to target home-grown terrorists and those who fight overseas over fears violent jihadist citizens in Syria and Iraq will return home, officials said Tuesday. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the terror threat to Australia had not

BBC: Why Ebola is so Deadly

BBC: Why Ebola is so Deadly

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world’s deadliest to date. According to the UN, 887 people have died as health officials in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone struggle to control the virus. What is Ebola? Ebola is a

Bengals QB Andy Dalton Signs Multiyear Deal

Bengals QB Andy Dalton Signs Multiyear Deal

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals on Monday made Andy Dalton one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league. Dalton signed a six-year extension. According to multiple reports, the deal is worth up to $115 million and will prevent Dalton

DR. MICHAEL SAVAGE: America's 'Ebola Madness'

DR. MICHAEL SAVAGE: America's 'Ebola Madness'

Editors Note: Dr. Michael Savage brings his wealth of knowledge to the Ebola epidemic in Africa and America’s response. Reprinted from World Net Daily: The madness of Ebola is only matched by the madness of America. Let’s start with common

Katy Perry: Get Me a Membership in the Illuminati

Katy Perry: Get Me a Membership in the Illuminati

Singer Katy Perry has heard enough about the so-called Illuminati, the mystery group some say wields significant influence over society. She wants in. Perry, talking to Rolling Stone about the mysterious organization, says she wouldn’t mind finding out how to

Daily Beast: McConnell Fails to Heal Tea Party Wounds

Daily Beast: McConnell Fails to Heal Tea Party Wounds

Editors note : The spring primary between Mitch McConnell and Matt Bevins caused a breech with grassroots groups because of the vitriol. The Daily Beast reports on the ongoing divide. The Senate minority leader, long reviled among many on the