Nation Oct 22 Leaked autopsy on Michael Brown shooting refutes earlier report An autopsy report leaked to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch suggests Michael Brown -- the Ferguson, Missouri, teen who was killed by police officer Darren Wilson -- was shot in the hand at close range and might have been reaching for…
Nation Oct 19 Could comet Siding Spring's tail hit one of NASA's Mars orbiters? Miles O'brien spoke with Rich Zurek, chief scientist of Mars Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion laboratory, about particles in Comet Siding Spring's tail that could collide with NASA's Mars orbiters. The tiny tail particles, about a millimeter in size,…
World Oct 17 How peacekeepers are trying to stop a genocide in the Central African Republic When Christian militias began murdering their Muslim neighbors in the Central African Republic, a small group of peacekeepers kept the killing at bay. But the country remains a tinderbox -- with half a million refugees -- while both sides are…
Economy Oct 15 Stock market shows massive losses The stock market declined sharply Wednesday afternoon, with all three major indexes now experiencing dips that put them into negative territory for the year.
Nation Oct 15 Poll: Tell us which National Book Award finalists you have read Today, the National Book Award finalist list was cut in half with the announcement of the short lists for awards in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature. The list includes such recognized writers as Pulitzer Prize winner and two-time…
Health Oct 15 Second Texas hospital worker tests positive for Ebola, flew on airplane A second hospital worker who had been caring for the first diagnosed Ebola patient in the United States has tested positive for the virus. She flew on Frontier Airlines the day before she reported symptoms, and passengers on the flight…
World Oct 15 Police clash with protesters at disputed underpass in Hong Kong Hong Kong police armed with riot shields and pepper spray battled pro-democracy activists for control of an underpass overnight Wednesday, sparking the worst violence yet in the two-week protests.
Health Oct 14 WATCH LIVE: CDC Ebola briefing at 3 p.m. EDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a press conference at 3 p.m. EDT today to update the investigation of Ebola in the U.S. and West Africa. Director Dr. Tom Frieden and the Texas Department of State Health…
Health Oct 13 CDC training hospitals to 'think Ebola' after first case contracted in U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold a news conference today at noon EDT to address the current state of response to Ebola cases in the United States and West Africa.
Health Oct 12 UPDATE: CDC confirms health worker in Dallas has Ebola Speaking at a press conference late Sunday morning, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said a breach of safety protocol was apparent and that more cases of Ebola may emerge.