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.
Politics Oct 09 Former Secretary of Defense Panetta sees greatest threat to U.S. coming from inside Washington Disfunction in Washington is the most serious threat to the United States, says Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. "Our inability to come together, to work together and present a unified front...seriously damages not only our national defense, but damages our…
World Oct 09 Panetta: “I find it difficult to believe” Pakistan’s military didn’t have suspicions about Bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound With 12ft walls, enormous footprint, and conspicuous location, al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's Abottabad compound probably raised suspicions in Pakistan, says former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in an interview with Judy Woodruff. Panetta was CIA director during the raid…
World Oct 09 Bombs in Yemen rip through checkpoint, army camp Suicide bombers in Yemen killed at least 67 people Thursday when they detonated their explosives at a checkpoint in the middle of the capital city Sanaa and at an army camp.
Health Oct 08 Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan dies, hospital says A spokesperson for the Dallas hospital where Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan was being treated has confirmed Wednesday that he has died.
Politics Oct 01 Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns High-ranking lawmakers from both parties Wednesday urged Secret Service Director Julia Pierson to resign, as support for Pierson eroded in the wake of her poorly received testimony about the White House break-in.
Health Sep 30 CDC confirms first case of Ebola in United States The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first diagnosed U.S. case of the Ebola virus Tuesday, the Associated Press is reporting.
Politics Sep 30 Report: White House intruder tackled by off-duty agent The Washington Post reports that the man who jumped the fence and ran through the White House on Sept. 19 was tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent.