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(AP Photo/Michael Duff). Local residents look at a British Navy helicopter after it made a food drop on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. The WFP, World Food Program and British Military took part in a three day food distribution effo...
"I can't breathe!" - the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold - has been chosen as the most notable quote of the year in an annual list released by a Yale...More >>
"I can't breathe!" - the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold - was chosen as the most notable quote of the year in an annual list released by a Yale University librarian.More >>
A female Philadelphia firefighter died in the line of duty for the first time early Tuesday after becoming trapped in the basement of a burning row home, officials said.More >>
A firefighter was trapped in the basement of a burning row home early Tuesday, becoming the first female member of the Philadelphia Fire Department to die in the line of duty, officials said.More >>
A knife-wielding man stabbed an Israeli student in the head inside a Brooklyn synagogue early Tuesday before being fatally shot by police after he refused to drop the knife, authorities said.More >>
A knife-wielding man stabbed an Israeli student in the head inside a Brooklyn synagogue early Tuesday before being fatally shot by police after he refused to drop the knife, authorities said.More >>
Federal investigators have recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a private jet that crashed into a Maryland house, killing all three aboard and a mother and her two young sons in the home.More >>
Residents of a suburban community adjacent to a small, regional airport said they don't give much thought to the jets that fly over their homes daily.More >>
A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials and a private examiner hired by 18-year-old Michael Brown's family, documents show.More >>
A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials and a private examiner hired by 18-year-old Michael Brown's family, documents show.More >>
'There's your new spacecraft, America:' NASA's Orion splashes down after great 1st test flightMore >>
'There's your new spacecraft, America:' NASA's Orion splashes down after critical test missionMore >>
'There's your new spacecraft, America:' NASA's Orion splashes down after critical test missionMore >>
US employers added 321,000 jobs in Nov., most in nearly 3 years; jobless rate stays 5.8 pct.More >>
US employers added 321,000 jobs in Nov., most in nearly 3 years; jobless rate stays 5.8 pct.More >>
Obama taps Pentagon veteran Ashton Carter to lead Defense Dept. amid multiple challengesMore >>
Obama taps Pentagon veteran Ashton Carter to lead Defense Dept. amid multiple challengesMore >>
NASA tries again to launch new Orion spacecraft, weather could thwart 2nd shot at test flightMore >>
NASA tries again to launch new Orion spacecraft, weather could thwart 2nd shot at test flightMore >>
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N.'s Ebola chief says the world body remains particularly worried about high transmission levels in western Sierra Leone and the interior of Guinea.
Dr. David Nabarro says his staff is focused now on "two particularly troublesome areas" centered around Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, and the forested mountainous region in southeastern Guinea.
He told reporters Tuesday in Geneva that he also is working closely with Mali's authorities to be ready to respond quickly in case the deadly virus spreads across the country's border.
He says medical personnel are "dealing with these still quite inflamed areas where there is a lot of transmission" with the aim of reaching the point where everyone who needs treatment in West Africa is receiving it, then eliminating any further transmission.
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