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• Trial date set for Adrian Peterson
• How to bury an Ebola victim
• Cops mistakenly think teen is burglar, take drastic action
• First person diagnosed with Ebola in U.S. dies in Texas hospital
• Muslim woman barred from Colorado pool over clothes
• Ebola patient dies at Dallas hospital
• South Carolina judge to issue marriage license to same-sex couple
• Kennedy halts gay marriage in Nevada, Idaho
• U.S. justice temporarily blocks Idaho gay marriage ruling
• U.S. military hits six IS targets near Kobani
• Cop's $50-good deed for MIch. mom and daughter
• Ebola's jaw-dropping cost to economy
• Friend of accused Boston bomber due to testify on Wednesday
• U.S. medical workers get crash course on treating Ebola on frontlines
• Why are so many Republican governors flailing?
• Americans living longer than ever before
• U.S. court to hear appeal over keeping U.S. demands for telecom records secret
• Syria border town 'about to fall,' UN envoy urges action
• Dallas Ebola patient on ventilator and receiving kidney dialysis
• Air tanker crashes while fighting California fire
• Air tanker crashes fighting Yosemite National Park wildfire
• FBI asks public to help identify militant in Islamic State video
• Gay marriage bans fall in Idaho, Nevada after high court decision
• Jesse Jackson meets with Ebola patient's family

Trial date set for Adrian Peterson Posted: 08 Oct 2014 11:59 AM PDT Trial date set for Adrian Peterson

How to bury an Ebola victim Posted: 08 Oct 2014 10:36 AM PDT Dallas officials now face a situation they haven't before: handling a contagious body.

Cops mistakenly think teen is burglar, take drastic action Posted: 08 Oct 2014 10:20 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police mistook a black teenager for a burglar and pepper-sprayed him inside the home of his white foster parents, authorities said Wednesday.

First person diagnosed with Ebola in U.S. dies in Texas hospital Posted: 08 Oct 2014 09:46 AM PDT By Lisa Maria Garza and Richard Valdmanis DALLAS (Reuters) - The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, died on Wednesday morning at a Dallas hospital, a hospital spokesman said. "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 am," hospital spokesman Wendell Watson said in an emailed statement. Duncan became ill after arriving in the Texas city from Liberia on Sept. ...

Muslim woman barred from Colorado pool over clothes Posted: 08 Oct 2014 09:31 AM PDT COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado city is promising to revise its swimsuit rules after a Muslim woman was turned away from its recreation center pool for wearing an Islamic dress over a shirt and pants.

Ebola patient dies at Dallas hospital Posted: 08 Oct 2014 08:58 AM PDT Thomas Eric Duncan was the first person to be diagnosed in the U.S. with the deadly virus.

South Carolina judge to issue marriage license to same-sex couple Posted: 08 Oct 2014 08:09 AM PDT CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) - A judge in Charleston, South Carolina, said on Wednesday he would issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple even though the state's ban on gay unions remains in place after actions by the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for them elsewhere. Charleston County Probate Judge Irvin Condon accepted an application for a marriage license from a lesbian couple on Wednesday and said he would issue it after the mandatory 24-hour waiting period. "As a result of the actions of the U.S. ...

Kennedy halts gay marriage in Nevada, Idaho Posted: 08 Oct 2014 07:52 AM PDT The Supreme Court justice has blocked a decision that declared same-sex unions legal.

U.S. justice temporarily blocks Idaho gay marriage ruling Posted: 08 Oct 2014 07:05 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that struck down Idaho's gay marriage ban. The brief order issued by the court said that gay marriage supporters should file a response to the state's emergency request by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday. The court will then decide whether to issue a more permanent stay. In the meantime, gay marriages in Idaho will not be able to proceed. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Will Dunham)

U.S. military hits six IS targets near Kobani Posted: 08 Oct 2014 06:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said six airstrikes targeting Islamic State had struck the militant group near the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobani on Tuesday and Wednesday. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes destroyed an armored personnel carrier, armed vehicles and artillery piece belonging to the militants. The airstrikes were part of nine overall strikes in Syria over the last two days conducted with partner United Arab Emirates, using bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft, it said. ...

Cop's $50-good deed for MIch. mom and daughter Posted: 08 Oct 2014 06:19 AM PDT EMMETT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan officer who pulled over a vehicle because a 5-year-old girl wasn't secured in a booster seat decided a ticket wouldn't cut it.

Ebola's jaw-dropping cost to economy Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:58 AM PDT The World Bank warns that the deadly epidemic could deal a stunning financial hit.

Friend of accused Boston bomber due to testify on Wednesday Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:10 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - A man convicted of obstructing justice for removing fireworks from the accused Boston Marathon bomber's dorm room days after the deadly blasts is due in court on Wednesday to testify against a friend who prosecutors say joined him in that visit. Azamat Tazhayakov, 20, who was a friend of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, took the stand briefly on Tuesday to testify at the trial of Robel Phillipos, 21, who has been charged with lying to investigators probing the April 15, 2013, attack that killed three people and injured more than 260. ...

U.S. medical workers get crash course on treating Ebola on frontlines Posted: 08 Oct 2014 02:32 AM PDT By Colleen Jenkins ANNISTON Ala. (Reuters) - Dr. Kwan Kew Lai's family and colleagues in Boston fear for the safety of the infectious disease physician when she travels to Liberia later this month to treat Ebola patients. "I just feel like it's wrong for me to sit at home while I hear the news of people dying," said Lai, 63. Dressed in a yellow full-body suit, Lai joined 35 other licensed health workers this week for new, hands-on safety training. Developed by the U.S. ...

Why are so many Republican governors flailing? Posted: 08 Oct 2014 02:02 AM PDT Republicans will hold the House; they're even favored to win the Senate. But turn your attention to the gubernatorial contests, and a different picture emerges.

Americans living longer than ever before Posted: 08 Oct 2014 12:40 AM PDT U.S. life expectancy rose and most death rates fell, with one notable exception.

U.S. court to hear appeal over keeping U.S. demands for telecom records secret Posted: 08 Oct 2014 12:24 AM PDT By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday on whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation can force Internet and telecommunications firms to turn over customer records without revealing the government's demands. A lower court judge in San Francisco previously ruled such gag orders were unconstitutional in a lawsuit filed by an undisclosed telecom company. The government's appeal of that decision will be heard by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Tech companies have sought to clarify their relationships with U.S. ...

Syria border town 'about to fall,' UN envoy urges action Posted: 07 Oct 2014 08:42 PM PDT Jihadists are on the verge of seizing the key town of Kobane, Turkey has warned.

Dallas Ebola patient on ventilator and receiving kidney dialysis Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:54 PM PDT By Lisa Maria Garza and Richard Valdmanis DALLAS (Reuters) - The Ebola patient fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital is on a ventilator and a kidney dialysis machine to help stabilize his health, the hospital said on Tuesday. Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the deadly virus on U.S. soil, has also been given the experimental medication brincidofovir. A hospital in Nebraska said it is using the same drug to treat an American journalist who was airlifted from Liberia and arrived Monday. ...

Air tanker crashes while fighting California fire Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:23 PM PDT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — An air tanker fighting a wildfire near Yosemite National Park in Northern California crashed Tuesday, but there was no immediate word on the state of the plane or the pilot, who was the only person aboard, officials said.

Air tanker crashes fighting Yosemite National Park wildfire Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:07 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An air tanker being used to fight a wildfire burning in Yosemite National Park crashed on Tuesday, and there was no immediate word on the pilot, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said in a tweet that the plane went down near the so-called Dog Rock Fire and that the condition of the pilot was "undetermined." There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash and it was not immediately clear if rescue crews had found the wreckage. ...

FBI asks public to help identify militant in Islamic State video Posted: 07 Oct 2014 06:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is asking the public to help identify a masked man who speaks in what is believed to be a North American accent in a video that Islamic State militants released last month aimed at Western audiences. In an excerpt of the video released by the FBI, the man, dressed in camouflage and wearing a shoulder holster, speaks in English and Arabic as he stands in front of men he says are Islamic State prisoners. ...

Gay marriage bans fall in Idaho, Nevada after high court decision Posted: 07 Oct 2014 05:16 PM PDT By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Legal momentum for extending U.S. marriage rights to same-sex couples accelerated on Tuesday as a federal appeals court struck down bans on gay matrimony in Idaho and Nevada a day after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand similar rulings for five other states. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled the bans in Idaho and Nevada violated the constitution and cannot be enforced, adding to a growing list of states where same-sex unions are now legal. ...

Jesse Jackson meets with Ebola patient's family Posted: 07 Oct 2014 04:12 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson presided over a prayer vigil at the Dallas hospital where the first man diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. is being treated for the deadly disease.

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