Outbreak: A New York City doctor who just returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive last night for the virus in New York City. Dr. Craig Spencer was put in isolation at Bellevue hospital while medical investigators fanned …

Ottawa Shooting: The Canadian capital was under lockdown yesterday after a gunman killed a soldier near the National War Memorial before running inside the Parliament building and firing more shots. The Parliament’s sergeant-at-arms is being hailed as a national hero …

Outbreak: The World Health Organization emergency committee is meeting today to discuss possible travel restrictions and screening at borders. The Obama Administration announced yesterday that it will funnel all travelers from Ebola-stricken countries into five American airports to be checked …

Bladerunner: Amputee runner Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. His lawyer said he expected Pistorius to spend only 10 months behind bars with the rest of his time …

Permawar: US aircraft yesterday dropped small arms, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters squared off against Islamic State militants in and around the Syrian border town of Kobane. American aircraft have been pounding ISIS militants, but this is the …

On Second Thought: In a slap down to Pope Francis, Catholic bishops voted to remove language in a draft report calling for greater openness toward homosexuals. The move suggests a clash between the more liberal-thinking Pope and some conservative bishops. …

Texass: The Supreme Court this morning reversed a lower court and decided to let Texas go ahead and apply its strict voter ID law in the November election. Voters will be required to show government-issued photo identification. The court gave …

Outbreak: Authorities closed some schools yesterday in Ohio and Texas because an Ebola-infected nurse had travelled between Cleveland and Dallas. The CDC is tracking down passengers from the flight nurse Joy Vinson took on Monday while crewmembers have been put …

Outbreak: Another stumble in handling Ebola. The second Dallas nurse to come down with the disease was allowed to fly on a commercial airliner despite checking first with the Centers for Disease Control. Amber Vinson, 29, was part of the …

The Epidemic: A second Texas healthcare worker who treated the Liberian man who died of Ebola in Dallas has tested positive for the virus. The new patient has not been identified.    The Centers for Disease Control, admitting it was …