Outbreak: With states establishing what amounts to a patchwork quilt of regulations to deal with the Ebola virus, the federal government has established new guidelines. Medical workers exposed to Ebola, or people who’ve had contact with patients in West Africa, …

Outbreak: Under pressure from the Obama administration the governor of New York is backing off, if only slightly, his quarantine requirement for medical workers returning from West Africa. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that in some cases he will allow home …

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 …

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 …

Outbreak: The first case of Ebola virus in the US has been diagnosed in a Texas hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The patient is a man who took a commercial flight from Liberia to Dallas on Sept. …

Outbreak: The Centers for disease control says that if the Ebola outbreak continues on its current curve, there could be 1.4 million cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone by Jan. 20th. The CDC notes that many cases go unreported and …

The Football Business:After a flurry of outrage over his re-instatement, The Minnesota Vikings have once again sidelined their star running back Adrian Peterson, who’s facing criminal charges that he hit his four-year-old son with a switch. A statement by the …

Ebola: President Obama is expected today to announce a dramatic step-up in aid to stop the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. He’s sending 3,000 military personnel for medical and logistical help. The aid also would include five treatment centers …

Iraq Crisis:In the wake of US airstrikes yesterday, the Muslim fundamentalist ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi delivered a threat addressed to “America, the defender of the cross.” He said, “Soon enough, you will be in direct confrontation — forced to …

Food Fight: Russia is hitting back at the West with economic sanctions of its own, banning the importation of all American food and European produce. It will hurt Western farmers, suppliers, and food companies, but it cuts both ways. Russia …