Spaceship Down: Hopes for space tourism within the next year were dashed yesterday with the crash into the Mojave Desert of SpaceShipTwo, a craft designed to take high-paying customers into sub-orbital space. One pilot was killed and the other seriously …

Nation: After a seven-week manhunt, survivalist Eric Frein was captured yesterday to face charges of murdering a Pennsylvania state trooper. Prosecutors say they will press for the death penalty. Frein, 31, was believed to have been living in the woods …

Outbreak: Four states are now requiring 21-day quarantines for travelers returning from dealing with Ebola-affected countries. Florida has joined New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. Volunteer aid workers say the quarantine will only add a three-week time commitment and may …