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ATLANTA (AP) — The second of two American aid workers who contracted Ebola in West Africa is on her way back to the United States. Nancy Writebol is being flown on a chartered plane specially equipped to contain infectious diseases. Writebol will be treated at a special isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Her colleague Dr. Kent Brantly was taken to the unit Saturday after arriving from Liberia aboard the same aircraft.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel says all its ground troops should be out of Gaza by now as a three-day cease-fire with Hamas takes hold. After nearly a month of fighting, indirect talks are expected to be held in Egypt's capital aimed at reaching a deal that would prevent future cross-border violence. Hamas wants Israel and Egypt to lift their seven-year-old Gaza border blockade. However, Israel has been reluctant to open Gaza's borders unless Hamas is disarmed.
BURNEY, Calif. (AP) — Two Northern California wildfires are menacing the small town of Burney as they burn through more than 100 square miles of drought-stricken brush. Ash has been falling in the Shasta County town with flames just four miles away. Residents have been advised that they should be prepared to flee the blaze, which was only 10 percent contained as of last night. There's a chance of thunderstorms in today's forecast, and officials warn that lightning could spark new blazes.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to regulate travel to terrorist hotbeds such as Iraq and Syria as part of new counterterrorism measures aimed at addressing the domestic threat posed by homegrown Islamic extremists hardened by war in those countries. Under legislation to be introduced to Parliament in the next few weeks, it would be a criminal offense for Australians to travel to designated countries "without a valid reason."
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds six in 10 Americans think the economic benefits of good highways, railroads and airports outweigh the cost to taxpayers. At the same time though, the Associated Press-GfK poll finds scant support for some of the most frequently discussed options for paying for construction of new roads or the upkeep of existing ones. Fifty-eight percent of those surveyed oppose raising federal gasoline taxes. And by a better than 2-to-1 margin, Americans oppose having private companies fund construction in exchange for toll fees.
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