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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The police chief in Ferguson, Missouri, says officer Darren Wilson has been on the force for six years, with no complaints filed against him. Wilson was identified today as the officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager on Saturday. It turns out that 18-year-old Michael Brown is suspected of stealing a box of cigars from a convenience store in what police are calling a "strong-arm" robbery, shortly before he was killed. But Police Chief Thomas Jackson says the officer didn't know the teen was a robbery suspect at the time of the shooting.
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — There's no quick end in sight to the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 1,100 people in West Africa. The charity group Doctors Without Borders says the outbreak could last another six months. New figures released by the World Health Organization show that Liberia has more recorded Ebola deaths -- 413 -- than any of the other affected countries. But an aid worker in northern Liberia says response teams simply aren't able to document all of the erupting Ebola cases.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously voted to impose sanctions on six men for recruiting or financing foreign combatants in Iraq and Syria. The resolution was drafted in response to the recent offensive by the Islamic State extremist group, which has taken over a large area of eastern Syria and northern and western Iraq, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. The resolution also demands that all groups with links to al-Qaida disarm and disband immediately.
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market has recovered from a midday swoon caused by the latest worries over Ukraine and ended little changed. The S&P lost just a fraction of a point. The Dow finished 50 points lower, but the Nasdaq composite rose 11 points.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A publicist for the daughter of the late radio personality Casey Kasem says Kasem's wife is planning to bury him in Norway -- against the wishes of his adult children, and contrary to his own wish to be interred in Los Angeles. The publicist says the children have few legal options to prevent the overseas burial. It's not clear when it might occur, and why Jean Kasem selected Norway.
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