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ATLANTA (AP) — Two American aid workers infected with Ebola while caring for patients with the deadly virus in Liberia have been released from hospital. Speaking at a news conference at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Dr. Kent Brantly called it a "miraculous day" and expressed his gratitude and that of Nancy Writebol for the prayers and care they had received. The director of the infectious disease unit at the hospital says their release poses no public health risk. Writebol was discharged on Tuesday
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Calm has returned to a slum in the Liberian capital that's been sealed off in the government's attempt to halt the spread of Ebola, but anger has been replaced by fears that food supplies will be cut off. Residents of West Point say many traders are stuck behind the barricades with them, and food prices are already rising. Meanwhile, officials from the World Health Organization are visiting treatment centers in Monrovia struggling to keep up with the influx of Ebola patients.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. aircraft are continuing their assault on Islamic State militants in Iraq. U.S. officials say they conducted six airstrikes overnight to help solidify Iraqi and Kurdish forces' efforts to retake and maintain control of the Mosul Dam. The officials say the latest strikes destroyed or damaged three Humvees, multiple roadside bombs and another vehicle of the Islamic State group.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The streets of Ferguson, Missouri, were quieter last night, and Attorney General Eric Holder says he's hopeful that after several nights of unrest the relative calm will prove "enduring." Holder visited the St. Louis suburb yesterday and promised residents that the federal investigation into the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown will be thorough and independent. Holder says he understands the mistrust many in Ferguson feel toward law enforcement, but they must reject the violence that taken place since Brown's shooting.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has banned American ambassadors and other high-profile foreign service officers from participating in the ice-bucket challenge. The charity stunt has lured athletes, celebrities, politicians and rock stars to raise money and awareness for Lou Gehrig's disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. But State Department lawyers say it violates federal ethics rules.
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