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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says U.S. airstrikes have helped Iraqi and Kurdish forces regain a foothold in Iraq. But Hagel warns Islamic State militants can be expected to regroup. Speaking alongside Hagel at the Pentagon, Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey said although the Islamic State group can be contained, it cannot be defeated without attacking it in Syria.
ATLANTA (AP) — An American physician who survived being infected with Ebola has left his isolation unit in Atlanta. Dr. Kent Brantly told reporters he's "thrilled to be alive" and to be reunited with his family. A fellow medical missionary, Nancy Writebol, who also became infected, was quietly discharged two days earlier.
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered the National Guard to begin withdrawing from the city of Ferguson, the site of unrest since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old nearly two weeks ago. Since the guard's arrival Monday, flare-ups in the small section of town that had been the center of unrest have begun to subside.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The remains of 20 Malaysians killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July arrived home on Friday. The victims were carried aboard a specially chartered jet and received in a solemn ceremony at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The government is urging people to wear black and observe a minute of silence and prayer to honor the victims.
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan says he'd love to see Mitt Romney run again for president. Ryan appeared with the former Massachusetts governor at an event in Chicago in their first public joint appearance since their ticket lost in 2012. Romney offered his own praise by saying that his former running mate "wouldn't be a bad president" himself.
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