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HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of pro-democracy protesters are in a tense standoff with a large number of riot police near Hong Kong's government headquarters. Television stations showed hundreds of police wearing helmets and holding shields facing off with student-led protesters, who have been locked in a stalemate with the authorities after the government called off negotiations last week. Local television reports said protesters advanced toward government headquarters, and police used pepper spray to try to disperse them.
DALLAS (AP) — A family friend of the Texas nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for an infected Liberian man says she understood the risks and tried to reassure her family that she would be safe. Christina Tran says that Nina Pham had told her mother not to worry. Pham became the first person to contract the disease within the U.S., despite wearing protective gear that included gowns, gloves, masks and face shields.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Conservative Catholic bishops are distancing themselves from a church document showing an unprecedented opening toward gays and divorced people. The conservative bishops say it doesn't reflect their views, and they are vowing to make changes to the final version. The document -- produced midway through a two-week meeting on family life -- said gays had gifts to offer the church. It said the church must welcome divorced people and recognize the "positive" aspects of civil marriages.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama is waiting until after the midterm election to nominate an attorney general. The president's team is preparing for the prospect of trying to push through a nominee in the end-of-year session, although a final decision on timing has not yet been made. Senate Democrats have asked Obama to wait so the nomination does not become a campaign issue. Eric Holder announced his resignation last month.
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff says alcohol was probably a factor in a weekend crash that killed an Ohio man on his wedding day. Andrew Bloomfield died in the crash of a pickup truck that was carrying him, his new wife and their friends. One of the friends also died. Bloomfield's wife is hospitalized in critical condition. Investigators say the driver lost control, and the truck hit an embankment and a utility pole before rolling several times.
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