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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a "SWAT team" from the Centers for Disease Control will respond to all future cases of Ebola in the United States. And Obama warned that the disease could spread globally if the world doesn't address what he called the "raging epidemic in West Africa."
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas nurse diagnosed with Ebola is being transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. An ambulance with a crew clad in hazardous-material suits arrived at the hospital and transferred her by ambulance to a jet. Amber Vinson is being transferred to Emory from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some Texas abortion clinics that were forced to close under tough new restrictions have started reopening after winning a reprieve at the U.S. Supreme Court. The law would have forced all but eight abortion facilities in the state to shut down.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee police officer who shot and killed a homeless man has been fired. Christopher Manney shot Dontre Hamilton 14 times following a confrontation in a downtown park in April, after Hamilton gained control of the officer's nightstick. Police say Hamilton had been sleeping on a bench and had already been checked twice by other officers. Manny realized Hamilton had mental health issues but violated policy by carrying out a pat down without good reason.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug treatments for a deadly disease that causes severe lung damage. The agency has approved. Ofev and Esbriet for treatment idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Patients with the disease experience lung damage over time that makes it difficult to breathe properly. Currently the disease is treated with oxygen therapy, rehabilitation and lung transplants.
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