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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — An American health care worker flown from West African to suburban Washington D.C., is said to be in serious condition but in good spirits. The patient is being treated at the National Institutes of Health's hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Meanwhile, federal officials are checking on people in Sierra Leone where the clinician had been volunteering.
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — The recovery effort continues at the site of Tuesday's crash of a military helicopter on the Florida Panhandle coast. There were four soldiers and seven Marines aboard. The military says the Marines were to practice rappelling down ropes into the water and then making it to land. It was very foggy at the time of the crash and the weather has hampered recovery efforts.
WELLNGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An emergency communications officer with World Vision says there's been widespread destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths from a Pacific cyclone that has hit Vanuatu (vah-noo-AH'-too.) Communications are down and the streets of Port Vila, the capital, are said to be covered with roofs, trees and downed power lines. There's also no running water in the capital.
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi authorities say a man shot the owners of a house where he was living and their children, killing the homeowner and his 9-year-old daughter and leaving the wife and two other children in critical condition. The shooting happened early today in Brookhaven. Witnesses say the bloodied survivors crossed a highway to a neighbor's home seeking help.
DALLAS (AP) — The deaths of three people who developed a foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products has prompted the Texas icon's first product recall in its 108-year history. The three, and two other patients, were receiving treatment for unrelated health issues at the same Kansas hospital. The Food and Drug Administration says listeria bacteria were found in samples of Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Country Cookies, Great Divide Bars, Sour Pop Green Apple Bars, Cotton Candy Bars, Scoops, Vanilla Stick Slices, Almond Bars and No Sugar Added Moo Bars.
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