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UN judges approve provisional release of Serb 11/06/2014 01:10pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- United Nations judges have approved the provisional release on humanitarian grounds of an ailing Serb ultranationalist awaiting verdicts in his long-running war crimes trial.In an order Thursday, judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia s Wife: Signs of torture on body of Myanmar reporter 11/06/2014 05:18am • YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The body of a freelance journalist shot by Myanmar's army showed signs that he was tortured before he died, his wife said Thursday.Ma Thandar said the body, which was exhumed Wednesday, had a broken skull, broken jaw and two penetration marks on the chest.Myanmar started movi Some things aren't meant to be mail-ordered 11/06/2014 02:57am • WASHINGTON -- Many companies are making it easier for customers to get their products -- even Starbucks will start delivering next year. But while it may be convenient, some things shouldn't be shipped in the mail. For example, even though D.C. voted to legalize marijuana this week, it's not a g Signs of torture on body of slain Myanmar reporter 11/06/2014 12:36am • YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The body of a freelance journalist shot by Myanmar's army showed signs that he was tortured before he died, his wife said Thursday.Ma Thandar said the body, which was exhumed Wednesday, had a broken skull, broken jaw and two penetration marks on the chest.Myanmar started movi Common Myths About Skin Cancer Debunked 11/06/2014 12:00am • Shannon Doan-Duff was a classic skin cancer candidate. Red hair, blue eyes, skin so pale she compares it to raw chicken, and lots of freckles. Doan-Duff, who lives in Harlan County, Kentucky, had gotten burned as a child a couple times visiting her grandparents in Hawaii, and she used tanning beds Look Beyond the Alphabet Soup of Acronyms When Picking a Health Plan 11/06/2014 12:00am • Choosing a health insurance plan can be confusing, especially when the string of acronyms -- HMO, PPO, EPO, POS -- describing the various types of coverage look more like alphabet soup. "The demands on consumers to do their homework and figure out exactly what they're buying are intense," says Sa Amid Ebola disaster, WHO picks new Africa chief 11/05/2014 08:54pm • VIRGILE AHISSOU Associated Press COTONOU, Benin (AP) -- With nearly 5,000 dead of Ebola in West Africa, the World Health Organization elected a new director Wednesday of its Africa office, which has been accused of bungling the response to the outbreak in its early stages.The new chief, Matshidiso M Tennis' Melanie Oudin needs heart, eye procedures 11/05/2014 08:20pm • HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer American tennis pro Melanie Oudin says she will have a procedure Thursday for a heart condition, then surgery later this month for an eye problem."I don't think my luck could get any worse. I just can't wait for 2014 to be over," the 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist sa AP Source: Bills' Watkins will be ready to play 11/05/2014 07:48pm • JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Bills rookie receiver Sammy Watkins will be ready to play against Kansas City this weekend despite hurting his groin in practice, a person familiar with the diagnosis told The Associated Press.The person spoke on the condition of anonymity beca Obama seeks $6.2 billion for Ebola fight 11/05/2014 07:48pm • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday asked Congress for $6.2 billion in emergency funds to confront Ebola at its source in West Africa and to secure the United States against any possible spread.Of the total, $2 billion would be apportioned to the Unit Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 11/05/2014 07:40pm • The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:___Nov. 4The Daily Star, Hammond, Louisiana, on space travel:Americans are spoiled when it comes to space travel. We beat the Soviet Union (now Russia) to the moon. We've sent unmanned crafts to Mars. US officials unveil plan to test Ebola drugs 11/05/2014 06:20pm • MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The quest for an Ebola treatment is picking up speed. Federal officials have unveiled a plan to test multiple drugs at once, in an umbrella study with a single comparison group to give fast answers on what works."This is novel for us" an Mom guilty of manslaughter in autistic son's death 11/05/2014 05:38pm • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A health care millionaire who fatally drugged her developmentally disabled son was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday in what her defense portrayed as a mercy killing by a mother trying to escape a labyrinth of fear and despair.Gigi Jordan had been c Spain's Ebola nurse leaves hospital, mourns dog 11/05/2014 05:18pm • ALAN CLENDENNING Associated Press MADRID (AP) -- A Spanish nursing assistant who recovered from Ebola credited health care workers with saving her life and offered Wednesday to donate blood to help cure others.Still, Teresa Romero slammed Spanish officials for killing her beloved dog, saying the mix Ebola hits health care access for other diseases 11/05/2014 05:18pm • JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- The Ebola outbreak has spawned a "silent killer," experts say: hidden cases of malaria, pneumonia, typhoid and the like that are going untreated because people in the countries hardest hit by the dreaded virus either cannot find an open