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Stanford looking to build on NCAA tournament run 10/29/2014 03:10pm • ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- The status of Johnny Dawkins' job at Stanford seemed shaky most of last season until a surprising run to the NCAA tournament's round of 16 quieted his critics.At least for a little while.Dawkins, who signed an undisclosed contract extension Nurse who had Ebola will be released from hospital 10/29/2014 02:06pm • JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- A Dallas nurse who flew from Texas to Ohio and back before being diagnosed with Ebola will be released from an Atlanta hospital Tuesday after tests showed she's virus-free, a hospital spokeswoman said.Amber Vinson, 29, would be leaving Emory University Ho Ebola nurse on defensive gets call from Obama 10/29/2014 12:34pm • RAY HENRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- A nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient was released Tuesday from a hospital isolation unit, where doctors defended her as a courageous front-line caregiver.Another nurse, held for days in a medical te Religion news in brief 10/29/2014 12:27pm • The Associated Press Ebola nurse on defensive gets call from ObamaATLANTA (AP) -- A nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient is thanking God and her caregivers for her recovery.Amber Vinson was released Tuesday from an isolation unit at Emory Uni Is your computer a zombie soldier? 10/29/2014 12:13pm • By Ken Colburn, Data Doctors PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Q: What is a denial of service attack and how can I protect myself from them? A: The basic concept behind a denial of service attack is to flood a website with so much traffic that it overloads the host server making it inaccessible. The best an Appeals court in Va. reviewing NC abortion law 10/29/2014 12:10pm • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- North Carolina's solicitor general has urged a federal appeals court to revive a state law that would require abortion providers to show and describe an ultrasound of the fetus to the pregnant woman.John Maddrey told a three-judge panel of the 4th Award-winning Japanese actor seeks complete art 10/29/2014 11:40am • YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- In person, Shota Sometani is still and quiet, speaking in a soft, almost lackadaisical voice. His ideal acting role, he says, would be one in which he couldn't rely on facial expressions, such as a character wearing a mask.The 22-year-old, who has acted s Official allowed others to believe he had Ph.D. 10/29/2014 09:20am • KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A key figure in a struggling Army intelligence program has for years allowed himself to be portrayed as a Ph.D. in engineering, even though he does not hold a doctoral degree, according to records and interviews.Russell Richardson, who earned a Pope praises 'heroic' responders to Ebola 10/29/2014 08:10am • VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis has praised the "heroic" response by doctors, nurses and volunteers helping contain the Ebola epidemic and has urged renewed international efforts to defeat the virus.Francis also asked for prayers for the victims during his Wednesday general audience, noting that E App tells you where ApplePay will work 10/29/2014 07:52am • Data Doctors Seoul: N. Korea's Kim Jong Un had ankle surgery 10/29/2014 04:24am • KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's spy agency believes it has solved the mystery of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's 6-week public absence that set off a frenzy of global speculation, a lawmaker who attended the agency's closed-door briefing said Wednesday.The Love hits the road and gets some tips 10/29/2014 03:33am • CHRIS LINES Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR (AP) -- At age 50, Davis Love III doesn't need much advice on how to approach golf tournaments. The tropical heat of Malaysia this week, and the expansion of the PGA Tour, will at least give him some new experiences and challenges.Still on the comeback from Tarasenko's goal in OT lifts Blues over Stars 4-3 10/29/2014 12:46am • DALLAS (AP) -- Vladimir Tarasenko missed the St. Louis Blues' practice on Monday because he was sick.The Dallas Stars weren't feeling very good on Tuesday night after Tarasenko scored 1:28 into overtime to complete a hat trick and St. Louis' 4-3 victory.Three times Dallas took one-goal leads in regu Electroconvulsive Therapy: What It Is, How It Works and Who It Helps 10/29/2014 12:00am • By the time Molly Chapman and her psychiatrist decided she should try electroconvulsive therapy, they had already tried everything else. Chapman, a 27-year-old photographer who lives in St. Louis, Missouri, was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder when she was 14. Over the years, she struggled w 6 ancient treatments doctors still use 10/29/2014 12:00am • Old-school is new-schoolWhen you're sick, you probably want the best, most advanced treatment available. But in some cases, doctors are still using old-school procedures that have been around for thousands of years, because they sometimes work better than anything else available. From leeches to