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Sierra Leone soldier with Ebola is not peacekeeper 10/14/2014 06:42pm • CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- A Sierra Leone soldier has tested positive for Ebola but he is not a member of, and had no contact with, a battalion of peacekeepers waiting to deploy to Somalia, a government spokesman said Tuesday.Meanwhile, Liberia's transport Iowa candidate for US Senate dies in plane crash 10/14/2014 06:18pm • DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- A Dubuque doctor who was running as a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate has died in a plane crash.The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office says Dr. Douglas Butzier (BUT'-zeer) was the pilot of the plane that crashed around 11 p.m. Monday near Dubuque Regional Airport. He was the Column: Spinks fighting a different battle 10/14/2014 06:16pm • TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mr. T was his bodyguard, which right away tells you something about Leon Spinks and his brief yet wildly entertaining stint as the heavyweight champion of the world.Someone had to keep watch over Leon and his full length fur coat. Someone had to kno Romneys support neurological research 10/14/2014 06:10pm • STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Their legacy already established in politics, Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, are working to leave a lasting mark on neuroscience.Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital on Tuesday will announce the launch of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Disease WHO: 10,000 new Ebola cases per week could be seen 10/14/2014 05:40pm • Texas health department statement says a second health care worker has tested positive for Ebola. MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) -- West Africa could face up to 10,000 new Ebola cases a week within two months, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, adding that the death rate i Poll: Many insured struggle with medical bills 10/14/2014 05:36pm • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- They have health insurance, but still no peace of mind. Overall, 1 in 4 privately insured adults say they doubt they could pay for a major unexpected illness or injury.A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Rese Man sues Oklahoma over brother's botched execution 10/14/2014 04:30pm • SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate last spring that led to a moratorium while the state reconsidered its lethal injection protocols was "barbaric" and violated the inmate's constitutional protection from cruel and unusual punishment, his br Harvard junior took dying mom to Mexico, now stuck 10/14/2014 03:40pm • LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Associated Press LOS REYES LA PAZ, Mexico (AP) -- The chemotherapy stopped working last spring, as did the radiation. Doctors had already removed a kidney. So Harvard University junior Dario Guerrero Meneses did what any computer-savvy millennial might do for a dying parent -- he s Cardinals arrive at familiar AT&T Park for Game 3 10/14/2014 01:28pm • JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals arrived in the Bay Area ballpark they know so well in October and began preparing for the possibility of facing the Giants without star catcher Yadier Molina."Another beautiful day in NorCal!" reliever Randy Choate shout Cardinals plan to keep catcher Molina active 10/14/2014 01:12pm • JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yadier Molina still hopes to contribute in some capacity during the NL Championship Series, if his sore side allows it.And the St. Louis Cardinals aren't ready to rule him out, either. For now, they're keeping their catcher and leader on the ac US charity helps NKorea fight drug-resistant TB 10/14/2014 11:00am • MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite worsening U.S.-North Korean relations, an American charity is ramping up efforts against an epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the isolated country, where it says it is making inroads in fighting the deadly disease.The Eugen Romney legacy expands to brain diseases 10/14/2014 10:54am • STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Their legacy already established in politics, Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, are working to leave a lasting mark on neuroscience.Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital on Tuesday will announce the launch of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Disease About 70 hospital staffers cared for Ebola patient 10/14/2014 09:04am • MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer DALLAS (AP) -- They drew his blood, put tubes down his throat and wiped up his diarrhea. They analyzed his urine and wiped saliva from his lips, even after he had lost consciousness.About 70 staff members at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital were involved in the ca Liberia avoids mass hospital strike amid Ebola 10/14/2014 08:56am • JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- Health workers reported for duty at Liberia's hospitals on Monday, largely defying calls for a strike that could have further hampered the country's ability to respond to the worst Ebola outbreak in history.Nurses and other health worke Airhelp: Get compensated for bad flights 10/14/2014 07:18am • Data Doctors