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Concerns grow over Zambian president's health 09/26/2014 11:04am • CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- "I haven't died yet," the Zambian president said.That's how Michael Sata poked fun at speculation about his failing health when he spoke on Sept. 19 at the opening of parliament in Lusaka, the Zambian capital. Rumors that Sata was deathly ill US warns that Ebola could infect 1.4 million 09/26/2014 11:04am • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. health officials Tuesday laid out worst-case and best-case scenarios for the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, warning that the number of infected people could explode to at least 1.4 million by mid-January -- or peak well below that, if efforts to c Fitness tip: A free website with visual workout routines for every fitness level 09/26/2014 10:35am • Data Doctors A site that teaches you how to invest in Wall Street without the risk 09/26/2014 10:31am • Data Doctors Where to find an expert about anything 09/26/2014 10:27am • Data Doctors DC fraternity rallies around cancer-stricken dad 09/26/2014 09:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- A George Washington University fraternity is rallying around a member whose father is battling his fourth round of cancer and has been given a year to live.Delta Tau Delta has raised $8,000 so far to go toward the mounting medical bills of Tom Syron of Chicago. They're also holdin Pacers' George making rehab progress on broken leg 09/26/2014 07:32am • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Paul George is getting back on his feet.Less than two months after sustaining a gruesome compound fracture of his right leg, team doctors have cleared the Pacers' two-time All-Star to put weight on his injured leg and begin upper body work in the w Wedding photographer severely beaten in Baltimore 09/26/2014 07:20am • BALTIMORE (AP) -- A University of Maryland student and wedding photographer is in critical condition after being attacked in downtown Baltimore.Police say 22-year-old Eric Suydam was beaten unconscious the night of Sept. 20. He was attacked by several assailants as he walked to his car. They took hi Obama urges world to do more to tackle Ebola 09/26/2014 03:34am • JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- President Barack Obama, in a sober assessment of international efforts to stem a deadly Ebola outbreak, warned a high-level United Nations gathering Thursday that there is a "significant gap" between what's been offered so far and what i Jurors deliberating in poisoned doctor trial 09/26/2014 01:22am • JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) -- A Texas cancer researcher accused of poisoning a colleague who was also her lover was described by prosecutors on Wednesday as a devious and manipulative person who took extreme action when the man she'd become obsessed with rejected her.Dr. Ana Maria Mets clinch losing year in split with Nationals 09/26/2014 12:36am • IAN QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A series that began with contract extensions for New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins ended with another frustrating losing season confirmed.Gio Gonzalez struck out a career-high 12 and allowed just one hit through sev Injured Spaniard trapped for 7 days in Peru cave 09/26/2014 12:20am • LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Rescuers in Peru are trying to save an injured Spanish speleologist who has been trapped for seven days about 400 meters (1,300 feet) underground in a cave in the country's remote Amazon region.Cecilio Lopez was hurt when he fell 5 meters (16 feet) inside the Inti Machay cave in a Gonzalez fans career high 12 as Nats, Mets split 09/26/2014 12:04am • IAN QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- On a brisk, damp night that hinted of October, Washington Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez pitched like a man determined to make an impact in the playoffs.Gonzalez (10-10) struck out a career-high 12 batters and allowed just one hit through seven innings What's Behind the Slowdown in Health Care Costs 09/26/2014 12:00am • A flood of 77 million people from the baby boomer generation have been turning 65, the age of Medicare eligibility, since 2011. These younger enrollees have been a leading factor driving down the rate at which health care spending is increasing, because the younger boomers tend to be healthier than Will the Slowdown in Health Care Costs Last? 09/26/2014 12:00am • Conventional wisdom in Washington surrounding health care spending has been doom and gloom -- the solvency of federally mandated programs like Medicare and Medicaid has even been brought into question. The pace of growth in costs seemed unsustainable, with projected payouts threatening to strain an