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News Guide: Thailand's surrogacy scandals and laws 09/03/2014 05:06am • JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- A string of recent scandals has lifted a lid on Thailand's largely unregulated commercial surrogacy industry, which has been around for over a decade. Here's a look at the controversies, some of the ethical dilemmas they have raised and the Thai milita A look at dangers posed by the Islamic State group 09/03/2014 02:42am • ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The Islamic State militant group that has taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq and declared a self-styled caliphate poses one of the most significant threats to stability in the Middle East in years. But what danger does it immedi Surrogate offers clues into man with 16 babies 09/03/2014 01:12am • THANYARAT DOKSONE Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- When the young Thai woman saw an online ad seeking surrogate mothers, it seemed like a life-altering deal: $10,000 to help a foreign couple that wanted a child but couldn't conceive.Wassana, a lifetime resident of the slums, viewed it as a nine-mont When cancer Is in your genes 09/03/2014 12:00am • In many families, cancer genes are passed down through generations like an unwanted heirloom. But thanks to ever-improving genetic testing, doctors are able to identify these genes better than ever before -- and offer patients treatment options to not only stop cancer from setting in, but to stop th 37th time the charm for China's Peng at US Open 09/02/2014 11:06pm • JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Peng Shuai got so frustrated with her inability to make a serious run at a major title that she nearly quit the sport in 2006, a thought that crossed her mind only once before -- when she had surgery to repair a heart defect at age 12.Her day finally Son of ex-Bush aide pleads guilty in Md. slaying 09/02/2014 10:20pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- The son of a former aide to President George W. Bush has pleaded guilty to killing a friend with a hatchet and will be committed to a state psychiatric facility.The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/1ts0YFO) that 21-year-old Claude Alexander Allen III of Gaithersburg ple Ebola survivor: 'I felt like I was about to die' 09/02/2014 10:10pm • ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A U.S. doctor who survived after contracting Ebola while doing missionary work in Liberia is "very close" to the doctor most recently diagnosed with the disease and has spent time in "tearful prayer" for him, according to an interview with NBC News aired Tuesday.Earlier, offi Ebola takes big toll on already poor health care 09/02/2014 05:20pm • MICHAEL DUFF Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- When the dreaded Ebola virus began infecting people in the Sierra Leone town of Kenema, Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan and his team were on the front lines. After stepping out of his protective suit following hours on a sweltering ward, he would ju Experimental Ebola drug heals all monkeys in study 09/02/2014 04:20pm • MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer An experimental Ebola drug healed all 18 monkeys infected with the deadly virus in a study, boosting hopes that the treatment might help fight the outbreak raging through West Africa -- once more of it can be made.The monkeys were given the drug, ZMapp, thr WWII vet, 86, beaten outside Ohio hospital 09/02/2014 11:40am • CINCINNATI (AP) -- An 86-year-old World War II veteran was recovering Tuesday after being beaten outside a southwest Ohio hospital where he was visiting his ailing wife, authorities said.Police arrested 30-year-old Craig Phelps on charges of robbery and other counts including that he had a needle fo Maryland doctor with sex charge surrenders license 09/02/2014 11:40am • CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) -- A Maryland physician at the center of a medical licensing scandal is surrendering his license to practice medicine to resolve charges that he molested a female patient.Attorneys for Dr. William Dando and the Allegany County State's Attorney's office announced the deal at a co Creating more playing opportunities on PGA Tour 09/02/2014 11:39am • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem is not inclined to make drastic changes next year that would create more starts for players who earn their cards through the Web.Com Tour Finals.Last year was the first time 50 players earned their cards through the four Germany opens memorial to Nazis' disabled victims 09/02/2014 11:06am • GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- Germany on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial to more than 200,000 people with physical and mental disabilities killed by the Nazis after their lives were deemed "worthless."The transparent 24-meter (79-foot) blue glass wall outside the Berlin Philharmonic co Senegal monitors contacts of 1st Ebola patient 09/02/2014 05:50am • BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Senegalese authorities on Monday were monitoring everyone who was in contact with a student infected with Ebola who crossed into the country, and who has lost three family members to the disease.An Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more th 9 steps a Japanese man took to 16 surrogate babies 09/02/2014 03:48am • The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- Police say Japanese businessman Mitsutoki Shigeta followed nine key steps on his path to fathering 16 surrogate babies in Thailand, born starting in June 2013. It's unclear whether he went through all of the steps for every baby; four are in Cambodia and the res