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US Ebola patient released; says he feels great 09/25/2014 08:20pm • JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- After three weeks in isolation, an American doctor who contracted Ebola while working in West Africa says he's grateful for the specialized care that allowed him to recover and remains concerned about the people he was trying to help.Rick Sacra, 51, was Congress releases war funds to fight Ebola 09/25/2014 04:10pm • ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top lawmakers in Congress have approved the use of leftover Afghanistan war money to fight Ebola in West Africa.But just $50 million of President Barack Obama's $1 billion request has been approved for immediate use, under the opaque process by which Second Spanish priest with Ebola dies in Madrid 09/25/2014 02:00pm • MADRID (AP) -- A Spanish priest who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone has died at a Madrid hospital, becoming the second Spanish missionary to fall victim to the deadly virus.The Carlos III hospital said in a statement that Manuel Garcia Viejo, a 69-year-old medical di Lessons learned 6 months into worst Ebola outbreak 09/25/2014 01:40pm • MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) -- Six months into the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, scientists say they know more about how the deadly virus behaves. The first cases were reported in Guinea by the World Health Organization on March 23 -- before spreading to Sierra Leone, Liberia and elsewh Italy stages Ebola evacuation drill _ just in case 09/25/2014 01:33am • NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press PRATICA DI MARE AIR BASE, Italy (AP) -- The patient, a slight woman in her 30s, lay motionless on the stretcher as a half-dozen men in biohazard suits transferred her from a C-27J cargo plane into an ambulance and then into a mobile hospital isolation ward, never onc Red Cross team attacked while burying Ebola dead 09/24/2014 07:16pm • BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- A Red Cross team was attacked while collecting bodies believed to be infected with Ebola in southeastern Guinea, the latest in a string of assaults that are hindering efforts to control West Africa's current outbreak.One Red Cross worker is re Md. confirms severe respiratory illness in state 09/24/2014 07:08pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- Maryland's health department says it has confirmed the presence of an unusual respiratory illness in children in the state.The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said in a news release Wednesday that the enterovirus 68 was identified in a specimen collected from a hospitalized US issues new rules for university germ research 09/24/2014 07:00pm • LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is tightening oversight of high-stakes scientific research involving dangerous germs that could raise biosecurity concerns, imposing new safety rules on universities and other institutions where such work is done.Wednesda Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 09/24/2014 05:30pm • The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:___Sept. 23The Herald, Rock Hill, South Carolina, on White House intruder:A 42-year-old intruder entered the White House Friday in less time and with less trouble than a tourist waiting in line for a Spain: Ebola test drug out of supply worldwide 09/24/2014 04:58pm • MADRID (AP) -- Doctors treating a Spanish priest who was repatriated from West Africa on Monday after being diagnosed with the Ebola virus said there were no samples of experimental drug ZMapp available in the world right now, and they were considering alternative treatments.The priest, Manuel Garci Ebola threat to EU is 'low' but readiness needed 09/24/2014 03:40pm • MILAN (AP) -- EU health ministers say the chance that the deadly Ebola virus might spread to Europe is "low" but that they must improve coordination and prevention measures just in case.The ministers ended a two-day meeting in Milan on Tuesday amid concerns in Italy that the virus might spread here Red Cross team attacked in Guinea 09/24/2014 12:40pm • CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- A Red Cross team has been attacked in the West African country of Guinea -- in the latest in a string of assaults that are hindering efforts to control the outbreak of Ebola.The team had been collecting bodies believed to be infected with the disease. They were attacked by fa Pope urges international aid to fight Ebola 09/24/2014 07:50am • VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis is urging international assistance to fight the Ebola virus in Africa.Francis also urged the 30,000 people who attended his weekly general audience on Wednesday to pray for the victims.It was the second time in as many days that Francis has raised the alarm about Eb 10 Things to Know-Wednesday 09/24/2014 12:14am • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:1. OBAMA VOWS SUSTAINED CAMPAIGN VS. ISLAMIC MILITANTSThe U.S. president and other leaders say that American and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State extremists in Syria What parents need to know about enterovirus 09/24/2014 12:00am • Historical emergenceThe enterovirus, also known as EV-D68, was first identified in the U.S. in 1962 and then lay dormant for some 30 years. Since 2008, small clusters -- ranging from four to 30 cases -- have periodically cropped up throughout the country, but none with the vengeance of the recen