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Nigeria acknowledges slow response in Ebola case 08/06/2014 05:10am • MARAM MAZEN Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigerian health authorities acknowledged Tuesday that they did not immediately quarantine a sick airline passenger who later died of Ebola, announcing that eight health workers who had direct contact with him were now in isolation with symptoms of Biden, African leaders talk economy, security 08/05/2014 10:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden has been talking with several African leaders on topics ranging from economic cooperation to security during the summit meeting aimed at strengthening U.S. ties with Africa.Biden met with President Moncef Marzouki of Tunisia, President Goodluck Jonathan of Cure for Hepatitis C comes with a heavy price tag 08/05/2014 04:42pm • WASHINGTON -- It is a potentially deadly disease that now kills more Americans than AIDS. The good news is there's now a cure for Hepatitis C. The bad news is it literally comes at a very high price. The medication -- known as Sovaldi, made by Gilead Sciences -- costs $1,000 a pill, and rou Death toll from Ebola in W. Africa hits 887: WHO 08/05/2014 10:24am • BASHIR ADIGUN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The doctor who treated a man who flew to Nigeria and died of Ebola now has contracted the disease, authorities said Monday, presenting a dire challenge to Africa's most populous nation as the regional toll for the outbreak grew to 887 dead.As Nig Obama hosts Africa summit with an eye on legacy 08/05/2014 10:18am • JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- As President Barack Obama immerses himself in talks on Africa's regional security, democracy building and business investment this week, the world's attention -- and much of his own -- will be on an extraordinary array of urgent overseas cri Washington's Top News - Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 08/05/2014 03:25am • Here's a look at some of the day's top stories from WTOP: Gaza cease-fire in effect Israel and Hamas are to hold indirect peace talks in Egypt while a three-day cease-fire is in effect in the Gaza Strip. Nearly a month of fighting has killed close to 1,900 Palestinians, 64 Israeli soldiers and Business, Ebola discussed at US-Africa summit 08/05/2014 01:54am • DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration sought Monday to strengthen ties with Africa at an unprecedented summit with dozens of African leaders, grappling with issues such as investment, poverty, terrorism, corruption and deadly diseases.Nearly 50 African heads of s NY doctor: 'Odds are' patient doesn't have Ebola 08/04/2014 07:39pm • FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A man who visited West Africa last month and is at a New York City hospital being tested for possible Ebola likely doesn't have it.A doctor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan says "odds are" it's not Ebola. Dr. Jeremy Boal says he hopes for a de Maryland holds drill to test response to Ebola 08/04/2014 05:20pm • BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The state of Maryland has held an Ebola-focused exercise to test the state's ability to respond to the deadly virus.Gov. Martin O'Malley convened the cabinet-level drill on Monday. The governor's press office says there have been no cases of Ebola US doctor with Ebola in Atlanta for treatment 08/04/2014 03:26pm • RAY HENRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- The first Ebola victim to be brought to the United States from Africa was safely escorted into a specialized isolation unit Saturday at one of the nation's best hospitals, where doctors said they are confident the deadly virus won't escape.Fear that the out Emirates halts flights to Guinea over Ebola fears 08/04/2014 12:48pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Emirates, the Mideast's largest airline, said Sunday that it halted flights to the West African nation of Guinea because of concerns about the spread of the Ebola virus there.The Dubai-based carrier said flights to the Guinean capital of Conakry were suspended beg Nigeria confirms doctor as 2nd Ebola case 08/04/2014 12:30pm • BASHIR ADIGUN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigerian authorities on Monday confirmed a second case of Ebola in Africa's most populous country, an alarming setback as officials across the region battle to stop the spread of a disease that has killed more than 700 people in four countries.Me Liberia orders cremation of Ebola victims 08/04/2014 09:04am • JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- The deadly scourge of Ebola means people here no longer shake hands when greeting each other. In taxi cabs where people used to cram onto the laps of others, drivers now can carry only four people or risk fines.Plastic buckets are selli Why isn't there a treatment or vaccine for Ebola? 08/04/2014 08:20am • MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) -- In the four decades since the Ebola virus was first identified in Africa, treatment hasn't changed much. There are no licensed drugs or vaccines for the deadly disease.Some are being developed, but none have been rigorously tested in humans. One experimen 5 things to know about Ebola outbreak in W. Africa 08/04/2014 04:34am • The Associated Press Three West Africa nations are struggling to control an outbreak of Ebola. The virus was first discovered nearly four decades ago in Congo in a village near the Ebola River. Since then there have been sporadic outbreaks.Five things to know about Ebola and how it is spread:1. WES