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Syria-Iraq fight gets a name: ‘Inherent Resolve’

WASHINGTON – It’s less punchy than previous nicknames for U.S. conflicts in the Middle East – remember Operation Desert Storm and its thunderous attacks against Saddam Hussein? – but the Pen...

Nation & World Briefs

CDC admits error in Ebola response FORT WORTH, Texas – The nation’s top-disease fighting agency acknowledged Tuesday that an American nurse might not have been infected with Ebol...

Turkish attacks split anti-ISIS alliance

U.S. urges allies to focus on fighting Islamic State

Will Ebola fever hit Halloween?

Many upset about holiday costumes based on crisis

Game-like slots look like jackpots

Younger gamblers want more than bells

Nurse infected with Ebola says she’s ‘doing well’

DALLAS – The Texas nurse who became the first person to contract Ebola on American soil said Tuesday that she is doing well as her hospital expressed optimism about her recovery. ...

Obama waiting for midterm to name attorney general

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama does not plan to announce his choice for attorney general before the November elections, shielding the nomination from the rough-and-tumble of midterm ele...

Flu season on its way with Ebola-like symptoms

This is not a matter for the imagination: A little more than a month from now, several thousand Americans will have Ebola-like symptoms. At the same time, millions of Americans wi...

Turkey says no new deal with U.S. on using air base

ANKARA, Turkey – NATO allies Turkey and the United States differed Monday on where they stand on the use of a key air base, with Turkish officials denying reports from the United States that...

Nation & World Briefs

Weather doesn’t deter Ferguson protesters FERGUSON, Mo. – Pounding rain and tornado watches didn’t deter hundreds of protesters Monday outside Ferguson police headquarters, where...

Texas Gov. Perry ordered to be in court Oct. 31

AUSTIN, Texas – Indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry must appear for a court hearing on Oct. 31. A judge set the date Monday for a pretrial hearing to discuss procedural issues, includ...

Health-care workers monitored after Ebola case

DALLAS – Health officials are intensifying the monitoring of hospital workers who provided care to the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. after one of them was infected with...