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Health Officials Announce New Monitoring For Travelers From West Africa

i i Bellevue Hospital nurse Belkys Fortune (left) and Teressa Celia, associate director of infection prevention and control, during a demonstration of procedures for possible Ebola patients on Oct. 8. Richard Drew/AP hide caption itoggle caption Richard Drew/AP Bellevue Hospital nurse Belkys Fortune (left) and Teressa Celia, associate director of infection prevention and control, during

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5 Giants Pitchers Give Up 5 Runs In 6th As Royals Even World Series

i i San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland watches Wednesday as Kansas City Royals Omar Infante runs around the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of Game 2 of baseball’s World Series Wednesday Matt Slocum/AP hide caption itoggle caption Matt Slocum/AP San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland watches Wednesday as

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Legendary ‘Washington Post’ Editor Ben Bradlee Has Died

i i Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of The Washington Post, is seated during an event sponsored by paper to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Watergate in 2012. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption itoggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of The Washington Post, is seated during an event sponsored by paper to commemorate

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Ben Bradlee, Who Led ‘Washington Post’ To New Heights, Dies At 93

i i Ben Bradlee, then-executive editor of The Washington Post, looks at the front page of the newspaper, headlined “Nixon Resigns,” in the composing room on Aug. 8, 1974. David R. Legge/Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption David R. Legge/Washington Post/Getty Images Ben Bradlee, then-executive editor of The Washington Post, looks at the front

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Giants Pummel Royals From The Start In Game 1 World Series Win

i i Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants pitches in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals during Game 1 of the 2014 World Series on Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. Rob Carr/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Rob Carr/Getty Images Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants pitches in the first inning

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CDC Announces New Guidelines For Health Care Workers Treating Ebola Patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines on Monday for health care workers caring for patients with Ebola. The new guidelines “provide an increased margin of safety,” CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a conference call with reporters. Frieden added that they represented a “consensus” by the health care workers who have

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Unrest In Ferguson May Speed Up Decline Of Real Estate

i i Children watch from their home as people march about a mile to the police station to protest the shooting of Michael Brown on Aug. 20, in Ferguson, Mo. Brown’s shooting in the middle of a street by a Ferguson policeman on Aug. 9, sparked protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb.

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Reports: Fashion Icon Oscar De La Renta Dies After Long Cancer Fight

i i Designer Oscar de la Renta takes a bow with models Karlie Kloss, left, and Daria Strokous, right, after his Spring 2015 collection was modeled Sept. 9 during Fashion Week in New York. De la Renta died on Oct. 20. Diane Bondareff/AP hide caption itoggle caption Diane Bondareff/AP Designer Oscar de la Renta takes

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The Boston Herald’s Missed ‘Cartoon-gate’ Lessons

The Boston Herald published this cartoon earlier this month. The Boston Herald hide caption itoggle caption The Boston Herald The worst fate of all may be to make a terrible mistake and then learn the wrong lessons from the experience. That’s the thought I had reading a heartfelt column about the Boston Herald‘s unfortunate decision

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Pentagon Preps Ebola Medical Response Team

The Pentagon is training a 30-person medical response team designed to be deployed nationally in case anyone else in the country is diagnosed with Ebola. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said the team was formed based on a request from the Department of Health and Human Services. “The team will consist of 20

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One Of 7 Northern White Rhinos Left In The World Dies In Kenya

i i Suni back in 2009, when the rhino arrived at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Riccardo Gangale/AP hide caption itoggle caption Riccardo Gangale/AP Suni back in 2009, when the rhino arrived at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Riccardo Gangale/AP Northern white rhinos are one step closer to extinction, after one of only

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America’s Boo-It-Yourself Halloween Spirit

i i Pretend to be a pineapple. Jeff Mindell hide caption itoggle caption Jeff Mindell Pretend to be a pineapple. Jeff Mindell How about we call it boocycling — putting together an adult’s or child’s costume using recycled, thrift-store clothing? According to Goodwill, the favorite costumes for adult men and women this year will be

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