CDC Ebola Training Center opens in Anniston
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a training program for health workers headed for West Africa to help with the Ebola outbreak. They’re running it at a former Army base in Anniston.
Listen to the story from NPR’s Global Health and Development correspondent, Nurith Aizenman as heard on Morning Edition.
Meanwhile, Alabama is taking steps to prevent Ebola infections.
Governor Bentley and state health officer Dr. Don Williamson say Alabama has taken steps to make sure health care workers are able to identify a case of Ebola quickly and take precautions to make sure others don’t become ill.
Williamson said the mostly likely way Ebola might show up in Alabama is from someone who traveled to west Africa and developed flu-like symptoms after returning home. Williamson says there is nothing Alabama can do to prevent a case like that, but the state is working to make sure others aren’t infected.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
51 dead and more than 100 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
A massive nightclub fire killed 51 people early Sunday in North Macedonia 's eastern town of Kocani, and injured more than 100. The blaze broke out during a concert by a local pop group.
Forget about rare earth minerals. We need more copper
In recent weeks, you've likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances with hard-to-pronounce names, but experts warn that the shortage of another crucial metal, copper, could be just as concerning.
March Madness begins for NPR’s College Podcast Challenge
Our 10 finalists for the best college podcasts in the country include students from some familiar schools, and a few surprises.
NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station
Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts.
Trump enacts a 1790s law to target ‘alien enemies’ for detention and deportation
In a presidential action Saturday, Trump invoked the wartime authority Alien Enemies Act, targeting members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to immediate detention and deportation.
Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning
Trump said the U.S. would use "overwhelming lethal force" until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping. The Houthis said nine civilians were killed.
