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US scientist: Ebola unlikely to become airborne 09/18/2014 04:40pm • LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's incredibly unlikely that Ebola would mutate to spread through the air, and the best way to make sure it doesn't is to stop the epidemic, a top government scientist told concerned lawmakers Wednesday."A virus that doesn't replicate, doesn't m Florida student dies from meningitis 09/18/2014 07:50am • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida student attending Georgetown University has died from meningitis.Andrea Jaime graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School. She was starting her sophomore year at Georgetown's school of nursing and health studies.Georgetown Vice President for Student Affairs Faith motivates many Ebola doctors 09/17/2014 10:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Why would an American doctor risk his life to treat Ebola patients in Africa?That question was raised today at a congressional hearing.Missionary Dr. Kent Brantly, who contracted Ebola in Liberia but recovered after being evacuated to the U.S., responded that Christians believe Je Ex-VA doctor: Phoenix report a 'whitewash' 09/17/2014 05:38pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A doctor who first exposed serious problems at the troubled Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital said Wednesday that a report on patient deaths there is a "whitewash" that minimizes life-threatening conduct by senior leaders at the hospital.Dr. Samuel Fo Senator ties NFL tax status to Redskins name 09/17/2014 10:22am • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. senator threatened the NFL with legislation over Washington's nickname, a letter was dispatched to the other 31 team owners, and the issue was linked to the league's others recent troubles Tuesday as the anti-"Redskins" movement took its cause House passes bill to oversee VA hospital building 09/17/2014 04:20am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed a bill to increase oversight of veterans' hospitals under construction, following a report that some medical centers take three years longer to complete than estimated and cost an extra $366 million per project.Republican congress Dawn Halfaker, President and CEO, Halfaker and Associates, LLC 09/16/2014 05:01pm • Learn how Dawn Halfaker, President and CEO of Halfaker and Associates, LLC, credits the U.S. Army in helping him build a successful business. .inline_audio { float:none !important; } Download Dawn Halfaker served in several leadership positions as a Military Police Officer i Obama meets with doctor who was treated for Ebola 09/16/2014 03:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has met at the White House today with Dr. Kent Brantly, an American physician who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia. He recovered after treatment with an experimental drug.The meeting took place before Obama left for Atlanta to visit the federal Cent Generation gap: Young Scots favor independence 09/16/2014 05:20am • PAUL KELBIE Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- Across Scotland, dinner table talk is getting heated as families argue over how to vote in Scotland's independence referendum. A generation gap has opened up, with younger voters more inclined to back independence and their elders tending to say Sierra Leone: WHO too slow to help doc with Ebola 09/16/2014 03:22am • CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Sierra Leone accused the World Health Organization on Monday of being "sluggish" in facilitating an evacuation of a doctor who died from Ebola before she could be sent out of the country for medical care.Dr. Olivet Buck died Satur Bethesda left off top 100 ‘Best Place To Live' list 09/15/2014 02:05pm • Bethesda may be among the coolest, most snobby and richest small cities in America, but it’s not one of the 100 best to live in, according to a media and marketing company called Livability.com. The website’s editors said they studied a host of factors and hooked up with research te Man pleads not guilty in tainted steroid case 09/12/2014 07:14pm • DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) -- A pharmacist who worked for a Massachusetts company blamed for a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people pleaded not guilty to a mail fraud charge Thursday as his lawyer said he is concerned he could be made a scapegoat.Glenn Adam Chi 2 more NFL players face domestic violence issues 09/11/2014 02:20pm • STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy has been convicted on two counts of domestic violence and is still playing. Ray McDonald of the San Francisco 49ers also remains active while he is being investigated for abuse allegations.The Pan DC mayor's driver no longer working as lobbyist 09/11/2014 01:30pm • BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The driver for Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign who pleaded guilty to conspiracy last week is no longer working as a lobbyist for the Johns Hopkins University and health system.Mark Long was the sixth person associated with Gray's campaign to plead g Veterans Watchdog: VA managers lied about delays 09/11/2014 09:46am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Managers at more than a dozen Veterans Affairs medical facilities lied to federal investigators about scheduling practices and other issues, the department's inspector general said Tuesday.Richard Griffin, the VA's acting inspector general, said his o