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The Walker administration released a couple sets of numbers on Wednesday – about residents and health insurance.June 1 was the deadline for purchasing…

It started in February in West Africa. It has surged in the past few weeks, and now it has killed more than 300. The death toll is the highest of any outbreak since Ebola was detected in 1976.

In Pakistan, people continue to flood out of the mountains bordering Afghanistan. An estimated 200,000 people have abandoned their homes and livestock to escape a new phase of war underway in the North Waziristan tribal area.

A man who flew to the U.S. from Liberia has tested positive for Ebola. He was not sick on the plane, but developed symptoms later. He is currently in isolation at a hospital in Dallas.

The Great Chicago Fire happened 150 years ago. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the tragedy's historical impact and modern relevance.

Neighborhood residents say the 13-story building was home to many poor, elderly and disabled people. The cause of the fire is still unclear.

The Israeli airstrike in Qana, Lebanon, this morning has instant political repercussions in Lebanon. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora cancelled today's scheduled meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and has said there will be no talks until a cease-fire is in place.

Scientists have pieced together the virus that caused the deaths of tens of millions of people in the 1918 flu pandemic. The work is providing new insights into how a strain of flu can become so lethal.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mayor Byron Brown as the investigation gets underway into Saturday's mass shooting. At least 10 people were killed.

A ban on the use of the word "mate" is rescinded in Australia, which is surely good news. But doesn't America need its own version of "mate" to help us all get along? Whaddya think, bud? Hey, hoss?