The Brief: A fatal shooting occurred on Riverfront Circle in Dandridge, Tennessee, after a man confronted a resident with a sword. Jefferson County deputies and paramedics provided emergency aid, but the suspect died at the scene. Authorities released the shooter without immediate charges pending a...

Not nearly as many people are checking into hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo for symptoms of the rapidly spreading Ebola virus. “There is a high concern overall, but the main concern is that people are hiding,” said Faith Koskei, the head of Monitoring,...