Off-duty St. Louis cop kills man, sparking protest

An off-duty St. Louis police officer shot and killed a black 18-year-old who had fired at him. The killing led to an angry demonstration, with some protesters likening it to the August killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white officer in nearby Ferguson.

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said the 32-year-old officer, was patrolling the historic Shaw neighborhood in his police uniform for a private security company at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when he saw three males, and one of them ran off before stopping.

CDC: Cannot fully protect the US against Ebola in interconnected world

The US cannot fully protect against Ebola while it continues to spread in West Africa- that’s message from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Briefing reporters earlier, CDC Director, Dr Tom Friedman, said enhanced safety precautions will reduce the risk of infection but won’t guarantee against it.

Five U.S. airports to screen for fever

The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died on yesterday, underscoring questions about the quality of care he receivedr.

Extra screening of passengers from West Africa for fever at five airports. The screenings start at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport from this weekend, and later at Newark Liberty, Washington Dulles, Chicago O’Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta.

LAWMAKERS CONSIDER CHANGES TO SECRET SERVICE

Key members of Congress are weighing dramatic changes to the embattled Secret Service, including moving it out of the Homeland Security Department and breaking up its mission.

The proposals come as lawmakers assess how to improve the agency after a series of scandals, including a White House break-in by a man with a knife last month.

US: AIR STRIKES ‘NOT ENOUGH’ TO HALT IS SEIZURE OF KOBANE

The US and UK say air strikes will not be enough to stop Islamic State militants seizing the key Syrian border town of Kobane.

Washington says it is doing everything it can from the air, but that there are limits to what bombing can achieve.

IS fighters reportedly entered two further districts of Kobane overnight, close to the border with Turkey.

Three weeks of fighting in the area have forced over 160 000 refugees across the border into Turkey.

Meanwhile, UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond has given the first official indication that four terror arrests in London this week are thought to be connected to an IS-related plot.

Pressure mounts on Hong Kong leader over payout amid crisis

Democratic lawmakers in Hong Kong demanded anti-graft officers investigate a $6.4 million business payout to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Thursday, as political fallout grows from massive student-led protests calling for democracy in the Chinese-controlled city.

The controversy ratchets up the pressure on the pro-Beijing leader just days after tens of thousands of people occupied the streets of the Asian financial centre and called for Leung to step down.