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A health official uses a thermometer on a passenger at the international airport in Lagos, Nigeria.

Why One Public Health Expert Thinks Airport Ebola Screening Won't Work

The U.S. will soon set up screening procedures, according to the CDC. But one expert questions the usefulness of screens. And history backs him up.

The casket of Michael Brown sits inside Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, awaiting the start of his funeral in August.

Videos Of Deadly Police Encounters Grab The Media Spotlight, But Why?

Several recent incidents of black men being shot by police have sparked national news coverage and policy debates. We examine what forces in the media and society are fueling this level of attention.

American folk pop singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, seen in April 1965.

Book News: Bob Dylan's Lyrics Get Their Own Book — And It's Massive

The 1,034-page collection sets out to annotate, illustrate and track the changes of Dylan's myriad songs. Also, after a decade on trial, Superman won't be reaching the Supreme Court.

Kurdish protesters set fire to a barricade set up to block the street as they clash with riot police in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Wednesday.

Kurdish Protesters Killed In Turkey Amid Calls To Save Kobani

At least a dozen demonstrators were killed in clashes with Turkish police. Kurdish protests to demand help for the city besieged by ISIS militants also took place across Europe.

The Folk Show Sat, Oct 4, 3-5PM with Kurt Johnson

Kurt Johnson spins music from The Hillbilly Goats, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Simple Gifts, Mark Erelli, Sarah Siskind, Long Time Courting, Claire Holley, Chip…

The Folk Show Sun, Oct 5, Noon-2pm, with Ray Holley

Ray Holley hosts the WPSU3 webcast of the Folk Show with a mix of both traditional folk and some edgier cuts. You'll hear reflections of folk-country,…

Spanish police block animal rights activists protesting Wednesday outside the apartment building of the Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola in the city of Alcorcon, outside Madrid.

Spanish Nurse Says She Reported Her Ebola Symptoms Several Times

A Spanish-language newspaper reports that Teresa Romero Ramos told authorities on three separate occasions before her quarantine that she had a fever.

Dr. Albert Johnston passed in order to practice medicine. After living as leading citizens in Keene, N.H., the Johnstons revealed their true racial identity, and became national news.

'A Chosen Exile': Black People Passing In White America

From the time of slavery, some light-skinned African-Americans escaped racism by passing as white. The new book, A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life, explores what they lost.

This 2011 photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan at a wedding in Ghana. Duncan, who became the first patient diagnosed in the U.S. with Ebola, has died, the hospital where he was being treated said.

Dallas Ebola Patient Thomas Eric Duncan Has Died

The 42-year-old man who contracted Ebola in Liberia and later traveled to Dallas was the first person to be diagnosed with the virus in the U.S.

The dog Excalibur belongs to Teresa Ramos, the Ebola-afflicted nurse in Spain. Here, the pet poses with her husband, Javier Limon.

Excalibur, The Dog Exposed To Ebola, Is Euthanized

The pet belongs to the Spanish nurse who contracted the virus. Authorities are afraid he might have been infected and announced plans to put him down. Dog lovers begged for a reprieve.

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