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A scientist tests a patient's blood for Ebola at the European Mobile Laboratory in Gueckedou, Guinea. The first cases reported in the outbreak occurred in a small village about eight miles outside Gueckedou.

Could A 2-Year-Old Boy Be 'Patient Zero' For The Ebola Outbreak?

Scientists now think the entire outbreak in West Africa was triggered by one person and then the virus took off from there. Early signs pointed to a little boy in southern Guinea.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her third consecutive Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for HBO's <em>Veep</em>. It was a big night for people who had already won.

The Emmys: Past Winners Trump New Shows; 'Breaking Bad' Takes A Bow

The Emmy Awards are always good to past winners, but Monday's round of victories were about as conservative as it gets. Surprising, given the warm sendoff to a show about a drug dealer.

Mel Watt, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, says many homeowners who could qualify to refinance their mortgages under HARP are suspicious.

Many Homeowners Still Qualify For Mortgage Relief

A federal program known as HARP could save homeowners who qualify to refinance an average $200 a month. But many who hear about it are suspicious, says Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Mel Watt.

Egypt, UAE Airstrikes In Libya Blindside U.S. Diplomats

David Greene talks to David Kirkpatrick, a correspondent for The New York Times, which reported that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates collaborated on airstrikes against Islamists in Tripoli.

Fighters from the Islamic State during a parade in Raqqa, Syria.

Reports: U.S. Authorizes Surveillance Flights Over Syria

The flights are intended to collect intelligence on Islamic State militants and could be a precursor to military strikes inside of Syria.

Robert Bentley on left, Parker Griffith on right

Griffith Challenges Gov. Bentley to Debates

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Parker Griffith is challenging Republican Gov. Robert Bentley to a series of seven debates before the November…

UPS, Pilots' Union Barred from Air Crash Probe

A federal accident board has told UPS and its pilots' union they can no longer participate in the agency's investigation of a crash that killed two of the…

A lawsuit has been filed to block state education officials from allowing payroll deductions from public school employees to fund the Alabama Education Association.

Education PAC Takes Out Over $1 Million in Loans

The Alabama Education Association's political action committee is using more than $1 million in loans to help support candidates after spending on primary…

Town's Marshal Quits. Was It Because Of Aliens?

Nederland, Colo., needs a new town marshal but not because the previous one fled an alien attack. Jim Matheny says he doesn't like the altitude, according to the Boulder Daily Camera.

Griffith wants debates, UPS crash update, Huntsville elections

6am NewscastTuesday August 26, 2014

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