Both US aid workers that had become infected with the Ebola virus have been released from hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, after their treatment was found to have been effective.
The unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on 9 August was shot at least six times, according to a medical examiner’s report.
US President Barack Obama has signed a bill to grant Israel an additional $225 million (£133 million) for their Iron Dome missile defence system.
It’s official: more people in the US are streaming the World Cup than this year’s Superbowl, so it’s no surprise sports channel ESPN this week reported a 46% increase in viewership in group round games from 2010 to 2014.
A prolific serial killer, that was already on death row for the murder of 10 women in Los Angeles, has been convicted of four more killings.