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Back To Mobile Site [http://m.wmtw.com/national] Back To Mobile Site Alerts Mobile Submit a Tip Follow Advertisement News Carmen's Journey boston marathon Weather u local On TV Blitz 8 Rise Up Marketplace Real Estate Heart Health 8 Legal Center Financial Fitness Community Home / National News National News RSS Voice may provide clues about Foley's killer As UK investigators work to identify the Islamist militant who beheaded American journalist James Foley, the tiniest details in the videotape of the killing could provide the key clue. More By Laura Smith-Spark CNN Ukraine: Russian aid convoy 'direct invasion' 40min [Breaking news update 3:39 p.m. ET] Russian President Vladimir Putin told his German counterpart Friday that he had to "act decisively" to send a humanitarian convoy into Eastern Ukraine despite what he called "Kiev's blatant attempts" to halt such ai... By Laura Smith-Spark, Lindsay Isaac and Victoria Butenko CNN Chinese fighter comes close to U.S. Navy jet 46min A Chinese fighter jet made several "dangerous" and "unprofessional" passes at a U.S. Navy plane this week -- coming as close as 20 feet at one point -- in what the White House called a "deeply concerning provocation." The incident occurred Tuesday in ... By Tom Cohen CNN Calm in Ferguson, but controversy not over 2hr There were no Molotov cocktails thrown, no shootings, no fires and no tear gas on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, on Thursday night and early Friday. A sense of calm prevailed, even as protesters and police were present. But the controversy over t... By Mariano Castillo and Ed Lavandera CNN Report: Hamas kills 18 suspected informants Hamas executed 18 suspected informants for Israel in Gaza on Friday, the Hamas-run Al Aqsa TV reported. This comes one day after an Israeli strike in the Gaza city of Rafah killed three senior leaders of the Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing. M... By Jethro Mullen and Talal Abu Rahma CNN California patient tests negative for Ebola A patient isolated in a California hospital after possible Ebola exposure does not have the virus, testing revealed. By Laura Smith-Spark CNN Borders closing over Ebola fears The West African country of Senegal has closed its borders with Guinea over fears that the Ebola outbreak could spread, according to the Senegalese Interior Ministry. The closure includes any aircraft and ships traveling to Senegal from Guinea, Sierr... By Jacque Wilson CNN Reid cracks Asian jokes, apologizes Harry Reid, who faulted his 2010 Republican opponent for making an insensitive remark to Asian-Americans, cracked two Asian-themed jokes at a Las Vegas event Thursday. By Dan Merica CNN DEA tightens rules on hydrocodone products One person dies every 19 minutes from a prescription drug overdose in the United States. On Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Administration tried to combat this epidemic by saying it will tighten controls on hydrocodone products, some of the most commonly misused narcotic painkillers on the market. By Nadia Kounang CNN Over 750 pay it forward in Starbucks chain A pay it forward chain that began in a St. Petersburg, Florida, Starbucks linked more than 750 strangers in a two-day act of coffee kindness. By Mayra Cuevas CNN Ferguson shooting: Where's Darren Wilson? As the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson calmed early Friday after nights of protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, the question remains: Where's the police officer who pulled the trigger? 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