U.S. to Increase Production of the Ebola Drug ZMapp, but May Not Meet Demand

Despite the new efforts, supplies of the drug, ZMapp, are expected to be limited to hundreds or thousands of treatment courses by early next year, which would not be nearly enough if the epidemic continues to spiral out of control.





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Machine Learning: Mobile Malware: Small Numbers, but Growing

A soaring percentage increase in phone infections is tempered by the fact that some basic tech hygiene will usually protect you.





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Test Drive: Another Government Website Rollout That Is Found Wanting

A ProPublica reporter tries using the government’s Open Payments site for drug and device payments. He finds it virtually unusable.





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Kissinger Drew Up Plans to Attack Cuba, Records Show

Newly disclosed government documents show that in 1976, Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger mapped out secret plans to launch airstrikes against Havana and “smash Cuba.”





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Critic’s Notebook: Prince Releases ‘Art Official Age’ and ‘PlectrumElectrum’

Prince has released two albums in one day: “Art Official Age,” a solo album, and “PlectrumElectrum,” backed by 3rdEyeGirl.





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Mayor of Bell Gardens, Calif., Is Killed

Mayor Daniel Crespo was shot and killed by his wife, Lyvette Crespo, during a domestic dispute in their home, law enforcement officials said.

















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Detailing Financial Links of Doctors and Drug Makers

A new federal database sheds light on payments, but the health care industry and doctors say technical problems and inaccuracies limit its value to patients.





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Club Shooting in Rough Miami Neighborhood Continues a Cycle of Violence

Miami police officers continued to try to make sense of what happened at 1 a.m. Sunday inside the Spot, a Caribbean nightclub, when gunfire broke out.





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A U-Turn for a Terminal Built in Texas to Import Natural Gas

Qatar Petroleum wants to export American gas by converting the terminal to export from import at a cost of at least $10 billion.





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Well: Vets Face Rising Worry Over Fleas

Anecdotal reports suggest fleas are getting harder to control, but vets and product makers said the products still work.





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With New Ad Platform, Facebook Opens the Gates to Its Vault of Consumer Data

The company is rolling out a new advertising platform that will allow marketers to use its vast knowledge of consumers on other websites and mobile apps.

















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After Fire, Chicago Flight Delays Bleed Into Third Day

Brian Howard of Naperville, Ill., the contract employee accused of starting the fire has been charged with one count of destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities, a felony.





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Theater Review: ‘You Can’t Take It With You,’ Handled Properly, Ages Well

Those who saw, or performed in, “You Can’t Take It With You” in high school should not let that trauma taint the Broadway revival of that show.

















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Fumbled Bid for Governor Imperils Ohio Democrats

Democrats had hoped a rousing fight in 2014 would energize the party’s grass roots and carry into the next presidential contest. Instead, they are facing a shutout in statewide races.





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Music Review: Global Citizen Festival Brings Stars to Central Park

Central Park was the setting for the Global Citizen Festival, which attracted thousands of concertgoers and put a focus on poverty and other issues.





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Collection of Trains to Be Sold at Auction

The owners of Railroads on Parade, which has delighted millions of visitors, are hoping that a wealthy patron will buy the model trains and keep them intact.

















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In Brooklyn, a Move to Thwart Deadly Domestic Abuse

The Brooklyn district attorney’s office wants to determine whether those charged with even minor domestic violence crimes have the potential to kill.

















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In Derek Jeter’s Big Hit, an Echo of Ted Williams’s Final Swing

Williams, a Red Sox legend, launched a home run in his final trek to the Fenway plate in 1960, but his relationship with the home fans was not as cordial as Jeter’s.





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Facing Militants With Supplies Dwindling, Iraqi Soldiers Took to Phones

Soldiers’ accounts of a battle this week exposed some of the glaring weaknesses of the Iraqi Army as it tries to counter Islamic State militants.





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About New York: The Rush Is On for Web Addresses That End With Panache

New York City is in the last leg of an officially decreed 60-day land rush to claim a web address that ends in .nyc.

















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