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In a survey of 96 countries on how their over-60 citizens fare, some rankings were completely predictable: Norway was first and Afghanistan was last. In between, there are a number of surprises.

A group of pro-Beijing demonstrators attacked activists who have staged a week of civil disobedience calling for greater freedom.

This week, following a series of security lapses, the Secret Service director resigned. For a look at the agency beyond the scandal, author Ben Dolnick recommends the novel Big If by Mark Costello.

The video is made in the same style of others, and a masked man warns that the Sunni militant group has captured another American citizen.

Entrepreneurs who want to launch a retail business in the fashion industry have found a more affordable way to do it — by launching food-truck-inspired rolling boutiques.

Crews are cleaning and removing soiled linens and other items from the apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan was staying. Four people had been living there, under orders to stay put for observation.

Also in this week's tech roundup, America's biggest bank says 76 million households were affected by its summer hack.

In her opinion, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler said it "strains credulity to conclude that the release of these videos has a substantial probability of causing the harm the government predicts."

George Risi spent a month in Sierra Leone. The infectious disease specialist cared for more than 300 patients. About 100 died. Nothing could have prepared him for the experience.

Virus hunter Joseph Fair speaks about the needs and challenges ahead for containing the outbreak, and why he thinks things will get worse before they get better.