5 major U.S. airports will soon begin an added layer of screening, hoping to catch any travelers from Ebola-ravaged countries who may be carrying the disease. The new screening will start Saturday at New York's JFK International Airport, then expand to Washington Dulles as well as international airports in Atlanta, Chicago, and Newark, New Jersey.

 

U.S.-led airstrikes near the Syrian border town of Cobani have been helping Kurdish fighters keep the town out of the hands of the Islamic State group. Meanwhile, protesters who are calling on Turkey to take military action against the militants clashed with police in Istanbul.

 

Volcanic activity on Indonisia's Mount Sinabung continues Thursday with plumes of volcanic ash rising high in the sky.

 

Ned Baker, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.