Something Is Rotten in the Secret Service  —  And Obama's life is in danger because of it.  —  Behind the rotten culture is arrogance.  After uniformed officers failed to take out 42-year-old Omar J. Gonzalez when he hopped over the fence and ran into the White House …

White House exempts Syria airstrikes from tight standards on civilian deaths  —  The White House has acknowledged for the first time that strict standards President Obama imposed last year to prevent civilian deaths from U.S. drone strikes will not apply to U.S. military operations in Syria and Iraq.

White House intruder was tackled by off-duty Secret Service agent  —  The man who jumped over the White House fence and sprinted through the main floor of the mansion could have gotten even farther had it not been for an off-duty Secret Service agent who was coincidentally in the house and leaving for the night.

Showing Concern for the President, Even While Criticizing Him  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama must be touched by all the concern Republicans are showing him these days.  As Congress examines security breaches at the White House, even opposition lawmakers who have spent the last six years fighting …

Exclusive: Secret Service missed man with gun in elevator with Obama  —  WHITE HOUSE BARACK OBAMA SECRET SERVICE NATIONAL SECURITY PENNAVE ATLANTA CDC JULIA PIERSON  —  A man with a gun that the Secret Service did not know about rode in an elevator with President Obama during his visit …

Ex-Agent Pens WaPo Op-Ed Urging Allen West To Lead Secret Service  —  After stunning revelations about security breaches at the White House, a former Secret Service agent thinks it's time for the military to get involved, specifically former Rep. Allen West (R-FL).

CDC: Ebola confirmed in Dallas patient  —  “There is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control  —  DALLAS — A patient in a Dallas hospital was confirmed Tuesday to have the deadly Ebola virus, the Centers for Disease Control said Tuesday.

CDC confirms first case of Ebola in the U.S.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Tuesday the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States.  —  “An individual traveling from Liberia has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States,” Thomas Frieden …

Developing Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo fatally shot at home; wife released  —  Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo died Tuesday after his wife, Levette, shot him several times during a domestic dispute, Sheriff's Department officials told The Times.  —  Crespo, 45, was shot about 2:30 p.m …