Ben Bradlee, editor of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal, died at the age of 93.

A New York City doctor, Craig Spencer, was diagnosed with Ebola after having returned from a mission to West Africa to help treat people with this illness.

Toyota recalled around 247,000 cars, due to faulty airbags that were at risk of catching fire or rupturing.

The world high-altitude skydiving record was set by Alan Eustace, a Google executive, after he jumped more than 135,000 feet and broke the sound barrier.

In Ottawa, a man shot and killed a soldier at a war memorial before entering the Canadian Parliament where he also opened fire.

Written by Oliver Kornberg ’16