ATLANTA — Calling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a potential threat to global security, President Barack Obama (pictured) is ordering 3,000 U.S. military personnel to the stricken region amid worries that both the financial and human cost of the outbreak is spiraling out of control. Obama also called on other countries to quickly supply […]

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Missionary Jeneen Roscoe joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Wednesday to discuss the realities of the Ebola virus and the fight to keep it from spreading. What can we do to fight against the disease that seems not to have a cure? Are we close to the end of the Ebola outbreak? Missionary Roscoe shares her views […]

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  Podcast: Download Alabama Federal Judge Mark Fuller was charged with beating his wife, pled guilty and  his arrest record will be expunged if he completes a counseling program. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight talk panel, featuring Sen. Vincent Hughes, Kim Brown and Jessica Ann Mitchell, discuss the case of Judge Fuller, the silent epidemic of domestic violence, why the media is […]

OMAHA, Neb.  — A doctor who became infected with Ebola while working in Liberia – the third American aid worker sickened with the virus – arrived Friday at a Nebraska hospital for treatment. SEE ALSO: Protect and Serve: Cop Ignores Mom When He Stumbles Upon Kidnapping Officials at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha have said […]

New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital is putting a man through the rigors of testing for the deadly Ebola virus, after he recently returned from West Africa exhibiting symptoms that are typically associated with the viral strain according to ABC News. The unidentified patient reportedly arrived at Mount Sinai’s emergency room early Monday morning with a high fever and […]

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Charles Chiu, M.D./Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Medicine /Infectious Diseases at UCSF joined Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel to discuss the Ebola outbreak that is racing across Africa and if the deadly disease posses a threat to the United States. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. EST and watch at […]

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Podcast: Download Immigration reform is a hot button issue. Do you think passing comprehensive immigration reform will hurt African Americans? Roland Martin takes your calls in this edition of the “NewsOne Now” Audio Podcast. Charles Chiu, M.D./Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Medicine /Infectious Diseases at UCSF joined Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel to discuss the […]

The Ebola virus crisis in West Africa is so hard-hitting that humanitarian organizations like the Peace Corps announced Wednesday that they are pulling their volunteers out of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea until further notice, according to a statement. The agency will, however, continue to keep tabs on the outbreak of the virus along with government agencies, such as […]