A man in Dallas visiting family from Liberia is the first recorded case of Ebola in the US, he is in critical condition at a Dallas area hospital. The death toll in last month's eruption of Japan's Mt. Ontake has reached 48 as officials are only now reaching remote areas of the volcanic mountain where hikers were overcome by gas, smoke, and ash. Another day of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as China's National Day holiday meant even larger crowds were on hand to demonstrate against Beijing. Pro-Russian rebel forces continue to violate Ukraine's cease fire agreement as fighting cut power to several areas near Donetsk. Microsoft has unveiled Windows 10, slated for release in mid-2015 as the company attempts to boost flagging sales with an OS that combines Windows 8.1 with the features Windows 7 users want.