• California Drought Shrinks Winter Digs for Migratory Birds

  With their red heads, 7-foot (2.13 m) wingspan and a trilling call, migrating Sandhill Cranes provide a dramatic sunset spectacle as they land by the thousands in wetlands near Sacramento each night during the fall and winter.

  

• Sierra Leone Celebrates End of Ebola Epidemic That Killed 4,000 With Candlelight Vigil

  Residents of Sierra Leone's capital held a candlelit vigil and celebrations to mark the end of an Ebola epidemic that has killed almost 4,000 people including more than 220 health workers since it began last year.

  

• Two Americans Shot Dead at Jordan Security Training Facility: Security Source

  A Jordanian police officer shot and killed two Americans on Monday at a U.S.-funded facility for training Iraqi and Palestinian security forces, before committing suicide, a security source said.

  

• Stomach Bypass Surgery Shows Dramatic Long-Term Improvement In Obese Teens

  Giving stomach bypass surgery to severely obese teens cuts their weight by an average of 27 percent while often eliminating high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, abnormal kidney function and diabetes, according to doctors behind a large study that followed the adolescents for three years.

  

• Hypertension in Pregnancy Linked to Future Heart Disease, Suggests New Research

  Women who develop high blood pressure or gestational diabetes during pregnancy may face a greater risk of having these conditions again later in life, a study suggests.