The Sunrise News Sampler

This afternoon, the University of Alabama will host Michael Oldstone, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and UA alumnus, as he speaks about the Ebola crisis. Oldstone is a leader of the viral-immunobiology lab at the Scripps Research Institute.

A 21-year-old man drove himself to the hospital Monday night after being shot in the face at Broadmore Gardens apartment complex on 3rd Ave East. He is in stable condition but has not been able to talk with investigators because of his injury.

Yesterday, U.S. Marshals in Texas arrested 48-year-old Timothy Wedgeworth, who was wanted in the sex abuse of a young girl.  Wedgeworth is named on the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office "Most Wanted" list with warrants against him on charges of first-degree sodomy and sex abuse of a child under the age of 12.

During the first meeting of the Alabama Small Business Commission yesterday, Gov. Bentley announced the launch of Atlas Alabama, a website offering entrepreneurs consolidated information on state licenses, taxes, loans, and more.

Attorney Mark White, who represents House Speaker Mike Hubbard says the indictment of his client is political and Attorney General Luther Strange is behind it, as Hubbard was indicted following an investigation led by the attorney general's office.

Federal regulators are changing some mortgage rules, with an eye toward spurring more home lending. The government is dropping the requirement that the borrower put down a 20 percent down payment if a bank doesn't hold at least 5 percent of the mortgage securities tied to those loans on its books.

The housing market still hasn't fully recovered from a slowdown that began in the middle of last year, but U.S. homes still sold last month at their fastest pace of the year.

47-year-old British man Alan Knight is said to have faked a coma for two years to avoid prison over theft and forgery charges.