Ruling against Navajo candidate in language case

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - A tribal hearing officer has ruled against a presidential candidate on the nation's largest Indian reservation in a battle over whether he is fluent in Navajo.

It wasn't immediately known whether Chris Deschene will appear on next month's ballot since he can still appeal.

The tribe's chief hearing officer, Richie Nez, announced his decision Thursday after viewing a videotaped deposition of Deschene. The candidate declined to answer questions in Navajo at the deposition and in court Thursday, saying they unfairly singled him out.

Two of Deschene's primary opponents filed a grievance against him under a Navajo law that requires anyone seeking the tribe's top elected post to speak fluent Navajo. It's the first time a candidate has been challenged under the law.

The Navajo Supreme Court weighed in last month, saying the language is sacred and cannot be disregarded as a qualification for the presidency.

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PHOENIX ( Suspects wanted for shooting Cop ) DPS

Police locate vehicle involved in DPS officer shooting, suspects still outstanding

PHOENIX (AP) - A manhunt for multiple suspects was underway in the Phoenix area Wednesday after an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer was shot and wounded during a traffic stop and responding officers got into a shootout, authorities said.

The shooting occurred just before 3 a.m. on or next to an Interstate 17 frontage road in Phoenix as the officer approached a car he stopped for extremely dark tinted windows, officials said.

The officer was shot in the face but was able to radio for help, law enforcement spokesmen said.

Other officers arrived a few minutes later, and shots were fired at them from the suspect vehicle. The officers returned fire.

The suspect vehicle left the area, but it might have damage including a possible a shot-out back window, the spokesmen said.

Several hours later, a Phoenix Police Department spokesman said authorities had located the vehicle and were searching the vicinity. The spokesman, Officer James Holmes, declined to specify the location.

More than three people - believed to be young adults - were in the vehicle at the time of the shooting, said Bart Graves, Department of Public Safety spokesman.

The wounded officer was in serious condition at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. His name was not released.

Holmes said the discovery of the vehicle led authorities to cancel "blue alert" messages that were displayed on electronic signs on Phoenix-area freeways throughout the morning. The messages describing the suspect vehicle as a blue Mercury Sable with a Kansas license plate. Authorities later also listed an Arizona license plate.

I-17 remained open after the shooting, but the frontage road and several nearby exit and entrance ramps were closed as police conducted their investigation.

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Patient admitted to emergency room 'reporting possible exposure':

A patient has been admitted to the emergency room "after reporting possible exposure to the Ebola virus," Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas said in a statement Wednesday. "Right now, there are more questions than answers about this case," the hospital said. "Our professional staff of nurses and doctors is prepared to examine the patient, discuss any findings with appropriate agencies and officials."

Asked about the case by reporters, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said the patient "does not have either definite contact with Ebola or definite symptoms of Ebola."

Emergency dispatchers in Frisco, Texas, received a call reporting a patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of Ebola Wednesday afternoon, a city official said. Frisco spokeswoman Dana Baird said the patient claimed to have had contact with a person she referred to as Dallas "patient zero."

There is "no indication" that the patient had "any direct contact" with the man who died from Ebola in Dallas, said Christine Mann of the Texas Department of State Health Services.

A spokeswoman for CareNow, which made the call to emergency dispatchers, said the medical center "was being very cautious" after the patient checked yes in response to a screening question regarding travel to West Africa.

"We've had a patient that checked yes to one of the screening questions regarding travel to West Africa," CareNow spokeswoman Vickie Johnson told CNN. "We are being very cautious and are in contact with the health department to ensure we follow proper protocol. Our concern is for the safety and well-being of everyone in our clinic."

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North and South Korean Patrol Boats Exchange Fire in the Yellow Sea

SEOUL – Patrol boats from North and South Korea exchanged fire early Tuesday near their maritime border in the Yellow Sea though none of the shots struck the vessels, the South Korean Defense Ministry reported.

A North Korean patrol boat penetrated half a nautical mile across the Northern Limit Line, or NLL, which divides the two Korea’s maritime zones near Yeonpyeong Island.

The South Korean vessel replied by issuing loudspeaker warnings and firing warning shots, a South Korean defense spokesperson told Efe.

The South Korean military has increased its alert level and are closely monitoring the movements of their northern neighbor for further “provocations,” the spokesperson added.

He said that they were going to evacuate the residents of Yeonpyeong, the island where two people died in 2010 in a bombing carried out by North Korea.

This year has witnessed several similar skirmishes between the two countries along the NLL, a boundary Pyongyang does not recognize.

The latest clash came after a period of hope for the resumption of dialogue following a surprise visit by high-ranking North Korean officials over the weekend after the closure of the Incheon 2014 Asian Games in South Korea.

North and South Korea are technically still at war as the armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953 was never followed by a definitive peace treaty.