Aperture no longer importing any photos

Hi Everyone - Aperture has stopped importing photos for me. I am running a Mac Pro mid-2011 with Yosemite.
It doesn't seem to matter how I try to get new photos into Aperture it is not working. I have tried from my iPhone 5 with iOS 8.1, an SD card from a camera and directly from image capture. Interestingly it will bring in older photos but nothing new. I worked through the settings graphic in another thread but it didn't help. I have also deleted and re-installed Aperture with no effect. Thank you for any help you can provide!

Hi Kirby - I guess I wasn't as clear as I thought. Here are the answers to your questions:
Stopped ... how?
Basically, it never gets past the preview of what files are going to be imported. Even though there are pictures on the phone.
Do the image files show in the import window?
No. Sometimes a blurry image shows up but usually nothing.
Is "Import" greyed-out?
No.
Does Aperture seem to import and then you can't find the Images?
No, it is not behaving as it did before. It is not importing the photos.
Does nothing happen when you click "import"?
Pretty much.
Do you get a warning message or alert from Aperture or from OS X?
No.
What do mean by "older photos"?
Photos that are on my computer but not imported into Aperture previously.

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