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News Feed Latest worldwide news RPT-Fitch Small China stimulus highlights growth, reform challenges July 26 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) JPMorgan to exit physical commodities business July 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co said it was considering a sale or a spin-off of its physical commodities business, including its holdings of commodities assets and its physical trading... Well Black-White Divide Persists in Breast Cancer New research shows that white women with breast cancer live three years longer than black women because of a troubling pattern of inferior care and a delay in treatment for black women. Sports Briefing | Pro Football Giants Safety Is Suspended for Drug Violation Will Hill will be suspended for the first four games of the N.F.L. season for violating the leagues substance-abuse policy, the team said. Rose on injury It's been tough Pedro Pinto speaks with Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose about recovering from his knee injury. DealBook JPMorgan Executive May Escape Penalty While the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and JPMorgan are negotiating a settlement, Blythe Masters, a top bank executive, is not expected to face a separate action. What's next for 'The Walking Dead' Before heading to Comic-Con in San Diego last weekend, the cast members of "The Walking Dead" were each given a folder with talking points about the upcoming fourth season. Spanish train crash driver leaves hospital, remains in custody * Survivors desperate for answers as to how accident happened 45 Killed in Sectarian Bombings in Pakistan A militant group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the deaths in Parachinar, the main town in a tribal region near the Afghan border. The Tile House The home of George T. McDonald, Republican candidate in the New York City mayoral race, was built by Rafael Guastavino Jr., whose tiled vaulting system was used in Grand Central Terminal. Childhood lost in Syria In my nine years as a UNICEF ambassador, I've been to camps for people displaced by conflict. Though hardly luxurious, they usually have some kind of structure a water source, latrines, even schools. Russian web search firm Yandex's co-founder falls into coma MOSCOW (Reuters) - The co-founder and chief technology officer of Russia's market-leading internet search engine company Yandex has fallen into a coma after treatment for cancer, the Nasdaq-listed company said on Thursday. Grosjean quickest in final Hungary practice BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Romain Grosjean put Lotus on top of the timesheets in final practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday with the fastest lap of the weekend so far. World Bank says global food prices fell again in latest period WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global food prices fell by 2 percent in the latest four-month period, marking the third straight period of declines, as declining imports in the Middle East and North Africa, and lower demand pushed prices down 12 percent from their August 2012 peak, the World Bank said on Thursday. Obama and Vietnams Leader Pledge Deeper Ties President Truong Tan Sangs White House visit follows Vietnams crackdown on bloggers, religious leaders and dissidents, and President Obama gently alluded to the abuses. Zynga folds on U.S. gambling bet, shares plummet SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc will largely abandon its long-running efforts to build a real-money gaming business in the United States, a prospect investors once believed to be the struggling company's sole lifeline. ArtsBeat Deitch Will Stay On at MoCA to Help With Fund-Raising Jeffrey Deitch, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, will stay for an unspecified period to help with a large fund-raising drive. WisdomTree launches small-cap dividend growth ETF (Reuters) - WisdomTree Investments Inc , one of the largest providers of exchange-traded funds, has listed a new ETF it hopes will capture dividend growth through U.S. small-cap stocks. Corner Office Paul English of Kayak, on Nurturing New Ideas The co-founder and chief technology officer of Kayak, the travel Web site, says no innovation happens with 10 people in a room. Slovenia's first bad loan transfer delayed by up to 3 mths - government LJUBLJANA, July 27 (Reuters) - Slovenia, struggling to avoid a bailout, will start transferring banks' bad loans to its newly established "bad bank" by Sept. 30, three months after initially planned, a document published on the government website said. Virginia Johnson, Widely Published Collaborator in Sex Research, Dies at 88 Ms. Johnson and William H. Masters helped make the frank discussion of sex in postwar America possible if not downright acceptable. Preoccupations The Urban Lands of Opportunity Where we live, rather than whox2019;s employing us, may now be attaching us to our work and careers. Browns OL Ryan Miller in Hospital With Concussion Browns offensive tackle Ryan Miller sustained a concussion during a blocking drill in practice Saturday, an injury that shook his teammates. RPT-Smithfield's China deal spurs heparin heart drug safety concerns WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are concerned a Chinese company's planned $4.7 billion acquisition of pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc could affect the safety and availability of... Voices of Egyptian crisis Both sides of Egypt's divide share their experiences from a week of turmoil and violence. Louisiana Agency Sues Dozens of Energy Companies for Damage to Wetlands The lawsuit argues that the energy companies should be held liable for harm done to the states wetlands in their efforts to obtain oil and gas. Sports Briefing | College Basketball N.C.A.A. Expands Use of Replay Review in College Basketball The N.C.A.A.s panel on rules oversight voted to expand the use of replay review in college basketball. Brooklyn Restaurateur Dies, Apparently a Suicide Friends said Colin Devlin, whose Williamsburg dining places included DuMont and Dressler, had taken the stresses of the business hard. Gadgetwise Camera Lenses That Do Your Bidding Sigmas new line of lenses can be programmed to capture specific types of shots. Clip Air brings air travel by train June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. Parker Scores Record 23 to Lead West Over East Candace Parker put on a show in her All-Star debut. Lee Westwood's U.S. move Former world No. 1 on why his U.S. move could help him to claim his first major victory. Christie Assails Libertarian Shift on National Security by Some in the G.O.P. Remarks by the New Jersey governor provided a vivid reminder of why he has so become a national figure and leading 2016 contender for the Republican presidential nomination. Dont Shift Payments by Medicare, Panel Says A group from the National Academy of Sciences said Congress should not create a value index to funnel Medicare money to areas that provide high-quality services at relatively low cost. Pope wades into Rio slums The man widely revered as the "Slum Pope" wades into the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports. Top 10 Wikipedia controversies They've long been considered topics that aren't polite to discuss at the dinner table. As it turns out, politics and religion can get touchy on Wikipedia as well. Gallery Artists' African road trip Every year a group of African photographers and artists takes a road trip across the continent in a bid to show the "real Africa." Is Zimbabwe ready for elections? Zimbabwe has known only one leader in its entire 33-year history as an independent nation, and President Robert Mugabe hopes that doesn't change any time soon. Inside China's 'falcon' village In Jilin province, a small village keeps alive Manchu tradition of falcon training. Football Martino's Barca ambitions Gerardo Martino was unveiled as Barcelona's new manager Friday -- promising not to change their attacking style of play but introducing "new ideas" to help the Catalan giants dominate European club football.

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