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News Feed Latest worldwide news Case Study A Social Entrepreneurs Quandary Nonprofit or For-Profit? Deciding whether to start fresh or work within an existing framework. Elite coaching with Graf, Agassi CNN's Patrick Snell looks at how the famous couple is helping groom the next generation of tennis stars. Samsungs Profit Rises, but So Does the Competition Samsung said net income in the second quarter rose to $6.9 billion, an increase of 50 percent, but it expected smartphone sales growth to slow down. Senate confirms Comey to be next FBI director WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General James Comey, a Republican who gained fame when he refused to sanction a government surveillance initiative in 2004, won Senate confirmation on Monday as President Barack Obama's pick to head the FBI. The vote was 93-1. Square Feet Mormon-Backed Mall Breathes Life into Salt Lake City A luxury retail and residential development built in the shadow of the Salt Lake Temple draws visitors and shoppers, but gets mixed reactions from Mormons. Airport bomb A cry for help? "I have a bomb!" a wheelchair bound man shouted, holding what looked like a homemade bomb. "Stay away from me." Synta Pharma shares soar after co says to expand breast cancer study (Reuters) - Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp shares soared as much as 47 percent in heavy trading after the company said preliminary results from a mid-stage study of its drug ganetespib in breast cancer... The Learning Network Blog Summer Reading Contest | What Interested You Most in The Times This Week? Our contest enters its seventh week, in which judges from Figment will choose winners. Look for that announcement on Aug. 12. In Transit Blog New Cruises to Remote Burmese Islands The company Intrepid Travel will offer new sailing trips to islands in the Myeik Archipelago in Burma. Newborn, pregnant women among 31 migrants drowned off Libya UNHCR ROME (Reuters) - A newborn baby and four pregnant women are among 31 migrants feared drowned off the coast of Libya after their boat suffered a puncture and sank while trying to reach southern Europe's shores, the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday. Killing time at Russia's airport Fugitive Edward Snowden remains in the transit lounge of Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport -- here's how he might be killing time Then Beats Abe to Win U.S. Girls Junior Gabriella Then won the United States Girls Junior, spoiling Lakareber Abes bid to become the first black female individual champion in United States Golf Association history. Labor Rights Group Accuses iPhone Maker of Abuses China Labor Watch said it had found violations of the law and of Apples pledges about working conditions at factories operated by a Taiwanese company, Pegatron. Swan song for mail carriers? Bob Greene says, when you think about it, door-to-door delivery, if proposed in this day and age, would never fly. And the US. Postal Service may have to kiss it goodbye Art in Review Eliot Porter Trained in medicine, the photographer Eliot Porter brought a quiet naturalism to the dye-transfer print. How Africa fuels your world From PCs to cars, the products we take for granted are made with African minerals. 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. Egypts Islamic Brotherhood Back on Painful Ground The Brotherhoods only reliable partners now are other Islamist groups whose members may be more willing to use violent or radical tactics. United States 1, Panama 0 One Goal, but Plenty for U.S. to Celebrate in Gold Cup Final Landon Donovan was the driving force behind Brek Sheas goal, which broke a scoreless tie in a game marked by sluggish play and gave the United States its fifth Gold Cup title. N.H.L. Schedule Shows Realignment and Olympics Break The N.H.L. announced four new division names, the 2013-14 schedule and an agreement to allow players to participate in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries Saad Mohseni has brought soap operas, sitcoms and reality TV to his native country, Afghanistan, and with them a modicum of normalcy. Now he is looking to expand to Egypt, Libya and Iraq. Well Diaries From I.C.U. Aid Mental Recovery Critical care units in several European countries have long been using diaries to help patients, and their families, recover after their ordeal. FOREX-Dollar subdued ahead of Fed outcome; Aussie pressured * Fed, ECB, BOE meetings, U.S. jobs data all due this week U.S. appeals court rejects states' challenge over climate rules WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a legal challenge by Texas and Wyoming to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Malls kill off HK's street food stalls Decades of urban transformation have decimated Hong Kong's throngs of dai pai dong, supplanting them with glitzy malls and big name eateries. RBS commissions review of UK small business lending LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has commissioned a review of its lending to small businesses, responding to concerns of a shortage of finance in a sector seen as vital to Britain's... Steve Berrios, Master of Latin Jazz and Drums, Dies at 68 Mr. Berrios, a fixture of the New York jazz scene for 40 years, was a founding member of the Fort Apache Band. ArtsBeat New York Musical Theater Festival Report Legacy Falls James Burn and Ian Poitiers musical is set behind-the-scenes at a long-running television soap opera. Rising Animators Spring Into Motion Rebecca Sugar, Minkyu Lee, Timothy Reckart, Justin Roiland and Jason Ruiz are five emerging talents making waves on film and in series television. The multi-billion-dollar fight for national sovereignty - Felix TV Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice. (November 30, 2012) Singing priests revive Catholicism A Catholic priest is at the forefront of a Brazilian movement known as the Charismatic Catholic Renovation, trying to invigorate the Church and lure new and old followers back to the fold. ArtsBeat Fall for Dance Lineup Expands Seven more companies will join the festival running from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5. Building the Team My Second Chance in My Second Job A business owner learns from the mistakes he made at his first job and applies the lessons successfully at his next. DealBook In Surprise, Tourre Defense Calls No Witnesses Lawyers for Fabrice Tourre, the former Goldman Sachs trader accused of defrauding investors, began their case at about 1147 a.m. One minute later, they rested without calling any witnesses. English high society at play Empires have been lost, the atom split, but some unique English sporting events remain the same. Lost childhood in refugee camps Yousef is two years old and lives in a refugee camp in Iraq. Her mother tells comedian and UNICEF ambassador Eddie Izzard that she wants to return to her country, but will not jeopardize her children's safety. With every day that passes in their life as a refugee, she fears that they are losing another day of their childhood. U.S. lawmakers take Washington tax reform show on the road PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Abandoning the corridors of power for a shop full of gleaming, supersized steel refrigerators and steam ovens, two U.S. lawmakers took their quixotic bid to overhaul the 70,000-page tax code on the road this week to rally public support outside Washington. Talk Mireille Enos The Killing Star Avoids the Police-Procedural Trap And the Hollywood-ingnue problem, too. 'Racist abuse" of AC Milan star Constant probed The new football season is still some weeks away, but already in Italy allegations of racial abuse towards AC Milan's Kevin Constant have marred a friendly. RPT-Bidders for Australia's Macquarie Generation face Aug. 19 deadline (Repeats story published early Tuesday; no change to text)

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