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News Feed Latest worldwide news Comcast Ordered to Place Bloomberg With TV Peers A Federal Communications Commission ruling asserted that the cable company must place Bloomberg TV closer to other news channels in so-called news neighborhoods. Five-story Mumbai building collapses At least 13 people were killed and 26 more were injured when a five-story residential building collapsed in Mumbai early Friday, a hospital spokesman said. Environmentalists win U.S. court fight to protect whales from Navy sonar (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has sided with environmental groups in their lawsuit against the U.S. government over Navy training exercises off the West Coast involving sonar that they say harms endangered whales, dolphins and other protected marine mammals. Paul Dietzel, Coach Who Led L.S.U. to Its First National Title, Dies at 89 In Louisiana States 1958 championship season, Dietzel used a platoon system famous for a scrappy defensive unit known as the Chinese Bandits. REUTERS SUMMIT-Russian economic stability - too much of a good thing MOSCOW, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Russia is exercising fiscal restraint, has imposed a lockdown on monopoly pricing and the central bank is determined to bear down on inflation. Spaniards seek justice in Argentina for Franco-era crimes MADRID (Reuters) - Hundreds of Spaniards have turned to an Argentine court to seek justice for crimes committed during the 36-year dictatorship of General Francisco Franco in a case that threatens to... World Briefing | Europe Germany Charges Over Auschwitz Role German prosecutors said Thursday that they had charged a 93-year-old man with being an accessory to murder over what they said was his role as an Auschwitz death camp guard. Possessed Nicholas Kirkwood Plucking a Commoner From an Exalted Family The shoe designer cherishes the outlandish quality of orchids. But the ones he chooses are among the most ordinary. Amanda Bynes' drunk driving case moved to mental health court LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The drunk driving case against troubled actress and former teenage star Amanda Bynes has been moved to the mental health court at the request of her attorney, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Tuesday. UPDATE 5-Obama urges feuding U.S. Congress to avoid shutdown * Defiant House Republicans seek one-year Obamacare delay Northrop Grumman wins $114 mln deal for more Global Hawk drones WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp has won a U.S. Air Force contract valued at $114 million to start buying materials needed for construction of three more Block-30 models of its Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned surveillance plane, the Pentagon said on Friday. Butler Loses F Jones for Season to Wrist Injury Butler's turbulent offseason isn't showing any signs of slowing down. Bale seals Madrid move The longest transfer saga of the summer came to an end when Gareth Bale officially signed for Real Madrid. It's not known for sure if the fee is a world record but Bale did make it clear that he was overjoyed to be joining the Spanish giant. Tiger deception scares off crop-raiding elephants Sept. 24 - Using a system of sensors and speakers, researchers in California are exploiting elephants' natural survival instincts to stop them encroaching on farms and villages in India. By fooling the elephants into believing there are predators nearby, the researchers say crops and lives can be saved. Ben Gruber reports. France filling the U.S. void? CNN's Christiane Amanpour asks French President Francois Hollande why he is so keen to project French power. Rutgers RB Paul James Out a Couple of Week Rutgers running back Paul James is going to be sidelined a couple of weeks with a lower leg injury. New "walking shark" species identified off Indonesia Sept. 5 - A new species of epaulette shark has been discovered in waters off a remote Indonesian island. Officially called Hemiscyllium halmahera, the shark was first seen by divers in 2008 as it "walked" along the sea floor, but has only now been identified as a new species. Rob Muir reports. Shackles drop off fundraising for startups. Should we worry? SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Entrepreneur Nicole O'Rourke has a novel idea for raising cash that would have been illegal until this week smacking a "fund me" sticker on every bottle or can of hair... Motorsport Ferrari's white flag? Sebastian Vettel has already won the 2013 Formula One world championship -- at least that's the view of his Ferrari rivals with six races still remaining this season. Selfless act paying off for Boston homeless man BOSTON (Reuters) - More than $68,000 in donations have poured in from people around the country for a Boston homeless man who turned over to police a backpack stuffed with cash that he had found outside a shopping mall. Bridge World Championships in Bali, Indonesia At the world championships, two of the three American teams have reached the final. Big Bang Reinforces Its Status as Biggest Hit on Network TV The CBS sitcom had an audience of almost 19 million, and the highest rating on any series this season. The audience for Michael J. Foxs return was relatively modest. Debate Offers 2 Similar Public Advocate Rivals a Chance to Stand Out Letitia James and Daniel L. Squadron, both Democrats who have similar political positions, will face off in a televised debate on Tuesday night. Jordana Kerschner, Daniel Belke The couple met at Colgate, from which they graduated. Minister Admits Overstating Her Credentials Teresa MacBain, a former Methodist minister hired by a Harvard humanist group, falsely claimed she had a master of divinity degree. DEALS-MA flat so far this year, even with mammoth Verizon deal * U.S. MA up 35 pct, Europe down 24 pct, Asia dropped 8 pct Rooftop algae a growth industry in Bangkok Sept. 23 - Urban algae farming is gaining a foothold in Bangkok with the rooftop of one big hotel supporting a small but flourishing algae industry. Algae is well known as a source of biofuel, but the species being cultivated on the roof of the Novotel produces Spirulina, a vitamin-rich, so-called "superfood". Tara Cleary reports. New trial ordered for Florida woman in alleged Stand Your Ground case An appellate court Thursday ordered a new trial for a Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun to scare off her allegedly abusive husband, ruling that a jury was improperly instructed on self-defense. Political Memo Republicans Facing a Test of Unity As the Congressional showdown over the health care law threatens to shut down the government, conservative advocacy groups have emerged as central players, pitting Republicans against one another. Cop Detective gawked at Houston's corpse A police officer removed a sheet covering Whitney Houston's naked corpse and remarked, "Damn, she's still looking good, huh?" according to another officer at the scene. UPDATE 3-BlackBerry confirms deep loss and revenue drop TORONTO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd reported a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion on Friday, in line with a warning it gave last week, just days after the smartphone maker accepted its largest shareholder's tentative $4.7 billion bid to take it private. New Spanish Budget Free Of Austerity Measures The government called the proposal for 2014 the budget of economic recovery and forecast a 0.7 percent rise in gross domestic product. The Mayors of New York Historically, the template for choosing a new mayor of New York has resembled a pendulum, swinging from one extreme to another. Rules for surviving Oktoberfest Raised steins, raised bosoms, leather-clad Bavarian thighs. And "beer corpses." U.S. SEC settles fraud case against former Vitesse executives NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it reached a settlement with two former Vitesse Semiconductor Corp executives accused of inflating company earnings and backdating stock option grants. The New Old Age Blog When Theres No Family For elderly adults without relatives, its hard to implement advance directives. Well Rethinking Motion Sickness Thomas Stoffregen, a kinesiologist, believes that motion sickness is connected to posture and gait, not imbalances in the inner ear. Bus blast in Pakistan kills at least 17 At least 17 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in an explosion that ripped through a bus carrying government employees in northwest Pakistan on Friday, authorities said. Cookson faces huge battle to restore trust FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - After a farcical election process that further damaged the International Cycling Union's (UCI) credibility, new president Brian Cookson faces a monumental challenge to restore trust in a sport crippled by scandals. The Commissars Culinary Stamp The Soviet era and its demise inspire a food memoir.

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