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News Feed Latest worldwide news You vs. Ghana president Is Africa on the cusp of change? Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama shares his vision of the future. Gay Couples, Choosing to Say I Dont Their reasons are many and often personal. For some, marriage is an archaic institution. Others fear experiencing the pain of divorce. Liberty's closeness to bondholders could thwart Ziggo/UPC merger * LGI at pains to let investors class exposures separately In debate over bubbles, one Fed official warns against tighter policy CHICAGO/BOSTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should be "extraordinarily careful" about hiking interest rates to head off potential risks to financial stability, a top U.S. central banker said on... Heavy metal guitarist forms Turkish political party ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish rock guitarist has co-founded a new political party ahead of elections next year in the hope of translating months of summer protests into change at the ballot... Saudi women defy driving ban Women in Saudi Arabia plan to demonstrate Saturday against their nation's de facto ban on women driving -- by getting behind the steering wheel. Confederate flag is for traitors Dean Obeidallah asks why Americans would want to fly a flag that represented a splinter nation that considered the U.S. an enemy and slaughtered U.S. soldiers. Dozens killed as bomb blasts rock Iraq At least 44 people died and scores were wounded when a string of car bombings shook the cities of Baghdad and Mosul. Price Career is dream come true The pro golfer on becoming the International Captain at the 2013 Presidents Cup and trying to beat the American's winning streak. NASA spacecraft finds plastic ingredient on Saturn's moon Titan (Reuters) - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found propylene, a chemical used to make household plastic containers, on Saturn's moon Titan, the space agency said. Australia shares seen opening higher, eyeing banks earnings SYDNEY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open higher, led by the SP 500, which ended at another record high on strong technology shares and with investors looking to big banks again... DealBook JPMorgan Reaches Deal With Agency Over Loans The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which helped forge a tentative $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase, split off with its own deal, extracting a $4 billion payout from the nations biggest bank. With Whiff of Nepotism, Knicks Tiptoe Toward Opener The Knicks are neither the healthiest nor the deepest team in the Eastern Conference, and the roster cuts on Friday did little to address some pressing needs. $1.3 million worth of art auctioned for Syrian refugee children BEIRUT (Reuters) - An estimated $1.3 million worth of art from more than 130 artists, mostly from Syria and Lebanon, is being auctioned at below-gallery prices in Beirut to raise money for Syrian... Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps! Rapper Chris Brown arrested in Washington over assault WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Rapper Chris Brown was arrested and charged with assault in Washington early on Sunday after getting into a fight with a man outside a hotel near the White House, police said. Sports Briefing | Golf Pettersen Keeps Lead in Sunrise Championship Suzann Pettersen struggled with three early bogeys but recovered for a one-over-par 73 to maintain a four-shot lead after the third round of the Sunrise Championship in Taiwan. Golf Capsules Chris Stroud and Ryan Moore overcame mistakes and bogeys on the back nine Saturday for a share of the lead after the third round of the CIMB Classic. Obama's tech expert becomes target over healthcare website woes Oct 25 (Reuters) - Todd Park has gone from steering his healthcare information technology company through a blockbuster IPO to occasionally sleeping on a mat in his office while working to repair the... T Magazine Under the Influence | Nico Muhly on the Philosophy of The Secret of NIMH and the Allure of the Sea Urchin The in-demand composer, whose opera Two Boys had its premiere last night at the Metropolitan Opera, also shares his passion for Singapore, The Satanic Verses and more. From mud house to Roma camp If fate had dealt "Maria" a different hand, she would have grown up in Bulgaria surrounded by decay and poverty. Travel agents not quite dead yet The Internet killed the travel agent, we were told. But a few specialists are clinging to life. The Boss Flying the Annin Co. Flag After trying to buy the nationx2019;s oldest flag company, an executive with wide experience ended up running it. The War That Ended Peace, by Margaret MacMillan The historian Margaret MacMillan probes the origins of the Great War. Will Kimi deliver success? CNN's Ben Wyatt looks at Ferrari's decision to bring Kimi Raikkonen in to partner Fernando Alonso in 2014. UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA approves Abbott device for leaking heart valve Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abbott Laboratories' MitraClip medical device, used to stop heart valve leakage in patients deemed unable to endure valve repair through open heart surgery, the company said on Friday. Hal Needham, Stuntman and Director of Action Films, Dies at 82 Mr. Needham performed and designed stunts in many television episodes and movies before directing Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run and other films. On Video Welles Peaks The Stranger and PBSs War of the Worlds Two Orson Welles peaks are celebrated on DVD PBS offers American Experience War of the Worlds, and Kino has a Blu-ray edition of The Stranger. Recipes for Health Broccoli Stem and Red Pepper Slaw Broccoli stems are too often an afterthought. Use them in this delicious salad so they dont go to waste. Amazigh protest could halt oil exports at Libya's Mellitah terminal TRIPOLI, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Minority Amazigh, or Berbers, protested on Sunday at a Libyan oil terminal operated jointly with Italy's ENI, threatening to block exports unless their demands for more constitutional rights are met, a company official said. Sochi 2014 Seven to watch There's a slight frisson in the mountain air... Sued Over Pay, Cond Nast Ends Internship Program The publisher took the action after two former interns sued, complaining they had been paid below minimum wage for summer jobs at W Magazine and The New Yorker. Gadgetwise Vacuum Tubes in a Speaker, but Lacking Old-Time Warmth Samsungs new sound bar has the conveniences of todays technology, and the company has tried to replicate the rich tones of last centurys audio. SapuraKencana surges 5.4 percent after buying Newfield's Malaysian oil and gas assets KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Shares in SapuraKencana Bhd jumped more than 5 percent on Wednesday after the Malaysian oilfield service provider agreed to pay $898 million to buy Newfield Exploration Co's... Lin Underdog turned NBA star CNN's Monita Rajpal speaks with Jeremy Lin as he opens up about becoming a sports icon. Italian coast guards rescue 700 migrants as EU leaders debate action Italian coast guards rescued nearly 700 people in five separate operations overnight around the island of Lampedusa, they said Friday. Militant video appears to show suicide mission in Egypt Oct. 27 - New amateur video from a Sinai-based Islamist militant group purportedly shows a former army major carrying out a suicide bombing against Egypt's Interior Minister. Nathan Frandino reports. Russia's Medvedev fires space agency chief MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the country's space agency (Roskosmos) chief Vladimir Popovkin on Thursday, three months after the latest botched satellite launch. App Smart A Roundup of Worthy Apps for the New iPads To showcase what makes a tablet special, try apps beyond the usual Web browser and e-book reader. Jack White Explores History of Paramount Records The musician Jack White has helped lead a project that resulted in a huge boxed set of music from Paramount Records.

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