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News Feed Latest worldwide news Michigan Signs Beilein Through '18-19 Fresh off the first Final Four appearance of his career, Michigan coach John Beilein has a new contract. Casting Directors Get Their Due in HBOs Film Casting By HBOs documentary Casting By pays tribute to casting directors, who are denied an Oscar category despite a onetime industry campaign to bestow an honorary one. RPT-Weinstein in early talks with Miramax over possible deal -WSJ Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Weinstein Co has held preliminary talks with Miramax Co about a possible deal that could create one of the most powerful independent film players, the Wall Street Journal... Bucks Blog Thursday Reading How Faith Can Affect Therapy How faith can affect mental health therapy, freshening up a kitchen for a home sale, creating your own personal weather station and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. India Ink The Girl Without a Face A young girl whose life changed forever after four boys threw acid on her. Terror threat timing 'A good day to die' Terror alerts have closed embassies and put the world on edge. They come, Peter Bergen explains, as would-be martyrs prepare for "Night of Power." UPDATE 9-Oil slips on U.S. jobs data disappointment * U.S. nonfarm payrolls up 162,000, below 184,000 forecast Witness Testifies That Paterno Said Penn State Erred on Sandusky Mike McQueary, a former Penn State assistant, said that the longtime football coach Joe Paterno told him the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. Finding waterfalls -- the hard way Canadian explorer Adam Shoalts knew he was heading into uncharted territory when he set out on a solo expedition to explore northeastern Canada's remote Again River. Asia's exports stutter, missing out on U.S. revival HONG KONG, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy may have stopped sneezing, but Asia's exports are still laid up with a nasty cold. Brevan Howard trader linked to Libor probe leaves hedge fund ZURICH (Reuters) - A trader allegedly connected to a global rate-rigging scandal has left hedge fund Brevan Howard, the company said on Thursday. Missouri Citizens Face Obstacles to Coverage The insurance marketplace established under President Obamas health law has no visible presence in Missouri, which stands out among states resisting the effort. U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth A wave of cuts in domestic and military spending is causing government furloughs as well as job losses and curtailed hours among federal contractors. Sports Briefing | Football Rutgers to Retire LeGrands Jersey Rutgers announced Tuesday that Eric LeGrands No. 52 jersey would be the first retired by the program. LeGrand will be honored in a ceremony Sept. 14. Arming rebels Debate in progress While the United States draws closer to providing some form of lethal assistance to the Syrian opposition, the debate over how extensive the package should be and the possible outcome are likely to follow any decision. Ailing Federer Pulls Out of Montreal Masters Former world number one Roger Federer has pulled out of next week's Montreal Masters, organizers said on Friday. Italian Court Upholds Berlusconi Sentence, Setting Stage for Crisis The ruling by Italys highest court was the first time former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi received a definitive conviction in 20 years of tangles with the judiciary. Sports Briefing | Doping Study Says West Germanys Athletes Used Doping A report by German researchers said that West Germanys athletes were systematically doped with government backing from the 1970s, and possibly earlier. Sports Briefing | Hockey Islanders and Bailey Agree to Five-Year Deal The Islanders agreed to terms with the restricted free agent forward Josh Bailey on a five-year, $16.5 million deal. Will China's economy crash? Michael Pettis says China's GDP growth rate will likely decline in the coming years, but that's probably a good thing. Milestone Claimed in Creating Fuel From Waste In what would be a key breakthrough for renewable fuels, INEOS Bio said it had produced commercial quantities of ethanol from wood waste and other nonfood vegetative matter. Rodriguez Finishes Trenton Stint. Next Stop Unknown. Drawing cheers and a few heckles, Alex Rodriguez played another Class AA game with the hope of rejoining the Yankees on Monday, the same day he was expected to be suspended. Rodriguez Finishes Trenton Stint. Next Stop Unknown. Drawing cheers and a few heckles, Alex Rodriguez played another Class AA game with the hope of rejoining the Yankees on Monday, the same day he was expected to be suspended. Scandal in South Korea Over Nuclear Revelations Revelations about bribery and faked safety tests for critical equipment are causing jitters in South Korea. Dodgers SS Ramirez Exits With Jammed Shoulder Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez jammed his right shoulder when he tumbled into the stands after a catch Sunday, and the team hopes he can avoid the disabled list. League Unveils 2013-14 Schedule With New Alignment Six outdoor games and a new conference and division alignment highlight the 2013-14 regular season schedule released by the National Hockey League (NHL) on Friday. Floridas Education Chief Quits Amid Report That He Changed a Schools Rating Floridas commissioner of education resigned after news reports said he had changed the grade of an Indiana charter school whose founder donated to a campaign of his. Blue Jays Rally Past Angels to Avoid 4-Game Sweep Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with two-out singles in the ninth against Dane De La Rosa after closer Ernesto Frieri was lifted, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 on Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep. UPDATE 1-Man arrested after woman killed in Calif. boardwalk hit-and-run rampage LOS ANGELES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A California man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a driver plowed his car into pedestrians on the popular Venice Beach boardwalk, killing an Italian woman on her honeymoon and injuring 11 other people, police said on Sunday. 'I'm not a welfare mom, I'm a soldier' Jaspen Boothe is committed to helping out homeless female veterans. Decades-old defect caused Exxon's Arkansas oil spill regulator WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leak in Exxon Mobil Corp's nearly 70-year-old Pegasus pipeline, which spilled thousands of barrels of crude oil in a small Arkansas town in March, appears to have been caused by an original manufacturing defect, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. UPDATE 1-'2 Guns' shoots past 'Smurfs,' 'Wolverine' to claim box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - "2 Guns," starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as rival federal agents, shot through its weekend competition at movie theaters, collecting $27.4... Icahn sues Dell in latest attempt to foil buyout (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest attempt to derail a $24.4 billion buyout bid by the computer maker's founder and CEO Michael Dell. Legendary F1 partners to be reunited Japanese car manufacturer Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine partner with British racing team McLaren, a deal which will renew one of the most successful partnerships in motorsport's elite class. Sports Briefing | Football Rutgers to Retire LeGrands Jersey Rutgers announced Tuesday that Eric LeGrands No. 52 jersey would be the first retired by the program. LeGrand will be honored in a ceremony Sept. 14. Op-Ed Contributors A Republican Case for Climate Action The United States must move now on substantive steps to curb climate change, at home and internationally. Baikonur Journal Russian Space Center in Kazakhstan Counts Down Its Days of Glory Baikonur, Kazakhstan, is set to be replaced as the Russian space launching center, and ethnic tensions and economic challenges are already creeping into the city. Two Cities and Cultures, Linked on a Brooklyn Wall On a small street in East Williamsburg, a Mexico City artist has created a work of art representing New York Citys diversity. Focus shifts to Obama if Congress axes immigration bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If immigration reform sputters in the deeply divided U.S. Congress, supporters are planning to push President Barack Obama to act on his own to help 11 million illegal residents, lawmakers and immigration advocates said. Ford to offer F-150 pick-up that can run on compressed natural gas DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co, the second-largest U.S. automaker, will offer this fall an F-150 pickup truck that can run on compressed natural gas to take advantage of the resurgence in truck demand.

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