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News Feed Latest worldwide news Some Wall Street players unfit for U.S. power market regulator WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street firms that cannot legitimately profit in the power sector will leave the market in time, the top regulator for the U.S. electricity market said on Friday. The Wimbledon greats Open Court sifts through the archive to bring you some of its favorite interviews. Britain's Conservatives hire Obama campaign chief in election role LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's governing Conservative Party has hired U.S. President Barack Obama's former campaign manager as part of its election team ahead of polls due in less than two years, the party said. Well Cancer Risk Increases With Height Height is associated with a greater risk of cancer for both men and women, new research shows. Aresco American Expects Inclusion at Top Level With change on the horizon for college sports, American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco wants everyone to know his league has the resources and the will to be included with the top football conferences in the country. Are you fit enough to be a jockey? Being a jockey is a demanding job. Alex Thomas finds out just how tough it is at the British Racing School in Newmarket. 'I'm not a welfare mom, I'm a soldier' Jaspen Boothe is committed to helping out homeless female veterans. Obama Narrows Field for Fed Chairman to 3 President Obama is said to be choosing between Larry Summers, his former economic adviser; Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserves vice chairwoman; and Donald L. Kohn, a former Fed vice chairman. Factory, jobless data point to firming economy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Factory activity jumped to a two-year high in July and first-time applications for jobless benefits hit a 5-1/2-year low last week, bolstering views economic growth would... Last of HK's outdoor 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. 5 days inside North Korea CNN's Ivan Watson visited North Korea last week and called it the most controlled foreign assignment of his career. But he still managed to find an iPhone connection, a Brad Pitt fan and inescapable political theater. ArtsBeat Gallery to Pop Up in Montauk The Art Production Fund and Fabiola Beracasa have created an outdoor exhibition that will run from Aug. 1 to Sept. 8. Fusion Announces Premiere Date and Prime-Time Schedule The channel, a joint venture of ABC News and Univision, has broadened its target audience to include millennials as well as bilingual Latinos. New York Times Company Posts a 2nd-Quarter Profit The media company reported net income of $20.1 million in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $87.6 million in the period a year earlier. Chinas Feud With West on Solar Leads to Tax The tariffs could exceed 50 percent on materials imported from the United States and South Korea used to build solar panels, a move seen as retaliation for an American trade lawsuit. Retro Report Biosphere 2 Good Science, or Bad Sense? Retro Report revisits an experiment in the Arizona desert in 1991 that sought to test the limits of sustainability. Deemed a fiasco, the project had a surprising afterlife. Awaiting birth of Mideast peace While my esteemed colleagues are covering the extraordinary birth of an ordinary baby to a young, privileged British couple, I have the dubious fortune of being in Jerusalem awaiting the birth of the Mideast peace baby. A golf coaching dynasty Butch Harmon and his son, Claude Harmon III, open up about their family's golf legacy. 'I'm not a welfare mom, I'm a soldier' Jaspen Boothe is committed to helping out homeless female veterans. Woods Once Made O'Meara Pay by Shooting a 59 Maybe one reason Tiger Woods isn't that impressed by anyone shooting 59 is that he's already done it. Time Warner Cable blacks out CBS in some markets Aug 2 (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc began blacking out broadcast network CBS for customers in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles after fee negotiations between the two companies collapsed, Time Warner Cable said on Friday. Pope Sends Message of Respect for Muslims Francis personally signed a Vatican statement of friendship at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres picked to host 2014 Oscars LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres will make her second appearance as an Academy Awards host next year, organizers said on Friday, in a move widely seen as a less provocative choice for Hollywood's highest honors after a ribald performance by Seth MacFarlane. Shortcuts Those Wordy Contracts We All So Quickly Accept Consumers rarely read the standardized language for online terms and conditions, and experts disagree on their significance. Dodgers Win to Match Club-Record Road Streak at 12 Mark Ellis extended his hitting streak to 13 games before both he and manager Don Mattingly were ejected, and the Los Angeles Dodgers matched an 89-year-old club record with their 12th straight road victory, beating the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday. T-Mobile Austria challenges spectrum auction terms VIENNA (Reuters) - T-Mobile Austria has filed a challenge to the terms of an auction due to be held in September for frequencies that will enable operators to build fourth-generation (4G) networks, its lawyer said. Immelt Economic efficiencies drive China ahead Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says a large and educated workforce is fueling China's strength and not simply a deflated yuan. Bolt and Gebrselassie's protege? When Haile Gebrselassie speaks people listen. Bahrain enacts stiff terrorism laws Lawmakers in Bahrain have passed tough new laws for "terrorism acts" ahead of massive protests planned by the opposition next month. New Tools for Keeping the Lights On A decade after a record blackout crippled the Northeast, engineers are installing new devices that could stop future breakdowns. Raven-Symone's free to wed Raven-Symone, who played 3-year-old Olivia on the 1980s sitcom "The Cosby Show," indicated for the first time Friday that she is a lesbian. Tyler McDaniel, Amy Lee Win Junior PGA Titles Tyler McDaniel birdied the final two holes to win the Junior PGA Championship, and Amy Lee closed with a 15-foot par putt to top the girls' division. Watch CNN FC episode 16 Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. Nadal's road to redemption Rafael Nadal walked on to the clay court at the 2013 VTR Open in Chile not sure if this would be the beginning of a comeback or the end of a career. Rolando Santos was there for CNN with his camera to record what happened. Notable diamond heists It was just like a scene from the Alfred Hitchcock crime caper "To Catch a Thief." The same hotel. The sparkly jewels. The robbery. Briton Crutchlow to join Ducati (Reuters) - British rider Cal Crutchlow will ride for Ducati for the next two seasons after reaching an agreement with the Italian MotoGP outfit. Gibraltar's $200m yacht hotel Imagine this in your hot little hands you hold a blueprint for a luxury hotel in one of the most idyllic -- and tiny -- locations in the world. Clowney, Jay-Z Talks Were Within NCAA Rules A South Carolina spokesman says the school found no impermissible contact between All-American defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and Jay-Z, the rap mogul turned sports agency head. JPMorgan Employee Could Face Charges in Italian Bank Debacle The employee, who was not identified, is suspected of wrongdoing for his role in a transaction in 2008 that the investment bank helped arrange for Monte dei Paschi di Siena. Environmental Damage in Bangladesh The garment and textile industries in Bangladesh have contributed heavily to what experts describe as a water pollution disaster.

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