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News Feed Latest worldwide news T Magazine Model-Morphosis | Marina Nery at Rochas The photographer Greg Kessler captures the transformations of the Spring 2014 Fashion Week in Paris. U.S. CFTC lacks successor to chief as new duties loom WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A leadership vacuum at the top U.S. derivatives regulator could weigh down the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's efforts to police financial markets using vast... Concordia captain tries to shift blame The Costa Concordia's disgraced captain, Francesco Schettino, is on trial in Italy for involuntary manslaughter. You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Saying No to Starbucks Leading indicators post gains. Jobless claims hit a six-year low. Does your start-up have a chef? Greenpeace Activists May Face Russian Piracy Charges Russian officials have opened a piracy investigation against Greenpeace members who scaled a Gazprom offshore oil platform in the Arctic. T Magazine Model-Morphosis | Caroline Brasch Nielsen at Anthony Vaccarello The photographer Greg Kessler captures the transformations of the Spring 2014 Fashion Week in Paris. 49% in Poll Fault Obama on Policies Outside U.S. About half of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama is handling foreign policy, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. ArtsBeat Video Reviews of Rush, Prisoners and Enough Said Times film critics on Rush, Prisoners and Enough Said. Till Death (or Decorating Disputes) Do Us Part A group of friends decided to grow old together 20 years ago, and today they say their experiment in communal living has had its rewards but is not for the stubborn. Sooners QB Bell Ready for Trip to Notre Dame For a quarterback with exactly one collegiate start, Blake Bell is about as prepared as one can be to face a marquee opponent on the road. REUTERS SUMMIT-CEZ scales back new investments in tough power market * Growth in Turkey only through expansion, not acquisition FEATURE-Shackles drop off fundraising for startups. Should we worry? SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 25 (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 products from her start-up business, Rock Your Hair. U.N. Weapons Inspectors Return to Syria The United Nations inspectors second mission to Syria coincided with continuing high-level diplomacy over a plan to rid the country of chemical weapons. What next on weapons deal? Now comes the real test. Of Syria's sincerity. Of Russia's resolve. Of America's gamble. The Commissars Culinary Stamp The Soviet era and its demise inspire a food memoir. U.N. Weapons Inspectors Return to Syria The United Nations inspectors second mission to Syria coincided with continuing high-level diplomacy over a plan to rid the country of chemical weapons. Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry Amazon CEO talks new Kindles, newspapers Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos discusses his company's new line of tablets and his new newspaper. Dan Simon reports Scene City HBOs Party Celebrates Its Domination on Emmy Night HBOs party was especially celebratory and drew winners from beyond its overflowing stable of statue holders. Obama, Clinton promote healthcare reform ahead of October 1 start NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama teamed up with his one-time rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to highlight the benefits of U.S. healthcare reform, a week before one of the controversial law's key elements, new insurance exchanges, go live. UPDATE 1-Sailing-Capping an epic comeback, Oracle wins the America's Cup SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Oracle Team USA prevailed in a dramatic winner-take-all showdown with Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday to win the 34th America's Cup, completing a stirring comeback that helped make the once-troubled event among the most exciting in sailing history. At Matadero, Red Bull Adds Money (and Energy) to Culture Matadero, a Madrid arts complex, shows the results of a new kind of corporate and artistic cooperation. Israeli-Palestinian talks to intensify, greater U.S. role UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to intensify their peace talks and to increase the U.S. role, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday in a rare comment on the negotiations. You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Burts Buzz New home sales soften. Phablets take off. Are higher wages actually good for a fast-food business? An Escape From Slavery, Now a Movie, Has Long Intrigued Historians Solomon Northup told a story of escaping from slavery in 1853, and for decades scholars have been trying to untangle the truth of his account. An 'elephant graveyard' In Kenya's Tsavo East national park, a herd of elephants take up water in their trunks and squirt it on their backs. Some wade and stomp in the shallow pool of muddy water -- the coolness is a sweet relief from the baking savannah heat. Property Values What You Get for ... $800,000 Valley views in Massachusetts, waterfront in Washington State and downtown living in Columbus, Ohio. Vornado sells entire J.C. Penney stake for $13 per share (Reuters) - Vornado Realty Trust has sold its 13.4 million shares in J.C. Penney Co Inc for $13 a share, ending a three-year investment in the struggling department store operator it had pushed to... Sailors go solar for healthy ozone Sept. 16 - The first solar boat parade on the 400-year-old Amsterdam canals aims to raise awareness about sustainability as the only way to survive another 400 years. Tara Cleary reports. Television Review The Michael J. Fox Show Uses Parkinsons as a Motif Michael J. Fox, who has made a series of prominent guest appearances since he revealed in 1999 that he had Parkinsons disease, is back with his own sitcom on NBC. UPDATE 2-UAW trust taps Deutsche Bank to advise on Chrysler exit -sources NEW YORK/DETROIT, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC's second-largest shareholder, a union healthcare trust fund, has tapped Deutsche Bank for advice on how to exit its 41.5 percent stake in No. 3 U.S. automaker, according to two people familiar with the matter. Behind scenes with Solheim stars Living Golf goes behind the scenes at the biggest tournament in women's golf. Phonebloks A new concept in phones What if you could buy a smart phone that would last you for the rest of your life? Obama and Iranian Leader Miss Each Other, Diplomatically The near miss between President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran illustrates the political sensitivities that will affect both leaders as they try to embark on a diplomatic path. A Data Broker Offers a Peek Behind the Curtain The Acxiom Corporation plans to open a Web site that will allow individual consumers to see some of the information that the company has collected about them. Carnival Corp shares continue to sink as recovery seen distant Sept 25 (Reuters) - Carnival Corp's shares slid a further 5 percent on Wednesday as analysts cut their price targets on the cruise operator's stock and expressed concern that a recovery in bookings... Gay Rights Protest Greets Opening Night at the Met A Russian-themed gala at Lincoln Center to celebrate Tchaikovskys Eugene Onegin has become a lightning rod for critics of Russias antigay laws. Tee off at extreme golf courses Extreme golf gallery Family comes first for risk-averse fund managers LONDON (Reuters) - Investors seeking less volatile returns from their stock portfolios are turning their attention to family-owned firms that play for pride as well as profit. India Ink Image of the Day Sept. 24 Government-run day care center workers at a demonstration in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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