| Latest worldwide news | Pioneer for golf's money men | | | The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the pro circuit. |
| NBC Gets More Than It Expected | | | NBC got a great deal, it paid nothing for the Americas Cup races, and it also got lucky, televising a remarkable comeback. |
| China's Bo Xilai appeals conviction | | | One day after a court in eastern China sentenced him to life in prison for corruption, former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source told CNN. |
| Rapist freed after month-long sentence | | | Stacey Dean Rambold, a former high school teacher who served a month-long sentence for raping a 14-year-old girl, was released from jail, a state Department of Corrections official told CNN. |
| Why women 'owe' Billie Jean | | | When the winner of the women's singles at the U.S. Open picks up her check for $2.6 million -- buck for buck the same as the men's champion -- she might well reflect that, if not for Billie Jean King's pioneering efforts, those riches might not exist. |
| Lab grown brain to open doors for disease research | | | Sept. 11 - Scientists have grown human brain tissue from stem cells in a laboratory in Vienna. The researchers say they can replicate the organ's development in its early stages of life in the womb, potentially increasing our understanding of neurological and mental disorders. Jim Drury reports. |
| U.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean Energy | | | A controversial federal loan-guarantee program intended to support greener energy technologies will shift to supporting development of cleaner oil and coal technology. |
| Microsoft Surface new models, same problem | | | Sept. 23 - Microsoft unveils two new powerful and visually enhanced Surface tablets, but analysts say the products still may not have the appeal to sell the millions per quarter needed to catch up to the iPad. Conway G. Gittens reports. |
| Wild pigs menace suburban Atlanta | | | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Wild pigs have descended on a suburban Atlanta neighborhood where they are scaring children, making a general nuisance of themselves, and acting as they if they own the place. |
| Too cute? Hello Kitty plane in L.A. | | | Cute and adorable or simply odd? The first of EVA Air's long range Hello Kitty jets completed its maiden flight to Los Angeles last week, drawing a litter of curious Kitty enthusiasts. |
| ND LBs Grace, Smith Face Comparisons With Te'o | | | At first glance, Notre Dame linebackers Jaylon Smith and Jarrett Grace don't appear to have a lot in common other than being starters the 22nd-ranked Fighting Irish are counting on to help slow No. 14 Oklahoma's offense. |
| Sonar jamming moths hinder hungry bats | | | Sept. 25 - A tiger moth native to the deserts of Arizona has developed a highly evolved sonar jamming system it uses to fend of attacks by hungry bats. The discovery, described in a paper published in the journal PLOS One, could have applications in the design of acoustic deterrents to protect bats from dangerous wind turbines. Rob Muir reports. |
| New York City to host 2015 All-Star Weekend | | | (Reuters) - Hosting duties for the National Basketball Association's 2015 All-Star Game will be shared between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, the league said on Wednesday. |
| Jobless Claims at Six-Year Low | | | Labor Department figures reinforced the results of private surveys that service companies added jobs in August at the fastest pace in six months. |
| Meet the ocean's 'great ladies' | | | It might be better known for its extravagant superyachts, but this week Cannes will be a haven for some of the world's most iconic vintage yachts. Jump aboard for Regates Royales de Cannes. |
| Rattled by Alibaba loss, Hong Kong bankers seek market reforms | | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lauded by many for its principled stance in rejecting Alibaba Group's plans to list shares, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has left the city's financial community fuming at a lost opportunity, and re-ignited calls for market reforms. |
| Prince helps child shepherds | | | In Lesotho, boys as young as five tend sheep and cattle alone, braving thieves and jackals. But Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho have set up a charity to help them. |
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