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News Feed Latest worldwide news USC AD Haden Kiffin Not on Hot Seat Southern California athletic director Pat Haden says Lane Kiffin is not on the "hot seat" heading into his fourth as the Trojans' football coach. The curious case of Claudio Yacob Claudio Yacob enjoyed a stellar debut season in the English Premier League after moving from Argentina. But just what was the story behind his transfer to West Bromwich Albion? Player Ratings U.S. (3) vs. Honduras (1) Player ratings from the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal between the United States and Honduras in Arlington, Tex. LVMH shares jump as Louis Vuitton calms worries PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in LVMH soared on Friday after the luxury group reassured investors about margins and sales growth at its star brand Louis Vuitton and joined rival Kering in pointing to an... US stocks snap 4-week win streak July 26 - The Dow bounced back from a 150 point deficit to close higher. Expedia nose-dived 27 percent on a weak profit report. Fred Katayama reports. Shirtless Vladimir Putin fishes in Siberia July 26 - New video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin catching a giant fish and kissing it during a recent trip to Siberia. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Sports Briefing | Football Ryan and Falcons Agree to Terms on Five-Year Contract Extension Quarterback Matt Ryan, 28, is entering the sixth and final season of his original rookie contract. Sports Briefing | Basketball Knicks Re-Sign Martin to a One-Year Deal Kenyon Martin will make about $1.4 million next year on a veterans minimum contract, which was all the over-the-salary-cap Knicks could offer him. The biggest tech tax havens Most of the top 50 U.S. tech firms have established an overseas headquarters, not in the country where they do the most business, but where they can pay rock-bottom tax rates. A Reuters special report looks at which companies are saving what and where. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. DealBook Choices Ahead for the Dell Board, but Not Much Time A modification to the voting rules is a critical factor in whether a buyout offer for Dell succeeds, the author writes. U.S. court permits generic version of Teva MS drug a year sooner WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' $4 billion-a-year multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone will lose its patent protection in 2014 rather than 2015 because of a ruling from a U.S. appeals court on Friday, making it potentially prey to cheaper generics next May. Property Values What You Get for ... $750,000 A Dutch Colonial in upstate New York, a beach house in Washington and a mountain view in El Paso. U.N. Troubled by Australias New Policy on Asylum Seekers The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday that its review of Australias new deterrence-based policy had unearthed significant shortcomings. Louis Dreyfus hungry for more agricultural assets-document GENEVA, July 26 (Reuters) - Trading giant Louis Dreyfus plans to invest in assets ranging from orange groves to sugar refiners, it said in the first glimpse of its strategy following the departure of its long-serving CEO in June. French Prosecutors Plan to Charge Strauss-Kahn With Pimping Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, will be tried on charges of pimping, French prosecutors in Lille said on Friday. Stanford ranked top U.S. university on Forbes list NEW YORK (Reuters) - California schools bested East Coast universities in Forbes' annual ranking of top U.S. colleges on Wednesday, with Stanford University and Pomona College capturing the top two... Russell Knox Shoots 59 in Boise Open Russell Knox shot the fifth 59 in Web.com Tour history Friday, missing a chance to break the tour record when he settled for pars on the final two holes in the second round of the Boise Open. Ariel Castro Pleads Guilty in Ohio Kidnap Case The Cleveland man who imprisoned three women in his home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty Friday in a deal to avoid the death penalty. Jets First Practice Marred by Hint of Uncertainty From Holmes Jets receiver Santonio Holmes said he was unsure of when he would return or if he would come back this season because of a foot injury. Spanish media identify train crash driver July 26 - Spanish newspapers identify the driver of a high-speed train that crashed on Wednesday evening, killing at least 78 people. Jessica Gray reports. Theater Review Murmurs Brings Slapstick to the Lincoln Center Festival Murmurs, a mime/circus show by Victoria Thierre Chaplin, explores illusions with a strange set and surreal scenes. UPDATE 1-U.S. appeals court upholds $105 mln Exxon payout in NYC case NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling against Exxon Mobil Corp ordering the company to pay $105 million in damages for polluting New York City's groundwater... 'Glee' cast, producers hold private memorial for Cory Monteith LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Glee" cast, crew and producers held a private memorial on Thursday for star Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob who died this month from an overdose of heroin and alcohol. Off the Charts Hints of a Corner Finally Turned in Ireland Prices of homes and apartments in Ireland are increasing, especially in the Dublin region. BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London. Ruth Levenkron, Brendon Fleming The bride works in international development; the groom is lawyer. Natalie Portman to debut as director with film of Amos Oz memoir JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman will direct her first feature film based on "A Tale of Love and Darkness," a memoir by Israeli novelist Amos Oz, the author said on Wednesday. China urges North Korea on nuclear talks July 26 - China's vice president urges North Korea's Kim to enter nuclear talks. Tom Dinham reports. Griner Up for WNBA Adding Dunk Contest Brittney Griner's eyes lighted up at the thought of the WNBA adding a dunk contest to its All-Star weekend festivities. Morsis Friends and Foes Stage Mass Rallies Across Egypt Supporters and opponents of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, turned out across Egypt on Friday, with reports of violence in Alexandria. 'Corpse flower' stinks as it blooms July 22 - Visitors flocked to the U.S. Botanical Gardens for a whiff of the famous 'corpse plant' which emits a rotten flesh-like odor as it blooms. Deborah Gembara reports. India Ink Indias Opposition Parties Stay Together Despite Differences Over Modi Indias right-wing opposition parties stay together despite differences over leadership. Top-Seeded Bojana Jovanovski Out of Baku Cup Top-seeded defending champion Bojana Jovanovski lost in the second round of the Baku Cup on Wednesday, falling to wild-card entry Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-5. Home Grown Talent Hope to Harvest Canadian Win Nineteen Canadians will tee it up on Thursday to begin what is quickly becoming an Andy Murray-esque pursuit and become the first home grown winner of the Canadian Open in 59 years. Murphy Homers Twice, Mets Defeat Nationals 11-0 Daniel Murphy homered twice and tied a career high with five RBIs and Jenrry Mejia pitched seven innings in his season debut and the New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 11-0 Friday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Dubai ruler pardons alleged rape victim A Norwegian woman who was sentenced to prison after reporting she was raped in Dubai has been given a pardon, a spokeswoman for Norway's Foreign Ministry said. Inside SAC's Dell trade The federal indictment charging "substantial" insider trading at SAC Capital Advisors details how information allegedly leaked by a Dell insider found its way to SAC's portfolio managers, who allegedly profited from it. Here's how the Department of Justice says it worked. Sarepta stock falls over doubts of faster approval for lead drug (Reuters) - Sarepta Therapeutics Inc said data from ongoing studies of its lead drug could be enough for the company to apply for a U.S. approval, but that the regulator was unsure if it was enough... UPDATE 1-Activision to spread its wings after Vivendi sale -CEO SAN FRANCISCO, July 26 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's CEO, who is shelling out $50 million of his own money in an $8.2 billion deal to buy back most of Vivendi's stake, said the world's largest video game publisher will be freer to pursue acquisitions and grow after emerging from its French parent's wing.

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