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News Feed Latest worldwide news New security at Newtown school Students in Newtown, Connecticut, return to school under a cloud of fear and new security measures. UPDATE 3-OGX shares slide as it drops license bids, Petronas holds up deal RIO DE JANEIRO/KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Shares of OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA slid 14.8 percent on Tuesday as the troubled oil producer abandoned its plan to purchase several oil exploration licenses and its venture with the Malaysian state oil company appeared to be in serious trouble. QA Fitting More on a DVD How to squeeze more video onto a DVD, and choosing the best smartphone. Mickelson Storms Home at 'Home', Looks Ahead to Next Week After three pedestrian rounds, Phil Mickelson put it together in Sunday's final round at The Barclays, surging up the leaderboard after a blistering six-under-par 65 at Liberty National. NCAA Reverses Course on Marine Playing at MTSU The NCAA has ruled that a Middle Tennessee football player who spent five years in the Marines will be allowed to compete this fall and that he will have four years of eligibility remaining. The 30-Minute Interview David J. Galullo Mr. Galullo is the chief executive of Rapt Studios, a company based in San Francisco that designs corporate interiors for clients like Adobe, Google and the North Face. Pekovic, Timberwolves Agree on New 5-Yr, $60M Deal Nikola Pekovic didn't want to leave Minnesota, and the Timberwolves weren't about to let him go. Assange dons wig in spoof vid WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a spoof election video for a run at the Australian Senate. Kerry Syria guilty of a "moral obscenity" Aug. 26 - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a forceful statement, said all nations must stand up for accountability on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Secret to beating tennis' big four Tennis legends Jim Courier and John McEnroe show us why Djokovic, Murray, Nadal and Federer are so tough. Nissan plans to begin selling self-driving cars by 2020 IRVINE, California (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it will be ready to bring fully self-driving vehicles to market by 2020. Britain's FTSE extends fall, down 0.6 pct To read more about the factors affecting British stocks, please click Detroit art museum warns auction could be death knell (Reuters) - A top officer at the Detroit Institute of Arts predicts near-certain closure for the museum if Detroit sells major pieces from the 60,000 works in the institute's art collection as a way to address the city's dire financial situation. Gingrich Will Be Back in the Crossfire on CNN As a host of CNNs revived Crossfire, Newt Gingrich will become a member of the news media that he once bashed. And I hope to move it to the right, he said. Buzz Aldrin on space tourism Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is one of the privileged few to have walked on the moon, but he hopes space tourism will be much more of an equal-opportunity experience. Hynoski in Race Against Clock to Make Giants Opener The Giants fullback has been out of action since injuring his left knee May 22, the first day of organized team activities. The world's longest horse race Welcome to the world's longest horse race, combining wild horses, raging winds and energy-sapping heat in the land of Genghis Khan. Egypt Lashes Out at Foreign News Medias Coverage A correspondent for Al Jazeera is arrested while other journalists are scolded for failing to portray the crackdown in the governments terms as a war against violent terrorists. Onyx deal expected to give Amgen a big boost (Reuters) - Investors reacted favorably on Monday to Amgen Inc's $10.4 billion purchase of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, which gives the world's largest biotech company full rights to a blood cancer drug with multibillion-dollar sales potential. Judge speeds hearing on Detroit bankruptcy eligibility DETROIT (Reuters) - The federal judge overseeing Detroit's bankruptcy filing is accelerating the already hurried process of determining whether the city is eligible for protection from its creditors. As Serena Williams Caps Big Day for Sisters, Her Opponent Needs a Hug Having lost her first eight games to top-seeded Serena Williams, Francesca Schiavone hugged a ball boy for some support, but still ended up losing, 6-0, 6-1. Stuntman killed in 'wingsuit' jump A British stuntman who parachuted dressed as James Bond during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony has died, UK media reported. What We Eat Tomatoes Ripe for Improvement Plant geneticists say a project to develop tastier mass-produced tomatoes is just one step in pushing Americans toward more healthy eating. Dubai court dismisses Kuwaiti Sheikh's $21 mln claim against UBS DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A Dubai court has dismissed a Kuwaiti sheikh's $21.4 million claim against UBS AG in which he alleged the Swiss bank failed to pay him for helping it become lead arranger on a $9 billion asset sale by Kuwaiti telecom operator Zain. Entergy Announces Closing of Vermont Nuclear Plant The company just won a long legal fight to keep the Vermont Yankee reactor open, but now says it will decommission the plant late next year. UPDATE 2-Avago sees strong quarter ahead of new iPhone launch * Sees fourth-qtr revenue $721 mln-$740.5 mln vs est $696.3 mln Swiss parliamentary committee backs buying Gripen fighters ZURICH (Reuters) - A parliamentary committee has backed Switzerland's purchase of 22 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden's Saab , clearing a major hurdle for the $3.4 billion deal. UPDATE 2-Pentagon, United Technology agree on F-35 engines WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Tuesday announced it had reached agreement with United Technologies Corp to build 38 engines for a sixth batch of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, securing discounts of 2.5 percent to 9.6 percent on the engines. Navigational Cells Located in Human Brains Grid cells, which provide a sort of dead reckoning navigation, had until now only been recorded in some animals. Exports key to U.S. success Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says that the American consumer is no longer the driver of the global economy and that high-tech exports are the key to future growth of the U.S. economy. Manning entitled to gender change? Danny Cevallos says the test used by courts is whether denying medical care amounts to "cruel and unusual punishment." The Oceans Vein of Iron in South Atlantic The discovery of a rich plume of iron and other nutrients in the South Atlantic Ocean may mean recalculating estimates of the vital element in the worlds waters. Bartoli Has Many Plans. Tennis? You Never Know. Marion Bartoli, who retired from tennis not long after winning at Wimbledon, for the first time left the door open, perhaps ever so slightly, for a return. Shortcuts Unemployed and Older, and Facing a Jobless Future Those over 50 who lose their jobs are confronting the possibility of never working again. Huge hovercraft lands on beach Sunbathers and sandcastle builders are surprised when a military hovercraft lands at a holiday resort in Russia. QA Cooking With a New Computer Unless a specific program is needed say, one for creating a cookbook choosing between Mac or Windows is a matter of preference. 2 Charged With Stealing Code From Flow Traders Firm Two men, one a former trader, have been charged with stealing secret computer code from a high-frequency trading firm in Manhattan in an effort to start their own business. Facebook says countries sought data on 38,000 users in first half of 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Governments sought information on over 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of 2013 and the No.1 social network complied with most requests, the firm said in its first report on the scale of data inquiries it gets from countries around the world. In Transit Blog A Scottish Resort Has a Beef List At the Gleneagles resort in Scotland, diners can choose among cattle breeds for their steaks. IRS issues final rules on Obamacare's "individual mandate" WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service issued final rules on Tuesday for the individual mandate of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, one of the most contentious elements of the U.S. law set to go into effect next year.

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