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News Feed Latest worldwide news E.A. Sports Settles Lawsuit With College Athletes The settlement in the suit filed by student-athletes seeking to be paid included the Collegiate Licensing Company, and the court filing came after E.A. Sports announced it would not publish a college football video game in 2014. Woods Voted Top Player for 11th Time Tiger Woods on Friday was voted the PGA Tours player of the year for the 11th time on the strength of his five wins and his return to a No. 1 world ranking. Fed can have some flexibility with inflation goal Evans OSLO (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve can be flexible with its inflation objective and there is a risk it would overshoot its goal, but this is not an issue as long as price growth remains below... Pettersen wins new fifth major Suzann Pettersen denied 16-year-old amateur Lydia Ko a fairtytale first major triumph as the Norwegian took the Evian Championship in France Sunday. Carrie Is Back. So Is Kimberly Peirce. The director of Boys Dont Cry on the career shes had and the one that might have been. Burger King Introducing a Lower-Fat French Fry The fast-food chain says its new Satisfries will have about 40 percent less fat and 30 percent fewer calories than the fries sold by its rival McDonalds. India building collapse toll reaches 50, more feared trapped MUMBAI (Reuters) - The death toll from the collapse of a five-storey apartment block in India's financial capital of Mumbai climbed to 50 on Saturday and was expected to rise as more than a dozen people were feared trapped in the rubble. UPDATE 2-UK's Cameron speeds up launch of controversial housing plan LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Britain's prime minister launched a critical week for his party's run-up to the 2015 elections by unexpectedly bringing forward the launch of a mortgage guarantee... Private bank clients urged to avoid U.S. securities GENEVA (Reuters) - Some Swiss bankers are advising clients to steer clear of U.S. securities ahead of a new law that would tax people with over $50,000 invested in stocks or bonds of U.S. companies... Shopping With Evan and Oliver Haslegrave Bookends Embracing Literature They dont necessarily have to begin their lives that way. Giant balloon to study Comet ISON Exploring the heavens with space ships and fancy orbiting telescopes like the Hubble is pretty routine stuff for NASA. But the space agency is going low-tech to get a good look at an eagerly anticipated comet. U.S. House passes bill to regulate drug compounding WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration more authority to regulate companies that compound sterile drugs and ship them across state lines. AP Sources NBA Set for NY-NY All-Star in 2015 The 2015 NBA All-Star weekend will be split between two New York arenas, with Madison Square Garden to host the game, two people with knowledge of the plans said Tuesday. Sports Briefing | Tennis Canada Ties Serbia in Davis Cup Milos Raonic of Canada served 34 aces and outlasted Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in five sets to tie a Davis Cup semifinal at 1-1 after the opening singles matches. Obama, Iran's Rouhani hold historic phone call WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone on Friday, the highest-level contact between the two countries in three decades and a sign that they are serious about reaching a pact on Tehran's nuclear program. Death toll rises to 29 in India's Mumbai building collapse MUMBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Rescuers have recovered 29 bodies from a collapsed five-storey apartment block in India's financial capital of Mumbai, a city official said, and the death toll is expected to rise as more are still feared trapped under the rubble. Protests over Miss World contest Demeaning, exploitative, degrading. Beauty pageants have been called lots of things. U.S. Senate will reject new House bill to fund government -Reid WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Saturday his Democratic-led chamber was certain to kill legislation moving through the House of Representatives to delay "Obamacare" for one year and repeal a medical device tax that would be attached to a government-funding bill. Wrecked cruise ship pulled upright In a lengthy process involving massive pulleys, cables and steel tanks, a salvage crew managed to roll the 114,000-ton Costa Concordia off the rocks where it ran aground 20 months ago. T Magazine Seven Days of Style | Lizzy Caplan Gets Randy, Saks Gets Smelly and Moschino Celebrates Plus, Kanye Wests latest odd move, LVMHs new wunderkind and more as we run the numbers from the last week in style and culture. Team rebuilding world's first website Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days. California solar policy costing all utility customers report LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's non-solar homeowners are paying a growing share of maintaining the power grid under a controversial state policy, while ratepayers with solar rooftops are paying... Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. Panthers Hope for Fresh Phase With New Owners After only four playoff berths in 19 seasons, the Florida Panthers will seek to reverse their fortunes behind a new owner and a combination of veterans and young stars. Gadgetwise Minimal Desktop Speakers With Maximum Sound Logitechs Z600 Bluetooth speakers deliver some serious volume from a streamlined package. Autonomous quadcopter takes humans out of flying equation Sept. 19 - A group of Austrian students has designed a quadcopter which flies autonomously using only the computing power of a smartphone. The reasearchers say the drone could one day be used for search and rescue scenarios or fighting fires without putting humans in harm's way. Jim Drury reports. Atomic Goal 800 Years of Power From Waste TerraPower, a start-up led by Bill Gates, is at work on a new kind of reactor that would be fueled by todays nuclear waste. U.S. jobs report, other economic data would be delayed by shutdown WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will stop publishing much of its economic data next week if the government shuts down, including the closely watched monthly employment report, officials said... Aftermath of the Nairobi mall siege CNN's David McKenzie takes a personal look at how Kenya has been affected by the deadly mall attack in Nairobi. Global Soccer There Is Much More to Soccer Than Statistics Numbers have their uses, but they cannot indicate what is going on between mind, body and soul. They cannot (yet) give a reading on creative imagination. Thousands of car geeks flock to Nebraska vintage Chevy auction PIERCE, Nebr., Sept 28 (Reuters) - America's love affair with the automobile was on full display Saturday as thousands of people converged on a muddy field in rural Nebraska for the auction of one of the nation's largest collections of vintage Chevrolets. Bristol-Myers melanoma drug boosts survival for 22 pct of patients Sept 27 (Reuters) - Yervoy, the melanoma drug sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, improves survival for around 22 percent of patients, according pooled results from 12 clinical trials to be presented by the company at a European conference this weekend. Paris DIY shops ordered to close Sundays, prompting anger from business PARIS (Reuters) - A court has ordered home improvement shops near Paris to close on Sundays, prompting anger about the burden of business regulation at a time when France is barely out of recession... Well Pregnant Weight Lifter Stirs Debate Most Americans are being told they are not exercising enough. Lea-Ann Ellison, who is pregnant, is being told she has taken her exercise routine too far. GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar, stocks fall as U.S. spending deadline nears * Dollar slides broadly, most major world stock indexes lower UPDATE 1-U.S. removes roadblock to Actavis-Warner Chilcott deal WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Federal regulators on Friday removed a roadblock to drugmaker Actavis Inc's purchase of Warner Chilcott Plc after Actavis agreed to sell all rights and assets related to three oral contraceptives and an osteoporosis treatment. ANZ, Singapore's UOB eye Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank sources HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore's United Overseas Bank Ltd and Australia New Zealand Banking Group Ltd are considering a bid for Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank Ltd, according to people familiar with... Water "the teeth" of climate change - World Bank June 19 - Growing pressure over water remains the most worrying symptom of climate change, argues the World Bank President, while a projected 2C rise in temperature by 2030 could submerge Bangkok. BlackBerry battles for survival BlackBerry may have found a buyer, but its fight for survival continues. CNN's Richard Quest reports. T Magazine Listen Up | An L.A. Band Obsessed With Insanity, America and Women They call themselves Papa. Their first album, Tender Madness, is out next month. Check out the track If the Moon Rises, premiering exclusively here.

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