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News Feed Latest worldwide news WRAPUP 2-Obama under fire as Americans lose prior health plans WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is facing fresh attacks for his pledge that Americans who like their current healthcare plans can keep them under Obamacare, as reports pile up... Your Money Adviser Stumbling Blocks in Reducing Balance on a Student Loan Difficulties in having payments properly applied to a student loan balance is a common complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Sports Briefing | College Basketball North Carolinas Hatchell Has Leukemia Coach Sylvia Hatchell was found to have leukemia and will step away temporarily from her coaching duties. Global Soccer In One Night, Soccer's Beauty and Ugliness on Full Display The beauty of the strikers. The hatred of the mob. The incompatibility of a game that wants to be, and by now ought to be, beyond racial prejudice. Bounty survivors struggle -- with living Sailing the Atlantic on a perfect blue-sky day, HMS Bounty survivor Jessica Hewitt knew this would have been a beautiful moment to share with Claudene Christian. India Raises Interest Rate to Battle Inflation The rise in prices is expected to continue, and the central bank said it was prepared to take appropriate action. With the rupee now stable, the bank also lowered a separate lending rate. Waller Helps No. 15 Fresno St. Beat SDSU in OT Marteze Waller's 1-yard touchdown run on Fresno State's first possession in overtime lifted the 15th-ranked Bulldogs to a 35-28 victory over San Diego State on Saturday night. US STOCKS-Dow, SP 500 end at record highs on stimulus hopes * Consumer confidence sinks on worries about government shutdown Dot Earth Blog A Closer Look at Factors Curbing Chinas Appetite for Shark Fins How a conservation group worked with a basketball star to inspire a businessman to press politicians to cut Chinas appetite for shark-fin soup. China pulls plug on 'vulgar' TV Chinese authorities have banned satellite broadcasters from buying the rights to more than one foreign-made program per year in a bid to tackle "vulgar" and "excessive" entertainment in Chinese television. Square Feet Manhattans Vanishing Gas Stations In a land-starved city, the oddly shaped but well-placed parcels taken up by service stations have risen in value. Sports Spotlight Shines Brightly on St. Louis For one night, the sports spotlight shined on St. Louis. It ended in a double disappointment. Hurricane Sandy Many are still rebuilding their town's infrastructure, businesses and lives one year after Sandy hit the Northeast. High-tech Halloween costume tricks Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.) Gadgetwise Vacuum Tubes in a Speaker, but Lacking Old-Time Warmth Samsungs new sound bar has the conveniences of todays technology, and the company has tried to replicate the rich tones of last centurys audio. Solving great white mystery When coming face to face with the monstrous jaws of a great white shark, you'd probably want to be armed with more than a wet towel. U.S. lawmakers call for action to curb Internet child trading CHICAGO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers called Tuesday for federal action to prevent parents from giving unwanted adopted children to strangers met on the Internet, and the Illinois attorney general urged Facebook and Yahoo to police online groups where children may be advertised. Can anyone dethrone Messi? Time for a change? T Magazine Document | In the Guest Book of the Htel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Celebrity Signatures Galore Mash notes and doodles from the likes of Johnny Depp, Karl Lagerfeld and Conan OBrien crowd the vellum pages of the legendary hotel in Cannes. Federer Rallies Past Istomin at Swiss Indoors Roger Federer rallied past Denis Istomin, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the Swiss Indoors in Basel. French to Strike, but This Time Owners Call It A group representing Frances professional soccer owners plans to cancel matches next month to protest a tax on salaries of more than one million euros. Meet Andy Murray's Mum Tennis parents don't always have the best of reputations. Think Damir Dokic, John Tomic and Jim Pierce. However, Andy Murray's Mum is a very different breed. Rory McIlroy bests Tiger Woods in China Rory McIlroy has had a 2013 to forget but chose a lucrative exhibition match with World No.1 Tiger Woods in China to give promise of a return to his stellar best at season's end. NSA spying claims 5 key questions And if he didn't know, what does it say about the power of America's national security agency? Few Problems With Cannabis for California At a time when polls show widening public support for legalizing marijuana, Californias 17-year experience as the first state to legalize medical marijuana offers surprising lessons, experts say. China to monitor link between smog and health BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry will set up a national network within five years to provide a way of monitoring the long-term impact of chronic air pollution on human health, state media said on Monday. Inspectors prepare for Syria The inspectors tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons have been in hostile areas before, but never when the war is still raging on the ground. Pistorius to face additional gun charges in murder trial JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will face two additional gun-related charges at his trial for the murder of his girlfriend due to start in March next year, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast In an interview, Susan E. Rice, President Obamas national security adviser, said the presidents goal was to avoid having events in the region swallow his foreign-policy agenda. At War Blog Share Your Views For Veterans Day Our colleagues at The biggest wave ever surfed? Brave or reckless? A group of thrill-seeking surfers plunged into raging waters during one of the biggest storms to hit Europe in recent times -- one of them thinks he might have broken the record for riding the biggest wave, while another is recovering in hospital after taking "the hardest beating by man or woman anywhere in the ocean." China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack- sources BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities investigating what could be Beijing's first major suicide attack were searching for two men from Muslim-dominated Xinjiang on Tuesday after three people suspected to be from the restive region drove a SUV into a crowd at Tiananmen Square and set it on fire. Ask Well Does Cooking Vegetables Destroy Their Vitamins? Answering a readers question about the best way to prepare vegetables. Brazil-born forward Costa commits to Spain MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's Brazil-born forward Diego Costa has signed a formal letter stating his wish to play for adopted country Spain, ending a tug-of-war between the two powerhouses over the in-form 25-year-old. Autonomous RoboBee no flight of fancy Oct. 29 - Researchers from Harvard University say the tiny robotic bees they unveiled last year should be ready for work in the real world by 2023. Called RoboBees, the miniature drones are being developed by Harvard's School of Engineering and Wyss Institute, to assist in crop pollination and search and rescue. Ben Gruber reports. Well Flu Shots Tied to Heart Benefits The flu vaccine is tied to a lower risk of death in those with cardiovascular disease, a new review has found. Dance Review San Francisco Ballet in Ratmansky and Morris Works New York premieres by Alexei Ratmansky and Mark Morris are on a program from the San Francisco Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater. Can killer whales safely be set free? CNN's Martin Savidge looks at the potential aftereffects of releasing killer whales from captivity. Torres Scores Late to Give Chelsea Win Over City Chelsea seized on a defensive blunder in the 90th minute to beat Manchester City, 2-1, in the Premier League. NSA chief defends agency amid U.S. spy rift with Europe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency defended his beleaguered organization on Tuesday, saying it acts within the law to stop militant attacks and calling reports that the NSA collected data on millions of phone calls in Europe false.

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