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New Moon Probe Raises Questions About What to Do Next in Space
While scientists are excited about what the experiment may yield, they are also concerned about the absence of future moon voyages on NASAs schedule.


Buckyball Recall Stirs a Wider Legal Campaign
When federal regulators decided to make the former chief of a dissolved company personally responsible for a recall, business and legal groups took action.


Ousted General in Egypt Is Back, as Islamists Foe
Gen. Mohamed Farid el-Tohamys swift and silent rehabilitation from corruption charges, critics say, signals a restoration of the old order after the military takeover.


Social Qs Tipping Points
Advice on if and when to tip, what a child can say when adults comment on his height and how to handle interruptions when visiting friends at a retirement home.


Improving McIlroy Will Win by End of Year Woods
Tiger Woods believes Rory McIlroy is slowly getting his golf game back on track and predicted on Tuesday that the former world number one would claim a breakthrough first victory of the year by the end of December.


Dance Review American Ballet Theater Opens Its Fall Season
American Ballet Theater opened its fall season at its new Lincoln Center home with a world premiere of The Tempest by Alexei Ratmansky.


Music Review Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads New York Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen led the New York Philharmonic Wednesday night in a program including his own Violin Concerto.


Dot Earth Blog 10,000-Year Study Finds Oceans Warming Fast, But From a Cool Baseline
Recent ocean warming is from a relatively cool baseline, a new study finds.


Of Fact, Fiction and Defibrillators
Dick Cheney writes that to prevent terrorists from sending a fatal shock to his defibrillator, he had his doctors disable the wireless capability. Could somebody really kill you that way?


Jellyfish prompt nuclear shutdown
There's been another shutdown, but instead of spineless politicians, you can blame invertebrate sea creatures.


Art Review Designing Modern Women 1890-1990, at MoMA
Designing Modern Women 1890-1990, at the Museum of Modern Art, examines how women helped shape future ways of living and served as muses to modernity.


American behind Iran's World Cup joy
American football coach Dan Gaspar ignored the warnings and went to aid Iran's national team.


Finland says government's data network hit by severe hacking
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's foreign minister said on Thursday foreign intelligence agents had carried out large-scale hacking into government communications, and a Finnish TV station said China and Russia were suspected.


Possible ties between grenade in Mexico and U.S.
U.S. authorities are looking for possible links between a grenade found at the scene of a drug cartel shootout in Mexico earlier this month that killed three police officers and an American who allegedly made similar improvised grenades from parts exported from the United States.


Gadgetwise Tap and Swipe for a Good Cause
The Global Gaming Initiative seeks to connect mobile games and charity; its first project raises money to buy bicycles for impoverished communities.


Shoppers give apparel retailer Body Central a miss; shares fall
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Women's apparel retailer Body Central Corp reported a larger-than-expected quarterly loss as it struggled to attract customers, sending its shares down 20 percent after the bell.


Impact Your World How to help
CNN Films' "Girl Rising" tells the stories of girls across the globe and the power of education to change the world. Are you inspired to help the cause of girls' education around the world? You can make an impact in many ways, but by just being aware of the issue, you can spread the word. By acting in your own community, you can make a global difference.


Obama halted NSA spying on IMF and World Bank headquarters
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has ordered the National Security Agency to stop eavesdropping on the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank as part of a review of intelligence gathering activities, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.


India Ink A Conversation With Jazz Pianist Vijay Iyer
A conversation with celebrated Jazz pianist, composer, and scholar Vijay Iyer.


Lauren Fine, Benjamin Morrissey
A doctor of emergency medicine marries a second-year resident in emergency medicine.


Ghostly Victorian photographs
Ghostly images from the Victorian era


iPhone too much? How about $25?
The new iPhone cost too much? Then the iPhone 5F may be for you. Watch more at http//www.funnyordie.com.


T Magazine By Design | High Season for High Jewels
Gem lovers will have plenty to enjoy next month, with exhibits devoted to the legendary designers JAR and Alexandre Reza, and a book devoted to 400 years of Indian jewelry.


State of the Art Reconciling 2 Worlds With Windows 8.1
After a year of tinkering with the much-criticized Windows 8, Microsoft unveils (drumroll) Windows 8.1. The changes are many and useful.


British firm denies abuse at South African prison
A private British security firm is accused of torturing inmates in a South African prison. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.


Senate Republicans block Obama nominee for housing post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked President Barack Obama's nominee to oversee mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, likely derailing his chances of securing the position.


Preoccupations The Urban Lands of Opportunity
Where we live, rather than whox2019;s employing us, may now be attaching us to our work and careers.


Pursuits In Amish Country, on the Train to Paradise
A caboose-themed motel, a steam-train ride and Thomas the Tank Engine are just three of the attractions visitors can find during a visit to Strasburg, Pa., in Lancaster County.


Dashboard Today in Small Business Why Loans Are So Hard to Get
The business of fake eyes. Why stocks may fall. How to deal with clients who dont want to pay.


Banksy's latest prank on New York art world hangs in thrift shop
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The renegade graffiti artist Banksy snubbed the art world again on Tuesday when he dropped off one of his paintings at a New York City thrift store.


UPDATE 4-Batista's OGX sells stake in gas unit to Brazil fund, E.ON
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista's oil company OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA agreed on Thursday to sell its 67 percent stake in its natural gas unit for 344 million reais ($156 million), the day after it filed for bankruptcy protection.


Royal baby a retail giant
UK retailers are riding the wave of excitement over Prince William and Kate Middletons baby all the way to the bank. Spending, from collectibles to celebratory libations, is expected to exceed $300 million.


Australia shares flat, NAB tumbles after earnings, Fed less dovish
SYDNEY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Australian shares were flat on Thursday morning, as gains in miners were offset by losses in the financial sector after National Australia Bank slumped on concerns about...


Staten Island Pizzas That Stood the Test of Time
These pizza parlors can whip up a pie, thick or thin, puffy or crisp, to suit just about any appetite.


U.S. Wins at Rugby League World Cup
The captain Joseph Paulo scored two tries and the United States won its Rugby League World Cup debut, beating the Cook Islands, 32-20, in Bristol, England.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Serena Williams Romps in Opener
Top-ranked Serena Williams breezed past Angelique Kerber, 6-3, 6-1, to open her bid for a fourth ATP Championships title in Istanbul.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares slip after upbeat U.S. data
TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Asian shares edged down and the dollar inched higher in early trade on Friday after upbeat U.S. economic data prompted some investors to price in a less dovish policy outlook...


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.


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.


DealBook Bankruptcy Filing Is a Stunning Fall for a Brazilian Tycoon
The action by the petroleum company OGX was the culmination of a decline that had been apparent for months.


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