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News Feed Latest worldwide news Weekend Kitchen Melissa Clark makes Business Briefing | Legal News Glaxo to Pay $45 Million to State Over Drug Marketing GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay Louisiana $45 million to settle lawsuits accusing it of improperly marketing the diabetes drug Avandia and other drugs. U.S. says it intends to send two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States intends to repatriate two detainees held at its controversial prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Algeria, the White House said on Friday, marking the first such transfer to another country in nearly a year. FEMA sends $2.75 million to schools damaged in Texas blast DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) - Schools damaged by a West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion will receive $2.75 million in federal funds for temporary classrooms and administrative buildings, the government said Friday. Farm bill on hold while House tries again on food stamp cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled House will try to cut billions of dollars from the food stamp program before negotiating an overall farm bill with the Senate, the House majority leader said on Thursday two months before the current farm law expires. The Week in Pictures, July 26 Subjects include the mayoral candidates in public housing, a shark hunt in Montauk, N.Y., and a commute on Manhattans High Line. T Magazine On Beauty | Travel-Friendly Products Thatll Make Your Summer a Whole Lot Smoother Have these nine items at the ready and youll be equipped to deal with warm, sticky weather, wherever you find it. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the past 24 hours. UPDATE 2-Embraer shares fall on weak business jet outlook * CEO sees economic concern sapping Legacy demand in China (Adds details from earnings, updates share price) Dozens shot dead, U.S. tells Egypt to pull 'back from the brink' CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood. UPDATE 3-JPMorgan to quit physical commodity trade amid scrutiny NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - JP Morgan Chase Co is exiting physical commodities trading, the bank said in a surprise statement on Friday, as Wall Street's role in the trading of raw materials... Online tax would help U.S. economy conservative economist Laffer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to allow U.S. states to collect sales taxes on purchases made online is garnering support from both sides of the political spectrum, with a leading conservative... Well Ask Well Leg Cramp Relief Nighttime leg cramps are a common problem. A handful of remedies may provide relief. Obama Intends to Let Health Care Law Prove Critics Wrong by Succeeding The law will become vastly more popular once all the nightmare scenarios from adversaries prove wrong, the president said in an interview last week. Ride on the new Formula One track CNN's Rob Marciano experiences the thrills of the new $400 million Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Pope, in Brazil, asks young to change unfair, corrupt world RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged young people on Friday to change a world where food is discarded while millions go hungry, where racism and violence still affront human dignity and... Manhattan Apartment Sales Increase Despite Reduced Inventory Concern over the number of available units shrinking to a near record low was allayed by a robust level of transactions. Trailside The New Yorker Gets In on the Act John Cuneo, an illustrator, drew widespread adulation across social media for the magazines next cover which features Anthony Weiner. Well Walking 800 Miles Away From Cancer When my doctors told me I was cancer-free after a six-year battle, I began an 800-mile walk away from the disease. London 2012 legacy? Over two-thirds of Britons believe the 9 billion ($13.8 billion) bill for the London Olympics was worth it, but economists and business leaders argue it could take years to see the economic benefits. U.S. HPV vaccination rates far from goal, officials say WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only slightly more than half of U.S. girls aged 13 to 17 had been vaccinated against a virus that can cause cervical and other cancers last year, and a top U.S. health official said on Thursday that more must be done to bring the rate up to the long-term goal of 80 percent. Chevy Impala ends foreign dominance in sedans consumer reports DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Impala has been tapped by Consumer Reports as the top sedan in the United States, seizing a spot dominated by Japanese and European models for more... 12 VIP experiences worth the cash Where and when does it pay up for the VIP package? Here are 12 answers. Israeli researchers walk the walk with gait analysis device July 14 - An Israeli company is developing an inexpensive gait analysis device it believes will help doctors diagnose previously undetected medical conditions. The study of a person's walking style can reveal much about their health, and the company says it can now done at a price that most people can afford. Jim Drury has more. Open Book Better Late Than Never. Sometimes. Vikram Seth, currently negotiating over a missed deadline, has good company in testing a publishers patience. Zynga checks out of real-money gaming; investors flee (Reuters) - Zynga Inc shares fell as much as 18.6 percent on Friday morning, after the maker of "FarmVille" said it would abandon plans for real-money gaming in the United States, prompting at least three brokerages to cut their price targets on the stock. Florida's Morrison Arrested and Suspended Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison has been suspended for at least the first two games of the regular season after being arrested for the second time in five weeks. National Briefing | West California Outcry Against Mayor Grows Four more women said Thursday that they had been subject to unwanted sexual advances by Mayor Bob Filner of San Diego. Rival groups in Alexandria standoff Over a hundred supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi are holed up inside a mosque following deadly clashes in the city of Alexandria. Andrew Raven reports. U.S. Letter Says Leaker Wont Face Death Penalty In a letter to the Russian minister of justice, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said the United States was also willing to issue a passport to Edward J. Snowden so he could return to the country. Remembering Cory Monteith Remembering Cory Monteith Outcry over missing women Community activists say hundreds of women are missing in Cleveland - and many are turning up as victims of horrendous crimes. Feds propose new rules on imported food The Food and Drug Administration on Friday promised a safer U.S. food supply when it implements two new rules regulating food imported to the United States. UPDATE 1-Boeing changes chief 787 engineer in management shuffle WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday it was rotating five executives in its commercial airplanes division, including Mike Sinnett, the chief engineer on the company's 787 Dreamliner, which was banned from flight earlier this year after its battery system showed a risk of catching fire. Boeing changes chief 787 engineer in management shuffle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday it was rotating five executives in its commercial airplanes division, including Mike Sinnett, the chief engineer on the company's 787 Dreamliner, which was banned from flight earlier this year after its battery system showed a risk of catching fire. Hamas Closes News Media Outlets Hamas closed news media offices and a television production company for what it called the spreading of false reports and working for Israeli television. Currents | Shows Los Angeles, We Never Knew You Never Built Los Angeles, a show of doomed visionary architecture, opens Sunday at the citys A+D Museum. Why women don't make partner The scales of justice are beginning to balance as an increasing number of women enter the legal profession. But female lawyers are still struggling to become partners at top firms. CNN asked six leading lawyers in the United States and Britain to tell us what can be done to make the law a more balanced profession RPT-Why China pays too much for medicines July 26 (Reuters) - China has a drug problem. While most Western countries spend 10-12 percent of their healthcare budget on medicines, in China it is well over 40 percent, a disparity that goes to the heart of Beijing's crackdown on the industry. A better story than J.K. Rowling's The J.K. Rowling/Robert Galbraith tale is a great and irresistible publishing story -- but it's only the second-best I've ever heard.

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