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News Feed Latest worldwide news Big 12's Bowlsby Says NCAA Changes Needed Now Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday there is "unanimity" among leaders from five power conferences that significant changes are needed now in the NCAA. Bubba Watson on shaping shots Defending Masters champion Bubba Watson talks family, Golf Boys, that playoff and shows us how he shapes those shots. REFILE-Jurors hear of Tourre's Goldman paid leave after SEC lawsuit NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - A lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may have destroyed his career, as former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre put it, but for more than a year it... Feared Traditional Priest From Ghana Spends a Year in the Bronx Nana Kwaku Bonsam, a renowned traditional priest with a religious empire in Ghana, has spent the last year in the Bronx. State senator slams California for lack of oil drilling oversight SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California oil and gas regulators have failed to monitor practices used to access shale oil, including the injection of dangerous chemicals underground, a state senator said Thursday, urging passage of her proposed oversight legislation. Museum and Gallery Listings for July 26-Aug. 1 A critical guide to the visual arts in New York and the region. Well Tomatoes Plain and Simple Martha Rose Shulman turns to tomatoes for her annual Recipes for Health tomato week. United States 3, Honduras 1 Its Donovans Day as U.S. Advances to Gold Cup Final Landon Donovan scored two goals and set up another as the United States beat Honduras in the Gold Cup semifinals. On Pro Football Heres How Jets Can Be Contenders. Hypothetically. After a failed season, the Jets begin training camp Thursday in Cortland, N.Y., hoping that a lot of things go much better this year, starting at quarterback. Accused Cleveland abductor pleads guilty to kidnapping, rape July 26 - Accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro pleaded guilty to kidnapping and rape, in a plea deal that spares him from the the death penalty. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Victor Froome 'overwhelmed' 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome talks to CNN about his win and facing questions about banned substances. ArtsBeat Deitch Will Stay On at MoCA to Help With Fund-Raising Jeffrey Deitch, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, will stay for an unspecified period to help with a large fund-raising drive. Cold weather-related discounts hurt Crocs margins, shares tumble (Reuters) - Crocs Inc's second-quarter profit plummeted 42 percent as the shoemaker resorted to discounting to offset soft sales in colder weather, sending its shares tumbling 23 percent in extended... Soriano Appears Headed Back to Yankees in a Trade Nine years after he was traded for Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano is on the verge of rejoining the Yankees, who desperately need his right-handed bat. Louisiana agency sues big oil firms for hurting wetlands NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A Louisiana agency sued 97 oil companies - including BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc - in state court on Wednesday for allegedly damaging hundreds of miles of sensitive wetlands by cutting through them with pipelines and transportation canals. U.N. Troubled by Australias New Policy on Asylum Seekers The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday that its review of Australias new deterrence-based policy had unearthed significant shortcomings. Cuomo Signs Law Banning Shark Fin Sales The bill signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signals the death knell for a traditional Chinatown delicacy shark fin soup. Top Russian opposition leader appeals conviction ahead of Moscow vote MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's most prominent opposition leader and anti-graft blogger, Alexei Navalny, on Friday filed an appeal against his conviction and sentencing to five years in prison for embezzling funds from a state timber company. Big Hollywood turnout for Bollywood's Priyanka Chopra July 26 - Bollywood star and singer Priyanka Chopra gets warm welcome in Los Angeles. Rough Cut (No reporter narration) 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. Workers removing green paint tossed on Lincoln Memorial in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) - National Park Service workers were removing paint on Friday that had been splattered on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, closing the popular attraction until later in the day, a U.S. Park Police officer said. ArtsBeat No Parole for Imprisoned Members of Pussy Riot Two members of the Russian activist collective Pussy Riot are not expected to be released until next year. Wealth Matters Seeking Light Amid the Heat of Energy Investments Theres money to be made by investing in energy, everyone is saying. But as the field grows, how do you separate winners from flashes in the pan? UPDATE 1-Activision to spread its wings after Vivendi sale -CEO SAN FRANCISCO, July 26 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's CEO, who is shelling out $50 million of his own money in an $8.2 billion deal to buy back most of Vivendi's stake, said the world's largest video game publisher will be freer to pursue acquisitions and grow after emerging from its French parent's wing. Nadal's road to redemption Rafael Nadal walked on to the clay court at the 2013 VTR Open in Chile not sure if this would be the beginning of a comeback or the end of a career. Rolando Santos was there for CNN with his camera to record what happened. Delle Donne to Miss W.N.B.A. All-Star Game With Concussion Elena Delle Donne, the No. 2 pick in the draft, was injured in the Skys loss Wednesday when she was going for a loose ball with a minute left in the third quarter. No laughing matter, Mexican clowns make annual pilgrimage July 25 - Hundreds of colorfully-dressed clowns march towards the Basilica of Guadalupe to give thanks for employment and good health in an annual pilgrimage to Mexico's holiest site. Tara Cleary reports. Shopping With Fiyel Levent Furnishings With a Middle Eastern Flavor A designer uses geometry and repetition as her guide. RPT-Father of fracking George P. Mitchell dies at 94 HOUSTON, July 26 (Reuters) - George P. Mitchell, a billionaire philanthropist credited with making the extraction of natural gas from shale rock commercially viable using the innovation of hydraulic fracturing, died at the age of 94 on Friday. Fire at Gulf rig wanes, gas flow stops regulators HOUSTON (Reuters) - The flow of natural gas from a ruptured well at a shallow-water Gulf of Mexico drilling rig has stopped, and the fire on the rig off the coast of Louisiana has been reduced to a small flame, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. Rains preceded record drop in U.S. corn, soy cash prices CHICAGO, July 26 (Reuters) - Widespread rains last weekend in the U.S. Corn Belt sparked a record drop in cash corn and soybean prices - a wave of declines that triggered a steep fall in futures at the Chicago Board of Trade this week, grains traders and analysts said. BRIEF-BSkyB CEO says no impact yet from BT sports move July 26 (Reuters) - BSKYB * CEO says have not seen any impact from BT move into sports * For more news, please click here Bubba's $40K hovercraft Bubba Watson's golf cart hovercraft will cost you $40,000. Performing From Space, Chris Hadfield Is Canadas Low-Orbit Star Chris Hadfields exploits in space may have cemented his reputation as the worlds best-known singing astronaut, not to mention Canadas newest celebrity. Can Esther Duflo eradicate poverty? Poverty and hunger are two plagues of human society that are usually synonymous with each other. Economist, Esther Duflo, is trying to change that old way of thinking about hunger. Foreign Policy magazine has ranked Duflo as one of its "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for "Poor Economics," a book she co-authored, which says that the impoverished may be suffering from hunger because of where they choose to spend their money. U.S. PGA ends putter opposition The U.S. PGA Tour decides to adopt the ban on the use of controversial anchored putters from 2016. NEWSMAKER Carney on IMF, inflation how he got his new job Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian. Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying Gulf oil spill evidence (Reuters) - Halliburton Co has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and will pay the maximum possible statutory fine, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. A Label Mr. Dolce and Mr. Gabbana Dont Like After they were called tax dodgers, the designers Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce went on the offensive, even shutting stores in Milan to protest their treatment. Haiti's 'Garden of Eden' Living amid the garbage-strewn sewage canals, residents of Haiti's Cite Soleil endure a grim battle for survival every single day. But now, one man is transforming a garbage dump into a vibrant urban garden.

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