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News Feed Latest worldwide news Well Medical Procedures May Be Useless, or Worse Many new techniques and medicines are either no more effective than the old ones, or worse, and many doctors persist in using practices that have been shown to be useless or harmful, a new analysis shows. Scottie Scheffler Wins US Junior Amateur Scottie Scheffler won the U.S. Junior Amateur on Saturday, beating Davis Riley 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final at Martis Camp Club. Running the Tour de France course for charity A woman is running the Tour de France course for charity -- an 11-week feat of endurance with no known precedent. Florida Gives Muschamp $250,000 Raise Annually Florida has given coach Will Muschamp a raise after an 11-win season. In the Beginning Was the Word; Now the Word Is on an App With more than 100 million downloads, YouVersion, a free app that offers over 600 Bible translations, has found itself in the company of successful start-ups like Instagram and Dropbox. Well Black-White Divide Persists in Breast Cancer New research shows that white women with breast cancer live three years longer than black women because of a troubling pattern of inferior care and a delay in treatment for black women. World Briefing | Africa Zimbabwe Prime Minister Criticizes Preparations for National Elections Zimbabwes prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, said Friday that he was deeply disturbed by chaotic preparations for the nations elections next Wednesday. Watch CNN FC episode 16 Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London. Data Show Higher Cancer Risk for Mars Astronauts The NASA findings could lead to a search for better shields to block radiation, measures to shorten the trip or a recalibration of allowable risks. Dot Earth Blog A Humbling View of the Home Planet Earth Seen from Saturn A humbling view of the home planet from 898 million miles away. Advertising Welcoming a Royal Baby While Trying Not to Steal the Spotlight Advertisers took to social media to send congratulatory messages to the royal family examples of how brands are increasingly trying to become part of news-driven cultural moments. Sports Briefing | Football Browns Sign Their Top Draft Pick, Mingo Cleveland signed linebacker Barkevious Mingo, the No. 6 overall pick in this years N.F.L. draft from Louisiana State, to a four-year contract. U.S. retail gasoline prices rise for 1st time 10 weeks-survey NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose for the first time in 10 weeks, gaining more than 8 cents in the last two, as retailers passed on higher wholesale costs to consumers, according to a widely followed survey released on Sunday. Hamilton takes maiden Mercedes win Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory since switching to Mercedes and revived his world title hopes with a storming drive at the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday. Risks and rewards in West Bank city High in the hills between Ramallah and Nablus in the West Bank sits a huge construction site its developers hope will transform the lives of Palestinians for generations to come. Former North Korean child beggar wins fame as TV chef SEOUL (Reuters) - With her flower-print dress and black hair dyed a fashionable light brown, Kim Ha-na does not seem like a former child beggar who risked her life three times trying to escape from... Manning Up in the Heat Gaming a heat wave is no walk in the park. Designers share their strategies. Demise of the desk top? David Goldman from CNN Money weighs in on the future of desktop computers. Publicis CEO sees EPS boost from Omnicom deal PARIS (Reuters) - The merger of Publicis and Omnicom will boost adjusted earnings per share, and the new group will maintain its BBB+ credit rating, the head of the French ad group told a news... Well Cancer Risk Increases With Height Height is associated with a greater risk of cancer for both men and women, new research shows. Congressman Vows to Introduce Bill on Radio Royalties Representative Melvin L. Watt, a Democrat from North Carolina, says the measure is an effort to get payment for record companies and artists whose music is played on AM or FM radio. Saudi Arabia awards $22.5 billion contracts to build Riyadh metro RIYADH (Reuters) - The Saudi Arabian government awarded $22.5 billion in contracts to three foreign-led consortia on Sunday for the design and construction of a metro rail system in the capital Riyadh. Outcry over missing women Community activists say hundreds of women are missing in Cleveland - and many are turning up as victims of horrendous crimes. World Briefing | Asia China Astronauts Return Safely Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth on Wednesday after a 15-day mission that included docking exercises, state television reported. Sports Briefing | Basketball Pondexter Leads Liberty Over Fever Cappie Pondexter scored 24 points and the Liberty overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to defeat the Indiana Fever, 77-72, in Indianapolis. The return of golf's 'Mechanic' Pedro Pinto meets Miguel Angel Jimenez, the oldest ever winner on the European Tour who has recovered from an accident. Russell Knox Shoots 59 in Boise Open Russell Knox shot the fifth 59 in Web.com Tour history Friday, missing a chance to break the tour record when he parred the final two holes in the second round of the Boise Open. Corner Office To MasterCardx2019;s Retiring Chief, the X Factor is Presence Robert W. Selander, who is retiring this week as chief executive of MasterCard, says it is important for leaders to relate to stakeholders at different levels of their companies. Israeli Troupe Has Hearts Wide Open Sharon Eyal, recently of the Batsheva Dance Company in Israel, and Gai Behar have formed a new company, L-E-V, which will have its American premiere this week. Guardiola Experiments as Bayern Munich Beats Barcelona Pep Guardiola, still working his way into his new job at Bayern Munich, made sweeping role changes, and his club beat his former club, Barcelona, 2-0, in a friendly. GKN may buy Spirit Aerosystems plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma -sources LONDON/NEW YORK July 26 (Reuters) - British aerospace and car parts maker GKN is interested in buying a Spirit Aerosystems wing factory in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the U.S. company has hired Morgan... Mazda likely to post huge jump in first-quarter operating profit Nikkei TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp is likely to see its April-June operating profit rise 20 times from a year ago to around 35 billion yen ($357 million), helped by a weakening in the yen and strong sales of new models, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. Protecting privacy of young prince CNN's Erin McLaughlin reports on the lengths photographers will go to for pictures of the royal baby. Jeter Could Return to Slumping Yankees on Sunday It's no mystery the slumping New York Yankees could really use their captain. Altana agrees to buy Rockwood Holdings' global rheology business July 28 (Reuters) - German specialty chemicals group Altana said on Sunday it had agreed to buy the global rheology business of U.S. chemicals maker Rockwood Holdings Inc. for $635 million to expand its additives portfolio. Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move. Argentina says May primary budget balance falls to 1.67 billion BUENOS AIRES, July 26 (Reuters) - Argentina posted a primary budget surplus of 1.67 billion pesos ($304 million) in May , down 30.2 percent from the 1.42 billion peso surplus from a year earlier, the... Top 10 stopover stays TOKYO (Reuters) - Spending a night between destinations in a stopover city and need a place to stay? Online boutique hotel experts Mr Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com) have come up with 10 hotels for a memorable stopover. Reuters has not endorsed this list. David to Get Fewer Cracks at Goliath College football's Davids will get fewer chances to knock off the Goliaths in the coming years.

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