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News Feed Latest worldwide news In Transit Blog Calendar Coming Events in New Orleans; Wisconsin; Goteborg, Sweden A weekly capsule of events around the globe curated by our writers and editors. Currents | Outdoors An Outdoor Shower Inspired by P.S. 122 The shower manufactured by Oborain was named after the New York City school-turned-performance-space. Witness Testifies That Paterno Said Penn State Erred on Sandusky Mike McQueary, a former Penn State assistant, said that the longtime football coach Joe Paterno told him the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. U.S. May Move Against Bank Over Jumbo Loan Securities Regulators are investigating Bank of America and Merrill Lynch as both companies try to move past the problems of the financial crisis. Dalke, Wagner Lead Junior PGA Brad Dalke retained the lead Wednesday in the Junior PGA Championship and Samantha Wagner topped the girls' leaderboard for the second straight round. The New Old Age Blog A Dark View of Assisted Living A new documentary airing on PBS explores the shortcomings of the assisted living industry. Mediaset does not see any pay-tv partnership for time being MILAN, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest commercial broadcaster Mediaset said on Thursday it did not expect to forge any partnership for its unprofitable pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium at the moment. For Chicken With Onions and Cardamom Rice, Try a Chenin Blanc This wine should leave you refreshed while matching the sweetness of the dishs fruit, spices and caramelized onions. European Central Bank Keeps Key Rate at 0.5% The central bank left its main rate unchanged, on recent signs that the euro zone economy might be slowly coming back to life. Mentally fatigued Mickelson battles to a 72 at Firestone AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Euphoric after winning his fifth major crown at the British Open last month, Phil Mickelson had a tough time mentally re-adapting to the rigors of the PGA Tour at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday. Currents | Lighting Bathed in the Glow of Splashing Water Tony Duquettes Splashing Water chandeliers are put into production by Remains Lighting. Human-powered helicopter flies into aviation history July 11 - A team from Toronto has won the long-coveted Sikorsky prize by using human power alone to fly an aircraft. The team, called AreroVelo Inc., achieved the feat on June 13, securing a $250,000 prize that has been on offer for 33 years, but never before awarded. Rob Muir reports. Bankers warn of long crisis as rich seek comfort LONDON (Reuters) - Private banks are telling their clients financial volatility surrounding Europe's debt crisis will continue for at least a year as more of the continent's rich seek the comfort of... F.D.A. Says Importers Must Audit Food Safety If the rules are made final, they would shift the responsibility for ensuring that food is safe from the F.D.A. to companies like Walmart and Cargill. Bits Blog Flares in Canada at the Thought of Verizon Prominent ads have appeared across the country over the last few weeks denouncing any possible incursion by Verizon. Singer Selena Gomez tops Billboard album chart for first time LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American pop singer Selena Gomez topped the Billboard 200 album chart for the first time on Wednesday, besting rapper Jay-Z and the soundtrack to "Teen Beach Movie." Comcast and CBS Post Strong Results, Aided by Web Comcast surpassed analysts earnings projections while CBS Corporation reported its highest quarterly profits ever. U.S.-based taxable bond funds suffer first outflows in 3 weeks -Lipper NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States pulled $954.9 million out of taxable bond funds in the week ended Wednesday while continuing to put cash in stock funds, data... 60 tons of Eiffel Tower trinkets seized in Paris PARIS (Reuters) - Paris police have seized 60 tons of miniature Eiffel Towers that black-market vendors were hoping to sell to tourists. Royals Top Twins 4-3 for 8th Straight Win Alex Gordon hit a two-out triple in the seventh inning and then scored the go-ahead run for Kansas City on an error by Minnesota, and the Royals won their eighth straight game with a 4-3 victory over the Twins on Wednesday night. Greece May Face Gap of 11 Billion Euros, I.M.F. Says The shortfall may require Greeces European creditors to consider giving it debt relief and more money to meet the requirements of its bailout, the Fund said. One Direction star signs professional deal One Direction have already taken the music world by storm and now Louis Tomlinson is hoping to become a star in the football world. The man who could have been Pele? Women wanted him. Men wanted to be him. UPDATE 1-Despite Detroit, U.S. public finance ratings improve -SP WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Rating trends across the U.S. public finance sector were "decidedly positive" in the second quarter despite the default by Detroit, Standard Poor's Ratings Service... Low chance of cyclone near Bahamas -NHC The remnants of tropical system Dorian have become more concentrated along a trough of low pressure in the central and northwestern Bahamas Thursday, and there is a 20 percent chance of a new tropical cyclone forming during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Mentally fatigued Mickelson battles to a 72 at Firestone AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Euphoric after winning his fifth major crown at the British Open last month, Phil Mickelson had a tough time mentally re-adapting to the rigors of the PGA Tour at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday. Insight Fast-growing U.S. craft brewers struggle with worker safety NEW YORK (Reuters) - Welder Mark Moynihan crawled down a narrow tube into a space the size of a car interior to seal the crack in the fermentation tank at Calhoun's Bar-B-Q Brewery in Knoxville,... Girl, 11 'I ran away from marriage' A young Yemeni girl made a YouTube video accusing her parents of trying to marry her off in exchange for money. Her parents dispute the allegation, but the video went viral and has put a spotlight once more on Yemen's child marriages. Can a team win 79-0? Two Nigerian matches that produced an incredible 146 goals are referred by the country's football authorities to the police as a "criminal matter." Simpson Makes Most of His First Bridgestone Round Webb Simpson, playing his first competitive round at Firestone Country Club, shot a six-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead in the Bridgestone Invitational. FEATURE-Diamonds in the very rough, Pakistan lures contrarian private equity KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 2 (Reuters) - With its brisk kidnap industry, dirty politics and robust murder rate, Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi is an unlikely destination for a pair of go-getting... Explosion in Syrian city of Homs kills 40 monitoring group BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forty people were killed and at least 120 people were wounded in an explosion at a weapons cache in the central Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, a group opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said. Female journalists get bomb threats on Twitter British authorities are investigating after various female journalists got bomb threats via Twitter amid escalating calls for action to prevent abuse against women on social media. Pope 'Who am I to judge' gay clergy Pope Francis says he will not "judge" gays and lesbians -- including gay priests. Is the church now changing its approach to historically marginalized groups? Israel to release 104 Palestinians The Israeli government on Sunday approved freeing 104 Palestinian prisoners despite popular sentiment against such a release ahead of talks with Palestinian officials in Washington. Driver in Fatal Spanish Train Was on Phone, Court Says Data from two black boxes show that the driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, was on the phone with a colleague and traveling at almost twice the speed limit. Number of Catfish Inspectors Drives a Debate on Spending The inspection of catfish is at the heart of a dispute as the House and Senate prepare to work out their differences on a new five-year farm bill. Meyer Strikes Somber Tone Over Players Troubles Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer, Aaron Hernandezs former coach at Florida, addressed criticism over his handling of players, many of whom have faced legal troubles. Living Golf meets Bubba Watson A sneak preview of Living Golf's shoot with defending Masters champion Bubba Watson. Bernadette Lafont, Actress in New Wave Films, Dies at 74 Ms. Lafont was a French actress whose sensuality and ebullience made her a muse of French New Wave films in the late 1950s and early 60s.

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