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News Feed Latest worldwide news No. 13 UCLA Honors Pasquale, Routs NM State 59-13 The Rose Bowl crowd cheered when Shaq Evans left the UCLA huddle and went to the sideline before the first play, leaving just 10 Bruins on the field in tribute to Nick Pasquale. U.S. mortgage applications gain as rates slip MBA (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home loans rose in the most recent week as interest rates fell for a second straight week, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday. Jane Austen ring bought back from Kelly Clarkson A ring once owned by the 19th century novelist Jane Austen is to remain in Britain after a museum successfully raised funds to buy it from American singer Kelly Clarkson. World Briefing | Health and Science Global Spending to Fight AIDS Has Grown Slowly, Report Finds Global financing to fight AIDS has remained essentially flat since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report. Mets Maestro Heading Back to His Podium James Levine is to return to the podium of the Met after an absence of more than two years brought on by health problems. Golf '$11M a nice bonus' Henrik Stenson may have just become golf's $11.4 million man, but the Swede insists it's not all about the money. Recent Commercial Real Estate Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. Mall shooting turns status symbol into palace of terror A safe distance from Nairobi's Westgate Mall, several Kenyans stare through a stand of trees at the site of one of the nation's worst terrorist attacks. Libor scandal shows pressures on 'honest brokers' DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence that interdealer brokers at ICAP conspired to rig Libor for a bank trader raises questions over such firms' role as honest go-betweens among banks and highlighted the pressure customers can put on them. UPDATE 3-Chrysler files IPO as automaker's value in dispute DETROIT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC filed paperwork on Monday for an initial public offering, a move that could delay Fiat SpA's efforts to take full ownership of the U.S. automaker while... State of the Art In Arrival of 2 iPhones, 3 Lessons Consider Apples two new iPhones, the 5C (budget model) and the 5S. Not exactly innovative, but they look good and the software is more efficient to navigate. CORRECTED-Private equity owner to cut stake in HellermannTyton LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Cable equipment maker HellermannTyton's private equity owner is to sell 20 percent of the company in a share placing, one of the bookrunners said in a statement on... Obituaries Paul Dietzel, Coach Who Led L.S.U. to Its First National Title, Dies at 89 In Louisiana States 1958 championship season, the football coach used a platoon system famous for a scrappy defensive unit known as the Chinese Bandits. From Art to T. Rex, Shutdown Stirs Worry Federally financed cultural institutions are scurrying to come up with contingency plans ahead of a possible government shutdown. Managing the financial meltdown CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Sheila Bair, who helped oversee the U.S. banking system during the 2008 crisis. Exclusive U.S. city, county public pension levels sank in 2012 - Wilshire (Reuters) - Funding levels for U.S. city and county public pension systems plummeted by 11 percentage points to 69 percent in fiscal 2012, pushed down by a poor performance of the stock market and... Sports Briefing | Soccer Balotelli Barred for Three Games Mario Balotelli was barred for three games on Monday after a confrontation with the referee after A.C. Milans loss to Napoli on Sunday. The Commissars Culinary Stamp The Soviet era and its demise inspire a food memoir. Too cute? Hello Kitty plane in L.A. Cute and adorable or simply odd? The first of EVA Air's long range Hello Kitty jets completed its maiden flight to Los Angeles last week, drawing a litter of curious Kitty enthusiasts. Bo Xilai Justice or political purge? Every non-democratic government faces the following problem when they tell the truth, everyone thinks it is a lie. Twitter to broadcast NFL video clips as part of new ad program (Reuters) - Twitter said on Wednesday it would carry instant-replay footage from National Football League games as part of a new advertising partnership that could boost the social media company's revenue before its highly anticipated initial public offering. 40% odds of a U.S. shutdown and default Analyst Guggenheim Partners analyst Chris Krueger says a government shutdown, however messy and disruptive, may be the only way to avoid a far worse U.S. default when the debt ceiling is reached in mid-October. Shackles drop off fundraising for startups. Should we worry? SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Entrepreneur Nicole O'Rourke has a novel idea for raising cash that would have been illegal until this week smacking a "fund me" sticker on every bottle or can of hair products from her start-up business, Rock Your Hair. New Jersey residents spent less of summer at the shore poll (Reuters) - New Jersey residents spent less time than usual at the shore this summer, staying away due to weather and concern that businesses were closed after Superstorm Sandy, according to poll results released on Wednesday. UPDATE 1-Shaken U.S. municipal bond market contracted in 2nd qtr WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Rising interest rates shook up the U.S. municipal bond market in the middle of the year, bringing a long run of refinancing to a halt and tempering new debt sales,... Mall attack a blow to tourism Kenya remains a safe place to visit despite an attack on a Nairobi shopping mall over the weekend in which at least 68 people, including foreigners, died, the country's tourism minister said Monday. Timelapse video shows nine years of 9/11 reconstruction Sept. 11 - Marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, webcam company EarthCam has released a timelapse video showing the nine year construction of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The company says the video is made up of hundreds of thousands of images captured from 35 different angles by high definition cameras. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Ex-Washington state campaign director charged with embezzling to feed gambling habit OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - The former head of a Democratic Party fundraising committee in Washington state has been charged with embezzling up to $300,000 in campaign contributions to feed a gambling habit, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Israel showcases Botticelli fresco Sept. 17 - The Israel Museum displays a Botticelli masterpiece, "The Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala," on loan from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Tara Cleary reports. The 30-Minute Interview Jeffrey I. Sussman Jeffrey I. Sussman Mr. Sussman is the founder and president of the Property Group Partners, which develops and manages office buildings. Amanda Bynes' drunk driving case moved to mental health court LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The drunk driving case against troubled actress and former teenage star Amanda Bynes has been moved to the mental health court at the request of her attorney, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Tuesday. Former Chief of Jewish Charity Stole Money Early and Often, Prosecutors Say A criminal complaint says William E. Rapfogel was mired in fraud nearly from the start of his 21 years with the Metropolitan New York Council on Jewish Poverty. UPDATE 2-Bankrupt California city to unveil adjustment plan Friday SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept 24 (Reuters) - The bankrupt city of Stockton, California, will present a draft plan on Friday to adjust its debt while it keeps negotiating with bondholders, a lawyer for the... Crawford, Howard Among Players on Olympic Bubble When the NHL season begins, a lot of players will begin tryouts of sorts for their Olympic teams. At home with the Di Restas The Circuit travels to Southern Italy to explore Force India driver Paul di Resta's Italian ancestry. Kenya launches probe as Shabaab leader confirms mall attack NAIROBI/MOGADISHU (Reuters) - U.S., British and Israeli agencies are helping Kenya investigate an attack claimed by Somali Islamist militants on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 72 people and destroyed part of the complex, officials said on Wednesday. UPDATE 3-Telefonica faces opposition to Telecom Italia plans * Italian politician says vital national interests at stake Raikkonen switch to wake up Alonso? The man who made Formula One's bravest comeback - Niki Lauda - has given his seal of approval to Kimi Raikkonen's dramatic decision to return to Ferrari. Return of risky PIKs doesn't mean high defaults Moody's NEW YORK, Sept 25 (IFR) - The comeback of risky payment-in-kind (PIK) notes, a type of high-yield bond popular before the financial crisis, is unlikely to lead to the same high default rates as... Shackles drop off fundraising for startups. Should we worry? SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Entrepreneur Nicole O'Rourke has a novel idea for raising cash that would have been illegal until this week smacking a "fund me" sticker on every bottle or can of hair products from her start-up business, Rock Your Hair.

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