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News Feed Latest worldwide news Wealth Matters Seeking Investments That Are Profitable and a Little Bit Green Many investors are no longer looking for companies in the vanguard of the green movement, but those that are making a profit while showing concern for social and environmental issues. Sprint will 'wait and see' on BlackBerry strategy -CFO NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp is in no rush to follow the strategy of smaller rival T-Mobile US , which plans to cut back on offering BlackBerry smartphones, the chief financial officer of the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator said on Thursday. New King of Shaq-ramento Former NBA player Shaquille O' Neal buys part of NBA's Sacramento Kings. CNN's Rachel Nichols has more. The threat foreign jihadists pose The Westgate Mall siege in Kenya has claimed the lives of more than 60 people including the Kenyan president's nephew, at least one Canadian diplomat and American, British, French and Chinese nationals. Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Al-Shabaab, has claimed responsibility for the siege and it has been reported that a number of the militants involved in the attack may have been foreign jihadists from Western nations. LVMH names J.W. Anderson creative director for Loewe PARIS (Reuters) - LVMH has reached a deal with British fashion designer J.W. Anderson, appointing him creative director for its high-end handbag brand Loewe. 'We Are Still Here,' photo history of American Indian Movement BOSTON (Reuters) - Dick Bancroft has been photographing the American Indian Movement (AIM) since it was founded in the late 1960s by activists with a vision of self-determination and a strategy of... Italian pasta baron's anti-gay comment prompts boycott call ROME (Reuters) - Guido Barilla, chairman of the world's leading pasta manufacturer, prompted calls for a consumer boycott on Thursday after telling Italian radio his company would never use a gay... Mexican storm victim We're ignored As raging floodwaters swept away half of his timber shack, Saturnino Medina climbed to the roof. Dufner claims 1st major title Jason Dufner wins 2013 PGA Championship over Jim Furyk. Patrick Snell reports. Administration Presses Ahead With Limits on Emissions From Power Plants The limits, to be announced Friday, are an aggressive move to bypass Congress on climate change, and a sign that the White House is not backing down from a confrontation on emissions. Movie Review We Are What We Are, Reimagined in the Catskills The director Jim Mickle takes on Jorge Michel Graus 2011 creep-out, We Are What We Are. Roundup Michigan Hangs On After Scare, Again Michigan dodged another upset by beating unranked Connecticut. The Wolverines took their first lead in the second half. Ellen Port Wins USGA Senior Women's Amateur Ellen Port successfully defended her Senior Women's Amateur title for her sixth U.S. Golf Association victory. Innovators helping to tap oil reserves deep below the waves ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - Thousands of meters beneath the waves and the sea floor, new technology pioneered by small firms is helping to make oil production sustainable at extreme temperature... iPhone's fingerprint sensor works for dogs You'll have to be doggedly clever to unlock Mike Linden's new iPhone 5S. Jersey City Council Approves Paid Sick Leave More than 30,000 workers in New Jerseys second largest municipality will be able to earn up to five sick days a year. UPDATE 1-Slow start to U.S. soy harvest idles Midwest processors CHICAGO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Several soy processing plants in the western U.S. Midwest were idled amid a slow start to the soybean harvest, trade and company sources said on Thursday. How good is the iPhone 5S camera? Very soon, you will be sick of slow-motion videos. They will fill up your Facebook, Instagram and Vine feeds. The amateur clips will show pets jumping and playing, objects falling and breaking, and people dancing about in glorious, high-quality slow motion. Western envoys tout deal on core of U.N. Syria draft, Russia denies it UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Envoys from the United States, Russia, France, China and Britain have come to an agreement on the core of a U.N. Security Council resolution to get rid of Syria's chemical weapons, three Western diplomats said on Wednesday, but Russia denied such an accord had been reached and insisted work was "still going on." New delays hit Obamacare rollout before October 1 launch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on October 1 as planned. Bewilderment in Wake of Arrest of A.A.U. Coach The drug trafficking charges against Curtis Malone, the president and co-founder of D.C. Assault, have stunned those who worked with him and the A.A.U. program. Senators Push to Preserve N.S.A. Phone Surveillance The Senate Intelligence Committee appears to be moving quickly to pass a bill aimed at building public confidence in a once-secret call log program Increase in Jihadi Attacks in Africa May Reflect Movements Weakness Some terrorism experts say an uptick in violence has occurred because Islamist militants are making a statement as they feel themselves threatened. Movie Review In Out in the Dark, an Israeli-Palestinian Affair A Palestinian student from the West Bank falls for an Israeli lawyer he meets in Tel Aviv in Out in the Dark. Gadgetwise With Bose, Hear What You Want and Block the Rest Bose designed its QuietComfort 20 in-ear headphones with a control module that actively cancels unwanted noise. Your Money Auto Leases Entice, but Theyre Still Costly A car lease may seem like a steal, but it still costs several thousands more than buying a new car, not to mention a newish used car. The Learning Network Blog Test Yourself | Math, Sept. 25, 2013 Can you calculate the number of points a certain college football team would need to score in its next two games to average 50 points in its first five games of the season? Murray's historic season likely over Andy Murray ended 77 years of heartache for British fans when he won Wimbledon. But a back injury means Murray will probably miss the rest of 2013, including the year-end championships at home. Italy may extend powers to protect strategic companies ROME, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Italy may expand its powers over strategic companies so that it can keep them from being bought out by foreigners when national interests are at stake, according to a draft of a decree obtained by Reuters on Thursday. M.L.S. Tries to Mute Fans Vulgar Chants Some teams in Major League Soccer have been trying, with mixed success, to stop off-color taunting of opposing goalkeepers that at times is audible over TV broadcasts. Eat Pray Love Japanese man finds Buddha in snacks TOKYO (Reuters) - Life is fleeting and so are the images of Buddha that Japanese artist Koshi Kawachi carves - from stick-shaped snacks made of corn. Detroit eyes freezing pensions, probes city's dysfunction DETROIT, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Detroit's emergency manager proposed freezing pension benefits for some current city workers starting in 2014 and will launch a two-month probe into the city's... Private bank clients urged to avoid U.S. securities GENEVA (Reuters) - Some Swiss bankers are advising clients to steer clear of U.S. securities ahead of a new law that would tax people with over $50,000 invested in stocks or bonds of U.S. companies... California man behind anti-Islam film freed from federal custody LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The man behind an anti-Islam film that stoked angry protests against the United States across the Muslim world was released from federal custody in California on Thursday after serving time for probation violations stemming from his role in making the video. Obama and Iranian Leader Miss Each Other, Diplomatically The near miss between President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran illustrates the political sensitivities that will affect both leaders as they try to embark on a diplomatic path. Pakistani General Attacked in Quake Zone Militants shot two rockets at a helicopter carrying Maj. Gen. Saeed Aleem, the Pakistani general in charge of disaster relief for the devastating earthquake this week. Lotus hopeful on Raikkonen Eric Boullier, the Team Principal of Lotus F1, on the future of Kimi Raikkonen and the team's hopes for the remainder of the season. Termites' powerful weapon against extermination? Their own poop ORLANDO (Reuters) - Scientists trying to understand why destructive wood-eating termites are so resistant to efforts to exterminate them have come up with an unusually repugnant explanation. Sooners O-Line Remember Notre Dame Debacle There's really no way to sugarcoat it as far as the Oklahoma Sooners are concerned quite simply, Notre Dame's defensive line manhandled them last year. ArtsBeat Bernadette Peters Will Star in Sondheim-Marsalis Collaboration She will be one of the performers in A Bed and a Chair, which features Mr. Sondheims songs reimagined and arranged for a jazz orchestra.

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