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News Feed Latest worldwide news Styles Q + A Lori Goldstein With Her Magic, Fashion Becomes Art The stylist has spent decades transforming a studio filled with shoe boxes and garment racks into artistry. JPMorgan makes $5 bln settlement; SP 500 record Oct. 25 - Summary Tech leads SP 500 to lifetime high; JPMorgan Chase announces $5.1 billion in mortgage-related settlements; durable goods orders and consumer sentiment show effect of Washington dysfunction; UPS benefits from online shopping boom. Conway G. Gittens reports. Apple Targets Microsoft Office With Free Apps The applications, which essentially duplicate Microsoft Office and used to cost $10 each, will now be free to anyone who buys a new Apple device. Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry Tsonga Joins Haas and Fognini in Quarterfinals Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a sloppy second set to beat Daniel Brands of Germany and reach the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. Possible ties between grenade in Mexico and U.S. U.S. authorities are looking for possible links between a grenade found at the scene of a drug cartel shootout in Mexico earlier this month that killed three police officers and an American who allegedly made similar improvised grenades from parts exported from the United States. The Getaway Looking for a Bus or Train? New Sites Aim to Help Start-ups are trying to make searching across multiple bus and train companies as easy as comparing airline carriers. The world's best city is ... Not the same as last year's. Cond Nast Traveler has announced its latest Readers' Choice Awards. How many have you been to? Well New Years Baby? You May Pay More While medical conditions and encounters dont care whether its 2013 or 2014, health insurance and subsidies generally play by the calendar year. Having a child early in the year presents some special challenges. World shares dip but technology earnings boost Wall Street NEW YORK (Reuters) - World equity indexes edged down on Friday but were near five-year highs as strong earnings from major U.S. technology companies propelled Wall Street to another day of gains. The weirdest things recently found on Mars Mars is a crazy place. In recent years we've discovered some of the strangest things on the Red Planet ice spiders, Swiss cheese terrain, and perfectly spiral-shaped lava tubes. Analysis - Lack of crop rotation slowly turns Argentine Pampas into "sand" BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's key resource, its agricultural soils, are being depleted by lack of crop rotation as soy farming encroaches on areas once used for corn, wheat and cattle grazing, according to local experts and a government source. Sports Briefing | Golf Moore Shoots a 63 in Malaysia Ryan Moore had 10 birdies in a nine-under-par 63 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the PGA Tours CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. New York art exhibit celebrates centennial of iconic 1913 show NEW YORK (Reuters) - A century after the controversial 1913 Armory Show in New York challenged America's perception of art, a new exhibition is celebrating the event with works from the original including masterpieces by Henri Matisse, Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia. Well New Years Baby? You May Pay More While medical conditions and encounters dont care whether its 2013 or 2014, health insurance and subsidies generally play by the calendar year. Having a child early in the year presents some special challenges. Television Review The Governors Wife, on AE, Follows Life of Edwin Edwards Edwin Edwards, the former governor of Louisiana, served a decade in prison. Now he has a young mate, a new baby and plenty of trouble on The Governors Wife. Your Money Adviser Health Insurance Options Arent Limited to Government Exchanges Most shoppers for health insurance can leave the new exchanges and buy coverage through brokers or company Web sites, but it is unclear if they will find a better deal. Sketch Guy An Eye for Bargains Can Be Bigger Than the Stomach Indigestion results when consumers lose the connection between their money and their needs, as when a sale price induces the purchase of unnecessary items. Women's Hoops Summit Garners Ideas to Improve Game The NCAA brought in women's basketball's past and present to help shape the sport's future. Wall Street T-bill stockpile surged before U.S. debt deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a seeming game of hot potato, Wall Street's top firms were stuck with short-term U.S. government debt that no one wanted before Washington struck an 11th-hour deal last week... N.B.A. Preview The Haves and the Have-Nots Entering the 2013-14 season, the N.B.A.s upper class which, on its lower end, includes both New York teams has grown to include about half the league. Man Monogamy destroys marriage Two couples talk to HLN's Dr. Drew about the benefits of practicing a polyamorous lifestyle. World Briefing | Asia More Clashes on Kashmir Border Indian and Pakistani troops fired machine guns and mortar shells across the border in Kashmir, wounding at least 12 people amid some of the most serious tensions in the region in a decade, officials said Friday. Special Report Help wanted in Fukushima Low pay, high risks and gangsters IWAKI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Tetsuya Hayashi went to Fukushima to take a job at ground zero of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. He lasted less than two weeks. FDA recommends tightening access to hydrocodone pain-killers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended tighter restrictions on products that contain hydrocodone, an opioid painkiller present in commonly prescribed, potentially addictive drugs such as Vicodin. Microsoft VP blasts Apple apps A Microsoft executive took to the tech giant's official blog Wednesday to take an uncharacteristically direct shot at rival Apple. GE drops legal fight over running tar sands megaloads on Idaho highway SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A General Electric Co subsidiary has dropped its appeal of a federal court order barring a massive shipment of tar sands oil-field equipment from being trucked along a scenic Idaho roadway that cuts through the Indian homelands of the Nez Perce Tribe. Kanan Bhatt and Ravi Shah The bride and the groom have M.B.A.s; hers is from New York University and his is from Stanford. Batches of Novo Nordisk insulin face European recall LONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency said on Friday that some batches of Novo Nordisk's insulin products NovoMix 30 FlexPen and Penfill were being recalled because they might contain the wrong amount of insulin. The world's best city is ... How many have you been to? And do you agree with the rankings? Prince Charles in no hurry to become king - Time magazine LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Charles' passion in life is his charitable work and he wants to get as much done as he can before becoming king when, in the words of an aide, "the prison shades" close,... Immigration Poses Threat of Another Republican Rift A push to bring legislation to the House floor, led by a coalition of executives, conservatives and evangelical leaders, could affect campaign contributions before the midterm elections. Photos In their own words The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 Militants say ex-army major carried out Cairo suicide attack CAIRO (Reuters) - A Sinai-based Islamist militant group that claimed a September assassination attempt on Egypt's interior minister released a video on Saturday saying a former major in the army carried out the suicide bombing. After shootings, teachers need help Edward Mooney says PTSD is common in teachers who witness school violence, such as the recent Nevada shooting. It's crucial that administrators make psychological help available -- and that the community offers support Benchmark's Bill Gurley on writing "Above the Crowd" Gurley explains the through process of his writing and what he hopes to achieve with it. The Food Drink Issue Kermit Lynch Knows the Terroir The wine guru on Robert Parker, a great $15 bottle of wine and why you may not really know what you like. Following Dear Leader, Kim Jong-un Gets Title From University Dr. Leader Despite his countrys poverty and dysfunction, Kim Jong-un was awarded an honorary doctorate in economics by a Malaysian university. China to send air pollution inspection teams to provinces BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Environment Ministry said on Thursday it will send inspection teams to provinces and cities most seriously affected by smog to ensure rules on fighting air pollution are being enforced. World Briefing | Europe Russia Shake-Up at Space Agency Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev fired the general director of Russias space agency on Thursday as part of a shake-up that had been expected after embarrassing rocket failures.

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