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News Feed Latest worldwide news Currents | Events Museum Celebrates an Artist Who Still Produces Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles to honor Gere Kavanaugh. Japan-U.S. security talks likely to highlight Tokyo's cyber-defense woes TOKYO (Reuters) - Top U.S. security officials meet their Japanese counterparts on Thursday as concerns are growing that the hosts cannot protect themselves from malicious internet hackers. Russia's Khodorkovsky awarded Lech Walesa prize WARSAW (Reuters) - The jailed Russian former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been awarded the annual Lech Walesa prize, named after the Polish Nobel laureate who helped overthrow Communist rule. Pope Assails Bureaucracy of Church as Insular In his second revealing interview in two weeks, Pope Francis called the Roman Catholic Church overly clerical and insular, interested in temporal power and often led by narcissists. The most expensive education in America - Felix TV The Poway school district in San Diego County, Calif., is investing $105 million in education. But the final cost will actually be much more. Sorrell Strong leadership is crucial Martin Sorrell on the Eurozone crisis and how he operates WPP, the world's leading marketing and communications group. 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. Kobe Bryant talks to CNN Kobe Bryant discusses his renewed desire to win and says his relationship with Dwight Howard was never going to work. Well Naps May Aid Young Childrens Learning Nap time may be an important tool for learning, a new study of preschoolers suggests. DealBook Re/Max Rises in Debut, While Empire State Trust Is Subdued Outside the real estate sector, investors also lined up on Wednesday for shares of Burlington Stores, which operates the Burlington Coat Factory retail chain. Islanders Beat Senators 4-1 to Sweep SS Series Riley Wetmore and Ryan Strome scored first-period goals to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-1 victory over Ottawa and a sweep of a split-squad series against the Senators on Sunday night that closed out the NHL preseason. U.S. companies warn of delays, furloughs from shutdown NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government shutdown is beginning to hit the factory floor, with major manufacturers like Boeing Co and United Technologies Corp warning of delays and employee furloughs in the thousands if the budget impasse persists. Celebrating the life of Arthur Ashe Retired tennis player James Blake talks to Arthur Ashe's widow about keeping his legacy alive. Ukraine Is Penalized for Fans Racist Abuse FIFA has ordered Ukraine to play its next World Cup qualifier in an empty stadium after its fans shouted racist abuse during the teams match against San Marino. Israel Gutman, Who Survived and Documented Holocaust, Dies at 90 Professor Gutman took part in the Warsaw ghetto uprising, survived three Nazi concentration camps and wrote about the Jews of Poland, the Jewish resistance and Auschwitz. Islamist Party in Tunisia to Step Down Tunisias governing Islamist party, Ennahda, has agreed to hand over power to an independent caretaker government that will lead the country through elections. Azarenka Undone by Double Faults and Petkovic A deluge of double faults coupled with bad time management left Victoria Azarenka cursing her luck as she floundered in the first round of the China Open following a 6-4 2-6 6-4 defeat by Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Monday. App Smart Getting a Party Started With D.J. Apps From a free app for beginning disc jockeys to more expensive apps with pro features, ways to add music to your gatherings. Chinese Activist Joins Conservative Research Group Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest in Beijing before spending a rocky tenure at N.Y.U., has accepted an offer from the Witherspoon Institute, which opposes abortion rights and gay marriage. UPDATE 2-USEC may furlough employees if U.S. shutdown drags on Oct 2 (Reuters) - USEC Inc may have to furlough some employees at a uranium enrichment project if the U.S. government shutdown extends beyond Oct. 15, a company spokesman said. Two Higgs boson scientists tipped for Nobel prize LONDON (Reuters) - Two scientists who predicted the existence of the Higgs boson - the mysterious particle that explains why elementary matter has mass - are Thomson Reuters' top tips to win this year's Nobel prize in physics. You're the Boss Blog Does Fulfillment Have to Be a Headache? Laura Zander of Jimmy Beans Wool sees it as a competitive advantage. Analysis Tenet stands out by experimenting with core model of Obamacare (Reuters) - Patients and investors gauging the impact of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on hospitals, clinics and other providers need look no further than Tenet Healthcare Corp, the country's No. 3 for-profit hospital chain. USA wins America's Cup Team USA pulls off one of the greatest sporting comebacks to deny New Zealand sailing's premier prize with a dramatic victory in San Francisco. Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. Security firms in high demand in Mexico Economic growth spurs demand for security firms in Mexico. Rafael Romo reports. On Pro Football Time for Smith to Learn, Quickly If the Jets want to be playoff contenders, Geno Smith must immediately correct mistakes like carrying the ball carelessly and showing poor pocket awareness. Tiger Gets Another Partner in Matt Kuchar Matt Kuchar is the 10th player to have Tiger Woods as a partner in the Presidents Cup. ArtsBeat New York City Opera Announces It Will Close The 70-year-old company said Tuesday that it would begin the process of dissolving itself and filing for bankruptcy. Analysis U.S. shutdown strategy - Many advisers keep clients in stocks The looming U.S. government shutdown has plenty of investors asking if it's time to exit the stock market or stay put. Shutdown talks stutter Political leaders emerge from a White House meeting to point fingers and accuse each other of not doing their part to halt the U.S. government shutdown. The Afro as a Natural Expression of Self The styles current iteration bears little kinship to the anti-gravity hair flaunted in the late 1960s by Angela Davis and other icons of the Black Power movement. 'The system is down' Obamacare glitches go public, reasons unclear NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blank boxes where security questions are supposed to appear. Pleas to "be patient." Error messages galore. Notices that "the system is busy right now." Web pages timing out before they load. Garbled lines of text riddled with stray question marks. Yellowstone visitors, turned away, get taste of U.S. government shutdown CODY, Wyo., Oct 1 (Reuters) - Bartender Evelyn Burgess drove all the way from Seattle hoping to see wolves and bears in their natural habitat in Yellowstone National Park, but instead headed home on Tuesday after the first U.S. government shutdown in 17 years closed the park. Well Breast-Feeding Services Lag Behind the Law Though the Affordable Care Act require insurers to cover breast pumps and professional lactation support, many new mothers are left frustrated. Nobel laureates press EU leaders on tar sands law BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twenty-one Nobel laureates including South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu have written to European Union leaders urging them to implement a law that would label oil from tar sands as dirtier than other crudes. Scott Eager to Play for a Winner Adam Scott was in the middle of all the chaos in South Africa as darkness gathered. Qatar 2022 Too hot? As the World Cup debate rages, CNN's Leone Lakhani looks at what it's like to play in the Gulf heat. Giant duck conquers Taiwan Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's giant rubber duck tours arrives in Taiwan, is expected to draw 3 million spectators. Playoff Beards Back Around Baseball This October Many a bearded major leaguer disapproves of the bushy black mess hanging from Brian Wilson's chin these days.

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