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News Feed Latest worldwide news U.S. consumer confidence rises in August NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose in August as consumers' outlook for the future improved, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday. Motherlode Blog Fertility Diary Hope Springs Eternal Choosing mini-IVF, plus danish, over the conventional in vitro fertilization route. Square Feet Once Just a Punch Line, Buffalo Fights Back Developers in Buffalo have announced several ambitious new projects, helping the Great Lakes city plot a course out of the doldrums. Early start-ups attract supersized funding rounds SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cash-strapped start-ups need look no further than Looker Data Sciences for evidence the investment boom is alive and well. Woodland Tied With Kuchar Atop Barclays With scores plummeting, Gary Woodland and Matt Kuchar are tied for the lead at 12 under par after three rounds at Liberty National Golf Club. Last year's top ten The top 10 Heroes In their own words Tool Kit Leica Cameras Have Eye-Popping Prices, With Photos to Match A complete digital setup from the German company can cost $20,000, but serious photographers find it worth the price. UPDATE 1-Moody's cuts Michigan's Grosse Pointe Public School GOs Aug 27 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday cut the general obligation bond rating of Michigan's Grosse Pointe Public Schools to Aa2 from Aa1, affecting about $47.8 million of debt. Sunday Routine | William Finn Making the Rounds at Boxing and Brunch The composer and lyricist William Finn, rather than seeking rest, looks for satisfaction in work and play. ArtsBeat New York Fringe Festival Report Very Bad Words Jacob Pressons play is a blistering portrait of student life at an upper-middle-class Massachusetts high school. Pogue's Post Glasses That Solve Colorblindness, for a Big Price Tag Seeing all the colors of a rainbow, at a cost of $600? For some, itll be worth the price. Cost Cuts Aid Heinekens Profit The company has a greater share of the sluggish Western European market than its rivals but it said its operating profit in developing economies made up half its earnings. Peter Huttenlocher, Explorer of the Brains Development, Dies at 82 Dr. Huttenlocher counted synapses, observing how much of the information coming to the brain was discarded as the mind became more efficient. Gaming world's eyes on Germany Gamescom brings video game fans, developers and companies together in one place to discover what's new, and what's coming, in the gaming industry. From 'The Office' to the class For nine seasons, Rainn Wilson delighted audiences worldwide as the eccentric but lovable Dwight Schrute on NBC's "The Office." Wilson's performance earned him a place in American pop culture history. But in his work off screen, Wilson is building an entirely different legacy. Breaking records in Dubai Guinness World Records head Talal Omar has moved to the Middle East to accommodate the growing demand of record breakers. PE firm to take Globecomm private for $340 million (Reuters) - Satellite communications provider Globecomm Systems Inc agreed to be taken private by investment firm Wasserstein Co for about $340 million. McEnroe Still going strong Seven-time grand slam champion John McEnroe is delighting fans on his PowerShares tour. CNN's Don Riddell reports. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Build your home from scratch Imagine if it were possible to build your own home, in this day and age, for less than $35,000. Or to cut up some timber and piece your new home together like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Gadgetwise Capture, a Camera Strap Attachment, Gets an Update The Capture Pro is a refined version of a crowdfunded device for attaching a camera to any belt or strap. Britain drafts military plans for Syria, recalls parliament LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron recalled parliament to debate Britain's response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria as he began to make the case for targeted military action to punish and deter President Bashar al-Assad. ArtsBeat New York Fringe Festival Report Kembles Riot Adrian Buntings play recalls the 1809 protests over ticket prices at the Covent Garden Theater in London. UPDATE 2-U.S. asks for March trial in airline merger challenge WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Tuesday to set a March 3 trial date to hear arguments over whether it should stop a planned merger between US Airways and American Airlines. Scene Stealers Richard Simmons, Internet Star? The Sweatin to the Oldies star works out with social media. Whats On Today Television highlights. Syria, stimulus concerns knock Britain's FTSE * Financials down, RBS weighed on by worries over break-up India Ink Lower House Gives Nod to Food Security Bill On Monday night the lower house of Parliament passed the bill that guarantees a legal right to food to 70 percent of the Indian population. For a New Generation, an Elusive American Dream In the Nicholson family, America is not delivering for a grandson as it did for his father and grandfather. Ex-JPMorgan Employee Arrested Over 'London Whale' Charges Former JPMorgan employee Javier Martin-Artajo, who is wanted by the United States in a trading scandal that cost the bank $6.2 billion last year, was arrested in Madrid on Tuesday morning, Spanish police said in a statement. Tiffany Raises Forecast After Better-Than-Expected Profit Second-quarter net income at the jewelry company rose 16 percent to $108 million, driven by strong sales in China. In Chicago, Campaign to Provide Safe Passage on Way to School With concern that children would have to traverse crime-ridden blocks after the closing of 47 schools, the city deployed about 1,200 workers to watch over them. Trampolines add bounce to group fitness classes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trampolining, said to have begun when Eskimos bounced each other on walrus skins for the fun of it, is putting a feel-good cardiovascular spring into group fitness classes, from body sculpting to dance, fitness experts say. California county's waste facility COPs cut two notches by SP SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Citing weaker finances amid reduced waste flow, Standard Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday lowered its rating on San Joaquin County, California's 2003... On the Market in New York City A Hells Kitchen condo, a Murray Hill co-op and a condo in Williamsburg. Biggest Sale of Year in Europe Appears to Be Near Finish Tottenham would move Gareth Bale, its talented Welsh wing, to Real Madrid for a price that would almost certainly top the world-record fee that Madrid paid to acquire Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. Yahoo versus Google Yahoo's websites had more U.S. web traffic than Google in July. That hasn't happened in over two years. Movies and TV Shows Examine Issues in Foster Care Movies like Short Term 12 and TV series like The Fosters and Major Crimes examine issues of foster care. 'Queen of Pacific' deported Sandra Avila Beltran, known as the "Queen of the Pacific" for alleged drug dealings, was deported Tuesday from the United States to Mexico, where she will face money-laundering charges, the third set of criminal accusations against her. Carnival erupts in London August 27 - Hundreds of thousands enjoy London's Notting Hill Carnival, the annual explosion of color and music. Elly Park reports.

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