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News Feed Latest worldwide news Fashion Review Balenciaga Sportswear and Ease The spring 2014 collection was light and colorful but, for all its stylish energy, Alexander Wangs interpretation was nice but soulless. Want fruit with your burger? McDonald's expands anti-obesity push Sept 26 (Reuters) - Hold the fries, pass the salad. McDonald's Corp on Thursday said it would offer healthy options as part of its popular value meals, letting customers choose a side salad, fruit or vegetables instead of french fries. We ride along with the Nokia Drive Ride-along and interview Nokia's Aaron Dannenbring Hello, who's this? The pope CNN's Alessio Vinci reports on the new pope making personal phone calls to ordinary people around the world. At South Alabama, New to Big Time, Big Aspirations Less than six years after deciding to add the sport, the Jaguars are hoping that joining the Football Bowl Subdivision Alabama will bring bowl berths and championships. UPDATE 2-Accenture says too early to call consulting growth sustainable * Fourth-qtr earnings/share $1.01, in line with estimates As tallying goes on, top Florida Democrat cheers Obama's win MIAMI (Reuters) - The chairman of Florida's Democratic Party congratulated President Barack Obama on Thursday on winning the battleground state on Tuesday, while blasting the state's Republican governor for his handling of the election. Roundup Scherzer Wins 21st as Tigers Clinch Detroit won its third consecutive American League Central title with a shutout victory against Minnesota. $10 Deal for Rights to World Trade Center Name Draws Scrutiny New York State is looking into the sale of the rights to the three-word name to a nonprofit, accusing a former Port Authority official of leading the deal without proper approval. Mali Tuareg separatists suspend participation in peace process OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Tuareg separatists pulled out of a peace agreement with the Mali government on Thursday, accusing Bamako of not respecting its commitments to a truce reached in June. Who has $60 million to buy The Pink Star diamond? The Pink Star diamond is expected to go for more than $60 million, the highest price in history for any diamond ever purchased, auctioneer Sotheby's says. Selig Officially Says He Will Retire After 2014 Season Bud Selig, 79, has been the commissioner of Major League Baseball since 1992, after the ouster of Fay Vincent. Pat Cash's Wimbledon tour Open Court's Pat Cash takes viewers for a behind the scenes tour of Wimbledon. UPDATE 3-Uralkali CEO moved to house arrest in Belarus-lawyer MINSK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Russian potash producer Uralkali has been moved from jail to house arrest in Belarus, signalling that a diplomatic spat over the collapse of a sales cartel could be nearing an end. Poison Pen The Arsenic in Our Drinking Water Long famed for its homicidal toxicity at high doses, a number of studies suggest that arsenic is an astonishingly versatile poison, able to do damage even at low doses. FBI releases surveillance video of Navy Yard shooting Sept. 25 - Surveillance video released by the FBI on Wednesday shows Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis entering the building, running down a stairwell and peering around corners with a gun in his hand. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). 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. New Moon Probe Raises Questions About What to Do Next in Space While scientists are excited about what the experiment may yield, they are also concerned about the absence of future moon voyages on NASAs schedule. Fed's Lacker says hard to start tapering in Oct without losing face WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will find it hard to rein in monetary policy next month without losing face after it surprised markets by holding fire last week, a top Fed... On Location | Gallatin, N.Y. Scraping Away the Decades Somewhere under all the ugly 20th-century additions was the simple 1850s-era home two Brooklyn designers had been searching for. Will Britain's banker bonus challenge succeed? Sept 26 - Britain has launched a legal challenge to the European Union's cap on banker's bonuses, which London fears will hurt its financial industry. Kirsty Basset reports. South Korea unfolds future of urban driving Sept. 2 - South Korean researchers have developed an electric car that folds in half for easy parking. Called the 'Armadillo-T', the prototype vehicle is designed for commuters in busy urban areas. Rob Muir has more. U.S. congressional panels agree on bill to regulate drug compounding WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives and Senate committees have agreed on legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration greater authority to regulate companies that compound sterile drugs and ship them across state lines. Gadgetwise With New Stylus, LeapFrog Tackles Reading and Writing The LeapReader is an electronic pen that sounds out letters and words in LeapFrog books and teaches children how to write them. AP Source Florida Panthers Sold to NY Businessman Vincent Viola grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from West Point, is a former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange and after the Sept. 11 attacks founded a center devoted to combating terrorism. Elizabeth Gilberts Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilberts novel The Signature of All Things is about a botanist whose hunger for explanations carries her through the better part of Darwins century. Buzz Fly Reaches USGA Senior Amateur Semifinals Former PGA Tour player Buzz Fly beat Patrick Tallent 5 and 3 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals in the rain- and fog-delayed USGA Senior Amateur. France Takes Modest Steps on Changes in 14 Budget President Franois Hollandes spending plan seeks moderate spending cuts and tax increases but comes without the radical changes that many economists say the country needs. A closer look at Pakistan's earthquake island Sept. 26 - After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit a remote province of Pakistan Tuesday, a new island emerges in the Arabian Sea, but this isn't the first island created by an earthquake. Gavino Garay reports. ArtsBeat A New Director for the New York Musical Theater Festival Dan Markley, a management consultant with experience as a producer, will succeed Isaac Robert Hurwitz in the post. East Germany's secret police The sometimes ludicrous disguises and complex surveillance techniques used by East Germany's Stasi secret police to psychologically brutalize the population have been revealed, more than two decades after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Kopitar Leads LA Kings Past Ducks 2-1 in Preseason Anze Kopitar scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves in the Los Angeles Kings' 2-1 preseason victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Hardware heroes in our gadgets Next time you marvel at the computer hardware in your hand, spare a thought for the tiny transistors contained within. Without them our modern gizmos wouldn't work. Penney reported to see no need to raise cash, shares jump (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc Chief Executive Myron Ullman told investors he does not see the need to raise cash this year, CNBC reported, reversing a sharp fall in the retailer's shares. New York's Bloomberg says city air is cleanest in decades NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's air quality has reached the cleanest level in over half a century, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday, as he credited the city's sustainability program PlaNYC for helping to bring about dramatic reductions in air pollutants. Even at $700, Apple is not a bubble Felix TV It took 15,000 data points to answer a question millions of investors are asking Is Apple stock overvalued? With the help of friends at Datastream, Reuters blogger Felix Salmon presents a unique visual analysis showing that even at $700 a share, Apple is not overvalued as Microsoft was before its bubble burst. (September 19, 2012) Sirius considers international expansion, looking at Mexico - CEO NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sirius XM Radio Inc Chief Executive Jim Meyer sees an opportunity to enter international markets with Internet-based products, a business that could provide a new revenue stream to the company, which is mainly focused on the United States. 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. Jobs Data Helps Wall St. Halt a 5-Day Slide The gains were limited as investors continued to worry whether Washington lawmakers would manage to avoid a government shutdown and a possible federal debt default. Heart docs call for help for severely obese kids NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of overweight and obesity in U.S. children and teens may be leveling off, but kids at the extreme - the severely obese - are still swelling in numbers and need attention, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).

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