| Latest worldwide news | Defense Calls Mannings Intentions Good | | | A lawyer for Pfc. Bradley Manning tried to counter the prosecutions portrayal in his court-martial over leaking government documents, calling him a humanist and a whistle-blower. |
| Death and division in Egypt | | | Dozens of people have been killed in violent clashes that broke out amid supporters and opponents of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy. |
| Toshiba to cut costs in TVs, PCs by $300 million over next 2 years | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Friday it aims to cut a combined 10 billion yen ($100 million) in costs in its television and PC businesses in the year to March 2014 and double that figure in the following year to cope with persistently weak demand. |
| Lessons from a Fortune 500 CEO | | | Since she was a college student, Ilene Gordon dreamed of running a Fortune 500 company. And four years after joining Ingredion, the company exceeded sales of $6 billion for the first time, making her one of only 21 women to run a company in the coveted Fortune 500 list. |
| Let's deport Rep. Steve King | | | Ruben Navarrette says Rep. Steve King seems intent on carrying on the tradition of labeling immigrants as deficient, defective, defiant, dangerous, and now drug-smuggling |
| Relieved Pearson delivers timely return to form | | | LONDON (Reuters) - The relief was clear on Sally Pearson's face when the 100 meters hurdles world and Olympic champion crossed the line at the Olympic stadium in London on Saturday for her first Diamond League victory of the season. |
| Summer of the mega flop | | | July 26 - Hollywood is delivering mega-budget flops this summer- and may need to be rethinking its box office strategy Bobbi Rebell reports. |
| Sprinter Gay's B sample positive, fails another test | | | RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former world sprint champion Tyson Gay's 'B' sample from an out-of-competition test in May has been confirmed positive for a banned substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Friday, while adding he had returned another positive test. |
| On Rooftops, a Rival for Utilities | | | Big power companies say that incentives for solar power are robbing them of paying customers, setting up a fight for the future of renewable energy. |
| Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch | | | In a public role that friends say she has been building a lifetime toward, Caroline Kennedy, the guardian of the flame, is poised to add to her familys rich legacy. |
| Archbishop orders Wonga inquiry | | | The Archbishop of Canterbury said he was "embarrassed" and "irritated" that the Church Commissioners had indirectly invested in Wonga, the payday lending firm that he has vowed to "compete out" of business. |
| Lisa Kudrow No 'Friends' movie | | | Lisa Kudrow is notably normal compared with the kooky roles she's known for playing. Whether it's her 10-season stint as Phoebe Buffay or the fame-starved Valerie Cherish on just one season of "The Comeback," the actress admits a fondness for delusional characters. |
| US stocks snap 4-week win streak | | | July 26 - The Dow bounced back from a 150 point deficit to close higher. Expedia nose-dived 27 percent on a weak profit report. Fred Katayama reports. |
| Church of England's lending mission | | | July 26 - The Church of England has vowed to take on payday lenders like Wonga criticising them for trapping borrowers in a cycle of debt. But in an embarrassing turn its emerged the Churchs pension fund invested in a key Wonga fundraiser. Ciara Sutton looks at whether the church can make a difference to the industry. |
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