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News Feed Latest worldwide news Bullock Son helped me get through 'Gravity' When talking to Sandra Bullock, it won't be long before she mentions that special guy in her life her 3-year-old son, Louis. Your solstice traditions If Stonehenge is anything to go by, summer celebrations have a millennia-old history. While the ancient druids may have commemorated the fertility of the season, many of us are just happy to get outdoors. Singing doctor turns social media into treatment tool Sept. 25 - A doctor in the UK has become a Youtube sensation while demonstrating the power of social media to help patients. Dr Tapas Mukherjee is now known as 'The Singing Doctor', with his version of 90s hit "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by the band Deep Blue Something, which he has adapted lyrically to help acute asthma patients treat their condition. Jim Drury went to meet him. UPDATE 1-Tunisia c.bank chief says ready to intervene vs inflation ABU DHABI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Tunisia's monetary policy is still in a tightening mode and the central bank will intervene with various tools, including interest rates, if inflation starts climbing... U.S. agency moves toward major study of 'patent trolls' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday took another step toward a comprehensive study of "patent trolls" - companies in the business of buying and asserting patents - to... Taking food from poor cruel Donna Brazile says Americans are known to lend a hand to those who are in trouble. Food stamp cuts just kick people when they're down. Moscow Biennale sheds more light on modern culture Sept. 19 - The fifth Moscow Biennale of contemporary art, "More Light", brings together works of artists from 40 countries. Tara Cleary reports. Israel and Others in Mideast View Overtures of U.S. and Iran With Suspicion Irans rivals worry about its sincerity, and fear that President Obamas desire for a diplomatic deal will only buy Iran time to continue its march toward building a nuclear weapon. Marijuana The Uruguayan model Views on marijuana are shifting, but nearly everywhere, it is too early to talk about substantive changes to drug policies. In Transit Blog From Carnival Cruise Lines, a New Guarantee Policy A new guarantee policy from Carnival Cruise Lines offers passengers full refunds and an additional 10 percent if they are dissatisfied. T Magazine The Scene | Paris Fashion Week Chlo Scenes from the Paris Fashion Week photo diary of Alfredo Piola. Gunmen kill students as they sleep in Nigerian college DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40 male students, some of them while they slept early on Sunday, witnesses said. T Magazine On View | The Natural History of American Design An exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center of artifacts from the Americas, which were lent to New York fashion designers by the American Museum of Natural History nearly a century ago, is unexpectedly relevant today. Foundation Medicine shares rise 89 percent in market debut (Reuters) - Cancer diagnostic company Foundation Medicine Inc's shares rose as much as 89 percent in their market debut as investors bet on the potential of genomics in the treatment of the... Well Married Cancer Patients Live Longer The burdens of cancer treatment take a greater toll on single patients than married patients, a new study shows. Carrie Is Back. So Is Kimberly Peirce. The director of Boys Dont Cry on the career shes had and the one that might have been. China Sends a Real Estate Mogul to Prison The banker, Gong Aiai, was sentenced to three years in prison for forging or illegally purchasing documents to buy dozens of houses. Big Challenges Remain Despite Progress on Iran A crucial question is whether the countrys divided leadership is truly willing to dismantle its formidable atomic infrastructure in order to end crippling economic sanctions. Domestic Lives When a House Falls in the Forest Remembering a childhood home that led to a lifelong appreciation of modernism. UPDATE 1 -Huishan Dairy debut feeble on worries about less govt favour * Huishan Dairy not named for state funds in Chinese media Qatar First Bank says CEO Mansour resigns DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Qatar First Bank (QFB), a sharia-compliant bank active in private equity investments, said its Chief Executive Emad Mansour has resigned and will be replaced by Ahmad... Kobe Uncertain on Return as Lakers Begin Camp Kobe Bryant stepped off a flight from Dubai and showed up at the Los Angeles Lakers' training complex Saturday, joining his teammates for the first morning of training camp. Pirates Beat Reds 4-2, Wait for Wild Card Rematch A three-game sweep left the Pirates with 94 wins and home-field advantage for the wild-card playoff. Now, it's back home to PNC Park to get the postseason started. Lives Two-Wheeled Greek Chorus Tragedy transforms a stock character into a fully realized one. Workstation Modern Offices, Chock-Full of Offenses A new book from Judith Martin, known as Miss Manners, and her son is both a sad and hilarious commentary on the state of the modern, open-space workplace. 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. Former German foreign minister latest to face plagiarism charge BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's former foreign minister and senior Social Democrat Frank-Walter Steinmeier has became the latest German politician to face allegations of academic plagiarism, an act which brought down two of Angela Merkel's ministers. CFTC alleges $42 million ethanol futures fraud against bank NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday accused a Texas man of defrauding a bank of $42.4 million using ethanol futures contracts. Could ad device change the Internet? Depending whom you ask, Chad Russell and Charles Butkus' invention is either a step forward for the Internet -- or a death knell for free content. Met 3, Brewers 2 Mets Look to Past, Then Look to Future On a day fans flocked to Citi Field to celebrate Mike Piazza and the Mets proud past, the team managed a victory and promised good days were ahead. UPDATE 1-NY-Connecticut commuter line sees half capacity Monday Sept 29 (Reuters) - The Metro-North Railroad expects its New Haven line to return to half capacity by Monday after a power failure last week caused delays for tens of thousands of commuters into New York City, but it will take until Oct. 8 to restore full commuter train service, officials said on Sunday. No. 12 Gamecocks Rally in 2nd Half, Beat UCF 28-25 Mike Davis rushed 26 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns as No. 12 South Carolina overcame an injury to its starting quarterback, four turnovers and a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat UCF 28-25 on Saturday. Thursdays Matchup 49ers (1-2) at Rams (1-2) The 49ers and Rams have a historical rivalry, but on Thursday their meeting could be one-sided. 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. Pentagon chief urges lawmakers to avert government shutdown ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel appealed on Saturday for lawmakers to take action to avert a government shutdown next week, saying it was "astoundingly irresponsible" to try to influence policymaking by triggering a funding crisis. Kobe Uncertain on Return as Lakers Begin Camp Kobe Bryant stepped off a flight from Dubai and showed up at the Los Angeles Lakers' training complex Saturday, joining his teammates for the first morning of training camp. Op-Ed Contributor A Pause, Not an End, to Warming The lull is consistent with historic temperature variability. Kenya's jewelry from boiled bones In Kenya's biggest slum an entrepreneur is helping tackle the huge garbage problem, and creating jobs, by making striking jewelry from discarded animal bones. Assad says Syria will respect U.N. chemical weapons accords Italian TV ROME (Reuters) - Syria will respect United Nations accords on chemical weapons, President Bashar al-Assad told Italian television station RaiNews24 on Sunday. Ship capsizes, kills refugees They had gambled with their lives to journey from as far as Iraq and Lebanon in search of a better life. But for 22 people the wager ended in death off the coast of Indonesia, after their vessel capsized, a government spokesman said Saturday.

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