| Latest worldwide news | U.N. investigators back in Syria | | | U.N. inspectors returned to Syria on Wednesday to look into at least a half-dozen claims of chemical weapons use -- some allegedly by the regime, others allegedly by rebels. |
| 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. |
| South Carolina man who won nearly $400 million jackpot withholds name | | | CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The winner of a nearly $400 million Powerball jackpot has declined to be named, lottery officials said on Monday, but they said the winner who lives near Columbia, South Carolina, told them he bought the ticket while on a mission to buy hot dog buns. |
| Swiss traders lured by oil assets in pursuit of scale | | | GENEVA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Swiss oil trading houses are investing tens of millions of dollars in oil assets, morphing from middle men to producers, as they look to swoop on cheap assets during a period of depressed MA activity. |
| Exclusive Hundreds of U.S. security clearances seen falsified | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have documented at least 350 instances of faulty background investigations done by private contractors and special agents for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in recent years, illustrating what some lawmakers call systemic weaknesses in the granting of federal security clearances. |
| The decline of international adoption | | | After rising for decades, the number of overseas adoptions has dropped by almost half since 2004. CNN probes the reasons behind the decline. Could -- or should -- the trend be reversed. |
| 40% odds of a U.S. shutdown and default Analyst | | | Guggenheim Partners analyst Chris Krueger says a government shutdown, however messy and disruptive, may be the only way to avoid a far worse U.S. default when the debt ceiling is reached in mid-October. |
| The Pixies sound off | | | The Pixies have just played their signature anthem, "Where is My Mind." As the crowd begs for an encore, Black Francis stands alone at center stage, an uncharacteristic grin spread across his usually enigmatic features. |
| John Grisham's 'Time to Kill' adapted for Broadway stage | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best-selling author John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," has been adapted for the stage and is heading for Broadway next month with an ensemble cast that includes Fred Dalton Thompson of TV's "Law and Order" and Tom Skerritt, an Emmy-award winner for "Picket Fences." |
| China's rich wealthier than thought | | | China's urban rich are making far more than they officially report, suggesting the wealth gap in the world's second largest economy is much higher than previously thought, according to a new study. |
| California to raise minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016 | | | SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California has become the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $10 per hour, with the increase to take place gradually through the start of 2016, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday. |
| Spieth's Decision to Turn Pro Dates to Olympic | | | Tiger Woods knew he was ready to turn pro when he shot a 66 at age 20 in the second round of the 1996 British Open at Royal Lytham St. Annes. He closed with a pair of 70s and tied for 22nd, his best finish as an amateur in 14 professional events. His father referred to it as his "coming out party." |
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