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News Feed Latest worldwide news Spain heads for record tourism year MADRID (Reuters) - Sunseekers spurning unrest in Egypt and Turkey flocked to Spain in record numbers last month, setting the country up for its best-ever year for visitors and giving a boost to the... UPDATE 1-Chinese launch seen for regional version of Airbus A330 PARIS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Airbus will launch a short-range "Regional" version of its best-selling A330 wide-bodied jet at an airshow in China on Wednesday, industry sources said. No. 13 UCLA Honors Pasquale, Routs NM State 59-13 The Rose Bowl crowd cheered when Shaq Evans left the UCLA huddle and went to the sideline before the first play, leaving just 10 Bruins on the field in tribute to Nick Pasquale. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Path to Manning Slices Through Offensive Line, Again and Again Giants center David Baas said he was embarrassed, disgusted after the offensive line allowed seven sacks of Eli Manning, six of them in the first half. Cost to add more solar, wind to U.S. West power grid is small - study (Reuters) - Wear-and-tear costs on coal and natural gas power plants from adding high levels of wind and solar energy in the U.S. West is small compared with the benefits of generating less power using fossil fuels, a federal study said Tuesday. Robert McCabe Jr., a Kidney Donation Specialist, Dies at 88 After having a donor kidney flown to Moscow in 1979 when no domestic recipients were found, Dr. McCabe used the episode to improve the transplant donor system. Gunfire From Nigerian Forces Kills Squatters The security police opened fire on an unfinished building occupied by squatters, killing at least seven residents, but officials later said they had come under attack by militants. Music Match Two Artists Make Cashs Folsom Prison Blues Their Own Brandi Carlile, out of Seattle and Keb Mo, out of Nashville, add fresh twists on Johnny Cashs signature song. Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. N.F.L. Roundup Reid Leads Chiefs to Win in His Return to Philadelphia Andy Reids Chiefs forced five turnovers and sacked Michael Vick six times in a 26-16 victory over the Eagles. Versace's former Miami mansion sells for $41.5 million at auction. Sept. 27 - The landmark Miami mansion where the late fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot dead is sold at auction for $41.5 million. Mana Rabiee reports. Advertising Debating the Changing Economics of Editorial Content Much attantion was focused on content as the 10th annual Advertising Week began in New York on Monday. UPDATE 1-Diamond Offshore CEO Lawrence Dickerson to retire * Company says a successor expected to be found by March 31 Your Money Adviser Locked Out of the Insurance Marketplace The decision by several states not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has left many paradoxically too poor to receive financial help for health care. Reuters Today Blackberry - Gimme some privacy! Sept. 24 - Smartphone maker BlackBerry agrees to go private in a $4.7 billion deal led by its biggest shareholder Fairfax, allowing it to regroup away from public scrutiny after years of falling fortunes. Solar innovation in Uganda Inside Africa looks at how Ugandans living without electricity use innovative technology to bring light in their worlds. Military Lags in Push for Robotic Ground Vehicles Amid spending cuts, the United States military, which helped kick-start the technology for self-driving cars, has remained focused on unmanned aerial vehicles. Russia Sells Stake in Maker of AK-47s to Investors A Russian government-owned conglomerate said it would sell to two private investors just under half of the company that makes Kalashnikov assault rifles. Forward Calendar - U.S. corporate bond new issues Sept 24 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues... Britain's Hague says time is right for Iran's statements to be matched with concrete steps Sept. 23 - Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague says the time is right for Iran's statements to be matched with "concrete steps." Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Books of The Times Local Souls, by Allan Gurganus, Centers on Class and Sex Local Souls, Allan Gurganuss latest book, contains three novellas set in eastern North Carolina. A phone to last your life? What if you could buy a smart phone that would last you for the rest of your life? Fair Game Find the Loan Behind the Loans When regulators accuse financial firms of predatory lending, shouldnt they track down where these firms are getting their capital? 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. DealBook A Mortgage Market Out of Balance The vast system that provides home loans to millions of Americans has long been a strange place. A surprising development has made it even stranger. Networks Go to Extremes to Promote New Shows for the Fall Season Broadcast networks have been challenged by a continuing decline in ratings, so marketing executives have left no stone unturned in the pursuit of promotional ideas. Overnighter On Marthas Vineyard, Celebrating the Local Bounty Resorts give way to pastures, farmland and wildlife in a pocket of the island around Chilmark and Menemsha. Jailed American's family appeals to visiting Iranian president The family of former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati has a message for Iran's new president Their American son is not a spy, has never been one, and he should be released immediately from prison in Iran. Advertising Small Fry Feed Off Merger of Big Fish Is big actually better or is small beautiful? Small is at least funnier, in the hands of rivals of the soon-to-merge Omnicom and Publicis. India Ink Image of the Day Sept. 24 Government-run day care center workers at a demonstration in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Chinas Richest Man to Build $8 Billion Film Park Wang Jianlin, the property developer, said the motion-picture city, would be the biggest-ever single investment in the movie and television industry. Cancer company Clovis finding no takers -report Sept 24 (Reuters) - Clovis Oncology, a developer of cancer drugs that had been looking for a potential buyer, is finding no takers, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. Obama urges U.N. to back tough consequences for Syria over chemical weapons UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged the United Nations on Tuesday to back tough consequences for Syria if it refuses to give up chemical weapons and urged Russia and Iran to drop their backing of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Well Magnets Fail to Relieve Arthritis Pain Many people use copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps to alleviate the pain of arthritis, but a rigorous new study concludes they do not work. WRAPUP 4-Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran; no Rouhani meeting UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautiously embraced overtures from Iran's new president as the basis for a possible nuclear deal, but a failed effort to arrange a simple handshake between the two leaders underscored entrenched distrust that will be hard to overcome. Square Feet Seizing Irans Slice of Fifth Avenue The office tower is coveted real estate that could be sold after a judge found that its owners laundered money for the government of Iran. Aging Together Members of the Cheesecake community, in Mendocino County, celebrate 20 years of shared living. NASA clears Orbital Sciences for test flight to space station CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Monday cleared a second commercial company to launch a cargo ship to the International Space Station, with blastoff slated this week from a Virginia spaceport. SP raises Winter Springs, Fla., water, sewer bonds to 'AA-' Sept 24 (Reuters) - Standard Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday raised its underlying rating on Winter Springs, Florida's water and sewer refunding revenue debt to AA-minus from A-plus.

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