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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • Emergency responders work on a wild land  fire that is threatening homes in Saratoga Springs, Utah,  Friday, June 22, 2012. About 1,000 homes are being evacuated after high winds kicked up a fire near a northern Utah dump. Fire officials were calling in additional aircraft to fight the fast-moving fire near Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. At one point, the fire threatened an explosives factory. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Jeffrey D. Allred)   SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; PROVO DAILY HERALD OUT; MAGS OUT
    Thousands evacuate after shooting sparks Utah fire AP - 1 hr 58 mins ago

    Thousands of residents whose homes were in danger of being threatened by a Utah wildfire have had to find shelter elsewhere as strong winds fueled a blaze that officials believe was started by target shooters. More »Thousands evacuate after shooting sparks Utah fire

    Emergency responders work on a wild land  fire that is threatening homes in Saratoga Springs, Utah,  Friday, June 22, 2012. About 1,000 homes are being evacuated after high winds kicked up a fire near a northern Utah dump. Fire officials were calling in additional aircraft to fight the fast-moving fire near Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. At one point, the fire threatened an explosives factory. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Jeffrey D. Allred)   SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; PROVO DAILY HERALD OUT; MAGS OUT

    Thousands of residents whose homes were in danger of being threatened by a Utah wildfire have had to find shelter elsewhere as strong winds fueled a blaze that officials believe was started by target shooters.

  • The Motiva Enterprises oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas is pictured in this undated handout photo
    Oil prices creep higher as Gulf storm builds Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent oil futures closed about 2 percent higher near $91 a barrel on Friday as it rebounded on bargain hunting after prices earlier fell to an 18-month low and U.S. crude futures rose in reaction to a … More »Oil prices creep higher as Gulf storm builds

    The Motiva Enterprises oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas is pictured in this undated handout photo

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent oil futures closed about 2 percent higher near $91 a barrel on Friday as it rebounded on bargain hunting after prices earlier fell to an 18-month low and U.S. crude futures rose in reaction to a potential storm in the Gulf of Mexico that could disrupt production. An action by the European Central …

  • Protesters demonstrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo
    Egyptians protest as they await election results Reuters - 2 hrs 39 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Egyptians were waiting for a president on Saturday, the first they have had a chance to choose for themselves, and one who will either be yet another military man or an Islamist from the army's old adversary the … More »Egyptians protest as they await election results

    Protesters demonstrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo

    (Reuters) - Egyptians were waiting for a president on Saturday, the first they have had a chance to choose for themselves, and one who will either be yet another military man or an Islamist from the army's old adversary the Muslim Brotherhood. Impatient Brotherhood supporters have been out on Cairo's Tahrir Square day and …

  • File photo of Turkish Air Force F-4 war plane during a military exercise in Izmir
    Turkey weighs response after Syria downs Turkish jet Reuters - 2 hrs 35 mins ago

    ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey promised on Saturday to do "whatever necessary" in response to Syria's shooting-down of a Turkish fighter, but did not immediately contest an assertion by Damascus that the jet had been in … More »Turkey weighs response after Syria downs Turkish jet

    File photo of Turkish Air Force F-4 war plane during a military exercise in Izmir

    ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey promised on Saturday to do "whatever necessary" in response to Syria's shooting-down of a Turkish fighter, but did not immediately contest an assertion by Damascus that the jet had been in its airspace at the time. The downing of the aircraft, at a point close to the sea borders of both …

  • A member of the Hamas security forces inspects the damage to a Hamas security building following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, early Saturday, June 23, 2012. A Gaza health official reported that at least one militant was killed and more than a dozen wounded during Israeli air strikes Saturday on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military says the airstrikes target Palestinian militants who have fired over 150 rockets at residential areas in southern Israel this week(AP Photo/Adel Hana)

    Israeli airstrikes killed one Gaza militant and injured 17 people in the coastal strip Saturday while a rocket from the Palestinian territory wounded one Israeli. The country's military chief of staff summoned senior officers to discuss the latest flare-up in violence.

  • This booking photo provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows Anthony Giancola, 45, who was arrested Friday, June 22, 2012, after going on a rampage, stabbing several people — killing at least two — and then driving his car into a crowded porch before attacking two others at a motel, authorities said. (AP Photo/Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)

    After Anthony Giancola was arrested five years ago for buying crack cocaine at the Tampa Bay-area middle school that he oversaw as principal, he told reporters that he needed to make some changes.

  • Paraguay's Vice President Federico Franco holds his hand over a bible held by his wife, lawmaker Emila Alfaro, as he is sworn-in as the nation's new president at Congress in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, June 22, 2012. Franco was promptly sworn in as president after Paraguay's Senate voted to remove President Fernando Lugo from office in an impeachment trial. (AP Photo/Cesar Olmedo)

    President Fernando Lugo's rapid impeachment and ouster by lawmakers has plunged Paraguay into crisis and unleashed a wave of criticism by fellow leftist leaders in Latin America.

  • ** ADDS LAST TWO SENTENCES REGARDING IDENTITY OF SUSPECT ** A man identified by authorities as Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar is presented to the media in Mexico City, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Guzman Salazar, 26, is allegedly one of the sons of Mexico's most-wanted drug kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel. Karla Pacheco, the wife of the man shown to the press, says they got the wrong man, saying he is really Felix Beltran Leon, the 23-year-old father of a toddler who works with his mother-in-law at a used car dealership. The possible misidentification could be embarrassing for both Mexico and the U.S. in the cat-and-mouse game they are playing with "El Chapo," who has been on the run since escaping from a Mexican prison in a laundry cart in 2001.  (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

    Mexico on Friday admitted it had mistakenly claimed to have captured a son of Mexico's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, which the ruling party had hailed as a major victory in its war on cartels. Mexican marines seized the man on Thursday outside Guadalajara and flew him to Mexico City, where they paraded …

  • Violent thunderstorms along the East Coast and a fire at an airport technical center in southern New Jersey combined to wreak havoc on flights around the country Friday night, leading one airline executive to tweet that "it will not be a pretty evening."

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

  • In this booking photo released early Saturday morning June 23, 2012 by the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Pa., former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is shown. Sandusky was convicted on Friday, June 22, 2012, of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years Friday, accusations that had sent shock waves through the college campus known as Happy Valley and led to the firing of Penn State's beloved Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno.. (AP Photo/Centre County Correctional Facility)
    Ex-Penn St. assistant Sandusky guilty of sex abuse AP - 1 hr 3 mins ago

    For years, the children Jerry Sandusky had preyed upon kept quiet about what the former Penn State assistant football coach did to them in echoing shower stalls, empty hotel rooms and the muffled confines … More »Ex-Penn St. assistant Sandusky guilty of sex abuse

    In this booking photo released early Saturday morning June 23, 2012 by the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Pa., former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is shown. Sandusky was convicted on Friday, June 22, 2012, of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years Friday, accusations that had sent shock waves through the college campus known as Happy Valley and led to the firing of Penn State's beloved Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno.. (AP Photo/Centre County Correctional Facility)

    For years, the children Jerry Sandusky had preyed upon kept quiet about what the former Penn State assistant football coach did to them in echoing shower stalls, empty hotel rooms and the muffled confines of his basement bedroom.

  • England soccer fans cheer before their Group D Euro 2012 soccer match against Ukraine at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk
    No English fans arrested at tournament, say police Reuters - 1 hr 16 mins ago

    KIEV (Reuters) - In stark contrast to the days when English soccer hooligans terrorized Europe, not one English fan has been arrested at Euro 2012, Andy Holt, head of the uniformed British police squad … More »No English fans arrested at tournament, say police

    England soccer fans cheer before their Group D Euro 2012 soccer match against Ukraine at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk

    KIEV (Reuters) - In stark contrast to the days when English soccer hooligans terrorized Europe, not one English fan has been arrested at Euro 2012, Andy Holt, head of the uniformed British police squad at the tournament, said on Saturday. The assistant chief constable told Reuters in an interview that police were taking …

  • Jenson Button during the practice on Saturday
    Button fastest in final F1 European Grand Prix practice AFP - 1 hr 33 mins ago

    Jenson Button topped the times for McLaren during Saturday morning's final practice for Sunday's European Grand Prix. More »Button fastest in final F1 European Grand Prix practice

    Jenson Button during the practice on Saturday

    Jenson Button topped the times for McLaren during Saturday morning's final practice for Sunday's European Grand Prix.

  • McLaren Formula One driver Button drives during the third practice session of the European F1 Grand Prix at the Valencia street circuit
    Button fastest in final Valencia practice Reuters - 1 hr 43 mins ago

    VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Jenson Button put his Friday woes behind him to lap fastest for McLaren in final practice for the European Grand Prix on Saturday with the two Lotus drivers following in quick … More »Button fastest in final Valencia practice

    McLaren Formula One driver Button drives during the third practice session of the European F1 Grand Prix at the Valencia street circuit

    VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Jenson Button put his Friday woes behind him to lap fastest for McLaren in final practice for the European Grand Prix on Saturday with the two Lotus drivers following in quick succession. Button's best lap of one minute 38.562 seconds came as a morale-booster for the 2009 world champion, who …

  • Spain's Iniesta attends news conference in Gniewino
    Spain have learned to win the hard way: Iniesta Reuters - 1 hr 49 mins ago

    GNIEWINO, Poland (Reuters) - Spain's nervy 1-0 win over Croatia that put them into the last eight of Euro 2012 as Group C winners showed they have learned how to get through tough matches when playing … More »Spain have learned to win the hard way: Iniesta

    Spain's Iniesta attends news conference in Gniewino

    GNIEWINO, Poland (Reuters) - Spain's nervy 1-0 win over Croatia that put them into the last eight of Euro 2012 as Group C winners showed they have learned how to get through tough matches when playing poorly, according to Andres Iniesta. However, the world and European champions are not unbeatable and extending their run …

  • Wayne Rooney (right) is expected to drop deep against Italy to help protect the midfield
    England ready for Italian job at Euro 2012 AFP - 1 hr 51 mins ago

    England will attempt to reach the last four of a major tournament for the first time in 16 years on Sunday as they face Italy in a heavyweight Euro 2012 quarter-final collision. More »England ready for Italian job at Euro 2012

    Wayne Rooney (right) is expected to drop deep against Italy to help protect the midfield

    England will attempt to reach the last four of a major tournament for the first time in 16 years on Sunday as they face Italy in a heavyweight Euro 2012 quarter-final collision.

  • Italy captain Gianlugi Buffon is fully recovered and back to his best
    Loyal veterans spearheading Italy's Euro 2012 campaign AFP - 2 hrs 2 mins ago

    Cesare Prandelli may have ushered in a new era when he took over as Italy coach two years ago but it is his veterans who will provide the key to the Azzurri's hopes of beating England on Sunday. More »Loyal veterans spearheading Italy's Euro 2012 campaign

    Italy captain Gianlugi Buffon is fully recovered and back to his best

    Cesare Prandelli may have ushered in a new era when he took over as Italy coach two years ago but it is his veterans who will provide the key to the Azzurri's hopes of beating England on Sunday.

  • Lionel Messi said "more players with passion" are needed in football
    Messi: I'll retire from football when I stop having fun AFP - 2 hrs 21 mins ago

    Three-time world footballer of the year Lionel Messi told The Times on Saturday that he will retire from football the day he feels he is no longer having fun. More »Messi: I'll retire from football when I stop having fun

    Lionel Messi said "more players with passion" are needed in football

    Three-time world footballer of the year Lionel Messi told The Times on Saturday that he will retire from football the day he feels he is no longer having fun.

  • New Zealand All Blacks' Williams skips past Ireland's defence to set up a try during their international rugby test match in Hamilton
    Rampant New Zealand thrash Ireland 60-0 Reuters - 2 hrs 30 mins ago

    HAMILTON (Reuters) - New Zealand posted a record-breaking 60-0 thrashing of Ireland in their third and final test match at Waikato Stadium on Saturday to complete a series sweep. The All Blacks, who squeezed … More »Rampant New Zealand thrash Ireland 60-0

    New Zealand All Blacks' Williams skips past Ireland's defence to set up a try during their international rugby test match in Hamilton

    HAMILTON (Reuters) - New Zealand posted a record-breaking 60-0 thrashing of Ireland in their third and final test match at Waikato Stadium on Saturday to complete a series sweep. The All Blacks, who squeezed past the Irish with a last-gasp Daniel Carter drop goal in Christchurch last week, scored nine tries including two …

  • Spanish defender Gerard Pique trains with the team on June 22 in preparation for Saturday's clash
    France and Spain to head into battle at Euro 2012 AFP - 2 hrs 58 mins ago

    France and Spain are gearing up for an epic clash on Saturday when the two sides meet at the Euro 2012 quarter-finals in Donetsk. More »France and Spain to head into battle at Euro 2012

    Spanish defender Gerard Pique trains with the team on June 22 in preparation for Saturday's clash

    France and Spain are gearing up for an epic clash on Saturday when the two sides meet at the Euro 2012 quarter-finals in Donetsk.

  • Radioshack team rider Lance Armstrong of the U.S. waves on the Champs Elysees during the final parade of the 97th Tour de France cycling race in Paris
    Armstrong asks doping review board to help end probe Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Cycling great Lance Armstrong formally responded to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency allegations by accusing the agency of rehashing discredited claims in a secretive and spiteful campaign that could … More »Armstrong asks doping review board to help end probe

    Radioshack team rider Lance Armstrong of the U.S. waves on the Champs Elysees during the final parade of the 97th Tour de France cycling race in Paris

    (Reuters) - Cycling great Lance Armstrong formally responded to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency allegations by accusing the agency of rehashing discredited claims in a secretive and spiteful campaign that could strip him of his seven Tour de France titles. "Just two months shy of the Olympic Games, the agency charged with monitoring …

  • Italy's soccer players Balotelli, Giovinco, Di Natale, Nocerino and Cassano attend a training session during the Euro 2012 in Krakow
    England face rare and intriguing Italy test Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - England and Italy, two teams packed with experience but spiced by youth and some volatility, meet in Kiev on Sunday in probably the most intriguing of the Euro 2012 quarter-final … More »England face rare and intriguing Italy test

    Italy's soccer players Balotelli, Giovinco, Di Natale, Nocerino and Cassano attend a training session during the Euro 2012 in Krakow

    KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - England and Italy, two teams packed with experience but spiced by youth and some volatility, meet in Kiev on Sunday in probably the most intriguing of the Euro 2012 quarter-final ties. Clashing for the first time in more than a decade, England have met Italy only twice at major tournaments with …

  • Nail Yakupov, center, a winger from Russia who was chosen first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the NHL hockey draft,  stands with Oilers officials on Friday, June 22, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
    Oilers take Russian F Yakupov with NHL's top pick AP - 3 hrs ago

    The Edmonton Oilers are getting tired of going first in the NHL draft and Nail Yakupov knows part of his job is to make sure it doesn't happen again. More »Oilers take Russian F Yakupov with NHL's top pick

    Nail Yakupov, center, a winger from Russia who was chosen first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the NHL hockey draft,  stands with Oilers officials on Friday, June 22, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

    The Edmonton Oilers are getting tired of going first in the NHL draft and Nail Yakupov knows part of his job is to make sure it doesn't happen again.

  • Australia's Berrick Barnes is tackled by Wales players during their international rugby test match in Sydney
    Barnes boot gives Wallabies series sweep over Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia relied on the boot of Berrick Barnes to edge Wales 20-19 on Saturday and secure a 3-0 whitewash in a series that was anything but one-sided. Wales number eight Ryan Jones and … More »Barnes boot gives Wallabies series sweep over

    Australia's Berrick Barnes is tackled by Wales players during their international rugby test match in Sydney

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia relied on the boot of Berrick Barnes to edge Wales 20-19 on Saturday and secure a 3-0 whitewash in a series that was anything but one-sided. Wales number eight Ryan Jones and Australia centre Rob Horne scored second half tries, but in a match dominated by the whistle of referee Craig Joubert …

  • Sri Lanka's Sangakkara plays shot during second day of the first test cricket match against Pakistan in Galle
    Ajmal five-for restricts Sri Lanka to 366-5 at lunch Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal struck three blows in the morning session to complete his sixth five-wicket haul and restrict Sri Lanka to 366 for five at lunch on day two … More »Ajmal five-for restricts Sri Lanka to 366-5 at lunch

    Sri Lanka's Sangakkara plays shot during second day of the first test cricket match against Pakistan in Galle

    GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal struck three blows in the morning session to complete his sixth five-wicket haul and restrict Sri Lanka to 366 for five at lunch on day two of the first cricket test on Saturday. The 34-year-old spinner captured three wickets - including two off successive deliveries …

  • Germany's Khedira celebrates after scoring a goal past Greece's goalkeeper Sifakis during their Euro 2012 quarter-final soccer match at the PGE Arena in Gdansk
    Slick Germany crush Greek dreams again Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    GDANSK (Reuters) - Germany dictated terms to Greece with a crushing 4-2 victory to reach the Euro 2012 semi-finals on Friday in a mostly one-sided game that was given extra spice by the economic and political … More »Slick Germany crush Greek dreams again

    Germany's Khedira celebrates after scoring a goal past Greece's goalkeeper Sifakis during their Euro 2012 quarter-final soccer match at the PGE Arena in Gdansk

    GDANSK (Reuters) - Germany dictated terms to Greece with a crushing 4-2 victory to reach the Euro 2012 semi-finals on Friday in a mostly one-sided game that was given extra spice by the economic and political tensions between the two countries. Germany, watched by Chancellor Angela Merkel, a hated figure in Greece who for …

  • A US jury has convicted former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky (C) on 45 of 48 counts in a child sex abuse case
    US coach Jerry Sandusky convicted of child sex abuse AFP - 4 hrs ago

    A US jury convicted former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky Friday on 45 of 48 counts in a child sex abuse case that shocked the nation and rocked the university. More »US coach Jerry Sandusky convicted of child sex abuse

    A US jury has convicted former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky (C) on 45 of 48 counts in a child sex abuse case

    A US jury convicted former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky Friday on 45 of 48 counts in a child sex abuse case that shocked the nation and rocked the university.

  • In this booking photo released early Saturday morning June 23, 2012 by the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Pa., former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is shown. Sandusky was convicted on Friday, June 22, 2012, of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years Friday, accusations that had sent shock waves through the college campus known as Happy Valley and led to the firing of Penn State's beloved Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno.. (AP Photo/Centre County Correctional Facility)
    Ex-Penn St. assistant Sandusky convicted of abuse AP - 5 hrs ago

    For years, the children Jerry Sandusky had preyed upon kept quiet about what the former Penn State assistant football coach did to them in echoing shower stalls, empty hotel rooms and the muffled confines … More »Ex-Penn St. assistant Sandusky convicted of abuse

    In this booking photo released early Saturday morning June 23, 2012 by the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Pa., former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is shown. Sandusky was convicted on Friday, June 22, 2012, of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years Friday, accusations that had sent shock waves through the college campus known as Happy Valley and led to the firing of Penn State's beloved Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno.. (AP Photo/Centre County Correctional Facility)

    For years, the children Jerry Sandusky had preyed upon kept quiet about what the former Penn State assistant football coach did to them in echoing shower stalls, empty hotel rooms and the muffled confines of his basement bedroom.

  • Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, left, and Erick Aybar celebrate Trout's home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Trout caps Angels' comeback with go-ahead homer AP - 5 hrs ago

    Rookie sensation Mike Trout has given the Los Angeles Angels everything they could have asked from a 20-year-old phenom — and more. More »Trout caps Angels' comeback with go-ahead homer

    Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, left, and Erick Aybar celebrate Trout's home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

    Rookie sensation Mike Trout has given the Los Angeles Angels everything they could have asked from a 20-year-old phenom — and more.

  • Scotland on Saturday completed a clean sweep on their Southern Hemisphere tour for the first time
    Scotland snatch late win against Samoa AFP - 6 hrs ago

    Robert Harley ended years of waiting for his big break when he came off the bench to score the winning try for Scotland as they scraped home 17-16 in a one-off Test against Samoa on Saturday. More »Scotland snatch late win against Samoa

    Scotland on Saturday completed a clean sweep on their Southern Hemisphere tour for the first time

    Robert Harley ended years of waiting for his big break when he came off the bench to score the winning try for Scotland as they scraped home 17-16 in a one-off Test against Samoa on Saturday.

  • On Saturday, decathlon will conclude with the 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500m
    Sprinters, Eaton shine at US Olympic trials AFP - 6 hrs ago

    World 100-meter champion Carmelita Jeter and sprint stars Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix made winning starts to London double bids at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials. More »Sprinters, Eaton shine at US Olympic trials

    On Saturday, decathlon will conclude with the 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500m

    World 100-meter champion Carmelita Jeter and sprint stars Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix made winning starts to London double bids at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials.

  • Texas Rangers starting pitcher Roy Oswalt walks towards the dugout after being removed from the game against the Colorado Rockies in Arlington, Texas
    Oswalt returns in style as Rangers down Rockies Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Roy Oswalt returned to the major leagues with style as he fired the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Arlington on Friday. The Rangers signed 34-year-old Oswalt to a minor … More »Oswalt returns in style as Rangers down Rockies

    Texas Rangers starting pitcher Roy Oswalt walks towards the dugout after being removed from the game against the Colorado Rockies in Arlington, Texas

    (Reuters) - Roy Oswalt returned to the major leagues with style as he fired the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Arlington on Friday. The Rangers signed 34-year-old Oswalt to a minor league contract on May 29 but promoted him after just four starts in the minors. The right-hander allowed one run from …

  • Yakupov puts on his new jersey after being picked by Oilers in the first round of the NHL draft in Pittsburgh
    Oilers take Yakupov with number one pick Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Edmonton Oilers took Russian sniper Nail Yakupov with the number one pick at the National Hockey League (NHL) draft on Friday, dashing speculation the team would deal the selection. … More »Oilers take Yakupov with number one pick

    Yakupov puts on his new jersey after being picked by Oilers in the first round of the NHL draft in Pittsburgh

    PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Edmonton Oilers took Russian sniper Nail Yakupov with the number one pick at the National Hockey League (NHL) draft on Friday, dashing speculation the team would deal the selection. Yakupov, a dazzling skater rated the best offensive player available, had 31 goals and 69 points in 42 games last …

  • Former Penn State assistant football coach Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte
    Sandusky found guilty on 45 of 48 sex abuse charges Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A jury found former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 child sex abuse charges on Friday, ending a trial that rocked U.S. college … More »Sandusky found guilty on 45 of 48 sex abuse charges

    Former Penn State assistant football coach Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte

    BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A jury found former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 child sex abuse charges on Friday, ending a trial that rocked U.S. college football and renewed attention on pedophilia in America. Sandusky, 68, faces potentially hundreds of years in prison for …

  • New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte, right, walks back to the pitcher's mound as New York Mets' David Wright (5) celebrates with teammate Ronny Cedeno (13) after they scored on a single by Justin Turner during the first inning of an interleague baseball game on Friday, June 22, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    Davis homers, Francisco saves Mets' win over Yanks AP - 7 hrs ago

    Justin Turner cranked up Frank Francisco's new theme song, Project Pat's "Chicken Head," as soon the New York Mets closer entered the clubhouse. More »Davis homers, Francisco saves Mets' win over Yanks

    New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte, right, walks back to the pitcher's mound as New York Mets' David Wright (5) celebrates with teammate Ronny Cedeno (13) after they scored on a single by Justin Turner during the first inning of an interleague baseball game on Friday, June 22, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

    Justin Turner cranked up Frank Francisco's new theme song, Project Pat's "Chicken Head," as soon the New York Mets closer entered the clubhouse.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

  • To match feature NIGERIA-BONGA/
    Oil near $91, up from 18-mth low; as Gulf storm builds Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent oil futures closed about 2 percent higher near $91 a barrel on Friday as it rebounded on bargain hunting after prices earlier fell to an 18-month … More »Oil near $91, up from 18-mth low; as Gulf storm builds

    To match feature NIGERIA-BONGA/

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent oil futures closed about 2 percent higher near $91 a barrel on Friday as it rebounded on bargain hunting after prices earlier fell to an 18-month low and U.S. crude futures rose in reaction to a potential storm in the Gulf of Mexico that could disrupt production. An action by the European Central …

  • California voters narrowly reject new tobacco tax AP - 12 hrs ago

    A California initiative to increase the tax on tobacco to pay for cancer research has failed by less than a percentage point after remaining too close to call for more … More »California voters narrowly reject new tobacco tax

    A California initiative to increase the tax on tobacco to pay for cancer research has failed by less than a percentage point after remaining too close to call for more than two weeks.

  • To match Feature AUTOS/ENGINES
    GM recalls 475,418 Chevy Cruze for engine shield Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - General Motors Co is recalling 475,418 of its popular compact Chevrolet Cruze sedans to modify the under-engine shield so flammable liquids are not trapped … More »GM recalls 475,418 Chevy Cruze for engine shield

    To match Feature AUTOS/ENGINES

    (Reuters) - General Motors Co is recalling 475,418 of its popular compact Chevrolet Cruze sedans to modify the under-engine shield so flammable liquids are not trapped in the engine compartment, the automaker said on Friday. The recall covers 2011 and 2012 Cruze sedans that were built at GM's Lordstown, Ohio plant from …

  • FILE- In this Thursday, June 21, 2012 file photo, a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Wall Street appeared headed for a higher opening, Friday June 22, 2012 a day after the Dow sustained its second-worst loss of the year. Dow Jones industrial futures rose 0.4 percent to 12,546 and S&P 500 futures added 0.4 percent to 1,323.50. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
    US stocks open higher, buck global market trend AP - 22 hrs ago

    Stocks are bouncing back at the opening of trading, a day after suffering their second-worst loss this year. More »US stocks open higher, buck global market trend

    FILE- In this Thursday, June 21, 2012 file photo, a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Wall Street appeared headed for a higher opening, Friday June 22, 2012 a day after the Dow sustained its second-worst loss of the year. Dow Jones industrial futures rose 0.4 percent to 12,546 and S&P 500 futures added 0.4 percent to 1,323.50. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

    Stocks are bouncing back at the opening of trading, a day after suffering their second-worst loss this year.

  • File photo of a man walking past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington
    Insight: Wells Fargo's mushrooming mortgage risk Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The new center of U.S. mortgage lending is a nondescript office building in the American heartland, far from the California subprime … More »Insight: Wells Fargo's mushrooming mortgage risk

    File photo of a man walking past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington

    WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The new center of U.S. mortgage lending is a nondescript office building in the American heartland, far from the California subprime lenders and the New York investment banks that drove the housing market into a bust. One out of every three home loans in the United States is now funded …

  • This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows actor Burt Reynolds portraying Lewis Medlock in the 1972 film "Deliverance." Four decades ago, the lush northeast Georgia mountains were introduced to the world in the hit film “Deliverance.”  Though many in the region still bristle at the movie’s portrayal of locals as uneducated, toothless hillbillies who sodomize visitors from the big city, the film helped create the $20 million rafting and outdoor sports industry along the Chattooga River, which splits Georgia and South Carolina and was the fictional Cahulawassee River in the movie. That’s why the communities along the Chattooga are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie’s release with this weekend’s first ever Chattooga River Festival.  (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Entertainment)
    Ga., SC mountains mark 'Deliverance' anniversary AP - 18 hrs ago

    Four decades ago, the movie "Deliverance" introduced the lush north Georgia mountains to the world. More »Ga., SC mountains mark 'Deliverance' anniversary

    This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows actor Burt Reynolds portraying Lewis Medlock in the 1972 film "Deliverance." Four decades ago, the lush northeast Georgia mountains were introduced to the world in the hit film “Deliverance.”  Though many in the region still bristle at the movie’s portrayal of locals as uneducated, toothless hillbillies who sodomize visitors from the big city, the film helped create the $20 million rafting and outdoor sports industry along the Chattooga River, which splits Georgia and South Carolina and was the fictional Cahulawassee River in the movie. That’s why the communities along the Chattooga are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie’s release with this weekend’s first ever Chattooga River Festival.  (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Entertainment)

    Four decades ago, the movie "Deliverance" introduced the lush north Georgia mountains to the world.

  • A Specialist trader gives out a price on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Wall Street claws back after sharp decline, banks lead Reuters - 16 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended higher on Friday, led by gains in bank shares, as the S&P 500 index bounced back from its second-worst decline of the year. The gains … More »Wall Street claws back after sharp decline, banks lead

    A Specialist trader gives out a price on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended higher on Friday, led by gains in bank shares, as the S&P 500 index bounced back from its second-worst decline of the year. The gains were not enough to push stocks into positive territory for the week, however. Bank shares, among the worst hit on Thursday, rose after Moody's Investors …

  • DirecTV cuts 3-D channel from 24-hour to part-time AP - 14 hrs ago

    DirecTV says it has reduced the programming hours of its 24-hour 3-D channel, n3D, due to a shortage of 3-D content. More »DirecTV cuts 3-D channel from 24-hour to part-time

    DirecTV says it has reduced the programming hours of its 24-hour 3-D channel, n3D, due to a shortage of 3-D content.

  • Spain's Rajoy sees agreement on financial stability Reuters - 10 hrs ago

    ROME (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Friday that the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Spain had agreed at a summit in Rome to put in place … More »Spain's Rajoy sees agreement on financial stability

    ROME (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Friday that the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Spain had agreed at a summit in Rome to put in place all mechanisms necessary to achieve financial stability in the euro zone. "There was an agreement between all of us to use any necessary mechanism to obtain …

  • A Tesla Model S drives outside the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., Friday, June 22, 2012. The first Model S sedan car will be rolling off the assembly line on Friday.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
    First Tesla electric sedans hit the road AP - 11 hrs ago

    Electric car maker Tesla's first mass-market sedans took to the road Friday, but it's not certain whether their debut will make or break the fledgling company. More »First Tesla electric sedans hit the road

    A Tesla Model S drives outside the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., Friday, June 22, 2012. The first Model S sedan car will be rolling off the assembly line on Friday.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

    Electric car maker Tesla's first mass-market sedans took to the road Friday, but it's not certain whether their debut will make or break the fledgling company.

  • Rating agencies under new pressure in Italy Reuters - 10 hrs ago

    MILAN (Reuters) - Italian state auditors are investigating whether downgrades of Italy by the three major rating agencies last year hurt the debt-laden country's finances … More »Rating agencies under new pressure in Italy

    MILAN (Reuters) - Italian state auditors are investigating whether downgrades of Italy by the three major rating agencies last year hurt the debt-laden country's finances by making it accelerate austerity measures that have deepened its recession. European policymakers, struggling to shore up state finances, have accused …

  • Italy's PM Monti, Germany's Chancellor Merkel, Spain's Prime Minister Rajoy and France's President Hollande attend an informal EU leaders summit in Brussels
    Euro's big four agree growth boost, split on bonds Reuters - 10 hrs ago

    ROME (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel resisted pressure on Friday for common euro zone bonds or a more flexible use of Europe's rescue funds but agreed with … More »Euro's big four agree growth boost, split on bonds

    Italy's PM Monti, Germany's Chancellor Merkel, Spain's Prime Minister Rajoy and France's President Hollande attend an informal EU leaders summit in Brussels

    ROME (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel resisted pressure on Friday for common euro zone bonds or a more flexible use of Europe's rescue funds but agreed with leaders of France, Italy and Spain on a 130 billion euros ($156 billion) package to revive growth. After four-way talks in Rome's Renaissance Villa Madama, …

  • Fadi Chehade is seen in an undated photo made available by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Friday, June 22, 2012. Chehade, 50, will be the next CEO of ICANN, the company announced Friday.  He will replace former U.S. cybersecurity chief Rod Beckstrom as chief executive. (AP Photo/Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
    Internet group picks little-known executive as CEO AP - 19 hrs ago

    A businessman with experience in building consensus will be the next CEO of the Internet agency in charge of contentious policies surrounding Internet addresses. More »Internet group picks little-known executive as CEO

    Fadi Chehade is seen in an undated photo made available by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Friday, June 22, 2012. Chehade, 50, will be the next CEO of ICANN, the company announced Friday.  He will replace former U.S. cybersecurity chief Rod Beckstrom as chief executive. (AP Photo/Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)

    A businessman with experience in building consensus will be the next CEO of the Internet agency in charge of contentious policies surrounding Internet addresses.

  • Delta closes on deal for Philly-area refinery AP - 12 hrs ago

    A Delta Air Lines subsidiary closed Friday on a deal to purchase a suburban Philadelphia oil refinery and plans to resume fuel production in the fall, a move the airline … More »Delta closes on deal for Philly-area refinery

    A Delta Air Lines subsidiary closed Friday on a deal to purchase a suburban Philadelphia oil refinery and plans to resume fuel production in the fall, a move the airline hopes can cut its jet fuel bill by $300 million a year.

  • President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis James Bullard poses during an interview at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    "Pretty high hurdle" to QE3: Fed's Bullard Reuters - 23 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers still see a "pretty high hurdle" before they would unleash a third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, a top Fed official … More »"Pretty high hurdle" to QE3: Fed's Bullard

    President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis James Bullard poses during an interview at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers still see a "pretty high hurdle" before they would unleash a third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, a top Fed official said on Friday. Speaking two days after the U.S. central bank decided to take a more modest policy step to help the flailing economic recovery, St. …

  • U.S. regulators probe Chrysler 200, Ford Explorer Reuters - 21 hrs ago

    DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators opened two separate safety investigations into Chrysler Group LLC's 200 sedan due to complaints of engine stalling and Ford … More »U.S. regulators probe Chrysler 200, Ford Explorer

    DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators opened two separate safety investigations into Chrysler Group LLC's 200 sedan due to complaints of engine stalling and Ford Motor Co's Explorer SUV for steering problems. Both vehicles are for the model year 2011. The two probes potentially affect more than 170,000 vehicles. The …

  • Delta seals deal to buy Pennsylvania refinery Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    TRAINER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines took the keys to the Trainer, Pennsylvania, refinery from Phillips 66 on Friday, becoming the first air carrier to wade … More »Delta seals deal to buy Pennsylvania refinery

    TRAINER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines took the keys to the Trainer, Pennsylvania, refinery from Phillips 66 on Friday, becoming the first air carrier to wade into fuel production in a bid to bring down costs. The deal, which revived the shuttered 185,000 barrel-per-day plant and eased fears of a fuel supply …

  • The headquarters of Morgan Stanley is pictured in New York
    Morgan Stanley shifted derivatives in first quarter Reuters - 19 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley shifted more of its derivatives positions to its U.S. bank unit in the first quarter, as credit rating downgrades from Moody's Investors … More »Morgan Stanley shifted derivatives in first quarter

    The headquarters of Morgan Stanley is pictured in New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley shifted more of its derivatives positions to its U.S. bank unit in the first quarter, as credit rating downgrades from Moody's Investors Service weighed on its business, data from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency showed on Friday. Moody's downgraded 15 of the world's largest …

  • This magazine cover image released by The Atlantic magazine shows cover from the July/August 2012 issue featuring an article by former State Department official  Anne-Marie Slaughter. The piece by Anne-Marie Slaughter describes her struggles balancing a high-powered career with raising her two sons. Online clicks were "approaching 450,000 uniques," magazine spokeswoman Natalie Raabe said Friday, citing data from Omniture. The piece also had more than 75,000 Facebook recommendations, not counting the links posted on individual facebook pages, where friends engaged in debate about work-life balance. (AP Photo/The Atlantic)
    Record hits on mag's 'Can't Have It All' story AP - 14 hrs ago

    A first-person lament by a former State Department official on "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" has attracted more visitors to The Atlantic website in a 24-hour period … More »Record hits on mag's 'Can't Have It All' story

    This magazine cover image released by The Atlantic magazine shows cover from the July/August 2012 issue featuring an article by former State Department official  Anne-Marie Slaughter. The piece by Anne-Marie Slaughter describes her struggles balancing a high-powered career with raising her two sons. Online clicks were "approaching 450,000 uniques," magazine spokeswoman Natalie Raabe said Friday, citing data from Omniture. The piece also had more than 75,000 Facebook recommendations, not counting the links posted on individual facebook pages, where friends engaged in debate about work-life balance. (AP Photo/The Atlantic)

    A first-person lament by a former State Department official on "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" has attracted more visitors to The Atlantic website in a 24-hour period than any magazine story the site has ever published.

  • Exclusive: Merrill replaces law firm in broker pay cases Reuters - 17 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch has replaced the law firm leading its battles against deferred-pay claims from more than a thousand former brokers. The change could … More »Exclusive: Merrill replaces law firm in broker pay cases

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch has replaced the law firm leading its battles against deferred-pay claims from more than a thousand former brokers. The change could mark a fresh start for Merrill after a disclosure by one of the previous lawyers likely damaged one of the brokerage's cases as it faces a growing pile of …

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