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News Feed Latest worldwide news FCC gives official nod to deals by SoftBank, Sprint, Clearwire WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Friday announced its official approval of two related deals by Sprint Nextel Corp, SoftBank Corp and Clearwire Corp. Free of newspapers, 21st Century Fox shines (Reuters) - Wall Street rewarded Rupert Murdoch's move to create a separate entertainment company, giving 21st Century Fox one of the richest valuations in the media sector on its first day of... Vatican official arrested A bishop who works in the Vatican and two other people have been arrested on suspicion of corruption in a case connected to the Vatican bank, Rome Prosecutor Nello Rossi said Friday. Anatomy of a Scene 'The Way, Way Back' Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the co-directors and co-writers of "The Way, Way Back," narrate a scene from their film. An end to global thirst is in sight When one looks back at humanity's great achievements, what do we think of -- the moon landings, decoding the human genome, elimination of small-pox, the invention of penicillin -- all have left their mark on our collective history. Dance Review Yanira Castro Sets Time Limits in The People to Come In The People to Come, Yanira Castros dancers each create 19-minute solos based on ideas submitted by the audience and the public. World's largest building opens The superlatives in China continue -- the latest symbol of China's "bigger is much, much better" ethos is open for business. Driverless car steering course to road-readiness June 11 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are putting the finishing touches on their version of a driverless car that, they say, lays the groundwork for computers to replace humans in the driver seat within a decade. Ben Gruber went for a ride. Elizabeth Hunt, Brian Murray The bride is an assistant principal; the groom is a partner in a law firm. The Media Equation A Different Deal Mania Grips TV As companies like Tribune and Gannett buy up local television stations, the goal is not transformation, but leverage, using size to cut better deals with distributors and suppliers. Pope Francis visits Lampedusa as migrant arrivals pick up LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Francis makes his first official trip outside Rome on Monday with a visit to Lampedusa, the tiny island off Sicily that has been the first port of safety for untold thousands of migrants crossing by sea from North Africa to Europe. Sports Briefing | Golf Greenbrier Lead Shared Tommy Gainey and Johnson Wagner each shot an eight-under-par 62 to share a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Hernandez Among Many Who Found Trouble at Florida in the Meyer Years There have been dozens of arrests of members of the Gator football teams coached from 2005 to 2010 by Urban Meyer. Scientists create human liver from stem cells LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory. Well A New Way to Make Pizza This week, the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman turns to a summer weekend staple, the grill, to make pizzas. Overfished and under-protected As the human footprint has spread, the remaining wildernesses on our planet have retreated. However, dive just a few meters below the ocean surface and you will enter a world where humans very rarely venture. Japan mulls hosting global collider project - Nikkei (Reuters) - The government has decided to solicit construction in Japan of the International Linear Collider (ILC), a next-generation particle accelerator that will allow physicists to explore rudimentary questions about the universe, the Nikkei said. Egyptian ambassador to U.S. says no military coup WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Egypt's ambassador to Washington said Sunday there had not been a military coup in his country but the army needed to step in to keep violence on the street from spiraling out of control. In difficult year for Boeing, 777 crash may not be major setback July 7 (Reuters) - The first fatal crash of a Boeing 777 jetliner on Saturday may not pose much of a setback to the company, in part because design features of the plane helped prevent burning and... Solar plane heads for New York in final leg of U.S. journey NEW YORK (Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun embarked on the final leg of a journey across the United States on Saturday, taking off from Washington, D.C., for a roughly 21-hour flight to New York City. Preview Red Bulls and Juninho Part Ways Midfielder Juninho Pernambucano, a top off-season signing of the M.L.S. club, is returning home to Brazil. British Company Is Awarded Contract to Administer Health Rollout Under a tight deadline, the Obama administration awarded the company, Serco, a contract worth as much as $1.2 billion to help sift applications for insurance and tax credits under the new law. Pregnant and homeless The real cost Martha Ryan couldn't believe it. She had never heard of women who were pregnant and homeless. But in one night, she met three. City Room July 7 Where the Candidates Are Today The candidates daily campaign schedule at a glance. Bits Blog The Price of Amazon Bookselling was once a local business. Now Amazon has a larger market share of new and used printed books than any company has ever. That gives it extraordinary power. Nigella Lawson Another Star Chef Becomes a Cause The chef Nigella Lawson is the subject of a new kind of celebrity stemming from an alleged incidence of domestic abuse. Recipes for Health Forget Tofu Hot Dogs Pizza on the Grill Vegetarians need not settle for processed meat substitutes foods at Fourth of July barbecues, since grilled pizzas are healthier and more delicious. The Media Equation A Different Deal Mania Grips TV As companies like Tribune and Gannett buy up local television stations, the goal is not transformation, but leverage, using size to cut better deals with distributors and suppliers. Penn State Coach O'Brien Gets $1 Million Raise Bill O'Brien is getting a nearly $1 million raise after his "tremendous job" in his debut season as Penn State's football coach. Bringing rock music to Ethiopia CNN's Errol Barnett meets Addis Gessesse, the manager of Ethiopian band Jano. UPDATE 1-Grupo Rede Energia creditors OK Energisa bid, court to decide SAO PAULO, July 5 (Reuters) - Creditors of Brazil's Grupo Rede Energia SA, a power distributor seeking to exit bankruptcy protection, approved on Friday a takeover plan by rival Energisa SA that... Former China rail minister gets suspended death sentence Xinhua BEIJING (Reuters) - China gave former railways minister Liu Zhijun a suspended death sentence for bribery and abuse of power, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, in a case seen as a test of President Xi Jinping's resolve to crack down on pervasive graft. ArtsBeat Monty Python Producer Wins Royalties in Spamalot Lawsuit Mark Forstater, a British film producer who was among those who made the 1975 comedy hit Monty Python and the Holy Grail, said there had been an agreement he would be treated as the seventh Python when it came to income from merchandising and other spin-offs from that movie. Thrill-seekers run with bulls in Spain Thrill-seekers tested their bravery by running alongside fighting bulls through the streets of the Pamplona on Sunday. Service Brings Scorn to Israels Ultra-Orthodox Enlistees As Israel presses ahead with plans to phase out a draft exemption, hard-line elements are fighting back by ostracizing the few thousand Haredi already serving. T Magazine The Scene | Paris Couture Fashion Week Maison Martin Margiela Scenes from the couture fashion week photo diary of Barbara Anastacio. Anders Hansen Leads French Open After 1st Round Anders Hansen of Denmark shot a 5-under 66 to lead by a stroke after the first round of the French Open on a golf course that punished some of the main contenders on Thursday. Palestinian wins 'Arab Idol' A young Palestinian man has won the Arab Idol singing competition. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom tells us about it. 'Sugar Man' Rodriguez opens Montreux Jazz Festival MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez, virtually unknown a few years ago, opened the Montreux Jazz Festival on Thursday, which American producer and its former co-director Quincy Jones calls the "Rolls Royce of music festivals." EU threatens to suspend data-sharing with US over spying reports BRUSSELS, July 5 (Reuters) - The European Union is threatening to suspend two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data unless Washington shows it is respecting EU rules on data privacy, EU officials said on Friday.

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