Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day ... More »Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest
LONG TIME GONE: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Myanmar on Friday on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years. Tokyo wants to expand economic ties after frosty relations with ... More »News Summary: Japanese leader visiting Myanmar
ORDERS UP: U.S. orders for manufactured goods expected to last at least three years rose 3.3 percent in April. The gain was driven by a surge in demand for aircraft and more spending by businesses. BUSINESS ... More »News Summary: US durable goods orders up 3.3 pct.
(Updates with Napoli president's denial) ROME, May 24 (Reuters) - Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has denied media reports earlier on Friday that he had named former Chelsea and Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez as the new Napoli manager. "I've closed the deal for a new manager but I can't officially announce it until I receive the go-ahead from the other club with which he is under contract until June 30," he was quoted as saying by Sky Italia. ... More »Soccer-Napoli chief denies announcing Benitez capture
As authorities suggested residents of a northeastern North Dakota city flee their homes earlier this week in case a rain-swollen dam burst, Daryl Thompson hurriedly prepared meals at his Main Street cafe ... More »Evacuated residents of ND city returning home
* Hummels has recovered from ankle injury * Goetze absence no shock to the team says Klopp (Updates with Klopp quotes, details) By Karolos Grohmann LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels has not fully recovered from an ankle injury but is fit enough to play in the Champions League final against fellow German club Bayern Munich on Saturday. "It was not just a scare, it was a bit more but I am able to play. The ankle is not as it was before the injury but it is acceptable to play," he told reporters on Friday. ... More »Soccer-Dortmund's Hummels ruled fit to play against Bayern
Irving Mann, 88, lost his identification tags while digging foxholes in 1940s France. More »Watch: WWII Vet Reunited With Dog Tags 69 Years Later
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. More »Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US
NEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines opened a $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market. More »Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market
By Steve Keating INDIANAPOLIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Alex Zanardi's dream of racing in the Indianapolis 500 continues to burn and team owner Chip Ganassi said on Friday that he has a car for his former champion whenever he is ready. But for the 46-year-old Zanardi, age, and not the fact that he is a double-amputee, is catching up with the two-time CART drivers champion who made an emotional appearance at the famed Brickyard for a reunion with Ganassi and his former team. ... More »Motor racing-Zanardi hopes to make Indy 500 dreams a reality
TSX dips as Fed stimulus worry offsets rise in banks TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell modestly on Friday as fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will turn off the tap on its stimulus program offset a rise in National Bank of Canada and some other financial stocks. National Bank climbed 1.4 percent after the lender reported a stronger-than-expected profit, and its share price recorded the biggest gain of the country's six biggest banks. ... More »CA-BUSINESS Summary
The National Bank of Greece has reported first-quarter profits of 27 million euros ($35 million) with a strong performance by its Turkish unit, Finansbank, keeping the group profitable. NBG, Greece's largest ... More »Greece's NBG lifted by strong Turkish performance
BEVERLY HILLS, Fla., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Among the select few physicians honored with the prestigious Patients' Choice Award this year is Dr. Mark Hashim.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130524/DC20585)In fact, of the nation's 870,000 active physicians and dentists, just five percent consistently received top scores from their patients on sites like Vitals (http://www.vitals.com), qualifying them for this honor in 2012. ... More »Dr. Hashim of Beverly Hills, FL has been named a Patients' Choice Award Winner for 2012
By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK (Reuters) - DBRS plans to rate the credit of all euro-zone sovereigns by year-end, from the current 10 of 17, which will give the now-missing countries one more way for the ECB to weigh how valuable each nation's debt is as collateral. The move is part of a larger push at DBRS to rate more sovereigns, from the current 26 to closer to 50, including a broader expansion in Asia. "Our immediate target is to ensure that we have the whole euro zone covered," said Alan G. Reid, group managing director at DBRS. ... More »Exclusive: DBRS to rate all euro zone sovereigns by year-end
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents. More »Man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrence's kin
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has sold his Miami Beach home for $30 million. More »A-Rod sells Miami Beach home for $30M
ROME, May 24 (Reuters) - Inter Milan appointed former Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri as their new coach on Friday after sacking Andrea Stramaccioni following a disappointing ninth-place finish in Serie A. "The agreement with Walter Mazzarri will last two years," the club said in a statement. Mazzarri left Napoli on Sunday after just under four seasons in charge having guided them to second spot. (Editing by Mark Meadows) More »Soccer-Inter appoint Mazzarri after sacking Stramaccioni
It's Memorial Day weekend, and people across the country are firing up their barbecues, officially launching the summer grilling season. Before you light the charcoal, though, you might want to consider this new discovery by British researchers: The average barbecue grill in the U.K. has more than twice as many germs as the typical toilet seat. More »Happy Memorial Day: Your BBQ grill may have more germs than a toilet seat
Period dramas premiere on day 10 of Cannes film festival CANNES (Reuters) - America's immigration debate finds echos in a period drama that premiered at the Cannes film festival on Friday about a Polish woman who arrives at Ellis Island and fights to survive in 1920s New York. "The Immigrant" features French Oscar winner Marion Cotillard as the immigrant Ewa, speaking English and Polish in the film, with Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner as the two men with whom she becomes entangled as she is forced into prostitution. ... More »CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running. The vote is very much a test of Berlusconi's enduring ... More »Berlusconi looms large in Rome mayor election
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. More »16 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the process. This week, Amazon.com Inc announced "Kindle Worlds," which offers aspiring writers an opportunity to pen their own takes on franchises in books, TV, movies, even games and comics. The world's largest Internet retailer plans to license content, then accept submissions online that may then be sold through its Kindle ebook store. ... More »Unhappy with how your fave series is faring? Amazon gives you a say
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was never a fan of MTV's "Jersey Shore," saying it unfairly cast the state in a negative light. More »Snooki: NJ Gov Christie 'just doesn't like us'
A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine. Everardo Garfias claims a ... More »Lawsuit says defective lawnmower injures man
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