Martinez to decide on Wigan future

Roberto Martinez will make a decision on his future at Wigan in the next 24 hours after holding talks with Dave Whelan.

bbci.co.uk (10 minutes ago)

Clearwire recommends vote for revised Sprint bid

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clearwire Corp said on Wednesday its special committee and its board of directors approved majority shareholder Sprint Nextel Corp's revised offer to take over the company and advised investors to vote for the deal. Wireless service provider Clearwire announced the decision just a day after...

yahoo.com (12 minutes ago)

Mick Jagger to stay in yurt when Rolling Stones play Glastonbury

Mick Jagger was widely rumoured to be the Rolling Stone most doubtful about the band's decision to play Glastonbury. But it sounds as if he is going to be getting into the spirit of the festival after all. Rather than getting helicoptered on and off the site to play the show, the Rolling Stones frontman says he is...

guardian.co.uk (13 minutes ago)

The House's IRS hearing: Live updates

For the second straight day and the third time in one week, IRS officials will testify Wednesday in front of Congress about the agency's improper targeting of conservative groups. Highlighting today's House Oversight Committee hearing is IRS official Lois Lerner's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment and not...

washingtonpost.com (14 minutes ago)

Pussy Riot member launches hunger strike

A jailed member of the anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot has begun a hunger strike to protest at a court decision to refuse her permission to attend her own parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina, 24, also forbade her lawyers from further representing her during the parole hearing, becoming the most high-profile prisoner...

guardian.co.uk (15 minutes ago)

5 Benghazi suspect are identified, but not yet arrested

The decision not to seize the men militarily underscores the White House aim to move away from hunting terrorists as enemy combatants and holding them at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

nj.com (16 minutes ago)

Roger Federer fears for Andy Murray after Briton pulls out of French Open

Roger Federer believes the timing rather than the nature of the injury that has prompted Andy Murray's withdrawal from the French Open will be of greatest concern to the world No2. Murray announced on Tuesday he would not compete in Paris after failing to recover from a back injury picked up at the Rome Masters. For...

guardian.co.uk (42 minutes ago)

Telescope fails to impress in gallop

Telescope, the leading British hope for the Derby, failed to impress in a racecourse gallop at Lingfield on Wednesday ahead of a possible bid for the Epsom Classic a week on Saturday. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt was pushed out to 8-1 by bookmakers Coral for next week's race after he struggled home ahead of...

guardian.co.uk (42 minutes ago)

Take That, Citizens United!

In a blow against the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, the second-largest city in the U.S. sent a strong, if symbolic, message against corporate personhood and unlimited corporate spending on political campaigns. Los Angeles voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition C, a resolution that instructed local and...

huffingtonpost.com (49 minutes ago)

Gay groups denounce lack of protection in Senate immigration bill

Gay rights advocates are reacting angrily to a decision by Senate Democrats on Tuesday to drop protections for same-sex couples from a landmark immigration reform bill in order to preserve Republican support for the legislation.     

washingtonpost.com (51 minutes ago)

What You Wear to the Office Still Matters

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Decision-makers at U.S. companies are big on education, enthusiasm, experience and personality when it comes to hiring after job interviews. But there's another factor in play -- one that maybe doesn't get the ink of those other attribute: how you dress. Make no mistake, employers place a...

thestreet.com (52 minutes ago)

IMF's Lagarde to be quizzed in French arbitration case

By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be questioned by a French magistrate on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde risks being placed under formal investigation at the hearing for...

yahoo.com (52 minutes ago)

Uefa lifts one year of Málaga's European club competition ban

Uefa has confirmed that Málaga have had the second year of their European ban lifted but the Champions League quarter-finalists will still be barred from playing in continental competition next season should they qualify. Uefa's Financial Control Body met in Nyon on Wednesday to discuss the cases of eight clubs who...

guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)

Trenton council votes to keep taxes low, votes against applying for COPS grant

The decision hinged on matching funds that the city would have had difficulty raising in order to qualify for the grant.

nj.com (1 hour ago)

Too soon to dial back Fed stimulus: Dudley

(Reuters) - It is too soon to determine whether to dial down the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program, and the economic picture may not be clear enough to make that decision for another three or four months, an influential U.S. central bank official said. New York Fed President William Dudley, a close ally...

yahoo.com (2 hours ago)

Too soon to dial back Fed stimulus: Dudley

(Reuters) - It is too soon to determine whether to dial down the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program, and the economic picture may not be clear enough to make that decision for another three or four months, an influential U.S. central bank official said.

reuters.com (2 hours ago)

State rep formally requests end of discussion to add second juvenile judge for Summit County

A state lawmaker, who had co-sponsored an amendment to add a second judge to Summit County Juvenile Court, said Tuesday that he has asked Ohio House leadership to pull his proposal from the state budget bill currently under debate in Columbus. Rep. Anthony DeVitis, R-Green, said he will continue to study the issue...

ohio.com (2 hours ago)

French newspaper Liberation publishes in English amid growing row over using language in the...

The French daily Liberation made the editorial decision to print its front page in English in support of a growing campaign to allow its use in the classroom.

dailymail.co.uk (2 hours ago)

Appeals board to hear challenge of auction house

A produce auction house built by the Amish earlier this month won’t open for business until the Homer Township Board of Zoning Appeals rules on a challenge to the project. The decision is expected at the board’s May 30 meeting. Several hundred Amish men built the 28,000-square-foot building at Jeffery Road and...

medinagazette.northcoastnow.com (2 hours ago)

Germany backs terror label for Hezbollah militants

Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups. Germany's foreign ministry says the decision follows "discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas" on the Bulgarian coast last year that...

foxnews.com (2 hours ago)

Germany backs terror label for Hezbollah militants

Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups.Germany's foreign ministry says the decision follows "discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas" on the Bulgarian coast last year that...

thenewstribune.com (2 hours ago)

Ahmadinejad Denounces Election Decision

Iran's Ahmadinejad says ally's disqualification from presidential race is act of 'oppression'    

abcnews.com (3 hours ago)

Hold le front page: French newspaper publishes in English amid growing row over using language in...

The French daily Liberation made the editorial decision to print its front page in English in support of a growing campaign to allow its use in the classroom.

dailymail.co.uk (3 hours ago)

Petronas: Defers $20 Billion Petrochemical Plant Decision to 2014

foxbusiness.com (3 hours ago)

Via Christi Health cutting jobs

WICHITA - Wichita-based Via Christi Health says tough finances are forcing it to eliminate 350 to 400 jobs at its facilities throughout Kansas. The nonprofit health system announced the decision Tuesday, saying it will involve layoffs and the elimination of some vacant positions. The cuts amount to about 4 percent...

cjonline.com (3 hours ago)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denounces Iran election decision

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to take a decision to disqualify a close ally from a vote to elect his success to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, denouncing it as an act of "oppression".    

telegraph.co.uk (3 hours ago)

If parents have to pay for school work placements, their children will suffer | Libby Page

On Monday the Times reported that parents are being asked by schools to subsidise work experience placements by paying around £50 or more for the opportunity, with an additional fee for placements in London. Following the government's decision to drop compulsory work experience for 14- to 16-year-olds last year,...

guardian.co.uk (3 hours ago)

UConn ends Wolf's suspension, returns as walk-on

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut center Enosch Wolf has been reinstated to the team following a decision last month by prosecutors to drop charges in a domestic violence case.    

boston.com (3 hours ago)

High Court judge rules bipolar patient, 37, is capable of making the decision to have an abortion

Mr Justice Holman (pictured) heard at the Court of Protection that the 37-year-old married woman suffered from bipolar disorder.

dailymail.co.uk (4 hours ago)

Decision on school software plan pushed back

A local school software company will have to wait until next week to see whether state lawmakers will give it a chance to keep its business in Wisconsin.

wausaudailyherald.com (4 hours ago)