a dream in which something invisible grabbed me and tried to pull me away from my parents (that faded when I realized I was in better hands with the ghost); a dream in which the Death Star suddenly and inexplicably looms over my neighborhood (I still have that one every once in a while); and…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday gave the Obama administration's clearest statement yet that it wants to work with Congress to approve three long-delayed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama this year."We'd like to pass all of them, alongside trade adjustment assistance, and we want to do it this year,"…

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 4 (Reuters Life!) – A exhibition about the ancient Silk Road trade route connecting Europe and Asia will open without artifacts and mummies from China that would have been the centerpiece of the show, according to museum officials.The University of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology said Chinese officials had withdrawn about 100…

BOSTON – Marc Savard will miss the rest of the season after he was placed on long-term injured reserve on Monday with his second concussion in less than a year."I have a lot of feelings going on. I think I'm frustrated, mostly," he said. "It's tough to understand why this happened. It will take time…

If your smartphone has one touchscreen too few, rejoice. Todaylaunched the Kyocera Echo, a groundbreaking phone composed of two touchscreens.The phone features two 3.5-inch LCD displays connected by an innovative hinge; the screens fold up in the manner of a netbook. The two screens can be used to run separate apps, or combined to run…

Egypt has long been one of America's strongest allies in the Middle East, but with popular protests on the verge of driving President Hosni Mubarak from office, Egypt's future relationship with the United States is in doubt. What is the current state of affairs in Egypt politically and who are the key players? David Patel,…

PARIS (AFP) – Maria Sharapova's first Fed Cup appearance in three years ended in tame defeat on Saturday as four-time champions Russia went 2-0 down to France in their World Group quarter-final clash in Moscow.Sharapova, desperately trying to rebuild her career after a long struggle with shoulder trouble, lost 6-3, 6-4 to Virginie Razzano, the…

LONDON (AFP) – Second-placed Arsenal can close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester United by winning at Newcastle on Saturday.Victory for Arsenal at St James' Park will cut United's advantage to two points, although Sir Alex Ferguson's side will have the opportunity to restore that to five again by winning the day's late kick-off…

NEW YORK – As The New York Times publishes its first e-book, Editor Bill Keller tells Howard Kurtz how exasperating it was to deal with the WikiLeaks founder—and why he’s launching his own column.Bill Keller, who led , came to regard founderas undeniably smart “but arrogant, thin-skinned, conspiratorial and oddly credulous.”That was the staff’s conclusion,…

FARMVILLE, Va. – Denzel Bowles scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead James Madison on an 88-78 come-from-behind victory over Longwood on Wednesday night.The Dukes (6-1) trailed 41-36 at halftime, but a 19-for-31 shooting effort (61.3 percent) in the second half propelled James Madison's impressive comeback.James Madison outscored the Lancers 52-37 in…