Investors were cheered by an unexpected jump in U.S. retail sales last month and a crowd-pleasing nomination for the Federal Reserve's vice chairman spot. Materials and industrial components led the gains. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

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JACKSON, Miss. — A lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district to reinstate the dance it canceled The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi on Thursday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in... (www.nypost.com)

World oil demand will rise this year due to surging economic activity in Asian countries, especially China, the International Energy Agency said Friday as it bumped up its forecasts. (www.newsvine.com)

Reserve Whitney Zachariason scored a career-high 17 points and 16th-ranked Baylor shook off pesky Colorado for a 72-65 victory in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Thursday night. (www.newsvine.com)

A high school in Washington, D.C., is set to name a former women's professional football player as its head varsity football coach Friday, a move that a national women's sports advocacy group calls historic. (rss.cnn.com)

The first Mexican opera to deal directly with the country's drugs conflict stages its premiere in Mexico City. (news.bbc.co.uk)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were being treated in a hospital Thursday for serious injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck, a spokesman said. (feeds.chicagotribune.com)

The banking giant's goal is to generate a return on assets of 1.25% to 1.5% return in its core businesses, compared to the 1.15% returned last year. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

Maine's supreme court has upheld a state law that aims to speed up the permitting process for wind farms in Maine. (feeds.boston.com)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with a truck dealership in a dispute with a major manufacturer of semitrailers. (feeds.boston.com)