EUROPEAN BANKS GET E.U. WARNING

Failed government-backed banks could be forced to sell off assets or even to close.

CARDINALS DOWN NATS 4-1 IN RAIN-SHORTENED GAME (AP)

AP - Adam Wainwright pitched six strong innings, Rick Ankiel broke a five-week homer drought and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing skid with a rain-shortened 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.

SYTYCD: KATIE HOLMES GOT HAPPY, BUT NIGEL, CAT AND TWO DANCERS GOT SAD (E! ONLINE)

E! Online - Katie Holmes is so pretty, but is she a great song-and-dance gal?

KEITH URBAN GOES WITH INSTINCT ON DIGITAL RELEASE (REUTERS)

Reuters - Keith Urban's contribution to the iTunes Originals series features interview segments and new, live-in-studio recordings of six songs -- including three from his latest album, the chart-topping "Defying Gravity."

AIR FORCE REPORT ENVISIONS A BROADER USE OF DRONES

The Air Force envisions drones that could do the work of bombers and cargo planes and miniature ones that could spy inside a room.

MICROSOFT SALES DROP SHARPLY, SEES NO QUICK RECOVERY (REUTERS)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp posted the first-ever drop in annual sales of Windows and its quarterly revenue fell a steeper-than-expected 17 percent as its business continued to be hurt by the weak global PC and server markets.

AMAZON.COM CEO APOLOGIZES FOR ORWELL INCIDENT (AP)

AP - Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos has apologized to Kindle customers for deleting pirated copies of George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" from their e-reader devices.