Flooding billboards in Europe and developing countries, Philip Morris International is seducing a whole new generation of potential addicts.
Critics, including the ACLU of Idaho, call “ag-gag” law a dangerous attack on press freedom, file lawsuit in U.S. District Court.
The 2014 NCAA Tournament is underway this week, but terms like “March Madness” and “Final Four” aren’t free for just anyone.
As the families of more than 200 people grieve for their missing loved ones, the mysterious nature of MH370’s disappearance has made it open season for some comedians and quipsters.
The Times publisher said the cash sale of his Beltway rival sent shock waves across the New York Times Co.
Using thousands of miles of satellite imagery, DigitalGlobe Inc. has launched a new crowdsourcing campaign to help locate the aircraft.
Malaysia's military now believes it has tracked the missing jetliner on radar after the last radio contact was made.
For the first time in its history, the notoriously protective stock-photo giant is making its images freely available for noncommercial use.
A 5-year-old Oregon girl was told by local authorities to get rid of her pet rooster, but thousands of Facebook supporters are calling it a bogus pecking order.
Rising stock markets in 2013 swelled the ranks of the world’s billionaires, which included a record number of women.
Matthew McConaughey’s shout-out to the almighty in his Best Actor acceptance speech became a public referendum on America’s culture wars.
IBTimes culls together the best drinking games to keep you toasty for Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Supporters of a crew member killed on a film set continue to call on the Academy to add her to the “In Memoriam” segment.
Visual effects professionals say aggressive tax subsidies are destroying the industry, and they’re rallying on Sunday to voice their opposition.
As part of the area’s lucrative “awards industry,” the event pulls its weight. But why is the Academy looking at the numbers?
Privacy activists are warning of mass surveillance should Amazon Web Services go through with a cloud computing deal with the spy agency.
Far from Hollywood, there's a labor dispute between Teamsters and R.S. Owens in Chicago, where Academy Awards statuettes are manufactured.
A coalition of health advocates is asking Olympic winners to not accept sponsorships from McDonald’s Corp.
A reissued specialty license plate has reignited debate over the 13-starred battle flag.
A new report from the Women’s Media Center paints a largely static picture of gender diversity in American newsrooms.
The clause that allows Capital One to contact customers “in any manner we choose” has been in use for years, and not just by Capital One.
Four U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would require carriers to include “kill switches” in smartphones, but wireless-industry critics say technological mandates won’t work.
The planned Comcast / Time Warner Cable merger will combine two of the lowest-ranked companies in terms of customer service.
Capital One is arguing that ads for Chase Bank’s Freedom Credit Card “misrepresented” certain claims.
A New York judge ruled that Manhattan’s Hustler Club does not qualify for a tax exemption on admission fees.
Advocates for media diversity are blasting the possible merger, which still needs approval from antitrust regulators.
TheHumanist.com, a news website from the nonprofit American Humanist Association, aims to be a hub for atheists and nonbelievers.
New York University is taking steps to ensure that unpaid internships on CareerNet comply with labor laws, but should it be listing them at all?
More than 6,000 websites are helping their visitors beseech Congress in an Aaron Swartz-inspired protest against government surveillance.
Court records show that Getty Images has filed a string of recent federal lawsuits, inviting claims of “copyright trolling” from its critics.
