In this new feature, IBTimes Books provides a handy roundup of what authors are saying out there in the Twitterverse. Today, Margaret Atwood is working away on the third Madd Addam book, and Paulo Coelho is warning about attacks by mediocres.
China quickly blocked Google's newest offering Google+, a service that promises a better social networking experience than Facebook's. The Google+ service was not available to Chinese users, New York's Daily News said, citing sources.
Federal officials have canceled the deportation of a Venezuelan man who married his American partner in Connecticut, signaling the government's willingness to recognize a crucial federal benefit for same-sex couples.
Elizabeth Taylor fans will soon get a chance to get close and personal with some of the famous jewels of the Hollywood icon.
Beaches in America saw the second-highest number of closing and advisory days in 2010, highest in more than two decades, as pollution continues to plague beach waters across the country, a report released on Wednesday said.
Ending a drama-filled 35 days, Lindsay Lohan was finally freed from house arrest on Wednesday morning.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday are: USANA Health Sciences, Visa, Celestica, Lithia Motors, Ion Geophysical, AOL, Mastercard, Office Depot, Carnival Corp and Arrow Electronics.
It was a slow-motion stampede at New York's Kennedy airport Wednesday when about 150 turtles crawled onto the runway in search of beaches to lay their eggs.
The intial reviews for HP's new tablet, the TouchPad, are in and the device is being released in a crowded field led by Apple's iPad 2.
The Wildcats will be a top team again next season.
LivingSocial.com is taking marketshare away from Groupon. Groupon's highly-anticipated IPO could be hurt.
Seeking to gain some control over the imploding scandal scarred CityTime timekeeping project which has billowed into a $700 million problem for taxpayers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg fired off an angry letter to the prime contractor demanding a hefty refund.
Nearly 150 turtles crawled up onto the tarmac at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport today in search of a beach to lay their eggs. The odd event caused dozens of flight delays.
The authorities have intensified their efforts in pursuing the notorious hackers responsible for hacking SONY, the CIA, the US Senate, PBS, FOX, NATO and many more. LulzSec leader Sabu's identity has been suggested by numerous sources.
On Wednesday, a day before his final one at the Pentagon, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a statement of farewell, thanking all U.S. Armed Forces.
Former Beatle John Lennon, one of the greatest icons of the 1960s peace movement, became a right-wing Republican and big fan of Ronald Reagan during the final years of his life, according to a man who worked as an assistant for Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono.
The nominations for the 2011 Teen Choice Awards were released Wednesday
Three men convicted in a thwarted plot to bomb a Bronx synagogue were sentenced to 25 years in federal prison
Three point guards might be available for the Knicks to acquire.
A group opposed to gay marriage said it will spend at least $2 million to oust seven New York state senators who changed their positions on gay marriage, The Associated Press reported.
Will Kim wear a Vera wedding gown on her wedding day?
President Barack Obama praised New York’s passage of same-sex marriage but refused to take a hard line on the issue at an East Room press conference at the White House Wednesday.
