IBT Staff Reporter

Michael Jackson paid with his life for the criminal negligence of his personal doctor, prosecutors told a Los Angeles jury on Thursday, but defense lawyers said there was no evidence any crime was committed in the singer's 2009 death.

NASA scientists find the more habitual parts of Mars were subterranean where most of the water was warm and wet.

It was announced Thursday that search engine giant Google will be tweaking its algorithm to produce fresher results, which will affect about 35 percent of what search results come up now.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc unveiled a plan on Thursday to save about $200 million of operating costs in 2012 by slashing 10 percent of its global workforce and streamlining internal business processes.

The new Ultimate update releases only a year after the original MvC3 was launched and adds 12 new characters and a host of modes and gameplay balances.

A former sanitation worker charged with murdering 10 women and girls as a Los Angeles serial killer dubbed the Grim Sleeper is now considered a suspect in six more slayings, police said on Wednesday.

Insurer American International Group lost more than $4 billion in the third quarter, as its aircraft leasing unit took an impairment charge on a portion of its fleet and the fair value of the company's one-third stake in Asian insurer AIA fell.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has struck a deal with ministers to step down and hand power to a negotiated coalition government if they help him win a confidence vote on Friday, government sources with knowledge of a cabinet meeting said.

The government of Switzerland has proposed a multibillion-dollar settlement with U.S. authorities over allegations that it helped wealthy Americans avoid billions of dollars in U.S. taxes, according to sources briefed on the matter.

Activist investor Carl Icahn revealed an increased stake in WebMD Health Corp , a day after the company adopted a shareholder rights plan.

LinkedIn reported a net loss of $1.6 million for the third quarter Thursday, and although this beat Wall Street expectations, investors aren't pleased.

Thirty large and profitable U.S. corporations paid no income taxes in 2008 through 2010, said a study on Thursday that arrives as Congress faces rising demands for tax reform but seems unable or unwilling to act.

For the U.S. economy, it all comes back to the housing market.

DirecTV's record number of quarterly subscriber additions show that even in a tough economy Americans will pay up for one of their favorite pastimes -- live sports on TV.

A fossil of a sabre-toothed squirrel has been found in Argentina.

Fewer Americans filed new claims for jobless benefits last week while the country's vast service sector continued to grow last month, according to data on Thursday that showed the U.S. recovery was on track, though not speeding along.

Explore the spot where East meets West in Istanbul, Turkey, a city that teeters between modernity and age-old tradition.

Starbucks Corp's quarterly profit rose after the summer's economic jitters failed to dilute the coffee buying habits of the world's largest coffee chain's customers.

Researchers discover that the skin sees UV light.

Stocks rallied for a second day on Thursday as Greece backed away from a proposed referendum that threatened its membership in the euro, which could destabilize global markets.

Stocks rallied for a second day on Thursday as Greece backed away from a proposed referendum that threatened its membership in the euro, which could destabilize global markets.

The government of Switzerland has proposed a multibillion-dollar settlement with U.S. authorities over allegations that it helped wealthy Americans avoid billions of dollars in U.S. taxes, according to sources briefed on the matter.

Michael Jackson paid with his life for the criminal negligence of his personal doctor that also left the pop singer's three children without a father, prosecutors told a Los Angeles jury on Thursday.

Groupon Inc is set to price one of the year's most closely watched initial public offerings late Thursday, to strong demand for the scaled-back stock market debut of the largest daily deal company.

The new Modern Warfare offers some very familiar gameplay mechanics with perks but adds in Strike Packages and a new mode: Kill Confirmed.

Eastman Kodak Co spooked investors on Thursday by warning it may need to raise new debt or complete a multibillion-dollar patent sale to survive the next 12 months, sinking shares by as much as 11.7 percent.

First out October 24th, Walter Isaacson's biography on Steve Jobs has quickly climbed its way to the top as an instant best-seller.

Hackers used a server in Belgium to collect data stolen from machines infected with the Duqu computer virus, after authorities shut down another rogue collection system in India, according to security experts.

Jefferies, responding to its plunging shares and growing fear over its stability, said it had no meaningful net exposure to European sovereign debt and that it was, in fact, positioned to profit should credit quality there deteriorate further.