IBT Staff Reporter

Simon Cowell's new talent show The X Factor will return for a second season on television, Fox said on Wednesday, calling the show a monumental success.

President Obama saw his popularity increase in the latest Quinnipiac University national poll released Tuesday.

When Dolby Laboratories want to show off the latest and greatest in sound and visual technology, you figure they would turn to one of Hollywood's big-budget, state-of-the-art blockbusters.

Justin Bieber dismisses as rumors a fan's paternity suit that claims the Baby singer is the father of her three-month-old son.

Queen Victoria's underwear sold for record prices, but a four-poster bed in which actress Elizabeth Taylor celebrated her eighth honeymoon failed to set bidders at an Edinburgh auction on fire.

The common wisdom is that next year's election will be a referendum on President Barack Obama, but it could actually be the vice presidential candidates who decide the outcome, according to a Suffolk University poll of Florida voters.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on Wednesday that his opponents are trying to destroy me over allegations of sexual harassment that have rocked his 2012 bid.

Twentieth Century Fox has been shedding production executives at a rapid clip -- five in the past two years, with another two about to jump ship, TheWrap has learned.

America's Most Wanted has already helped capture 1,100 fugitives, and the show will return to primetime on December 2.

Michael Jackson's doctor on Tuesday declined to testify as both the prosecution and defense rested their cases in the trial in which he is charged in the 2009 death of the pop star.

The U.S. Federal Reserve left monetary policy on hold on Wednesday and offered a moderately brighter economic outlook, but flagged risks to growth that appeared to leave open the door for further easing.

Research In Motion shares fell to a seven-year low in Toronto on Wednesday as the market digested further evidence of the smartphone maker's declining share of the lucrative U.S. market.

Health care industry, U.S. president in favor of reversing Medicare tax withholdings.

Stocks pared gains and the Nasdaq Composite hit a session low in afternoon trading on Wednesday after a source said the European Union and International Monetary Fund will not release an 8 billion euro payment to Greece until after its planned referendum.

Research In Motion shares fell to a seven-year low in Toronto on Wednesday as the market digested further evidence of the smartphone maker's declining share of the lucrative U.S. market.

Research In Motion shares fell to a seven-year low in Toronto on Wednesday as the market digested further evidence of the smartphone maker's declining share of the lucrative U.S. market.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday slashed its forecast for economic growth, raised projections for unemployment, and suggested Europe's debt crisis posed big downside risks to the U.S. economy.

Comcast Corp and Time Warner Inc reported stronger quarterly results on Wednesday, confirming that it pays to have a solid lineup of cable networks -- at least while advertisers keep spending.

Airline ticket prices may rise by $33 round trip across the Atlantic if a new European Union carbon law sticks.

Sony Corp. warned of a fourth straight year of losses, with its television unit alone set to lose $2.2 billion on tumbling demand and a surging yen, sinking its U.S. shares and raising concerns about the viability of its high-profile TV business.

On Wednesday, Google's rumored updated Gmail app was released for Apple's iOS. It will be available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running on iOS 4 and up.

On Wednesday morning, an unmanned Russian freighter makes cargo deliveries aboard the International Space Station. Among other needed supplies for astronauts in orbit, the spacecraft also delivered the first iPads to ever fly in space.

Research In Motion shares fell to a seven-year low in Toronto on Wednesday as the market digested further evidence of the smartphone maker's declining share of the lucrative U.S. market.

The Occupy Oakland General Strike starts Nov. 2 with protests planned all day as protesters march on banks and corporations.

Stocks rebounded after two days of losses on Wednesday, aided by upbeat job market data and a slightly optimistic economic outlook from the Federal Reserve.

Clearwire Corp needs another big wholesale customer to make investors less nervous about buying stock in the wireless service provider, which is majority owned by its biggest customer Sprint Nextel .

An asteroid will come within 202,000 miles of earth on Nov. 8--closer than the moon.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose activities have angered the U.S. government, should be sent to Sweden from Britain to face questioning over alleged sex crimes, the High Court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting his appeal against extradition.

The Federal Reserve left monetary policy on hold on Wednesday and offered a moderately brighter economic outlook, but it flagged risks to growth that appeared to leave open the door for further easing.