IBT Staff Reporter

The national board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) has given negotiators for the labor group's sound recording contract authorization to strike, the organization announced Saturday.

Second-round bids for the streaming start-up Hulu are due this week, but a sale looks less and less likely as the owners debate demands for conditions around the bids, according to individuals knowledgeable about the auction.

A plunge in Indonesia's cocoa exports spotlights a flagging battle against disease and adverse weather, but the country's supply disruptions could allay fears of another global surplus and stem a seven-month slide in prices.

Barclays Plc and Bank Of America Corp are looking to sell their stakes in apartment company Archstone, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

When contract talks between Chrysler Group LLC and the United Auto Workers union opened in late July, expectations were high for a swift deal. Representatives of both sides even wore matching maroon jackets in a show of unity for the cameras.

When contract talks between Chrysler Group LLC and the United Auto Workers union opened in late July, expectations were high for a swift deal. Representatives of both sides even wore matching maroon jackets in a show of unity for the cameras.

If you thought the first Sarah Palin documentary, The Undefeated, bombed at the box office, wait until you see what happened to the latest nonfiction film to focus on the conservative gadfly.

It probably won't surprise you, but at least you know you're not the only one: Kim Kardashian has been voted the Most Annoying Celebrity in a Parade magazine pop culture poll.

Revenge fantasies about some aspect of your teenage years aren't so unusual, but in the Dexter season six premiere (Sunday at 9 p.m. on Showtime), we see our favorite serial killer really make the most of his high school reunion.

You love him as British cop Luther, you loved him as the thinking man's drug kingpin Stringer Bell on The Wire, and Idris Elba hopes one day you'll love him as the post-Daniel Craig James Bond.

If Dream House were an actual structure, it would come with a Sub-Zero refrigerator (in the sewing room), a claw-foot tub (in the foyer) and beautiful French doors (at the bottom of the pool). The pieces are all there, but they don't quite fit together.

The man who lambasted Bristol Palin at a West Hollywood watering hole last week has apologized for the incident, calling his behavior improper.

National Basketball Association (NBA) team owners and locked out players failed to reach agreement after a second straight day of labor talks on Saturday, saying they would meet again in New York Monday.

AFTRA's national board has given the negotators for the labor group's sound recording contract authorization to strike, the organization announced Saturday.

Kevin Na kept his cool with a red-hot putter to hold off fellow American Nick Watney and claim his first PGA Tour title with an emotional two-shot victory at the Las Vegas Open on Sunday.

The Bluths are back.

NPR has named former Sesame Workshop chief Gary Knell as its new president and CEO, replacing the controversial Vivian Schiller, the public broadcaster announced on Sunday.

In his final regular appearance on the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney expressed gratitude for a lucky life and thanked his fans, but not without adding a touch of the curmudgeonly grumbling that has become a signature element of his TV essays.

From the big to the small screen, September was the cruelest month.

Perhaps proving they've had it up to here with depressing movies at the box office about illness, murder and failed romance, audiences embraced family films Friday with inspirational messages.

Wave a wand and a ladle across the room turns in a cauldron. Move your hand and a knife starts to chop.

Jack Ma, the founder and CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is keen on buying Yahoo Inc if the opportunity presents itself and has held discussions with other potential buyers about options.

The Book of Mormon debuted this year as a Broadway hit that won nine Tonys, and the 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination features not one, but two candidates of the Mormon faith.

The single thing that makes cyclists so hated by non-cyclists is disrespect for others: the way in which a highly-visible minority of cyclists consider themselves above the law, and flout not only traffic rules but also the basic tenets of civility.

Michael Lewis says something very odd in his big piece on California and the phenomenon of overconsumption:

An opium-growing recluse wanted in connection with two murders in northern California was shot to death by police officers on Saturday, capping a five-week-long manhunt through dense, rugged woodlands.

Family film Dolphin Tale jumped to the top of the movie box office over the weekend, unseating The Lion King and beating four newcomers, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.

California Governor Jerry Brown announced on Sunday that he signed a bill preventing local authorities from banning the practice of male circumcision.

Autopsy results show that Jeff Conaway, the star of Taxi and Grease who struggled with addiction before his death in May, died from multiple causes including a major internal infection.