IBT Staff Reporter

Taking a stand for animal rights over fashion, the tiny, tony municipality of West Hollywood is poised to become the first U.S. city to ban the sale of fur clothing within its boundaries.

The judge in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor issued a sharply worded gag order for attorneys on Friday and ordered one of them to return for a possible contempt hearing after he appeared on a TV show telling details about the case.

Protesters closed the Brooklyn Bridge in one direction, and police arrested hundreds of people Saturday as the Occupy Wall Street protest entered its third week.

Cantaloupes contaminated with listeria have now killed 15 people and sickened 84 in an outbreak that has lasted for more than two months, the Centers for Disease Control said on Friday.

Michele Bachmann has been so focused on her presidential campaign that she has been neglecting some of her duties closer to home, missing 58 percent of House roll call votes since July 1.

Will rumor mills grind Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's wedding into another tragedy, or can the age gap couple save their marriage?

Will rumor mills grind Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's wedding into another tragedy, or can the age gap couple save their marriage?

The Tevatron at Fermilab was shut down on Friday after 26 years of operation, as what once was the world's most powerful particle accelerator falls victim to the dwindling budget of the U.S. Department of Energy (D.O.E.).

After months of denying any possibility that he would run for president in 2012, advisers to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are actually considering it seriously, an anonymous aide told The New York Times. But he faces an uphill battle.

Canadian opposition legislators mocked Foreign Minister John Baird on Friday after it emerged he had demanded gold-embossed business cards at a time when the government is pushing the need for austerity.

Utah movie theater, Brewvies Cinema Pub, which serves liquor was fined Thursday for more than $1,600 for showing, The Hangover Part II.

Greece hopes to clinch a deal with its EU and IMF lenders on how to meet a promise to lay off state workers -- a key condition to free up urgently needed bailout aid -- by Sunday, senior government officials said.

Newt Gingrich said on Friday that gay marriage was just a temporary aberration, because marriage has always been between a man and a woman. But since when is it's always been that way a legitimate argument?

The Swiss National Bank's franc cap is at the right level for now and the government has more drastic measures up its sleeve to counter the currency's strength although it hopes it will not have to use them, the finance minister told Reuters on Saturday.

Citigroup is being investigated by Japanese regulators for possible infractions related to its marketing of financial products and could face its third major punishment in Japan in 7 years, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

U.S. carmaker Ford is confident sales growth in Russia will hold up amid tough economic conditions and that the government will support Western involvement in the industry long after upcoming elections, its new Russia chief said on Saturday.

France crawled into the quarter-finals even though they suffered a huge upset against Tonga in the Rugby World Cup 2011.

Manchester City will look to bounce back from their controversial midweek with a win at Blackburn.

The lights went out. Hackers had infiltrated the chemical company's computer network. The firm's own experts ran around from computer to computer trying to fight back and regain control.

Apple Inc. will unveil its highly anticipated iPhone5 on Tuesday. The “Let’s Talk iPhone” event, to be held at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., has iPhone and Android fans alike buzzing about possible features.

Although word hasn't been confirmed about the next version of Windows 8, rumors have it the operating system will be introduced late 2012. As PC and Mac users continue going back and forth over which is better, new OS interfaces become critical to how consumers evaluate their experiences.

Nearly ten days have passed since Judith Ming died at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and the investigation is far from being complete.

After a week that Brad Pitt made a comment on Parade magazine about his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston while they together, “It wasn’t living an interesting life”.

Greek officials held talks on Saturday with European Union and International Monetary Fund negotiators to free up urgently needed bailout loans, but the government and the lenders were reported to be at odds.

An Increase Diversity Bake Sale held at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) Tuesday divided the student groups on campus.

Norwich City will face a Manchester United side who'll look to put in a performance, given their midweek defensive horror show.

Liverpool and Everton will battle it out in the first Merseyside derby of the season in Saturday's early kick-off in the English Premier League.

Liverpool and Everton will battle it out in the first Merseyside derby of the season in Saturday's early kick-off in the English Premier League.

United Auto Workers members overwhelmingly voted down a new five-year contract offer from the Oshkosh Corp. on Friday despite the company's offer of a signing bonus and raise to offset higher health care costs, according to the company.