IBT Staff Reporter

Halliburton Co is suing BP Plc for negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement and defamation related to BP's claims about who was to blame for last year's Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Washington National Cathedral, which will be visited by President Obama on Sept. 11, is installing safety netting installed across its interior vaulting to protect visitors from the possibility of falling debris.

Five patients being treated for eye disease went blind after being injected with injection drug Avastin at the Veterans Affairs medical center in Los Angeles, according to The New York Times.

Chris Jeon, a 21 year old college student at UCLA, thought fighting in a war would be a cool to spend his summer vacation. In reality, it's just dumb.

Toronto's main stock index dropped sharply on Friday morning after dismal U.S. jobs data signaled the frail state of the world's largest economy, but rallying gold miners helped break the fall.

Wall Street stocks dropped more than 2 percent on Friday as Labor Department data showed jobs growth flatlined in August, intensifying worries the economy is staggering.

Don't let the recession get you down: Vintage automobiles that belonged to celebrities are on display.

On vacation or teaching English, here's a guide to finding some uniquely Korean sights and tastes within the megacity that is Seoul.

The photo of Juan Osornio Martinez, a 55-year old homeless man who is suspected in a woman’s death has been released.

In a tough economy-spending on everything from cars to electronics to vacations takes a hit. But at least one luxury items has seen sales increases: Lottery Tickets.

New Argentina manager Alejandro Sabella started his era with a win against Venezuela, thanks to a second half goal from Nicolas Otamendi.

Campbell Soup Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly results on Friday as it spent less to promote its long-struggling U.S. soup business.

Joe Roth has risen again to be one of Hollywood's most prolific producers, so it's easy to forget that he undertook one of the most: disastrous studio ventures in recent times with Revolution Studios.

In a rare interview about his eight-year attempt to mount an independent movie production studio, producer Joe Roth reflected on what went wrong at Revolution Studios and why.

James Gandolfini might want to pack a parka for his next project.

The Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday that serious allergic reactions have been reported with the use of Merck & Co Inc's antipsychotic drug Saphris.

Starbucks Corp chief executive Howard Schultz urged members of the public on Friday to join a novel campaign he launched last month seeking to break partisan gridlock in Washington and spur economic growth.

After three seasons, TNT has canceled the medical drama HawthoRNe, the network said Friday.

Singer Mel B, who rose to fame with British girl band Spice Girls, has given birth to a baby girl.

Labor Day weekend movie releases generally let you know that you've reached the utter dregs of the summer movie season; it's the cinematic equivalent of reaching into the cooler, only to find a Clamato and a diet peach soda floating around in the dirty, melted ice.

The new movie Apollo 18 about a cover up of a failed mission to the moon is not real, says NASA.

Central banks from around the world are placing record sums of money into the Fed as a safe haven, at amounts even higher than during the Lehman Brothers meltdown.

Netflix Inc shares lost 11 percent of their value on Friday following the collapse of its content distribution talks with pay-TV operator Starz Entertainment, underscoring investor concerns that it may lose its edge in the online rental market.

Microsoft will be the winner in Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility as the deal makes Google a direct rival to its phone-making clients, a senior executive from Acer Inc said on Friday.

Wall Street stocks dropped on Friday, with major indexes falling as much as 2 percent as Labor Department data showed jobs growth flatlined in August, intensifying worries the economy is staggering.

Campbell Soup Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly results on Friday, helped by fewer profit-sapping promotions in its long-struggling U.S. soup business.

Madonna may be the queen of pop, but her crown as movie director slipped this week after most early reviews of her second feature film W.E. ranged from middling to poor.

With nanotechnology, the era of designer light is dawning on us, now that the optical laws of reflection and refraction were defied and redefined.

Fox News will tap into Google’s technology to include viewers in a jointly-hosted Republican presidential debate.