IBT Staff Reporter

U.S. offshore oil and natural gas producers are restarting production operations with Tropical Storm Don long over, data from Gulf of Mexico energy regulators showed on Sunday.

Google, the Internet leader in search, confirmed on Friday that it has bought more than 1,000 technology patents from IBM.

Governments and policy makers around the world warned of the risk of financial disaster if Washington fails to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.

A deal to raise the federal debt ceiling and avoid the first ever U.S. default is "very close" and a vote on a bipartisan measure could take place as soon as Sunday night, top Senate Leaders said.

A deal involving up to $3 trillion in deficit cuts over a decade that would let U.S. lawmakers raise the U.S. borrowing limit and avoid default could spur a relief rally in Wall Street stocks and a rise in U.S. government yields on Monday.

Automakers have agreed to produce by the quarter-century mark the most fuel- efficient cars and trucks ever that will leverage new designs and technology, but still rely heavily on gasoline engines.

If debate in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling finally ends with a deal on Sunday, the last-minute reprieve could spark a relief rally when global markets open.

Google, the giant search engine company, has confirmed on Friday that it has purchased more than 1,000 technology patents from IBM (International Business Machines Corp).

Manchester United got a small measure of revenge against Barcelona with a 2-1 win over the Catalans in a pre-season friendly at the FedEx field in Washington.

In an interview with Graham Norton in 2010, Kournikova confirmed that she and Iglesias have been together for over eight years but have no plans to marry in the near future.

Amazon.com Inc shares, just below their all-time high, could rise 10 percent to 25 percent if its capital spending translates to fast growth in its retailing, Kindle e-readers and cloud-computing businesses, Barron's said in its August 1 edition.

Four people were confirmed dead in a plane that crashed and burned after colliding in mid-air with another plane near Trapper Creek, Alaska, state troopers said late on Saturday.

STANFORD, California, July 30 - Comeback queen Serena Williams crushed Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-2 to move into the final of the Stanford Classic on Saturday.

Red Sox starter Jon Lester received plenty of run support as Boston pulverized the Chicago White Sox 10-2 at U.S. Cellular Field Saturday.

Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married fellow athlete Mike Tindall on Saturday in a private ceremony in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.

A study suggests that users of Internet Explorer have the lower IQ than the users of other Web browsers.

People tend to exaggerate or underrate their responses to questions on surveys

Temuera Morrison attends his niece's Star Wars themed prom party

Apple, the largest smartphone vendor, reported a growth rate that is 12 times the global mobile phone market in Q2.

The petit right wing terror and Islamic terror with extended networks have gained grounds in Western world for few years.

Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke said, "The space elevator will be built about 50 years after everyone stops laughing." Now that laughing has come to a halt, people can count on the years before Space Elevator becomes a reality.

Caleb Followill left the show midway due to heat exhaustion

The only known transparent "Ghost Car" was sold at an auction for $308,000

Two small planes collided in midair above Amber Lake in Alaska on Saturday afternoon. One of the planes, a Cessna 180, crashed and was engulfed in flames. At least two people - possibly three were killed in the crash, said Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters.

Prince William and Kate Middleton, as well as other members of the royal family including Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Camilla,Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice attended Zara Phillips? wedding ceremony on Saturday.

Erika Hughes, 24, was walking alone in a busy road in Mastic, Suffolk County at 11:59 p.m., when a dark colored truck slammed into her and sent her flying across the road onto the curb. The callous driver sped off without stopping to see if the woman was alright.

Do smarter people use certain browsers more than others?

Top level negotiations will continue until Sunday afternoon at one p.m. after Senate Majority leader Harry Reid delayed a test vote on a Democratic debt ceiling increase plan.

An Arizona man faces a felony count of sexual abuse after forcing his maid to inappropriately touch him and them claiming that Satan made him do it.