IBT Staff Reporter

Former New York Yankee pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead on Wednesday. His body was reportedly found by his friend. He was 42 years old.

British and Swiss scientists have identified an antibody from a human patient that neutralizes main groups of influenza A viruses, dubbed the "super antibody" F16.

Texas police arrested a Muslim American Army private near Fort Hood, who admitted that he wanted to attack fellow soldiers at the military base Killeen, Texas police said.

Tropical Storm Don has triggered a storm warning along the Texas coast on Thursday evening, with the storm expected to hit within 36 hours.

Motorola Mobility warned that its third-quarter profit would miss expectations due to the second delay of a smartphone launch and price cuts of its tablet computers, sending its shares down 4 percent.

Tiger Woods announced Thursday night that he will return to competitive golf next week at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. The news was revealed via his Twitter and website. "Feeling fit and ready to tee it up at Firestone next week. Excited to get back out there!"

Republicans in the House of Representatives on Thursday delayed a vote a short-term bill to raise the nation's debt limit by $900 billion, Democratic sources said.

Banks accused of failing to detect Bernard Madoff's fraud won a victory in a U.S. federal court, as a judge said the trustee seeking money for victims of the Ponzi scheme could not pursue many of his claims.

Hot and sexy Colombian models sizzled the fashion runway by posing in swimsuits and lingerie designed by Spanish fashion designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada and Colombian fashion brand Leonisa.

The goalie in a soccer match has landed a controversial flying kick on back of an opponent's neck.

The amount of soil-bound carbon released to atmosphere in the 2007 Anaktuvuk River fire was enough to impact the global climate, according to UF ecologist Michelle Mack and other scientists.

Verizon Wireless plans to pay a $10 billion dividend early next year to its parents, Vodafone Group Plc and Verizon Communications .

Online travel agency Expedia Inc said its quarterly net profit rose as bookings increased by 19 percent.

Banks accused of failing to detect Bernard Madoff's fraud won a big court victory as a Manhattan federal judge rejected efforts by the trustee seeking money for Ponzi scheme victims to pursue many of his claims.

Starbucks Corp raised its fiscal year forecast above Wall Street's estimates, banking on its relatively well-heeled customers visiting more often and shaking off price increases.

NASA has big plans for 3D printers as they look to move beyond low earth orbit. 3D printers have the ability to create spare parts or tools on the spot in zero gravity or on other planets.

Gulf of Mexico producers reduced oil and natural gas output on Thursday as Tropical Storm Don churned northwest toward the Texas Coast, where it could make landfall by the weekend.

Space Exploration Technologies, a privately owned firm developing a space taxi with U.S.-government backing, plans to launch its second test capsule on November 30 and send it all the way to the International Space Station, a company manager said on Thursday.

MetLife Inc , the largest U.S. life insurer, posted a smaller profit on Thursday as natural disasters at home and abroad and a sharp increase in expenses ate into earnings.

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Hideki Irabu, who started for the New York Yankees for three seasons in the late 1990s, was found dead at his Los Angeles-area home of an apparent suicide, the coroner's office said on Thursday.

Motorola Mobility reported higher-than-expected second-quarter revenue, but its outlook was lower than expected, sending its shares down more than 6 percent after hours.

The 3DS is an upgrade from the DS in Nintendo's long line of handheld video game consoles, but after a disappointing launch, Nintendo has dropped the price to $170 dollars from $250.

Motorola Mobility which was spun off from Motorola this year managed to report a 40 increase in second quarter revenues largely due to strong sales of its Google Android-based Smartphones.

Houston Astros outfielder is drawing tremendous interest from the top teams around the league, following Mets' Carlos Beltran being taken off the trade market to the San Francisco Giants.

George W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, in a new interview has revealed how he was told about the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

Beginning August 12th, the Nintendo 3DS will be $80 cheaper, a desperate move by Nintendo to increase sales after a disappointing launch. The 3DS is an upgrade from the DS in Nintendo's long line of of handheld video game consoles called Gameboy.

Actor Joe Pesci has sued the makers of a movie about crime boss John Gotti? and his son, accusing producers of reneging on a contract after he gained 30 pounds to play the notorious crime boss' right-hand man.

The horrors and heroism of World War Two? are given a fresh look in an Art Institute of Chicago exhibition of rediscovered Soviet propaganda posters, which depict Hitler as blood-thirsty, anxious and perverse.

Grammy Award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt will release a memoir in 2013 called "Heart Like a Wheel," borrowing the title of one of her albums, her publisher said on Thursday.