IBT Staff Reporter

Wall Street stocks rose on Wednesday, snapping a three-day losing streak, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested policymakers are actively considering further stimulus for the economy if it is needed.

Few American women would put veggies on the top of their 'can't-live-without' list. Likewise, eating healthy doesn't mean you have to deprive yourself or make life difficult: One glass of wine per day cuts your odds of dying by 20 percent, according to Health.com.

Nick Oliveri, the bassist for the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, was taken into custody by Los Angeles police Tuesday night after fending off a S.W.A.T. team for five hours.

Medical device maker Kinetic Concepts Inc said it would go private in a nearly $5 billion cash deal with a consortium of private equity firm Apax Partners and two Canadian pension firms.

Hugh Hefner and the currently #winning Charlie Sheen are not dead, despite recent Internet rumors. Hefner, 85, is still alive and thriving, and did not suffer from a heart attack.However, that didn't stop a Playmate from believing the rumors and speaking out about his life.But good old Twitter came in hand once again, and the 85-year-old Playboy set the record straight by tweeting, The rumors of my death are, as Mark Twain observed in a similar situation, greatly exaggerated. I'm v...

You may need a Chinese-speaking friend to help you muddle through the Chinese-language buttons needed to access those videos, but the Web site offers a cheaper alternative to the now-pricey Netflix.

Electronic Arts Inc, the video game publisher, is buying PopCap Games in a deal worth up to $1.3 billion as it tries to ramp up its social and casual games portfolio and better compete with Zynga Inc.

Rebecca Black has a new single out called My Moment and the producer for the video is Brandon Hamilton, a producer who has previously worked with Justin Bieber.Black has just released the cover art for her latest sing, My Moment, and it does little to revamp her image. The teenage singer became a YouTube sensation overnight with her song Friday which sounded an awful lot like the tune to Bieber's Baby song. Now it looks like the teenybopper is looking to st...

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco spent the first week of their marriage in separate hotels ten miles apart, according to his palace.

While both Galaxy S 2 and HTC Sensation have the where-with-all to beat iPhone 4, they are also at loggerheads with each other to corner a slice of the burgeoning smartphone market

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison ripped NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a recent Men's Journal interview.

Charlize Theron, 35, and Ryan Reynolds, are dating. At least US Weekly says they are. It's rumored that the Green Lantern star, 34, has been dating the blonde bombshell for months and that it's hush-hush.Reynolds split from wife Scarlett Johansson, 26, in December but was spotted having dinner with the former Mrs. Reynolds at Little Dom's in LA last Friday.Other women that the actor has dated include Alanis Morissette, who he was engaged and was seeing for 7 year...

A Europe-wide test of the safety of its banks risks becoming a sideshow as long as politicians struggle to contain the continent's debt crisis and the detrimental impact on day-to-day funding for lenders.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who ranked as the most popular Google+ user as late as Tuesday evening with over 21,000 followers and 39 friends, is nowhere to be seen.

Brooklyn - a Hasidic boy was found Wednesday dismembered and placed in a garbage bin and refrigerator. The police have a man in custody.

TV legend Ted Danson will try and give CSI the spark it needs.

Demi Lovato's single Skyscraper has been an encouragement to all people. Selena Gomez even tweeted: SO, SO proud of Demi Lovato, Skyscraper. Incredible, beautiful and so inspiring. The empowering ballad is truly moving. Beyond the words you can sense a transparent, vulnerable, and fragile Lovato expressing her heart.

News Corp has withdrawn its $12 billion bid to buy out the 61 percent of broadcaster BSkyB it does not already own after the government turned on Rupert Murdoch over a phone hacking scandal.

Not only has the creation of invisibility cloaks well advanced, scientists are undergoing researches to make more things on earth disappear.

News Corp withdrew its $12 billion bid to buy out the 61 percent of broadcaster BSkyB it does not already own on Wednesday after the government turned on Rupert Murdoch following a phone hacking scandal.

Men are more likely than women to be diagnosed and die of cancer, according to government research and analysis of 36 different types of tumors and blood cancers that affect both sexes.

“Facebook for Feature Phones,” Facebook blogged about its extension of the mobile arena by including a mobile application for those that don’t have smartphones.

Samsung Electronics and HTC are predicted to be the big winners in the global cellphone market in the second quarter, benefiting from booming demand for their smartphones running Google's software.

The New York Mets traded closer Francisco Rodriguez to the Milwaukee Brewers last night, avoiding the expensive option in the pitcher's contract with the team.

As the legal quagmire that Apple and Samsung are involved in continues to deepen, questions galore as to who is the biggest loser.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius on Friday announced three efforts she says will help states lower their share of costs for approximately nine million people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits.

Stock index futures rebounded on Wednesday from three days of losses on stronger-than-expected growth in China, but investors closely watched developments in Europe's debt crisis.

Jack Wilshere has added his voice to the saga surrounding Cesc Fabregas' future, urging his captain to stay loyal to Arsenal and prove that he is a real man.

Charlie Sheen is dead — the rumor had spread like wild fire on Twitter yesterday panicking fans to confirm the news. A virus is distributing through Facebook as well claiming Sheen’s death.