IBT Staff Reporter

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke goes to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify about the sputtering U.S. recovery, but may have to spend much of his time convincing a stubborn Congress to raise the debt ceiling.

The following are highlights of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's prepared remarks on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee as part of his semi-annual testimony on the U.S. economy and monetary policy.

The trailer of the highly anticipated Dark Knight Rises movie has leaked.

For those of us who can't afford the first-class lounge, here's a list of budget airlines that won't break the bank.

After the whirlwind that was the Royal North American tour, Kate Middleton and Prince William seem to want a more quite life. After boarding the plane at LAX, earlier this week, bound for England, the couple have been nowhere in sight.The cute couple has stated they are looking forward to a more reclusive lifestyle, and after the eventful, action-packed tour they had, it seems like a reasonable desire.Considering the recent interest in Kate's waist size, it's no surprise the duches...

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it has struck a sponsorship deal with AT&T Inc to sell a less expensive version of its Kindle 3G digital reader.

The trailer of the highly anticipated Dark Knight Rises , slated to be released to moviegoers watching the final Harry Potter movie, has leaked.

European Union leaders need to come up with a comprehensive plan for tackling the region's debt crisis if they hold an emergency summit on Friday, the Irish Prime Minister said on Wednesday after Ireland had to swallow its first ever junk credit rating.

Rodney King has been arrested again. The 46-year-old became famous after the LAPD brutally bludgeoned him in Los Angeles in 1991, an act that sparked the widespread 1992 LA riots. On Tuesday, King was arrested with a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) in Moreno Valley, California.King had violated several traffic violations while driving his 1994 Mitsubishi, and was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence. It wasn't clear from police statements whether the former LA riot...

Oprah will take the top post at her network, after admitting that she needed to devote more time to OWN.

Foxconn, Apple's manufacturing partner, is reportedly negotiating with the company to sign a new deal that would make it the sole builder of the new iPad, AppleInsider reported.

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.