IBT Staff Reporter

U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in June, with employers hiring the fewest number of workers in nine months, dousing hopes the economy would regain momentum in the second half of the year.

Her role as Dr. Julie Harris was described as foul mouthed and sexually explicit, by MTV news. She is typically cast for the same kind of roles in every film--sweet, everywoman, who is either married or looking for Mr. Right.This stuff never comes my way, she added.

Casey Anthony has allegedly received a porn offer from Vivid Entertainment.

Police arrested David Cameron's former spokesman on Friday over the scandal that has shut down Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, forcing the prime minister to defend his judgment while promising sweeping new rules for the British press.

A Texas Rangers fan fell to his death after catching a ball tossed to him by outfielder Josh Hamilton at Rangers Ballpark on Thursday

ESPN reports that the deal to sell a minority share in the New York Mets to hedge fund manager David Einhorn will likely not close until August. Both sides are confident that the deal will get done, but the details are dragging out the process.

U.S. job growth in June essentially ground to a halt for a second month running, suggesting a sharp first half slowdown is not merely a blip, as Wall Street economists and Federal Reserve officials had hoped.

Stocks were set to open sharply lower on Friday after the June payrolls report fell short of expectations and dashed hopes the economic recovery had regained speed.

At 8:55 a.m. Friday, NASA updated its STS-135 Atlantis Launch Blog, saying the ground launch sequencer has been activated. For now, it is monitoring critical commands and systems, but once the countdown reaches T-9 minutes and counting, the program will take over all of the vehicle's critical functions. The boarding process should take a little more than an hour and the hatch will be closed for flight at about 9:21 a.m., according to NASA.

Check here to get a play by play of NASA's final shuttle launch.

A year ago, Mike Maples's investment firm, Floodgate, was investing in young companies at a pace of two or three every quarter. Now, he's backed just one start-up all year and puts a big chunk of the blame on spiraling price tags.

Prime Minister David Cameron promised sweeping new rules for Britain's press on Friday and a full inquiry into failures by police and politicians as his own former spokesman was arrested over a newspaper phone-hacking scandal.

U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in June, with employers hiring the fewest number of workers in nine months, dampening hopes the economy was on the cusp of regaining momentum after stumbling in recent months.

Just when you think the longest-standing transfer saga in football's recent history is reaching its climax, the tale comes up with a new twist with Arsenal and Barcelona failing to see eye-to-eye for Cesc Fabregas' transfer fee.

U.S. securities and accounting regulators will meet Chinese counterparts next week to negotiate an agreement on joint U.S.-Chinese inspections of auditing firms in China, the U.S. government said on Friday.

Stock index futures were little changed on Friday before government employment figures that should show if a lackluster recovery has regained speed.

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The British government said on Friday it would take the closure of the Rupert Murdoch tabloid at the heart of a phone hacking scandal into consideration when deciding on the mogul's bid to buy BSkyB.

Stock index futures were flat on Friday before the June U.S. payrolls report, which should give investors important guidance on the economy.

A section of the roof in FC Twente's De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede collapsed on Thursday afternoon, killing one person and injuring 16.

China's Baidu Inc announced on Friday a major restructuring of its business lines and said Shen Haoyu, its senior vice president of business operations will leave for personal reasons.

A section of the roof in FC Twente's De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede collapsed on Thursday afternoon, killing one person and injuring 16.

Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, while futures for both the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 were up 0.1 percent.

British Prime Minister David Cameron called an urgent news conference on Friday after reports his former spokesman was meeting police could be arrested after the closure of the scandal-hit newspaper he once edited.

British Prime Minister David Cameron called an urgent news conference on Friday after reports his former spokesman was meeting police and could be arrested after the closure of the scandal-hit newspaper he once edited.

Some interesting clues on the duchess' ancestry.

Are hands-free cell phones any less risky than hand-held cell phones behind the wheel? No, says Governors Highway Safety Association’s comprehensive study on distracted driving.

Google Inc is leaving open the door to more co-operation with social-media giants Facebook and Twitter, and believes there is room for multiple social networks as it rolls out its own, executive chairman Eric Schmidt said.

U.S. companies probably stepped up hiring in June as the economy recovers from a stumble in recent months, although job growth is not expected to be strong enough to eat into high unemployment.