IBT Staff Reporter

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.

A former senior aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron faced arrest on Friday over his alleged role in a phone-hacking scandal that prompted Rupert Murdoch to close Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper.

It's true what they say - hand size is a good indicator of what a man has going on below the belt.

STS-135 Launch Pad Lightning Strike Video

A man believed to have killed seven people in Grand Rapids, Michigan initiated a manhunt today. Residents were advised to stay in their homes

Investor Warren Buffett has donated another $1.78 billion to several charities, with the bulk going to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as part of his plan begun in 2006 to donate 99 percent of his wealth.

E. Coli allegations have resulted in an EU ban on Egyptian fenugreek seeds. Fears loom that the Egyptian economy will take a major hit.

Hackers broke into the Twitter feeds of Fox News and PayPal this week, raising concerns about how secure the microblogging site is as it increasingly becomes a platform for news dissemination.

Big pickup trucks are clogging many U.S. dealer lots, causing headaches for General Motors Co and other automakers, and raising concerns about price wars and lower profits later in the year.

Two of the biggest commodity hedge funds suffered a second month of painful losses in June, falling victim to a rout across raw goods markets, a hedge fund investor told Reuters on Thursday.

A man believed to have killed seven people in Grand Rapids, Michigan initiated a manhunt today. Officers are believed to have caught the suspect but residents are advised to stay in their homes.

Hackers broke into the Washington Post Co's jobs website in two incidents last month, affecting more than a million user IDs and emails, the company said on its website.

Rupert Murdoch will shut down Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper, the News of the World, in a startling response to a scandal engulfing his media empire.

The board of Simon Property Group Inc , the largest owner of U.S. malls and outlet centers, has agreed to a plan that will give CEO and Chairman David Simon 1 million shares for him to remain with the company for at least another eight years, according to a regulatory filing.

The fast-growing microblogging site Twitter has fallen behind some other Internet services in introducing tools to help secure the accounts of users, security experts say.

Amid rumors of Jiang Zemin's death, some are saying that the ex-leader who presided over the 1997 handover of Hong Kong died from lung cancer.

A man believed to have killed seven people in Grand Rapids, Michigan initiated a manhunt today. Officers are believed to have caught the suspect but residents have been advised to stay in their homes.

Proxy firm Glass Lewis was left unimpressed by Research In Motion Ltd's promise to study board changes while avoiding an imminent shareholder vote on the matter.

Apple probably will release an “iPad 2 Plus” device, which is a slightly upgraded iPad 2, according to FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger.

JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to pay $211.2 million to settle federal and state charges that its employees rigged bids for derivatives sold to at least 48 cities and charities.

Investor Warren Buffett has donated another $1.5 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, part of his plan that began in 2006 to donate 99 percent of his wealth.

With the launch of the new Google+, a lot of buzz has been created about how Google+ is innovative and at the same time it appears to be a great threat to other social networks, such as Facebook. But is it good enough to take on Facebook+Skype?

Rumors about Jiang Zemin's death are provoking the ire of Chinese censors.

Casey Anthony, the young mother accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter using chloroform and duct tape, was acquitted Tuesday, prompting lawmakers to push for Caylee's Law. The 25-year-old will likely be released July 16, making her the most hated woman in the nation.

Illinois' fiscal 2011 revenue jumped nearly $3.4 billion over fiscal 2010 collections due mainly to a big income tax rate hike and a tax amnesty program, a legislative commission reported on Thursday.

Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky could feel the charge of riders on either side of him as he approached the line. He pushed harder and just beat HTC's Matthew Goss and yellow jersey race leader Thor Hushovd (Garmin) for the win in Stage 6 of the Tour de France.