IBT Staff Reporter

Apple iPad 2, the king of the current tablet war, has choked its upcoming competitor Amazon tablets by blockading them even before the battle has begun.

President Obama and Republicans are in a battle over the federal deficit and a deadline for raising the federal debt limit on August 2 as GOP leaders push to cut spending from government services.

Here is a list of LaBeouf's known past flings and love interests, with the most recent revelation of Megan Fox shocking the public.

A spectacular twist in Dominique Strauss-Kahn's rape case has resulted in his release from house arrest as attention shifts to the victim's credibility.

SAO PAULO Grupo Pao de Acucar Chairman Abilio Diniz said he did not violate his partnership with France's Casino by negotiating a merger with their rival Carrefour in Brazil without informing his partner, the weekly magazine Veja said on Saturday.

Scientists have discovered that the water boatman, also known as Micronecta scholtzi makes the noisiest sounds of any other animal on earth relative to its body size.

Official fire, law enforcement and school departments have compiled a list of places in Los Angeles county where Independence Day fireworks shows are taking place.

A new research has discovered that smokers who receive motivational text messages are more likely to be successful in quitting smoking. They study was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.

Euro zone finance ministers will approve the next tranche of emergency aid for Greece on Saturday and discuss a second three-year financing plan for Athens on July 11, euro zone officials said.

There was a winning Mega Million $105 million jackpot winning ticket sold somewhere in Virginia as the July 1 drawing on Friday also came up with 9 tickets for the next biggest prize.

This is the list of Independence Day around Los Angeles area this year.

The German government has been making preparations for the unlikely event that Greece defaults even though it does not expect such an event, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an interview in Der Spiegel.

For disabled people, playing pool is still a possibility, with some taking the challenge despite impediments.

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife Maria Shriver, who had filed divorce papers Friday ending their 25-years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, could receive $200 million under the state law.

How about Google+ then? Do we have enough control over our identity and online assets?

Go Daddy, the internet domain Web site famous for its provocative Super Bowl commercials, has been sold to KKR & Co. and two other firms for $2.25 billion, people familiar said, according to reports.

A court ruling opened the secret chambers of the temple which have untold wealth buried under

It is claimed he used footage of the car chase twice in the latest Transformer

He denies any references to such offers in his interview to OK magazine

The super model finally marries her boyfriend of four years rocker, Jamie Hince

Apple has moved for the kill as it filed a motion on Friday seeking a preliminary injunction to block Samsung from importing four devices in U.S.

Samsung Electronics Co has dropped a lawsuit against Apple Inc that claimed Apple copied many of Samsung's innovations, according to a report from Bloomberg on Saturday.

Seattle Mariners pitcher Jason Vargas threw a shutout game holding the San Diego Padres to only six hits earning his 3rd shutout of the season. Vargas improves to 6-5 adding seven strikeouts to his total as hi pitched all 9 innings. He became the first pitcher since Freddy Garcia in 2001 to pitch 3 shutouts in the same season.

China's IPO market slowed by a fifth in the first half of 2011 amid a lack of mega deals that hit the market the year before, with fundraisings dominated by small businesses, a trend that analysts said could last for a few more months.

Looking for best places to watch Macy's fireworks on July 4th? Here are tips for you.

Chicago residents and tourists will miss watching the Independence Day firework display at Grant Park, as part of Taste of Chicago event, as the city decided to forgo the celebration due to a budget shortage.

Increasing cyber attacks in recent months have led Google to add an anti-phishing feature in Gmail that automatically displays the sender’s address for some messages.

The heat is building between Apple and Samsung as issues over patent infringement filed lawsuits and accusations have sparked media attention between the two tech giant's escalating rivalry. Official injunctions were filed by Apple to try and block four of Samsung's mobile devices from hitting the U.S. market. The four Samsung devices listed were Galaxy S 4G smartphone, Infuse 4G smartphone, Droid Charge smartphone, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple's devices included iPhones and iPads....

The Tour de France opening stage 1 begins today on Saturday July 2. This year's tour will feature a premier battle between defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain and runner-up Andy Schleck of Luxemburg.