IBT Staff Reporter

U.S. antitrust regulators gave Apple approval to buy certain assets to be sold by bankrupt telecom maker Nortel Networks Corp, the Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday.

Airbus has won a record-breaking order for 200 of its A320neo jets from AirAsia, capping a week where it has trounced rival Boeing in the fierce competition for plane contracts.

Cory Monteith, who plays the jock turned singer, Finn Hudson, on Fox's hit show Glee, admitted that his teenage years were somewhat troubling.

The digital countdown is over, the owls have vamooshed, and Pottermore is finally here -- sort of -- with all of its attendant expectations and implications.

Sales of new homes in the United States were down 2.1 percent in May, but inventories hit a record low due to reduced production, the U.S. Commerce Department said.

Greece's new finance minister grappled with EU and IMF officials over gaps in his austerity plans on Thursday, with European leaders insisting on deep spending cuts and more tax hikes if Athens wants to secure funds and avoid potential default.

U.S. stocks pared some of their losses and the Nasdaq Composite briefly turned positive on Thursday, boosted by a spike in shares of Apple Inc .

European Union leaders are expected to press Greece at a summit on Thursday to adopt deeply unpopular austerity measures, in return for fresh financial support.

Oprah Winfrey's representatives denied allegation that OJ Simpson told her producers he killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

The New York State Senate Republican Conference will meet to determine whether there will be a vote on same-sex marriage, which according to Republican sources has the 32 votes needed to pass.

The long-stalled same-sex marriage bill in New York may finally see a floor vote later tonight in Albany, where Senate Republicans have been discussing the controversial bill for a week.

After cancelling some North American tour dates due to laryngitis, singer Adele has announced new shows to take place in August and October.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, suggesting little improvement in the labor market this month after employment stumbled badly in May.

The IMF said on Thursday it had identified computer files that were copied during a recent cyberattack and has no evidence information in emails or the fund's financial systems was compromised.

Bulger was the inspiration behind aspects of Jack Nichols's character in the Academy Award-winning film The Departed which was released in 2006.

Oprah representatives have denied allegations by the Daily Mail and National Enrpirer that OJ had confessed to her producers that he had indeed killed Nicole Brown.

Chelsea have been told that they'll have to pay a huge sum of £62million if they want to sign Porto's Radamel Falcao and Jao Moutinho.

AT&T partners with SummerStage to create AT&T NY mosaic, a collection of the best moments of SummerStage. Now is your chance to be a part of it!

Rumors are swirling around the NBA on draft day regarding Atlanta Hawks power forward Josh Smith. The team getting the most chatter about Smith is the Orlando Magic.

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' and Pottermore. It's a big summer for Potter fans.

Stocks slid on Thursday as a sharp drop in oil triggered a sell-off in an already fragile market that was staggered by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's downbeat comments a day earlier.

Stocks tumbled on Thursday as a sharp drop in oil fueled an already weak market that faltered after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's downbeat comments a day earlier.

Walgreen Co Chief Financial Officer Wade Miquelon said on Thursday that the drugstore chain's decision to end its agreement with pharmacy benefits management company Express Scripts Inc was not a bargaining tactic but a principled stand.

G20 members settled a deal on Thursday to curb volatility in food prices, falling short of France's ambitious plans to impose tough new regulations on speculators, but agreeing to boost transparency with a new database.

Stocks tumbled on Thursday as a sharp drop in oil fueled an already weak market that faltered after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's downbeat comments a day earlier.

Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash has reportedly been offered to the Minnesota Timberwolves for their number two draft pick according to sources with ESPN.

Dunn's colleague has, literally, embedded in him the memories of Dunn forever. It's a tattoo of Dunn's face.

Ryan Dunn's Jackass co-star Jason Wee-Man Acuna honored his friend by tattooing his face on to his leg.

The online reading experience of Pottermore will begin with users traveling through book 1, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone.