IBT Staff Reporter

Stocks extended gains on Tuesday as optimism over a confidence vote for Greece and better-than-expected housing data boosted investor appetite for equities.

Today, June 21, is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and obviously, it also marks the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

Ryan Dunn, the 34 year old star of MTV's Jackass died on June 20, 2011 in a car crash.

In news that will please many around the Emirates, the Gunnersare set to announce an addition of £25m to Arsene Wenger's transfer kitty after striking a property deal. However, will that be enough to convince Fabregas and Nasri to stay?

Britney's flashiest fashion moments.

Minutes ago, Robert Ebert published a blog post apologizing to late Jackass star Ryan Dunn's friends, who were offended by his earlier tweets.

The newly released Skype 5.5 beta for Windows is bringing along more Facebook integrated features including facebook chat.

Weird Al parodies 'Born This Way.'

Barnes & Noble Inc reported a deeper-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday as the largest U.S. bookstore chain came under pressure from the going-out-of-business sales of bankrupt rival Borders Group Inc.

Best Buy Co's board raised its quarterly dividend by 7 percent to 16 cents a share and approved a plan to buy back $5 billion of common stock, sending its shares up 3 percent.

New York Mets COO surprised fans yesterday by saying the team may be buyers at the trade deadline if the team continues to stay in contention for the NL Wild Card.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has started to hand out layoff notices after it said on Friday it would cut an unspecified number of jobs, a local newspaper said on Tuesday.

The Duke of Cambridge forgoes a big party.

Here is a list which details all that happens in 60 seconds on the ever growing world of internet.

The British singer's 12 stop European tour was canceled early Tuesday, People magazine reports.

Obama's visit to New York City this week includes speaking at the annual LGBT Leadership Gala at the Sheraton New York, in the very midst of 2011 NYC Pride events. Does it hint Obama's new position in same-sex marriage? There are some historical facts that may back up its likelihood.

Nicole Richie posted on her Twitter account a video a Britney Spears dance-off.

Ebert, who tweeted, Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive and later also posted it on his Facebook page. According to Mashable, this resulted in a number of complaints from Facebook users.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday began a two-day meeting against the backdrop of a weakening U.S. economy that will likely force policymakers to plan for the possibility that things may get worse.

The two have nicknames for one another.

As the Libya conflict continues, Libyan rebels have taken and are repairing weapons from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. On Monday, rebel army officers were seen in a workshop in Benghazi fixing weapons.

Jackass star Ryan Dunn died Monday from injuries sustained in a fatal car crash in Pennsylvania.

Ryan Dunn's fans have lashed out against Ebert in response to what they believe was an insensitive, untimely comment that didn't value Ryan Dunn's life and the loss thereof.

Fashion police decry Venus Williams' white Wimbledon playsuit while the American tennis player was also criticized for wearing what she called a jumper.

Netflix was left red-faced when the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) sued the on-demand internet streaming video and flat rate DVD-by-mail provider for failing to provide closed-captioning on many of its streaming content.

Drugstore chain operator Walgreen Co said it will stop filling prescriptions for people covered by drug benefits manager Express Scripts Inc at the end of the year after failing to agree on a new contract.

Twitter is ablaze with outrage over Pulitzer Prize winner movie critic Roger Ebert's comment about Jackass star Ryan Dunn high speed car accident.

After news broke yesterday that former Jackass star, Ryan Dunn, died in a car crash, legendary film critic Roger Ebert took to twitter to share his opinion on the accident.

Today marks Prince William's 29th birthday, but the Prince won't be celebrating it with a grand party with his new wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, because the Prince has a call of duty.