IBT Staff Reporter

After over a week of backdoor negotiations and heated coverage, the state legislators are still stuck on the same-sex marriage bill in New York.Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting unprecedented pressure on Republicans to approve his bill, which now awaits one more vote in the Senate to cross the finishing line.

LE BOURGET, France, June 21 - Airbus piled up orders for its revamped A320neo passenger jet at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, putting more pressure on Boeing and limiting scope for new rivals as Russian premier Vladimir Putin arrived to tout his country's aerospace industry.

Prime Minister George Papandreou's cabinet faces a confidence vote late on Tuesday, the first of three tests the Greek government must survive to avert the euro zone's first sovereign default.

June auto sales are on track to at least meet and perhaps exceed May levels, a top Ford Motor Co executive told reporters on Tuesday.

Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen's Music, has suggested that owners of mobile phones which ring during concerts should pay a fine.

Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop unveiled a new smartphone on Tuesday that uses software the firm plans to ditch, a move analysts said would probably condemn the device to obscurity.

Today is Summer Solstice 2011. The ancient Celts believed that although this is a time of merriment for some, it brings out evil spirits.That seems to be the cases for a descendent of the Celt, British musical icon Amy Winehouse. Analysts say Winehouse is the musical talent of this generation.

The singer arrived in Japan all in green.

Stock index futures signaled a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, as expectations grew that a default of Greek debt could be avoided and sovereign risk in other euro zone countries could be contained.

Tuesday, Apple released Final Cut Pro X, a revolutionary new version of its flagship professional non-linear video editing software. Final Cut Pro X is available on the Mac App Store for $299.99, and its companion Motion 5 and Compressor 4 for $49.99 each.

Samsong Exhibit 4G, which come packed with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 1GHz processor and other goodies, will begin selling at T-Mobile stores from June 22 at a price tag that will leave you drooling.

There are too few holidays-cum-excuses to get hammered in mainstream American society- a lesson we are learning from the Pagans and the Christians this week-in Summer Solstice 2011.

The USS Carl Vinsion, which casted off the body of Osama bin Laden is now going to stage the first NCAA college basketball game on the flight deck on Veterans Day.

For years, the wives of American politicians have portrayed images of being loyal and loving, the good wives who stand loyally beside their husbands even though they disapprove their sexual romps and scandals. But in the past two years, the “good wives” image has changed.

Drugstore chain operator Walgreen Co said it was unable to renew an important contract with a major pharmacy benefits manager and faces continued pressure from government reimbursement policies, sending its shares down nearly 4 percent in premarket trading.

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as expectations grew that a solution will be found for Greece to avoid a default and a short-term contagion risk to other euro zone countries could be contained.

Technology giant Apple’s one-stop cloud-based photo, video, music and data back up and push out service iCloud has generated a lot of interest and Apple has even held back the launch of its new MacBook Air and other products so that it could bundle iCloud with all future product launches. But does iCloud have what it takes to beat Google Music Beta digital locker, Amazon Cloud Drive, Microsoft Sky Drive?

Six-time champion Roger Federer will begin his tournament on Tuesday against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin at the Centre Court.

The Conservative government on Monday introduced back-to-work bill that could send the locked-out postal employees back to work to end the ongoing postal dispute between Canada Post and the Union.

Chelsea's new manager looks certain to be Andre Villas-Boas after he quit as manager of FC Porto.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 released last week in the U.S. amidst high expectations of the people who expected it to be an iPad killer. But has it lived up to the hype?

Drugstore chain operator Walgreen Co reported a higher quarterly profit as sales of general merchandise and more profitable generic drugs rose.

With the latest launch of iCloud, Apple has joined the race in offering cloud computing services along with Google, Amazon and Microsoft.

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as expectations grew that a solution will be found for Greece to avoid a default and a short-term contagion risk to other euro zone countries could be contained.

Apple will not launch its fabled iPhone 5 in September during the iPod refresh event.

Indian budget carrier IndiGo could confirm an historic $16 billion order for 180 Airbus aircraft at the Paris Air Show on Wednesday, industry sources said.

With Andre Villas-Boas, the new Mourinho, emerging as the front-runner to take the Chelsea managerial hot-seat, it should be asked what he will need to do to succeed at a tricky club like Chelsea.

Summer solstice celebrates a time when the sun reaches its northernmost point in the sky.

R. Kelly, the R&B singer and songwriter, has been sued by his former talent manager for non-payment of dues of nearly $1 million owed to him in commissions.