IBT Staff Reporter

American Idol tops an estimated 30.1 million rating so far in the most watched prime-time show TV season debut on Tuesday night.

Andre Berto is defending his WBC welterweight title Saturday night against Luis Collazo in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor announced plans to record his first solo debut album.

At a time when the World Bank appears to be on a banning frenzy, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has pulled off the impossible by bagging direct contracts from the global anti-poverty agency.

Embattled search giant Yahoo named respected Silicon Valley veteran Carol Bartz to replace co-founder Jerry Yang as its CEO, but industry observers question her readiness to run an internet-based business.

Interest in what promoters call the best job in the world, has sparked so much interest that the website of the would-be employer caved under pressure.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees:

Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, is reported to have issued a video recording calling on Muslims to wage jihad against Israel over its offensive in Gaza.

Germany's biggest bank Deutsche Bank AG reported on Monday it estimates a loss of 4.8 billion euro or $6.4 billion on the fourth quarter on what it called exceptional market conditions which impacted sales and trading businesses.

Nortel Networks Corp., North America's biggest maker of telephone equipment filed for bankruptcy protection as it faced a drop in orders from telecom companies amid the global economic crisis.

Spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Leslie Unger said none of the superstar presenters will be announced before the Oscar telecast on February 22.

Retail sales fell 2.7 percent in December to $343.2 billion compared to November and down 9.8 percent below December 2007, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday.

There appears to be trouble in paradise for the Charlie's Angels best friends, according to media reports.

Jennifer Hudson will be making her first comeback performance after the horrific killings of her family members at next month's Super Bowl.

The fluctuations in the economy may change a lot of things, but one thing that remains the same is the desire to explore new places and experience new cultures. It?s just that now, when travelers....

The Screen Actors Guild appeared ready to go ahead with a strike authorization vote after a group of board members failed in an attempt to oust the union’s lead contract negotiator.

Scott Pioli was selected the general manager of the Kansas City Cheifs, reported The Kansas City Star.

Film production in the city of Los Angeles dropped to its lowest level in 15 years by the end of 2008, according to FilmL.A., the group that coordinates on-location film schools.

For an event that usually does not attract hordes of attention, President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20 is proving to be an ad magnet.

Areas in the upper Midwest experienced temperatures of minus 10 as yet another snowstorm appears to be fast approaching, causing schools to close and killing one man.

The woman at the center of the three-decade-old sex allegations against Oscar-winning film-maker Roman Polanski has filed court papers seeking dismissal of the charges against him.

Nielsen Media Research compiled a list of the top 20 shows watched during prime-time viewership hours during Jan. 5-11.

New hires will see a cut in benefits after state governments from Rhode Island to California have run up estimated pension-fund losses of $865.1 billion, according to a report.

The closure of Guantanamo Bay prison will not be an easy one with many diverse prisoners from die-hard jihadists to innocent men swept up in war.

Bernard Madoff, 70, accused of a $50 billion fraud is expected to attend a Manhattan Federal Court on Wednesday for a hearing of U.S. prosecutors who seek his imprisonment.

The Jonas Brothers who are first-time nominees will also be making their Grammy Awards performance debut, according to a report.

On Tuesday Israeli troops advanced into the densely populated Gaza suburbs for the first time leaving residents terrified as they ran for cover. Soldiers are searching alleyways and cellars to find Hamas fighters.

Yahoo! Inc. has appointed Carol Bartz as its new Chief Executive Officer on Tuesday and reactions from analysts are seeing the move as safe but concerned on her experience in key areas Yahoo is involved.

Parts of Europe spent yet another day without gas as the Russian and Ukrainian energy providers failed to reach an agreement on supplies as promised, with hundreds of thousands of Europeans beginning a second week with little or no heat in their homes, offices or schools.