Partisan disagreement over the fate of the Bush-era tax cuts on the nation's top earners helped to undo the Congressional deficit reduction super committee, ensuring that debate about the cuts will figure heavily into the 2012 presidential contest.
Jeremy White
Nov 21, 2011
The self-proclaimed Ultra-Modern Club in the heart of New York City, Vin-Tich Lounge, at 3950 10th Ave in the Inwood section of Manhattan, was the host to an early morning fight on Sunday that left two police officers injured.
Michael Billera
Nov 21, 2011
Japan's Olympus Corp said on Monday that a third-party panel appointed by the company to look into an accounting scandal has, so far, found no evidence that funds from its M&A deals went to organised crime syndicates or that yakuza gangsters were involved.
IBT Staff Reporter
Nov 21, 2011
Frederick L. Scott, a murder suspect awaiting trial for the murder of Philip Watson, 30, in Prince George's County, was mistakenly released from jail this month. Police are now looking to the public to help track him down.
Bhaskar Prasad
Nov 21, 2011
The technology community last week mourned the suicide of Ilya Zhitomirskiy, a brilliant young mathematician who co-founded Diaspora, a social network site devoted to privacy.
David Zielenziger
Nov 20, 2011
Paris Hilton's teen brother, Conrad, crashed his car into several parked cars in Brentwood, Calif. early Saturday morning.
Laura Matthews
Nov 19, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped its game against New York State as it enters the final stages of a four-year contest with a new lawsuit aiming to overturn the 1997 state ban on live professional mixed martial arts.
Ceylan Yeginsu
Nov 15, 2011
Occupy Wall Street protesters stormed Manhattan's Duarte Square Tuesday morning, hours after being kicked out of Zuccotti Park by the NYPD. Hundreds of protesters descended on the square, where they quickly assembled, erected several wooden makeshift tent-like structures, and began planning their next moves.
Connor Adams Sheets
Nov 15, 2011
Shortly after 1 a.m., police moved in and cleared OWS protesters from Zuccoti Park, making approximately 70 arrests.
Tom Dworetzky
Nov 15, 2011
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain says that God told him to run for president.
Bhaskar Prasad
Nov 14, 2011
iPhone 4S has had a bit of a rocky debut, but when the Droid Razr launches Nov. 11 at 11:11 a.m., the smartphone war will lurch forward once more. Motorola is taking the fight to Apple with the debut of its flagship Droid Razr, a refresh of a long-gone ultra-thin clam shell phone once known simply as the Motorola Razr
Anthony Myers
Nov 10, 2011
Find out Veterans Day 2011 freebies and events happening in Washington D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles.
IBT Staff Reporter
Nov 10, 2011
Lisa Irwin has been missing from her home in Kansas City, Mo., for over a month, but many questions remain unanswered. Police continue to search for the missing 11-month-old baby, but the heavily publicized case still has no major leads or suspects.
Julia Greenberg
Nov 05, 2011
Three earthquakes shook Oklahoma Saturday. Authorities say the aftershocks could be felt as far away as Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas, according to The Associated Press.
Cavan Sieczkowski
Nov 05, 2011
American Actor Leonard Stone passed away from cancer on Wednesday at 87, just two days before his 88th birthday. Stone has an extensive list of credits, playing supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films, but he was best known as Violet's father, Sam Beauregarde, in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Julia Greenberg
Nov 03, 2011
Occupy Tulsa protestors were arrested and some were pepper sprayed.
Cristina Merrill
Nov 02, 2011
The 2011 Pan American games ended Sunday in a dazzling closing ceremony as the flag was passed to the 2015 host nation, Canada.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 31, 2011
Japan's Olympus Corp on Thursday stuck to its defense of deals that have come under fire since the 92-year-old firm axed its British CEO in a bitter boardroom battle, repeating that the acquisitions were strategic and involved no wrongdoing.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 26, 2011
The photo images for hotly anticipated Lavazza Calender for 2012 have been released by the Italian coffee company.
Daniel Tovrov
Oct 26, 2011
Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey will have a Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, new general manager Ben Cherington announced at his introductory news conference Tuesday, essentially ending the starter's 2012 season before it begins.
Jason Van Hoven
Oct 25, 2011
Stocks rose on Monday, adding to three weeks of gains by the S&P 500, after strong earnings from Caterpillar and some proposed acquisitions boosted investor sentiment.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 24, 2011
Stocks rose on Monday, adding to three weeks of gains for the S&P after strong earnings from Caterpillar and some proposed acquisitions boosted investor appetite for risky assets.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 24, 2011