Utilities companies are taking extra precautions to ensure people who are upping their electricity use to cope with the heat wave do not trigger a repeat of the 2003 blackout that temporarily plunged cities from New York to Detroit into darkness.
Jeremy White
Jul 21, 2011
As a potentially deadly heat wave scorches 32 states, utilities companies are taking extra precautions to ensure added strain on the electrical grid does not trigger a repeat of the 2003 blackout that temporarily plunged cities from New York to Detroit into darkness.
Jeremy White
Jul 21, 2011
Marijuana legalization across the United States is not too far off, according to one legalization advocate.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 20, 2011
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested 14 members of hacking group 'Anonymous' for their alleged involvement in a cyber attack on PayPal's website.
Manikandan Raman
Jul 20, 2011
New Jersey is going to join 15 other states of the US and the District of Columbia to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Shailesh Shrivastava
Jul 20, 2011
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested 16 alleged members of Anonymous hacking group in a nationwide take down of the infamous hacking group.
Ankita Mehta
Jul 20, 2011
Marijuana legalization across the United States is not too far off, according to one legalization advocate.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 19, 2011
The unveiling of the Spaceport America brand brings to light the visionary project which took many years to complete.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 19, 2011
In a recently released study from NAEP, the Nation's Report Card for geography was full of F's.
Mark Johanson
Jul 19, 2011
Texas A&M oceanographers say that the dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico off coastal Louisiana will likely grow in 2011, and may even triple in size.
Joseph Lazzaro
Jul 19, 2011
Troubled networking giant Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) said it will slash 6,500 jobs – representing about 9 percent of its workforce, in a bid to save about $1-billion in annual expenses.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 19, 2011
A look at the early exits of the South American giants.
Bobby Ilich
Jul 18, 2011
A look at how the South American giants struggled.
Bobby Ilich
Jul 18, 2011
Hoping to break a world record and raise awareness of endangered sharks, a couple gathered over 200 divers in Mexico to celebrate their wedding under the sea.
Mark Johanson
Jul 18, 2011
Ecuador starts a 72 hour ban on liquor after 21 people died over the weekend.
Daniel Tovrov
Jul 18, 2011
Rental car company Hertz announced its intention to acquire fleet vehicle and management company Donlen Corp. for 250 million dollars, plus assuming Donlen's debt.
John Talty
Jul 18, 2011
Soccer fans from all of the world will focus on Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday July 17 to watch the final match of the women’s World Cup fought between U.S. and Japan.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 17, 2011
Argentina vs Uruguay in the quarterfinals of the Copa America
Bobby Ilich
Jul 16, 2011
Technology giant Apple unveiled Mac OS X Lion, which the company claims is the world's most advanced desktop operating system, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last month.
Manikandan Raman
Jul 16, 2011
The US Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico issued a warning on Friday of a possible violence outbreak in the city by drug cartels that could be targeting US interests.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 16, 2011
Argentina faces Uruguay in the quarterfinals
Bobby Ilich
Jul 15, 2011
Mexican soldiers discovered the biggest marijuana plantation ever found in Mexican history, in the state of Baja California, about 150 miles (250km) south of the U.S. border Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 15, 2011
