IBT Staff Reporter

He may have been absent, but Roman Polanski made his presence felt at the Venice film festival on Thursday with his comedy Carnage, in which Oscar-winner Kate Winslet's projectile vomit prompted the biggest laugh.

Venus Williams was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open on Wednesday after being diagnosed with Sj?gren's syndrome, leaving fans wondering: what is that, and is it serious? Here are five things you should know about the condition.

Obama administration lawyers will ask a federal appeals court on Thursday to vacate a judgment declaring Don't Ask, Don't Tell unconstitutional now that the ban on openly gay men and women in the military is about to be repealed.

The SEC is accusing a former venture capital pro of breaching his fiduciary duty and usurping his ex-employer’s funds to launch a separate investment vehicle.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir revives the fierce battles over U.S. national security policies after the September 11 attacks as it rips open old wounds among aides to President George W. Bush.

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman called the controversy over the timing of President Obama's speech to Congress concerning jobs nonsense, saying it is what people hate about politics.

WikiLeaks is defending itself against accusations that it may have put lives at risk by dumping uncensored U.S. diplomatic cables on the Internet.

Antibiotic resistance is a problem that dates back 30,000 years according to a recent discovery.

A New York state banking regulator said on Thursday that it had reached a pact with Goldman Sachs Group Inc on foreclosure processes that will allow the planned sale of its Litton Loan Servicing LP to continue.

President Barack Obama declared Wednesday a number of towns, cities and counties in New Jersey as major disaster areas and ordered federal assistance to supplement storm-battered areas affected by Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011, and days after.

Dancing With The Stars announced their new line up of celebrity participants. The cast includes athletes like NBA star Ron Artest, actors including David Arquette, and...former lawyer and television journalist, Nancy Grace. Beyond the cluster of reality stars and talk show hosts, ABC has a new variety of contestants with Chaz Bono joining the gang.

The long-rumored release date of Droid Bionic seems to have been confirmed by numerous sources, just awaiting an official announcement.

Wall Street was set to open little changed on Thursday after data showed weekly jobless claims declined while nonfarm productivity was weaker than previously thought in the second quarter.

Undeterred by reports of HP TouchPad's demise and Android tablets' anemic sales, HTC has announced the launch of HTC Jetstream, an Android tablet for AT&T's upcoming 4G LTE network.

After a long hegemony of Apple’s iPad, while HP is giving up its TouchPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is struggling with a patent issue, Sony and Amazon are betting their tablets will rival the iPad.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, showing little sign of a pick-up in layoffs in the wake of a slump in business and consumer confidence.

Many top U.S. retailers reported better-than-expected August sales, withstanding Hurricane Irene and sagging consumer confidence.

Discount retailers stand to gain from tighter consumer spending.

Kim and Kris will begin their first full month of marriage living with Kourtney Kardashian, her husband Scott, and their son Mason. On Monday, Sept. 5, filming will begin for Kim's spin-off show--Kourtney and Kim Take New York.

New claims for unemployment benefits fell as expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, showing little sign of a pick-up in layoffs in the wake of a slump in business and consumer confidence.

Factory activity worldwide stalled last month as new orders tumbled, heightening fears that the global economy may be heading for another recession and driving stock markets lower.

PARIS - Sanofi-Aventis investors are looking for steady growth targets running up to 2015 and extra cost savings from the French drugmaker's strategy update next week.

If a new tropical storm gains momentum and becomes a hurricane, it could wreak havoc on oil production in the Gulf of Mexico.

Goldman Sachs and two other firms have agreed with the New York banking regulator to end the practice known as robo-signing, in which bank employees signed foreclosure documents without reviewing case files as required by law, the Wall Street Journal said.

Some top U.S. retailers reported better-than-expected August sales, withstanding sagging consumer confidence and Hurricane Irene.

Factory activity worldwide stalled last month as new orders tumbled, a series of surveys showed on Thursday, heightening fears that the global economy may be heading for another recession.

The world’s top oil exporter is expected to increase official oil selling prices of October crude for Asian clients.

A new study shows that 25 major American corporations last year paid their chief executives more than they paid the government in federal income taxes.

Toronto-Dominion Bank reported a stronger-than-expected profit due to higher loan volumes, and the bank raised its dividend.