IBT Staff Reporter

Jul 14, 2011

The 135th and final flight in NASA's shuttle program, Atlantis has begun its final 12-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) since July 8. Once the space shuttle comes back from space, the 30-year shuttle era will be over.

Jul 14, 2011

The 135th and final flight in NASA's shuttle program, Atlantis has begun its final 12-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) since July 8. Once the space shuttle comes back from space, the 30-year shuttle era will be over.

Jul 14, 2011

Betty Ford's funeral, Thursday July 14, 2011.

Jul 14, 2011

ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it would spin off its refining and marketing operation, in hopes each arm would be worth more as a separate company.

Jul 14, 2011

China eased export curbs for rare earths on Thursday, restoring it to near-2010 levels in a bid to appease its trading partners, but the European Union said the measure did not go far enough to address concerns of stable supplies.

Jul 14, 2011

Chelsea and Luka Modric have received the clearest indication yet that Tottenham are in no mood to sell the Croat after Spurs manager Harry Redknapp out-rightly rejected Modric's written transfer request.

Jul 14, 2011

Jul 14, 2011

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said Groupon Inc's daily deal coupons may violate state law.

Jul 14, 2011

Curt Schilling was one of Major League Baseball's dominant pitchers for some 20 seasons and since retiring, his game playing has taken a new direction -- he owns a company aiming to conquer the $65 billion video game industry.

Jul 14, 2011

The much-speculated July 14 launch of Mac OS X Lion turned out to be a non-event.Though Lion didn't roar as of yet, its snoring may not last so long anyway - the next rumors in line suggest Lion's launch as early as tomorrow, or all the way pushed back to July 26th.

Jul 14, 2011

New York City should invest more of its pension funds in international equities and other assets because improving returns would help the city with its soaring contributions, Deputy Mayor Robert Steel said on Thursday.

Jul 14, 2011

Netflix's price increase for DVD and streaming rentals was greeted with a massive disapproval from members who were outraged with the 60 percent increase.

Jul 14, 2011

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that overzealous cuts to government spending could derail an already fragile recovery and said a U.S. debt default could wreak financial havoc.

Jul 14, 2011

The number of Americans claiming initial unemployment benefits dropped last week, but remained elevated and retail sales barely rose, suggesting the economy would struggle to regain speed in the second half.

Jul 14, 2011

The official teaser trailer for John Carter was released online today by Walt Disney Pictures.

Jul 14, 2011

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has been invited to ring the NASDAQ bell at 4pm on a trip to secure $1.4 million from New York Mayor's Bloomberg Philanthropies, hoping to follow Bloomberg's footsteps to initiate a government customer service help center to lower homelessness in the city.

Jul 14, 2011

Mila Kunis has reportedly backed out of her Marine Corps date with Sergeant Scott Moore.

Jul 14, 2011

It was an incredible experience that none of us will ever forget, said Michael Fishbach, who narrated his encounter with Valentina, a humpback whale entangled in a fishing net.

Jul 14, 2011

The al-Qaida is launching a ‘cyber jihad’ on the West and there have been increasing attempts by terrorists to ‘invade’ Facebook and other social networking sites for propaganda and to organize attacks.

Jul 14, 2011

Liverpool are on the verge of completing a deal for Stewart Downing after agreeing a fee with Aston Villa for the 26-year-old.

Jul 14, 2011

Richard Anthony Franco, 27, pleaded 'not guilty' after being arrested and caught trespassing at Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry's home. Franco, who is being held in lieu of $150,000 bail, was charged Wednesday with one felony count of stalking after allegedly showing up at Berry's Hollywood Hills home on repeated occasions.

Jul 14, 2011

Stocks were little changed on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered congressional testimony for the second day and worries about hitting the U.S. debt ceiling dogged investors.

Jul 14, 2011

Italy's austerity budget passed its first parliamentary hurdle Thursday but the opposition says Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government is in a shambles and should resign after it is finally approved.

Jul 14, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 will be seen in over 11,000 screens, in over 4,000 locations. It has broken the record for highest pre-opening ticket sales with $32 million already spent. Of course, fans every where have already purchased their ticket and will be lining up outside theatres tonight to watch the franchise's last film.

Jul 14, 2011

A new rumor circulating the web sphere says that Apple will be launching the next generation of iPhone, the iPhone 5, on both T-Mobile and Sprint networks.

Jul 14, 2011

After two exhausting days of search for the eight-year-old boy, Leiby Kletzky's dismembered body was found by authorities in two locations in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Kletzky's funeral on Thursday drew thousands of people. Levi Aron, 35, will be in court Thursday, charged with second-degree murder of Leiby Kletzky.

Jul 14, 2011

Hugh Hefner, DEAD? Rumors of the Hef's demise proved yesterday that 2011 is the year of the hoax.

Jul 14, 2011

According to one report, consumers will have to wait one more day for the Mac OS X Lion

Jul 14, 2011