IBT Staff Reporter

President Barack Obama on Monday increased pressure on Republican lawmakers to make concessions for a deal to avoid an August 2 debt default and said both sides must pull off the Band-aid and make sacrifices.

Jul 11, 2011

On Friday, Texas woman Janet Johnson gave birth to a 2-foot, 16-pound baby boy, more than double the average weight of a newborn.

Jul 11, 2011

Renault reported a 1.9 percent rise in vehicle sales in the first half, as strong growth in Brazil and Russia made up for a weak performance in Europe where the French automaker suffered from supply problems.

Jul 11, 2011

Stocks suffered their worst day in nearly a month on Monday as concern about the stalemate in U.S. budget talks and growing debt problems in the euro zone prompted investors to hedge against further losses.

Jul 11, 2011

Starbucks Corp unveiled a reorganization on Monday that focuses the coffee chain on international expansion.

Jul 11, 2011

Target Corp will soon start selling a new electronic reader that competes with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.

Jul 11, 2011

Casey Anthony’s safety could be in jeopardy after she is released from a Florida jail Sunday, after being acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, one of her attorneys said Monday.

Jul 11, 2011

This city is over 2000 years old and a lot has happened in that time. Take a journey though the cultural, political and artistic history of Barcelona.

Jul 11, 2011

The British hacking scandal may be unfortunate, but the closing of the News of the World and the outcome of dealings with broadcaster BSkyB will have a minimal impact on News Corp's revenue stream, a major shareholder said on Monday.

Jul 11, 2011

The 11-day-North America royal tour has taken Prince William & Kate Middleton from the east coast of Canada to the west coast of the U.S. The couple's inaugural tour has been tremendously spotlighted. Check out the slideshow to catch their last moments in Los Angeles, California:

Jul 11, 2011

Derek Jeter's isn't only good at baseball, the All-star athlete is also good at landing beautiful women.

Jul 11, 2011

U.S. policymakers seeking an answer to the country's stubbornly high unemployment rate should not expect relief from small businesses, said a survey released on Monday by a powerful business lobbying group.

Jul 11, 2011

Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Research in Motion Ltd and three other leading tech companies received court approval on Monday to buy wireless patents from the bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp for $4.5 billion.

Jul 11, 2011

The United States needs to be more wary of computers and other electronics imports that could be laden with malicious software, according to a leading Congressional expert on cyber security.

Jul 11, 2011

How do these two social networking sites stack up against each other?

Jul 11, 2011

European finance officials struggled to find ways to resolve Greece's debt crisis on Monday as sharply rising bond yields in Italy, the euro zone's third largest economy, added to the sense of urgency.

Jul 11, 2011

After months of effort, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are right back where they started as they try to avert a looming debt default: arguing over taxes.

Jul 11, 2011

Miranda Kerr, the Victoria’s Secret supermodel who just have birth to her first son, Flynn, with movie star husband Orlando Bloom, said she thought she was going to die giving birth earlier this year, and apparently had a near-death experience where she floated above her body during the birth experience.

Jul 11, 2011

When David Beckham and Victoria Posh Spice Beckham gave birth to a girl and named her Harper Seven Beckham, we started thinking, what would other people in the news name their next child if they followed in Posh and Becks' footsteps? Here are a few guesses.

Jul 11, 2011

Investors' increasingly aggressive hunt for the best returns will force the global asset management industry to up the ante and become more competitive, according to research released on Monday.

Jul 11, 2011

The News of the World newspaper bought contact details about Britain's royal family from a corrupt policeman and detectives have warned Prince Charles the tabloid might have hacked into his phone, media reported on Monday.

Jul 11, 2011

New Zealand customers at an online shopping site were happily shocked when they got expensive televisions and iPods for free Monday after a computer glitch charged them only postage and handling.

Jul 11, 2011

A new strain of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea was found to be resistant to antibiotics, international researchers say. According to the CDC, more than 700,000 persons in the U.S. get new gonorrheal infections each year and less than half of these infections are reported to CDC.

Jul 11, 2011

While a Texas mother may have set a new state record after giving birth to a baby boy, JaMichael Brown, weighing more than 16 pounds, there have been other babies across the world who began the 'large' standard.

Jul 11, 2011

Rupert Murdoch and the British government agreed on Monday to refer his bid for broadcaster BSkyB to regulators, opening a lengthy review in the hope of taking the sting from a phone-hacking scandal threatening the buyout and sending tremors through the political establishment.

Jul 11, 2011

A federal judge has extended an order keeping Mosaic Co from expanding a Florida phosphate mine, dealing yet another blow to the fertilizer producer and pushing its stock down 5.2 percent.

Jul 11, 2011

News International journalists repeatedly tried to hack into the phone of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the Guardian and Independent newspapers reported on their websites Monday.

Jul 11, 2011

Telecom network operators acknowledged they are out of touch with customers' wants and are struggling to keep up with user expectations, a survey of industry executives found.

Jul 11, 2011

William, Prince of Wales, and Kate Middleton, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge showed public displays of affection whilst on their North American tour.

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