IBT Staff Reporter

The New York Mets third baseman David Wright was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back. Wright likely to be out for at least two weeks.

Danielle Staub, who used to stir up trouble on the set of The Real Housewives of New Jersey has found a new way to make money ever since departing from the show.

Queen Elizabeth made her first ever visit to Ireland on Tuesday, meeting with Prime Minister Enda Kenny and President Mary McAleese.

Novak Djokovic dominating performance at the Rome Masters over Rafael Nadal has allowed tennis' world number two Djokovic qualify for 2011 ATP World Tour Finals at season's end.

Hewlett-Packard Co slashed its 2011 profit forecast as it prepares to spend heavily to revamp a troubled division that provides everything from computer maintenance to high-level tech consulting, sending its shares tumbling over 7 percent.

The New York attorney general's office has requested information from three major banks about their mortgage operations, according to a source familiar with the matter.

UK competition authorities are to probe the stranglehold of the world's biggest accountancy firms on British blue-chip company audits after finding evidence of anti-competitive behavior.

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Apple has proposed a standardized SIM card smaller than those it currently uses in the iPhone and iPad to be able to produce thinner devices, an Orange executive told Reuters on Tuesday.

There was a work-train derailment north of the Dekalb Avenue station in Brooklyn. According to officials with the Metropolitan Transit Authority, as a four-car train was coming off the Manhattan Bridge, one of the cars went off the tracks. The train carried MTA employees, but there were no injuries.

First the public found out that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was ending his marriage with Maria Shriver, a Kennedy heiress, his wife of 25 years, and the mother of four of his children.

After news arose about Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver's separation earlier this month, the reason for their split surfaced as the former California governor admitted to fathering a love child with a former household staff member. Schwarzenegger fathered the child over 10 years ago and has kept it a secret from his wife for 25 years. It was only recently that Shriver learned about the paternity which led to the couple's separation.

Inspired by Facebook, a couple in central Israel have named their baby daughter Like.

Stocks fell on Tuesday, as a disappointing outlook from Hewlett-Packard Co and another batch of soft U.S. data added to growing trepidation about the strength of the economy.

Oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday in choppy trading as weak economic data fueled concerns about demand that have contributed to crude's 15 percent decline so far in May.

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has apologized to his wife, Maria Shriver after revealing that he had a child with a former household staff member.

Timothy Ray Brown, a resident of San Francisco Bay Area, is possibly the first ever person to be fully cured of the incurable HIV-AIDS disease, according to scientific journal Blood.

Housing starts and permits for future home construction fell in April as an overhang of homes on the market discouraged builders from taking on new projects, pointing to prolonged weakness in the housing sector.

Smartphone maker HTC plans to roll out a range of different tablet computers to gain a foothold in the fast-growing market, a company executive said on Tuesday.

LinkedIn Corp, a website where professionals connect with one another, said its initial public offering will likely raise 30 percent more than previously expected, a sign that investors are eager to bet on social networking companies.

With two-outs in the bottom of the ninth, Coco Crisp singled and stole his second base to spark a comeback for the A's stagnant offense, as Daric Barton's RBI single scored Crisp to tie the game. Kurt Suzuki dove home from third base when Angel's Howie Kendrick's throw came wide off a soft grounder, as the A's beat their division rival Angels 5-4 in 10 innings.

A couple in Israel has named their baby after the Facebook action, Like.

Higher costs for gasoline, food and clothing are crimping the fledgling economic recovery, especially for lower-income consumers, earnings reports from several retailers showed on Tuesday.

Home Depot Inc stood by its sales outlook and raised its profit forecast for the year despite a slow start to the spring selling season, making some investors choose the home improvement chain over rival Lowe's.

Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan who was attacked at Dodger Stadium in April, is now back in San Francisco, still in critical condition. Stow was transported via medical jet from USC Medical Center to San Francisco General Hospital on Monday.

Housing starts and permits for future home construction fell in April as an overhang of homes on the market discourages builders from taking on new projects, pointing to prolonged weakness in the housing sector.

Here's one deal AOL won't do: go private.

Smartphones using Intel's mobile processors will go on sale early next year and the world's biggest chipmaker is also on track with processors for tablets, Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Tuesday.

Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes may not join Ryan Giggs in extending his playing career after the club's chief executive David Gill revealed that he expected Scholes to quit at the end of the season.