IBT Staff Reporter

Rumors have been circulating the Internet for weeks now, but Monday morning Meredith Vieira officially confirmed the news that she is planning to leave the Today show.

The original architectural plans for the house in Abbottabad, Pakistan where Osama Bin Laden was found and killed have been revealed by The Independent.

Top U.S. food distributor Sysco Corp reported quarterly results that easily beat analysts' expectations, as demand for its products rose even as it increased prices, sending its shares up as much as 11 percent to a year-high.

U.S. safety regulators said they have expanded to 2.7 million vehicles an investigation into the possibility that straps holding fuel tanks can rust and break on Ford Motor Co F-150 pickup trucks from the 1997-2001 model years.

The Associated Press reported that former American Idol judge, Paula Abdul, has signed on as The X Factor's fourth judge. Abdul will join British singer Cheryl Cole, former Def Jam president L.A. Reid and Cowell on the judging panel.

The surprise closure of another Japanese nuclear plant, this time at the power supplier to the heart of the auto industry, threatens to dampen consumer sentiment and will provide car makers with yet another reason to produce fewer cars in Japan.

Apple is the number one brand in the world according to a report; Facebook is in the top 100 for the first time.

Hertz Global Holdings Inc fired the latest salvo in a 13-month-long battle for Dollar Thrifty , offering nearly $2.1 billion as it looks to create the No.2 U.S. car rental firm and bump a rival bid from Avis Budget that has stalled with regulators.

Oil rebounded by more than $2 on Monday due to bargain hunting after Brent crude lost almost $17 last week, but earlier bigger gains were pared after S&P cut Greece's debt rating and the dollar rallied against the euro.

Tech companies such as Apple and Google are hoping the tracks of millions of mobile device users will lead to billions of dollars in revenue.

Anish Kapoor is renowned for his monumental idiosyncratic sculpture forms of grandiose proportions, which leave viewers in a state of astonishment, and his current exhibition should be no exception. From May 11 - June 23, Kapoor's 'Leviathan' will be shown in Paris, at Monumenta 2011.

Tensions between the United States and Pakistan are rising - which top level officials have already anticipated - in the wake of a momentous U.S. Special Forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden in northern Pakistan last week.

The Make it Easy on Yourself singer, songwriter and guitarist passed away in his Los Angeles home after a battle with lung cancer.

A British non-profit organization Raspberry Pi Foundation has the answer, in the form of a computer the size of a USB key priced at $25 – which could arguably be the cheapest computer on the block.

McDonald's Corp posted a better-than-expected 6 percent rise in April sales at established restaurants, helped by menu price increases that helped offset higher costs for beef and other ingredients.

U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as concerns over European debt offset gains in natural resource shares, lifted by a bounce-back in commodities.

Hertz Global Holdings Inc is back in the market for smaller car rental firm Dollar Thrifty , offering close to $2.1 billion as it looks to bump a rival bid from Avis Budget that has struggled to win regulatory clearance.

George Speranza, the operator of a marketing company that created and published Internet websites, has pleaded guilty to a perjury charge and admitted that he gave false testimony before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with the SEC's investigation of Spongetech Delivery Systems, Inc.

John Bravata, the founder and chairman of BBC Equities, LLC, has been arrested at JFK International Airport and charged with wire fraud in connection with his solicitation of investor funds for BBC, which Bravata characterized as a real estate investment fund.

United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian said that Marcel Perry, a/k/a Juxx, a/k/a Jooks, age 23, of Albany, New York, was sentenced on Friday by United States District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe to 111 months' incarceration (Perry was facing a sentence of 130 months but received 19 months credit for time already served), five years of supervised release following his release from incarceration, and a $100 special assessment.

The Silver Price rallied to $38.00 at Monday's London Fix – rising over 11% from Friday lunchtime's Fix – before also slipping back to trade 26% below late April's 3-decade record.

Lakeland-based Francois Piedrahas been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distribution and possession of child pornography, followed by a life term of supervised release.

After many reported concerns among Bieber's tour crew about stopping in Japan after the devastating earthquake, the Canadian pop star told his fans today that he plans on going through with his performances in Osaka and Tokyo.

A former employee of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has pleaded guilty along with her four co-conspirators to unlawfully providing Texas driver’s licenses for cash, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno said.

Two owners of a fraudulent Detroit-area medical clinic, Martin and Joaquin Tasis, and a man who helped them launder the proceeds of the fraud, Leoncio Alayon, were convicted on Friday by a federal jury in Detroit for their roles in a $9.1 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) said.

The PlayStation Network is still down, and could be for a while according to one report.

Twitter revelations of alleged attempts by British celebrities to cover up sexual indiscretions show that super injunctions to gag the press are unsustainable, lawyers said on Monday.

Volkswagen made a long-awaited bid for MAN , valuing it at $20 billion and stepping up plans to merge the German truckmaker with Swedish rival Scania in which it also holds a stake.

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