IBT Staff Reporter

Jeremy Piven has finally addressed the rumors about his recent mercury poisoning, after unexpectedly dropping out from a play he was working on.

Australian Dollar: Yesterday's employment data showed a rise in the official unemployment rate from 4.4% to 4.5% with the economy shedding 1,200 jobs in December. The

The former Full House star Jodie Sweetin speaks out for the first time about her estranged husband's, Cody Herpin, allegations of a substance abuse relapse.

House Democrats want less tax cuts than what president-elect Obama proposed last week, according an $850 million economic stimulus plan unveiled today.

Clemson Tigers will collide with the undefeated and second-ranked Wake Forest team on Saturday afternoon.

A US airways plane that landed in the Hudson River in New York City hit a bird that disabled two engines aviation officials said.

Kate Winslet appears to be on the road to sealing her first Academy Award after being nominated in two categories on Thursday.

Ford Motor Company began the production of the Fiesta car in China, a fuel-efficient and low-cost model which the firm aims to introduce to the world through 2010.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sent subpoenas to three funds run by J. Ezra Merkin and to 15 nonprofit entities for an alleged fraud related to the $50 billion scandal of Bernard Madoff.

In a new bid to bring peace to Zimbabwe, regional heads from South Africa and neighboring Mozambique will meet Robert Mugabe and the country's opposition leader on Monday.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday began questioning Eric Holder, as he braced himself for a Republican grilling him over some controversial decision in his confirmation hearing, his path to becoming the nation's first African-American, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for attorney general.

On Thursday, Pakistan insisted it would help India to bring those behind the Mumbai terrorist attacks to justice.

In the eastern half of the Lower 48 States, temperatures were significantly lower this report week, resulting in sharp price increases in the Northeast as space-heating demand rose. In the West and in the producing regions along

Late yesterday, Kellogg Co., announced it has taken the precautionary measure of putting a hold on some of its products.

Just ahead of the nationwide release of the Biggie biopic Notorious, Sean Combs shared the emotional roller coaster ride he went through while watching the movie of his late friend.

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Actor-producer Don Cheadle and his Crescendo Produs are making a big push with a two-year deal into television production at Universal Media Studios.

Eli Lilly & Co. pleaded guilty of illegally marketing its drug Zyprexa years ago and reached a deal to pay $1.42 billion to settle civil lawsuits brought by the Justice Department.

While a top Israeli envoy delivered his country's stance on a cease-fire agreement in Gaza to Egyptian mediators trying to seal a truce on Thursday, the Iranian president said the fighting showed Israel's continued existence in the region is not feasible.

The Sundance Film Festival, the nation's top event for independent film, has mostly been full of dark dramas these last two decades, but this year, organizers promise a broader range of movies.

As Virgin Megastores will be shutting its largest location at Times square this April, popular Forever 21 will replace.

The sorry story - which dates back to 2005 - finally came out Wednesday as Plaxico Burress' dispute with a car dealer over damages to the Chevrolet Avalanche landed in a Pennsylvania courtroom.

Crude oil plunged below $35 a barrel on Thursday after OPEC said demand for its crude will drop and reports in the U.S. showed employment claims increased.

She lost half of her size, Paige Schmelzer dropped from a size 22 to a size 0 when she first joined the gym.

Well the sexy and talented Indy Racing League sensation Danica Patrick has teamed up once again with Go Daddy for the Super Bowl XLIII where she almost fulfills every man's fantasy on a shower scene.

The weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, Fairfield County that will remain in effect until midnight Thursday to at least Saturday.

Slumdog Millionaire secured 11 nominations Thursday for the British Academy film awards, the Britain's version of the Oscars.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has reportedly settled the ongoing lawsuit with a former maid.

On Thursday, During the Dakar Rally’s 12th stage grueling event; Spain's two-time rally world champion Carlos Sainz crashed.