Voters in a sparsely populated district of rural Alaska have narrowly passed a ballot initiative that could block development of the controversial Pebble Mine, local officials said late Monday.
Mike Obel
Oct 18, 2011
Halle Berry stalker Richard Franco will stand trial.
Cristina Merrill
Oct 18, 2011
Just a few doors down from the Apple store in Sydney, where a long line of fans eagerly awaited the sale of the new iPhone 4S, another throng was gathering at a Samsung store.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 18, 2011
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released to a national outpouring of joy Tuesday after five years in captivity, exchanged for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in a deal with Gaza's Hamas rulers.
Eric Linton
Oct 18, 2011
The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Human Genome Sciences, Tangoe, Conceptus, FreightCar America and GTx. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: TranS1, Crocs, Gulfport Energy Corp, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Sequenom, Inc.
Satya Nagendra Padala
Oct 18, 2011
Israel and Hamas on Tuesday morning started exchange of prisoners. Hamas handed over Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier who has been held since June 2006, to Egypt in exchange of Palestinian prisoners.
Bhaskar Prasad
Oct 18, 2011
The U.S. is poised on Tuesday to push through the toughest measures yet to curtail speculation in commodity markets, likely shifting the focus of a fierce four-year debate from the regulators to the courts.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 18, 2011
A long-awaited prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas began before dawn Tuesday when the first of hundreds of Palestinian inmates were bused from their jails to border crossings where they will be swapped for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Eric Linton
Oct 18, 2011
Threats are nothing new to the teen sensation Selena Gomez. Ever since she and her boyfriend Justin Bieber decided to go public with their relationship, Gomez has dealt with numerous threats from Bieber's, mostly female, fans. However, this time it appears serious.
Amrutha Gayathri
Oct 17, 2011
Selena Gomez has been granted a temporary restraining order after a man with a history of mental illness, Thomas Brodniki, stalked the Disney star and made her the target of several death threats. This is the second time Gomez has been the target of such threats, after a series of photos last May with boyfriend Justin Bieber sparked a hate campaign by fans called The Beliebers.
Melanie Jones
Oct 17, 2011
Kanye West and Jay-Z have hit a bum note with one songwriter who claims they lifted his material without permission.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 17, 2011
Denver Broncos defensive tackle Ryan McBean was arrested Friday on charges of stalking in Denver, according to a Denver Post report that cites the Colorado Bureau of Investigation records.
Brett LoGiurato
Oct 17, 2011
L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt's daughter won control over her 88-year-old mother's business affairs Monday almost two years after she first asked to take over on the grounds her mother had been exploited.
keep for now
Oct 17, 2011
The New York man claiming half of Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg's stake in the social networking company told his lawyer not to comply with a court order to turn over email data, a court filing shows.
keep for now
Oct 17, 2011
Unlike Senator John McCain who presented himself as a maverick in the 2008 presidential campaign, Republican hopeful Herman Cain is a true political outsider.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 17, 2011
Inside the Texas governor's big, black SUV rides a small-town girl who never expected to be first lady of the state. Anita Perry, the wife of Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry, is still a nurse at heart, reaching out to friends and strangers with warmth and health advice. But the quiet blonde who first dated Perry in high school has blossomed over the years into a formidable partner in his political career.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 17, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court justices will decide the constitutionality of the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalizes false public comments about receiving military awards.
Dan Rivoli
Oct 17, 2011
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt said on Monday they settled their divorce case, putting an end to a feud that had further complicated the Major League Baseball team's bankruptcy proceedings.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 17, 2011
Consolidated Edison is seeking $1.7 million in back rent from the developer of the Muslim community center and mosque near Ground Zero, the latest setback for the controversial project, known as Park51.
Roland Li
Oct 17, 2011
An accused member of the clandestine hacking group LulzSec pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of taking part in an extensive computer breach of the Sony Pictures Entertainment film studio.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 17, 2011
The troubled actress is due in court on Wednesday.
Peggy Truong
Oct 17, 2011
An NYPD officer was and charged with federal crime for allegedly violating a man's civil rights.
Michael Billera
Oct 17, 2011