LOS ANGELES (AP) — When a group claiming credit for the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment threated violence against theaters showing "The Interview" earlier this week, the fate of the movie's big-screen life was all but sealed.

By Alexander Winning MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ruble strengthened on Friday after Finance Minister Anton Siluanov confirmed his ministry had sold foreign currency, and on expectations that exporters will increase dollar sales. At 6:10 a.m. ET, the rouble was around 2.2 percent stronger at 60.13 to the dollar , and had gained 2.6 percent to trade at 73.77 to the euro . The rouble has seen intense selling pressure this week, and at one stage was ...

Yet another woman has come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of drugging and possibly taking advantage of her.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Friday wished Rome luck for its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, which may include some events in the Vatican, but then joked that he would not be around to enjoy them. Francis, who turned 78 on Wednesday, improvised the comment at the end of an address to members of Italy's national Olympic committee. After offering "best wishes for your candidacy," the pope, an avid soccer fan, paused, smiled and added: "B...

Huge congrats are in order for America’s favorite supermodel—Kate Upton has just been named as People’s 2014 Sexiest Woman Alive. This may come as a shock to… well, probably no one, as Upton’s particular brand of Sports Illustrated-model-meets-girl-next-door is the perfect recipe for hotness. To celebrate this major milestone in Upton’s career, here are her best beauty moments of the year. Consider it her audition reel for People’s Sexiest Woman ...

GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. (AP) — The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House kept secret its 2013 sale of an oil painting by French post-impressionist Paul Cezanne to a private buyer for $100 million to help protect Detroit-owned artworks under threat due to the city's bankruptcy.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has continued to meet commitments under an interim nuclear agreement with six world powers, a confidential U.N. agency report showed, though Tehran temporarily halted conversion work that makes higher-grade uranium less suitable for bombs. The monthly update by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), seen by Reuters, said Iran was not enriching uranium above a fissile concentration of 5 percent, far below the 90 per...