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Russia's currency was downgraded Friday by S&P, and the rating may sink lower if further sanctions are imposed.

A Shiite group, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, is allegedly targeted by an al-Qaeda offshoot seeking revenge for Sunni grievances.

The world's worst nuclear accident turned a swath of Ukraine into wasteland. Today it's a wildlife sanctuary: transformed, but still dangerous.

They're hoping you'll Instagram some of their $4 tacos, which look much better than this one.

"Special hiring consideration" spurs inquiry of China banks' practices.

The perfect anthem to resist the federal Bureau of Land Management to.

Veterans groups and others continue to call for Obama to intervene in Phoenix, where some vets may have been victimized by a secret waiting list.

The Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 model is now updating to Android 4.4 KitKat two months after other U.S. carrier models.

Russia's interest rate hike after an S&P downgrade signals growing concern the nation may trade economic growth for territorial ambition.

With escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine, there is speculation that President Putin is repeating a strategy he used in Crimea.

The case marks the first time the SEC reached a so-called "non-prosecution" agreement with an individual - an unnamed trader.

A U.S. appeals court Friday revived patent claims Apple made against Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility over mobile phone technology.

President Obama and Japan Prime Minister Abe had been seeking to show that the alliance was strong in the face of a rising China.

U.S. consumer sentiment is trending higher, but survey professionals caution that backslides have occurred in the past few years.

Merkel added that the EU and G-7 nations would consider part two of a potentially three-stage sanction punishment process.

Microsoft's Xbox One may not be doing so well. The next-gen console has only "sold in" 1.2 million units this year.

Lorde is the latest celebrity to collaborate with makeup brand MAC. She will have a signature "Pure Heroin" lipstick and Penultimate eyeliner.

President Barack Obama said he will press European allies to impose more sanctions if Russia steps up action in Ukraine.

Excluding one-time items for European restructuring, Ford earned 25 cents a share, 6 cents below analysts' estimates.

A list featuring Time magazine's "Most Influential People" came out Thursday.

The Russian currency has fallen more than 8 percent against the dollar this year, while outflows grew to $51 billion in Q1 of 2014.