IBT Staff Reporter

An artist arrested for applying body paint to a nude model in New York's Times Square will have charges against him dropped if his models strip naked only after dark, according to a court agreement reached on Thursday.

Stocks rose on Friday, putting the S&P on track for back-to-back weekly gains for the first time since early July, led by optimism the euro zone will continue to make progress on a solution to its debt crisis.

Standard & Poor's cut Spain's credit rating Friday, sending the euro briefly lower and underlining the challenges facing Europe's major powers as they meet G20 counterparts over the euro-zone debt crisis.

Apple opened the floodgates of iPhone 4S on Friday, at 8 a.m. local time in US, UK, Canada, France and Germany following Japan and Australia in rolling out the company's flagship phone in retail stores.

It's the big day! The iPhone 4S - the least-disappointing disappointment ever - goes on sale today nationwide. If you didn't pre-order your iPhone 4S, it may be a bit of a scramble to get one in your hot little hands today. Never fear, though; we have a few suggestions on where you might land one.

Mattel Inc , the world's largest toy company, reported a bigger-than-expected fall in gross margins, as it spent more on making, packaging and transporting its toys, sending its shares down 4 percent.

With the return of the Premier League, Manchester United's trip to Liverpool takes the limelight this week, but there's football happening elsewhere in England too. Here, you can get briefed on all the action.

Researchers study the reasons behind the aquatic sounds of the deadly fish

Compelling features of the iPhone 4S and whether they are enough to upgrade to the new device.

Stocks rallied at the open on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, led by optimism the euro zone will continue to make progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.

Rupert Murdoch's multi-million dollar campaign to win back the hearts and minds of News Corporation's independent investors suffered a new blow on Friday after another key shareholder group called for his eviction from its board.

Half of all Americans have heard of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and of the people who have heard of it, a plurality support its message, according to a poll released this week.

Off the South African coast, a tiny cave has been discovered with evidence of paint being mixed. This is believed to be the earliest trace of prehistoric humans producing their own paint with self-made tools.

Rockstar Games releases its landmark game on mobile devices to celebrate 10-year Anniversary

Stock index futures rose on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, led by optimism the euro zone will continue to make progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex is one of the biggest and fiercest dinosaurs we know about, but the U.S. and UK scientists are saying their new study findings show how our original predictions were wrong.

Space science has helped us understand more about our solar system, but there's still a lot to learn about the mysteriously tilted planet of Uranus. Talks of sending a mission to the ice giant are being discussed by the European Space Agency (ESA) with NASA.

Two new characters - Nova and Phoenix Wright- have been revealed for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Sound the alarm - iOS 5 has already been jailbroken. The guys over at iPhone Dev-Team have put out a tethered jailbreak of Apple's latest offering. Hackers started working on the seventh beta version when it was released Sept. 12, a full month prior to Wednesday's official release date. This jailbreak requires Redsn0w to reboot and doesn't work with the latest devices - the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 - but it does work on both versions of the iPod Touch, iPhone 3GS and 4

Marvel and comiXology release a comics app for the Android OS

Apple's latest smartphone iPhone 4S, which was unveiled on Oct. 4, smashed previous pre-order records after receiving 1 million iPhone 4S preorders, and sold out in the form of preorders on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, will hit the shelves of the three major carriers on Friday. Many people on Thursday have been in line to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, which will go on sale on Friday at 8 a.m nationwide. You can buy iPhone 4S at these 6 places:

With pre-orders for the 4S rolling in at a record high, many are trying to get rid of their iPhone 4 at used electronics stores and websites. Little did they expect, what they'll receive in cash back is dropping faster. If at all, the time to sell is probably now.

Apple Inc's new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, prompting thousands to queue around city blocks to snap up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' life.

Stock index futures added to gains on Friday as data on September retail sales came in stronger than expected.

Just one day before Apple's iPhone 4S hits store, the team from iFixit disassembled the iPhone 4S and took a peek inside the new smartphone and posted photos. The results suggest that the iPhone 4S is not so good as Apple claimed and we thought earlier. The iPhone 4S features A5 dual-core processor, 8-MP camera, up to 64 GB storage capability, iOS 5 and iCloud.

Just one day before Apple's iPhone 4S hits store, the team from iFixit disassembled the iPhone 4S and took a peek inside the new smartphone and posted photos. The results suggest that the iPhone 4S is not so good as Apple claimed and we thought earlier. The iPhone 4S features A5 dual-core processor, 8-MP camera, up to 64 GB storage capability, iOS 5 and iCloud.

Rupert Murdoch's multi-million dollar campaign to win back the hearts and minds of News Corporation's independent investors suffered a new blow on Friday after another key shareholder group called for his eviction from its board.

Stock index futures rose on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, propelled by strong earnings from Google Inc and hopes the euro zone will continue progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.

Apple's latest device iPhone 4S preorders were sold out at wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon and Sprint on Thursday, Oct. 13, just one day before the device officially hits the retail shelves.