Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed nine new members to the Vatican's sex abuse commission. The announcement came as the Buenos Aires-born Church leader celebrated his 78th birthday.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 NBA season after sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee, the team announced on Tuesday night.
The German sportswear maker Puma has picked none other than pop star Rihanna as its new creative director. The seven-time Grammy Award winner traveled to the company's headquarters in southern Germany on Monday to head her first creative session with the design team, the website detailed.
Latin America’s economy has been symbiotically linked to China’s consumption of its natural resources for decades, and now that China is slowing down its purchases, Latin America’s economy must brace itself for the upcoming blow.
The New York premiere of "The Interview" has been canceled amid threats made in the Sony hacking incident. The Landmark Theatres chain, which was to host the event Thursday at its Lower East Side cinema, announced the cancellation without further explanation.
Last month, an article published by satirical website, Empire News, about first daughter, Malia Obama’s pregnancy sparked a wave of Internet frenzy from social media users who believed the story to be true.
On Wednesday, a homicide at a highway rest stop led to a high-speed chase on a Minnesota highway, shutting it down for several hours and culminating in the death of two people. The incident took place in the early hours of the morning, and the highway has been reopened.
The ruble showed signs of recovery Wednesday after the dramatic devaluation the Russian currency had experienced in the previous two days. Vladimir Putin's government pressured exporters not to hoard foreign-currency earnings, and the country's central bank announced measures to support financial stability.
The Rivera patriarch is going to be competing in the upcoming season of "Top Chef Estrellas," and though he doesn't have cooking tips, he does have a hangover remedy.
Britney Spears, 33, is sporting a bikini and black jacket along with toned abs on the January-February 2015 cover of Women's Health, but that's not what everyone is buzzing about. The pop star's face looks so different she is barely recognizable. Is it simply makeup contouring, a nose job or a drastic Photoshop touch-up?
The Charlotte Hornets are having a terrible season, and trade rumors are swirling that they will trade Lance Stephenson before the NBA trade deadline. Numerous teams from around league have shown interest in acquiring the young shooting guard.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the head monk of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, has entertained the idea that he might be the last Lama to ever hold the sacred title.
A "Super Mario Bros." animated film franchise could be in the works. Shortly after a trove of emails were leaked to the media from last week's massive Sony hack, it was revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment was hard at work and deep in negotiations to secure the film rights for Nintendo's "Super Mario Bros.
