Panther Stalks Box Office: Released over the weekend, the movie Black Panther based on the first black comic book superhero grossed $218 million in the US and $387 million worldwide, making it the fifth biggest movie opening ever. Black Panther  …

Princess Leia: Actress Carrie Fisher, known for playing Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, died yesterday of the effects of a heart attack suffered on an airline flight from London to Los Angeles on Dec. 23rd. Playing the …

Final Touch: Michael Phelps finished his Olympic career last night with one last gold medal in the 4×100 medley relay. The most decorated athlete in Olympic history has said he’s going out on top with 28 medals, 23 of them …

Now He’s There: Donald Trump finally endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan for re-election after earlier saying he was “not there yet.” It may be an attempt to pull together the Republican Party that’s fractured and crumbling under the Trump candidacy. …

At Long Last, Mr. Trump: Donald Trump belittled a Muslim couple who appeared at the Democratic convention in a moving tribute to their son, an Army captain killed by a car bomb in Iraq. In particular, he attacked the mother of …

Boos and Unity: Time to remind you that Will Rogers famously said, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” Protesters marched outside the Philadelphia convention hall yesterday chanting, “Hell no DNC we won’t …

Hillary Fest: The Democratic National Convention gets under way today in Philadelphia amidst sweltering heat, some of it coming from Donald Trump, but most of it from the Democrats’ own kitchen. After the release of 20,000 internal emails to Wikileaks, …

Cruz Control: In another display of divisions and disarray in the Republican Party, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was booed last night as he drew to the end of his speech to the Republican Convention without endorsing Donald Trump for president. …

The Candidate: Donald Trump was officially voted the presidential candidate of the Republican Party last night, but only after 721 delegates cast ballots for people other than Trump, accenting a deep split. It’s the biggest party rift since 1976 when …

State of Siege: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded that the United States extradite a Muslim cleric who he believes was instrumental in Friday night’s attempted coup. Erdogan blames Fethulla Gulen, a former ally who has lived in Pennsylvania …