The newest film in the Stars Wars franchise has set a box office record for an opening weekend in the United States and Canada. Star Wars: The Force Awakens generated $238 million in ticket sales since its release Thursday. Worldwide sales brought in $517 million. The figures shatter previous records set by Jurassic World, the […]
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, an advocate for a robust American military presence overseas, dropped out of the 2016 Republican presidential contest Monday, acknowledging that he was winning little political support. The 60-year-old Graham has often dominated the undercard of low-polling Republican candidates in debates that preceded five debates of higher-ranking contenders watched […]
The U.S. Army announced Monday it will court-martial Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on charges of desertion and putting his fellow soldiers in danger in Afghanistan. Bergdahl spent five years as a prisoner of the Taliban before he was freed last year in exchange for five Taliban fighters held at the U.S prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. […]
A new U.S. political survey shows Texas Senator Ted Cruz, with strong support from evangelical Christians and conservative activists, has surged to the top among Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, the the farm state holding the party’s first 2016 nominating contest. The Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll late Saturday said Cruz, who delights in agitating […]