Director Jon Favreau has already taken his first steps into the realm of the Force, and now he’s venturing deeper. The Iron Man and The Jungle Book filmmaker has signed on to write and produce a live-action Star Wars series for Disney’s new direct-to-consumer platform, Lucasfilm announced Thursday. Favreau previously played the Mandalorian character Pre Vizsla in…

Cascades of broken concrete line the streets of Raqqa. Few people are about and those who are look crushed and dispirited. An 80-year-old woman who says her name is Islim is scrabbling in the debris looking for scraps of metal and plastic to sell. She explains that she is trying to look after the wife…

Two members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights say the Obama-era school leniency policy that discourages reports of threatening behavior by minority students to law enforcement is dangerous. “Many schools that have adopted lenient disciplinary policies – i.e., defining offenses down so that blacks and Hispanics aren’t suspended or expelled at significantly higher rates than…

Cigna Corp. agreed to buy Express Scripts Holding Co. in an about $54 billion deal that builds on the rapid transformation of the health-care business as companies and consumers chafe at rising costs. The price includes $48.75 in cash and 0.2434 shares of stock of the combined company per Express Scripts share, the companies said…

München – Ein Student (24) stürzte in der Regensburger Universität von einem Treppengeländer und starb. Nach ersten Ermittlungen setzte sich der Mann aus Niederbayern auf das Gelände und fiel dann zehn Meter in die Tiefe, wie die Polizei mitteilte. Fremdverschulden schlossen die Ermittler aus. Es sei ein tragischer Unfall gewesen, sagte ein Polizeisprecher. Mehr aktuelle…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The US is planning tariffs on metals – but may be hit in kind by other countries Some countries may be exempt from US plans to impose tariffs on metal imports, the White House has announced. The exemptions – on national security grounds – included Canada, Mexico, spokeswoman Sarah…

Heartbroken friends are paying tribute to two teenage pals remembered as « top lads » after they were killed in a horror car crash that sent seven others to hospital. The 17-year-old boys, named locally as Mason Pearson and George Turner died at the scene of the three-vehicle crash on the A61 in North Yorkshire. The teens,…

Rufaro Chisango posted the disturbing clip onto Twitter, claiming it had been filmed on Monday night at the university. (Picture: @rufarochisango_)Two 18-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences after a ‘racist’ video emerged showing students allegedly shouting ‘we hate blacks’.  Man jailed for child porn said he ‘tried so…