National Entertainment

“Deadpool & Wolverine” had a better Sunday than anticipated . The comic book film earned $211 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, Disney said Monday.

LONDON (AP) — A former BBC presenter has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, London’s Metropolitan Police Service said.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 4-10: Aug. 4: Actor Tina Cole (“My Three Sons”) is 81. Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 69. Actor Kym Karath (“The Sound of Music”) is 66. Actor Lauren Tom (“Joy Luck Club,” ″Men In Trees”) is 65.

HOUSTON (AP) — The gold bikini-style costume that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia while making “Return of the Jedi" in the “Star Wars” franchise has sold for $175,000, according to the auction house that handled the sale.

MUNICH (AP) — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue.

Marvel is back on top with “ Deadpool & Wolverine .” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about the next two “Avengers” films and surprise guests, including Harrison Ford and Robert Downey Jr.

James Peeler's phone blew up with messages as he drove home from church in Texas. Reading a book on her couch in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Wendy Schweiger spied something on Facebook.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The “Dexter” universe is expanding, with everyone's favorite serial killer coming back from the dead.

ROME (AP) — Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way was admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list.