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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' box office: $250 million and counting'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' has sold $120 million worth of tickets in North America on Christmas weekend. Will it be the biggest movie ever?聽
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': Just how big will it be at the box office?The anticipation for the new 'Star Wars' movie ran high prior to its debut. Can the film take down movies like 'Avatar' and 'Titanic' for all-time records?
First LookFDA looks to crack down on teens use of tanning salonsThe agency proposes new regulations to restrict a popular activity that it says is harmful to public health.
What was the recipe for Le Cordon Bleu's US school closings?It was announced this week that the culinary school is closing its doors in the US. Are American culinary students better off in a classroom or restaurant kitchen?
'Star Wars' series joins growing trend of 'spin-off' moviesThe new 'Star Wars' movie 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' features familiar characters like Han Solo and Princess Leia. But the upcoming movie 'Rogue One' will center on all-new faces.
The 10 best movies of 2015 鈥� our critic's picksMonitor film critic Peter Rainer selects the best films to come out this year. What made the final cut?
'Son of Saul' has powerful sequences but is too hypercontrolledThe Holocaust drama is directed by first-time Hungarian feature film director聽L谩szl贸聽Nemes and stars聽Geza Rohrig as a Jew imprisoned in聽Auschwitz-Birkenau.
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': The series brings multiple generations togetherSince the original movie came out in 1977, the movies have gained only more fans.聽
Spiced baked fruit casseroleA festive baked fruit casserole with Biscoff cookies that can be served up for Christmas brunch.
Top Picks: Van Morrison鈥檚 album 'Astral Weeks (Expanded),' Goldieblox's 'Fast-Forward Girls 2015,' and moreFood52.com's 'Cookies of the World' map lets you add international flavors to your baked goods this year, the Grammy Awards nominees could provide some gift inspiration, and more top picks.
Maple roasted root vegetablesThis warm winter meal is full of roasted vegetables flavored with maple syrup and smoked paprika, served on kale for a healthy vegetarian dinner!
First LookFewer US teens are experimenting with hard drugsUse of MDMA, heroin, and amphetamines by junior and high school students dropped in 2015, following a longterm pattern of decline.
Creamy polenta with kale and mushroomsSalty, garlicky kale and mushrooms get a big boost of flavor from bacon and thyme and the polenta is creamy and rich with Parmesan cheese.
With 'Force Awakens,' 'Star Wars' expands its universeThe resumption of George Lucas's space opera offers a shared cultural experience that transcends generations, gender, race, and politics. These days, that's rarer than water on Tatooine.
Ludvig van Beethoven: Kids connect with his music via Google DoodleLudvig van Beethoven:聽The prodigious German composer from the late 18th- and early 19th centuries is honored Thursday with a Google Doodle in his birth month.- Ludwig van Beethoven: The Jay Z of his time?Ludwig van Beethoven, an innovative musician and business entrepreneur of his own time, is being celebrated in the most modern way, with a Google Doodle.
Verbal Energy'Peaking' into the future of climate changeA phrase coming out of the Paris conference acknowledges subtly a sense of responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions.
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is the best movie in the series since 'Empire Strikes Back''Star Wars' stars newcomers to the series like Daisy Ridley and John Boyega as well as actors from previous movies like Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill.
The benchwarmer show: A distraction or addition to college basketball?Why college basketball's emerging stars are the Monmouth Hawks benchwarmers.
'The Voice': Who won and how the new winner can succeed in the music industryThe hit NBC singing competition 'The Voice' has crowned its newest winner. The show is the dominant show of its genre now that shows like 'The X Factor' and 'American Idol' have left or are soon departing the scene.
