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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel 鈥淭he Country Girls鈥� before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Du

鈥淒eadpool & Wolverine鈥� 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) 鈥� A former BBC presenter has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, London鈥檚 Metropolitan Police Service said.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 4-10: Aug. 4: Actor Tina Cole (鈥淢y Three Sons鈥�) is 81. Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 69. Actor Kym Karath (鈥淭he Sound of Music鈥�) is 66. Actor Lauren Tom (鈥淛oy Luck Club,鈥� 鈥矼en In Trees鈥�) is 65.

HOUSTON (AP) 鈥� The gold bikini-style costume that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia while making 鈥淩eturn of the Jedi" in the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� franchise has sold for $175,000, according to the auction house that handled the sale.

MUNICH (AP) 鈥� 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 鈥� Deadpool & Wolverine .鈥� 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) 鈥� 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 鈥淎vengers鈥� 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) 鈥� The 鈥淒exter鈥� universe is expanding, with everyone's favorite serial killer coming back from the dead.