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EntertainmentAug 14, 2026

Summer Movie Ticket Sales Cross $4 Billion, Led by a New Spider-Man Record

The 2026 summer box office has topped $4 billion for only the second time since the pandemic, powered by 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' which broke the all-time opening weekend record, and Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey.' Together they helped deliver the biggest box office weekend in history.

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Reddit Will Join the S&P 500 Stock Index Next Week

Finance · Aug 14 · L1-L4

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UAE Says Iran Drones Struck Two Oil Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

World · Aug 14 · L1-L4

English News in Levels

Summer Movie Ticket Sales Cross $4 Billion, Led by a New Spider-Man Record

Reddit Will Join the S&P 500 Stock Index Next Week

UAE Says Iran Drones Struck Two Oil Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

Laser Scans Reveal More Than 2.5 Kilometers of Hidden Ancient Roads Near Machu Picchu

Scientists Clear HIV From Newborn Monkeys Using a New Triple-Therapy Combination

Benny Blanco Releases 'Hermoso,' His First Spanish-Language Album, Featuring Wife Selena Gomez

Applied Materials Posts Record Quarterly Revenue as Chip Equipment Demand Surges

Trump Claims 'Total Control' of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran Vows to Prolong the War

Wholesale Inflation Stays Flat as Wall Street Awaits Applied Materials Earnings

Ariana Grande's 'Petal' Debuts at No. 1 as She Prepares to Step Back From the Spotlight

James Webb Telescope Finds Water and Dust Forming Dangerously Close to the Milky Way's Black Hole

8,500-Year-Old Shell Bead Pushes Back the Clock on California's Ancient Coastal Trade

Oil Spill From a Sanctioned Tanker Reaches Oman's Coast as the Hormuz War Drags On

Tiny Bone Tools Found in a Romanian Cave Reveal a Neanderthal Skill No One Had Seen There Before

Scientists Turn 1,200 Starlink Satellites Into a Giant Scanner for Earth's Upper Atmosphere

Actor Michael Shannon Marries Photographer Christy Bush in a Private Georgia Wedding

Wall Street Closes Higher on Cooling Inflation, but Cisco Slides Despite Beating Estimates

Israel Vows to Stay in Southern Lebanon as It Demolishes a School and Strikes Gaza

Shrinking Danube River Reveals a 1,800-Year-Old Roman Altar to Jupiter in Hungary

A New Wearable Patch Helps People Reach Deep Sleep Faster, No Drugs Needed

Cristiano Ronaldo Marries Georgina Rodriguez in Portugal After Ten Years Together

Wall Street Rallies as July Inflation Report Comes In Cooler Than Feared

US Navy Fires Missiles at a Cargo Ship That Tried to Break the Iran Blockade

Saturn's Magnetic Shield Is Tilted Toward the Afternoon, and Scientists Now Know Why