Apple’s an exceptional brand — and I really hope it doesn’t turn into a TV company

It doesn’t make sense for Apple to make TV shows. Reverse-engineering content to fill up space on someone’s screen is not an inspired strategy. But that’s apparently what the company plans to do: It will deploy a $1 billion collection of original...

Ron Paul: 50% stock market plunge ‘conceivable,’ but it’s not President Trump’s fault

Ron Paul’s sell-off prediction just got more severe. The former Republican Congressman from Texas believes escalating dysfunction in Washington will create even more pain for Wall Street. “A 50 percent pullback is conceivable,” said Paul on...

In Tennessee, Promoting Enrollment in Tenuous Health Care Plans

Counselors are starting earlier than usual to encourage enrollment in Obamacare, even as the Trump administration works against them.

Topple a Confederate Statue? This Broadway Musical Already Did.

Tony Kushner’s “Caroline, or Change,” from 2004, used the toppling to shed light on a key character’s frustrations. The subplot resonates powerfully today.

‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ nabs the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office; ‘Logan Lucky’ misfires

Without a superhero movie or new studio sequel in play, this weekend provided an opening for two smaller films to shine. But as the weekend draws to a close, one is beaming brighter than the other. That title goes to Lionsgate’s R-rated action comedy...