The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week.
1. Last week, the 45th annual Comic-Con was held in San Diego. Over 130,000 people came to meet fellow fans in costume, discuss their favorite characters, watch actors and writers take questions at panels and see special previews. This year, Comic-Con debuted the Batman v. Superman, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Walking Dead, Deadpool, Doctor Who, Sherlock and Mockingjay: Part 2 trailers.
2. Whataburger recently declared that the open carrying of guns will be prohibited on its properties. The burger chain’s announcement comes one month after Texas governor Greg Abbott signed the Open Carry law, making it legal to keep guns in plain sight.
3. On Tuesday, the Walt Disney Company announced that beloved Star Wars icon Han Solo will star in a spin-off movie set to release in 2018.
4. Last Wednesday, the New York Stock Exchange was down for four hours due to technical glitches. The Wall Street Journal and United Airlines were crippled by similar issues, although authorities assured the public that none of the problems were related to or caused by hackers.
5. Intense activity at Mexico’s Colima volcano on Thursday led authorities to seal off and evacuate a 7.5 mile area out of concern for an approaching major eruption.
6. In Bolivia last Thursday, Pope Francis apologized for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in colonial conquests. “Many grave sins were committed against the native peoples of America in the name of God,” Francis said.
7. On Friday, the The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian released the first chapter of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, which picks up 20 years after the events of To Kill a Mockingbird. Go Set a Watchman will be published tomorrow. HarperCollins has printed over two million copies of the sequel, which is also Amazon’s most pre-ordered print book since the last installment of Harry Potter.
8. A few thousand people gathered at the South Carolina Capitol last Friday and began chanting “U.S.A! U.S.A!” as the state color guard lowered the Confederate Flag. Thanks to a bill signed by South Carolina governor Nikki Haley on Thursday, the flag will never fly on capitol grounds again.
9. Yesterday, Johnny Manziel returned to Aggieland for his first public signing event since he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. The line stretched of people waiting to meet the Heisman Trophy winner stretched around blocks.
10. Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer at the Wimbledon yesterday, once again thwarting Federer from becoming the first man to win 8 Wimbledon titles.
