Revenge of the Sith proved, at least partially, that he was the Star Wars franchise’s greatest villain even without his ...

Palpatine wields his red-bladed Sith lightsaber in Revenge of the Sith, but he nearly wielded a different weapon with a ...

Whether it’s Supreme Chancellor Palpatine manipulating Anakin Skywalker ... and intrigue as he tells the story of how Darth Plagueis could save others from death—just not himself.

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

Ivor Prickett for The New York Times The exact toll was unclear. One Sudanese monitoring group said dozens had been killed. The American international advocacy group Avaaz, citing local groups ...

Hamas confirmed that Ismail Barhoum was killed in the strike on Nasser Hospital. LONDON -- A senior Hamas official was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday ...

Ian McDiarmid almost didn't play Palpatine due to another actor's casting. McDiarmid's portrayal of Palpatine spans all Star Wars trilogies, solidifying his irreplaceable legacy. Lucas considered ...

Spring “fish kills,” or localized die-offs, can be a result of winter conditions causing fish and other creatures such as turtles, frogs, toads and crayfish to die, the DNR said in a release ...

KYIV – Russian shelling killed three people on March 22 in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, the regional governor said, one of the focal points of the advance westward of Russian troops.

A student preparing for the NEET medical entrance exam allegedly died by suicide after she was scolded by her father. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Indhu from Viluppuram, was upset after ...

A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month. Alaska State Troopers said the body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna was ...