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Roman Catholics Rejoice: White Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel, Signaling New Pope Elected
Cardinals have selected a successor to Pope Francis.
Military Operation Kills Terrorist Linked to Daniel Pearl’s Beheading, Indian Government Claims
His execution more than 20 years ago, which was captured in a graphic video, shocked the world.
Trump Pulls Ed Martin’s Nomination To Be Washington D.C.’s Top Prosecutor After Revolt by Lone Republican Opponent
The chairman of the Judiciary Committee had been weighing his options about whether or not to even hold a vote for a nominee under fire for his support of the January 6 rioters.
Priest Who Conclave Watchers Proclaimed a Dead Ringer for ‘Sopranos’ Character Paulie Walnuts Turns Out To Be His Brother
Biden Insists He Would Have Beaten Trump in 2024 Despite Abysmal Approval Rating
Columnists
Editorials
Opinion
Big Bird Emerges as a Foe Tougher Than Clinton or Harris in Trump’s Campaign Against Public Media
A Giant Step Forward for Equal Rights Under Law: Trump’s Push To End Racial Quotas
Tim Walz’s Delusion That He Connects With ‘White Guys’ Reflects Democrats’ Obsession With Racial Identity Politics
New York’s Swollen Medicaid Rolls a Liability as House GOP Weighs Scaling Back Program’s Expense
National
Brooklyn Music School Linked to Roc Nation Accused of Misleading Students Into Debt
Students say they were promised a ‘debt free’ education but ended up with big bills.
Trump Administration Moves To Tame Volatile Landscape of College Athletics
The new presidential commission is expected to address NIL and transfer turmoil.
California Gas Prices Could Spike 75 Percent Next Year as Refiners Flee State
California could see retail gas prices as high as $8.40 a gallon if it continues down the path it is on, a researcher warns.
Catholic Priests Who Comply With New Washington Law and Break Seal of Confession To Report Child Abuse Face Excommunication
The warning comes after the state’s Democrat governor signs a law requiring clergy to report child abuse they hear about in confession.
Disney Announces ‘Distinctly Emirati’ Theme Park in Abu Dhabi: Park Likely To Avoid Gay Themes Now Common in Disney Content
The announcement is raising questions about how Disney will cater its typically Western content to the Islamic cultural norms of the region.
DEA Nets ‘Largest’ Fentanyl Seizure in History, Captures Sinaloa Cartel Ringleader
‘This historic drug seizure … is a significant blow against the Sinaloa Cartel that removes poison from our streets,’ Bondi says.
Foreign
Israel’s Eurovision Contestant — a Nova Festival Survivor — Is Already Under Attack From European Competitors
Anti-Israel activists are ramping up their efforts to oust Israel from the competition before it kicks off next week.
As Mideast Scrambles To Guess Trump’s Promised Bombshell Announcement, Could Syria-Israel Peace Be in the Mix?
With speculation growing, Mideast leaders are presenting themselves as possible interlocutors for a Gaza pact or for widening the Abraham Accords, for cutting an American-Saudi deal, or for dealing with other disputes in the region and beyond.
The ‘Asian Francis’ — a Karaoke and TikTok Sensation — Emerges as a Leading Candidate To Be the Next Pope
Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel, meaning that no pontiff has been chosen after the first vote.
Pakistan Weighs Retaliation After Indian Airstrikes, Reserving Right To Respond as China Aims To Soothe Tensions
Officials at Islamabad say the country’s armed forces are authorized to take ‘corresponding actions.’
Friedrich Merz, After Acceding to Chancellor of Germany on a Second Vote, Has To Deal With Resurgent Right
His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’
India Launches Missiles Into Pakistan in Retaliation for Kashmir Terror Attacks
The strikes come amid soaring tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Politics
Bernie Sanders Takes Heat for Flying Private Jets to ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ Rallies
‘No apologies for that,’ the self-avowed democratic socialist tells Fox News.
Bill Gates, Once the World’s Richest Man, Will Close His Foundation and Give Away Nearly All His Money
The announcement comes as Elon Musk and Robert Kennedy Jr. are undoing the aid and health programs he long championed.
Chicago Mayor Defends Permanently Removing Christopher Columbus Statues From Parks as Way To Show ‘Our Collective Humanity’
Keeping a pro-Palestinian puppet on display is different because that is ‘art,’ the mayor says.
Trump Announces ‘Full and Comprehensive’ U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal
‘Many other deals, which are in serious stages of negotiation, to follow,’ the president says on Truth Social.
Trump Nominates MAHA Influencer as RFK’s Surgeon General, Replacing Previous Nominee Who Was Denounced by Laura Loomer
Casey Means is a prominent advocate for the ‘Making America Healthy Again’ ideas being championed by the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Editorials
Opinion
Big Bird Emerges as a Foe Tougher Than Clinton or Harris in Trump’s Campaign Against Public Media
A Giant Step Forward for Equal Rights Under Law: Trump’s Push To End Racial Quotas
Tim Walz’s Delusion That He Connects With ‘White Guys’ Reflects Democrats’ Obsession With Racial Identity Politics
New York’s Swollen Medicaid Rolls a Liability as House GOP Weighs Scaling Back Program’s Expense
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Catholic Priests Who Comply With New Washington Law and Break Seal of Confession To Report Child Abuse Face Excommunication
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