08.05.2025 — White Smoke Day

Former President Joe Biden’s campaign to launch a floating pier in Gaza resulted in the death of one U.S. service member, along with 62 being injured, according to a new Pentagon watchdog report released on Tuesday.

Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attacks, which came in the wake of a tourist massacre in India-controlled Kashmir

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader, the faithful and the curious gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

The question now is whether the two sides will claim victory as Pakistan asserts that it downed Indian jets and gauges the toll of India’s strikes.

Border czar Tom Homan warned Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez against educating illegals on how to evade law enforcement after Ocasio-Cortez taunted the “border czar.”

The answer to why the guards are the pope’s chosen protectors lies in their Renaissance-style uniform.

Hundreds of flight delays and cancellations at Newark's airport over the past several days are giving passengers headaches and spurring promises to improve the nation's air traffic control system.

Trump is nominating Casey Means after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post.

Two citizens, five and four, simply vanished when their mother was lured to an immigration appointment, advocates say.

The State Bar expects to pay around $5.6 million to offer free exams to test takers, book in-person testing sites and return the exam to its traditional system of questions for its July test.

Two citizens, five and four, simply vanished when their mother was lured to an immigration appointment, advocates say.

On the City Council, Holden represented the predominantly Black 10th District, becoming a spokesperson for the poor and middle class in South Central and southwestern L.A.

May 7 (UPI) — Two Columbia University Public Safety officers were injured and dozens of people were in custody Wednesday after 100 pro-Palestinian protesters forced their way into the New York City campus’ library in “actions that are outrageous,” the university president said.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.

Police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied the Butler Library on the Columbia University campus on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Sharif says ‘decisive action’ will be taken, after New Delhi’s response to a massacre in India-controlled Kashmir

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Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope, after a first conclave ballot failed to find a winner and sent black smoke billowing through the chapel chimney.

Details of the agreement were unclear, but it would be the first deal announced since President Trump imposed stiff tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners.

The vibes are high for Knicks fans from TD Garden to Madison Square Garden.

The cardinals can vote twice Thursday morning and twice in the afternoon. If no one collects a two-thirds majority, the cardinals will return Friday.

As Rubio ascends in Trump’s administration, those close to him and Vance downplay any talk of a clash between the two men.

Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that American troops went to sleep or shook hands. "And some just couldn't believe it."

Black smoke has again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Black smoke has again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

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President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

Trump is nominating Casey Means after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post.

India said it targeted Pakistani air defense systems after Pakistan launched missile and drone strikes

Mark Geragos, who is not officially on the defense team, was warned about the comment by the judge, who called his remarks “outrageous.”

“Big and Exciting” trade deal between the U.S. and the UK to be unveiled on Thursday, the leaders of both nations have suggested.

President Trump said he would announce “a full and comprehensive” trade agreement with Britain, but details of the agreement were not yet clear.

The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

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The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

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Eighty years ago today, Europe celebrated the defeat of fascism after a titanic struggle. Yet as historian Enzo Traverso points out, the latest anniversary of VE Day comes at a moment when the far right is stronger than at any point since 1945.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that an agreement with Britain would be a full and comprehensive one.

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“Big and Exciting” trade deal between the U.S. and the UK to be unveiled on Thursday, the leaders of both nations have suggested.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Attorney’s Office in Albany have launched a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a source familiar with the probe told The Post.

President Trump said in remarks from the Oval Office that the two countries are "affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an essential and vital principle."

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The legislation would make Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico law and require federal agencies to revise government documents accordingly.

President Trump said the deal would be the first of many to remake the global trading system, even as its details would be finalized in the coming weeks.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that an agreement with Britain would be a full and comprehensive one.

President Trump announced Thursday that the US and UK had agreed on the framework of a trade deal – the first established since Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement last month.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that an agreement with Britain would be a full and comprehensive one.

Reformers say tweaking construction rules can unleash affordable housing.

There's new tariffs on almost everything that is imported. Some of that increased cost is being eaten by exporters in other countries, but a lot of the higher prices are being picked up by Americans, who are seeing it in their receipts.

President Trump announced Thursday that the US and UK had agreed on the framework of a trade deal – the first established since Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement last month.

President Trump said in remarks from the Oval Office that the two countries are "affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an essential and vital principle."

President Trump promoted the agreement as the first of many that will result from his efforts to blow up the global trading system.

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Will they or won’t they? That was the question gripping the Catholic faithful Thursday as cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope retreated into the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to resume voting for a new church leader.

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope. But we don't yet know his identity.

White smoke was seen pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a successor to Pope Francis.

Will they or won’t they? That was the question gripping the Catholic faithful Thursday as cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope retreated into the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to resume voting for a new church leader.

White smoke rising above the Sistine Chapel means cardinals have agreed on a new pope. His identity will be revealed soon.

The 133 cardinals voting for Pope Francis’ successor deliberated for just a day before coming to their decision.

White smoke was seen from the Vatican at approximately 6:08 p.m. Rome time, signaling that the Cardinals have elected a new pope of the Catholic Church. The chiming of the Vatican’s church bells confirmed for the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square that a new successor to the See of St. Peter the Apostle has indeed been chosen. The world now waits for the Cardinals to announce who the new pope is and what name he has chosen to be known by.

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope. But we don't yet know his identity.

The world awaits the new pope. White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday at 6:07 p.m. local time, signaling that a pontiff had been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

White smoke has streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signaling that Catholic cardinals in the conclave have chosen a new pope.

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope.

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

White smoke was seen from the Vatican at approximately 6:08 p.m. Rome time, signaling that the Cardinals have elected a new pope of the Catholic Church. The chiming of the Vatican’s church bells confirmed for the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square that a new successor to the See of St. Peter the Apostle has indeed been chosen. The world now waits for the Cardinals to announce who the new pope is and what name he has chosen to be known by.

American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost be the next pope, taking the reins of the Roman Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis last month.

The Chicago native, who has spent much of his career in Peru, was chosen in the third vote.

President Trump promoted the agreement as the first of many that will result from his efforts to blow up the global trading system.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

An American-born Cardinal has been elected the next pope, taking the reins of the Roman Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis last month.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

An American-born Cardinal has been elected the next pope, taking the reins of the Roman Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis last month.

Like it or not, the billionaire gets to decide how half the world uses technology.

Final details are under wraps but Trump promised the deal provides billions of dollars in access for U.S. agricultural products like beef and ethanol.

Molly Olmstead

Hear newly elected pope address the world

On “The View” on Thursday, former President Joe Biden expressed that he wasn’t surprised former Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President Donald Trump last November. He cited both sexism and racism as the main reasons for her loss, while later correcting a host on his wife's religion.

Wealthy American Catholics had been lobbying intensely in Rome in the lead-up to the conclave.

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

Molly Olmstead

Molly Olmstead

Molly Olmstead

The Trump administration released an additional dump of 60,000 more files pertaining to the assassination of former Democrat Senator Robert F. Kennedy on Wednesday.

Robert Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church.

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Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — is not your typical Boomer Chicago Catholic.

In choosing Robert Francis Prevost, the conclave has done what many Vatican insiders considered unthinkable.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV.

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will be selecting a new candidate to replace interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, his choice for the role of top prosecutor in the District of Columbia (DC).