Pope Francis is welcomed during his arrival at SoekarnoHatta International Airport in Jakarta on Sept. 3, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images) (JAKARTA, Indonesia) — Pope Francis on Monday embarked on his 45th and most ambitious trip of his papacy, both in terms of distance and duration. It’s a 12-day, four-country, two-continent odyssey; with stops […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police are investigating five separate shootings that occurred Monday night on Interstate 5 in Washington, authorities said. Police have not confirmed if all of the shootings are connected but have confirmed that several people have been injured across all five incidents, according to a statement from the Washington State […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the latest round of cease-fire discussions appears to have reached an impasse. Meanwhile, after six hostages were found dead in Gaza, protests erupted in Israel. Protesters have demanded its government bring the hostages home. Here’s how the news is developing: Cease-fire protesters plan action near […]
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Every election cycle, political observers speculate about the power and prevalence of ticket-splitters: voters who support one party for president and another on down-ballot races. This year, their influence is unquestioned: they hold the House and Senate majorities in their hands. Given the congressional maps and margins, […]
Piccell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One person is dead and two people have been reported missing with several others injured in what authorities are describing as a “major marine incident” that has caused “mass casualty” in Connecticut, officials said. The North Madison Volunteer Fire Department says that the three people reported missing do not have […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUECincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 3San Diego Padres 3, Detroit Tigers 0 NY Mets 4, Boston Red Sox 1 AMERICAN LEAGUEBaltimore Orioles 13, Chicago White Sox 3Cleveland Guardians 4, Kansas City Royals 2Minnesota Twins 5, Tampa Bay Rays 4Oakland Athletics 5, […]
Disney The summer movie season came to a close with a lackluster Labor Day weekend at the box office. Deadpool & Wolverine was number one again in its sixth week with $19.4 across the three-day weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, the film has now surpassed $600 million in its domestic haul. Number two on […]
Phoenix Music Group Marques Houston has released his new album, The Best Worst Year Ever, in which he explores a period of his life where he experienced some of the highest highs and lowest lows. In a new interview with People, he says of the transformative year, “I experienced death. I experienced a lot of […]
Netflix Joey Chestnut beat his longtime nemesis Takeru Kobayashi by gobbling down a record 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi’s 66 on Sunday, during Netflix’s live Las Vegas special Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef. There was also a side of personal drama hanging over the match-up: The co-hosts of the live event were comic […]
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Anti-government demonstrators gathered in the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for a second day of protests after the killing of six hostages, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conclude a cease-fire and hostage-release deal with Hamas. Street protests resumed across the country on Monday, coinciding with […]
