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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Elected as First American Pope On May 8, 2025, history was made in the Catholic Church as white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope. He will take the name Pope Leo XIV. This momentous occasion crowned […]
Texas lawmakers have taken a significant step toward the potential passage of Senate Bill 2, a measure that would create a statewide school voucher program.
TikTok may avoid a ban yet again, as former President Donald Trump has stated that a deal to sell the app to a non-Chinese company is expected to be finalized before the new April 5 deadline.
WASHINGTON — All 67 victims in last week’s deadly mid-air collision near Washington, DC have been recovered, officials confirmed Tuesday. An American Airlines plane collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, causing both to fall into the Potomac River. The cockpit and tail from the regional jet were recovered earlier in the day. The crash […]
WASHINGTON-Â Tariffs on Mexico and Canada will be put on hold for one month. President Trump’s decision comes after he spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Monday morning, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the afternoon. In a post on X, Sheinbaum said Mexico will send ten-thousand National Guard members to the U.S. border to […]
The U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s tragic collision with American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington D.C. was on an “annual proficiency training flight,” according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a statement on X. The helicopter took off from Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The Army describes […]
TYLER, TX.–Blue Bell Creameries has introduced a new flavor of ice cream called Strawberry Toaster Pastry. It’s all being done in celebration of National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day on Feb. 1. The ice cream features vanilla ice cream with strawberry pastry pieces, confetti sprinkles, strawberry sauce, and white icing swirls. Blue Bell’s executive director […]
DOJ announced that Southeast Bank would pay $1.5 million to resolve federal claims to Black and Indigenous graduates.
WASHINGTON — President Biden is commuting the sentences of 2,500 non-violent drug offenders. Biden said today that the move targets “disproportionately long” sentences compared to the ones that are handed down today. Some of those sentences were a result of legislation in the 1980s that he helped craft as a senator. “Today’s clemency action provides […]
REDMOND, Wash. — Nintendo will release the follow-up to its popular Switch video game system this year. The company released a teaser trailer Thursday giving fans their first look at the Switch 2. It features a similar design as the original system, but with a bigger screen. Nintendo will announce more details about the Switch […]
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge is ordering President-Elect Trump to be sentenced next week, just days before his inauguration. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan rejected Trump’s request to dismiss the hush money case against him in a ruling Friday afternoon. Merchan has now set Trump’s sentencing date for January 10th. In the ruling, […]
We check out photos of the aftermath of the deadly New Year's terror attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 15 and injuring 30.