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As we've now learned, the pope is a Chicago White Sox fan, and there's a picture from the 2005 World Series to prove it.
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May 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
As we've now learned, the pope is a Chicago White Sox fan, and there's a picture from the 2005 World Series to prove it.
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An engaged woman and her mother are murdered. Who would target the mother-daughter pair in cold blood?
Our newest episode of #ABC2020’s true crime ‘Bad Romance’ hosted by Ryan Smith airs tonight, May 9 at 9 on ABC.
Our newest episode of #ABC2020’s true crime ‘Bad Romance’ hosted by Ryan Smith airs tonight, May 9 at 9 on ABC.
May 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
An engaged woman and her mother are murdered. Who would target the mother-daughter pair in cold blood?
Our newest episode of #ABC2020’s true crime ‘Bad Romance’ hosted by Ryan Smith airs tonight, May 9 at 9 on ABC.
Our newest episode of #ABC2020’s true crime ‘Bad Romance’ hosted by Ryan Smith airs tonight, May 9 at 9 on ABC.
Pope Leo XIV - history-making, the first American Pope. Now, David Muir reports from the Vatican in the breaking, new "20/20" special edition. "The American Pope | Leo XIV" premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on ABC. Stream on Hulu and Disney+.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Pope Leo XIV - history-making, the first American Pope. Now, David Muir reports from the Vatican in the breaking, new "20/20" special edition. "The American Pope | Leo XIV" premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on ABC. Stream on Hulu and Disney+.
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A shopkeeper’s “close call with death” was caught on security camera when a car ploughed through the front window of Allenton Fresh Supermarket in Ashburton, New Zealand, on Thursday, May 1.
May 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A shopkeeper’s “close call with death” was caught on security camera when a car ploughed through the front window of Allenton Fresh Supermarket in Ashburton, New Zealand, on Thursday, May 1.
Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office recently saved a duckling from a storm grate, with the rescue captured on bodycam video.
Two patrol officers responded after several citizens flagged them down to report the trapped duckling.
Two patrol officers responded after several citizens flagged them down to report the trapped duckling.
May 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office recently saved a duckling from a storm grate, with the rescue captured on bodycam video.
Two patrol officers responded after several citizens flagged them down to report the trapped duckling.
Two patrol officers responded after several citizens flagged them down to report the trapped duckling.
A loving big brother from Midlothian, Scotland, turned himself into a human stepping stool to help his little sister get onto a pony.
Video filmed by the pair’s mother, Kaia Ward, shows her son jumping for joy after her daughter successfully mounts the horse with the help of her brother.
Video filmed by the pair’s mother, Kaia Ward, shows her son jumping for joy after her daughter successfully mounts the horse with the help of her brother.
May 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A loving big brother from Midlothian, Scotland, turned himself into a human stepping stool to help his little sister get onto a pony.
Video filmed by the pair’s mother, Kaia Ward, shows her son jumping for joy after her daughter successfully mounts the horse with the help of her brother.
Video filmed by the pair’s mother, Kaia Ward, shows her son jumping for joy after her daughter successfully mounts the horse with the help of her brother.
A man spotted an unidentifiable black ring in the sky above Bonner Springs, Kansas, on Monday, May 5.
Video filmed by Frankie Camren shows the ring quickly fading as motorists stop to marvel at the phenomenon.
Video filmed by Frankie Camren shows the ring quickly fading as motorists stop to marvel at the phenomenon.
May 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A man spotted an unidentifiable black ring in the sky above Bonner Springs, Kansas, on Monday, May 5.
Video filmed by Frankie Camren shows the ring quickly fading as motorists stop to marvel at the phenomenon.
Video filmed by Frankie Camren shows the ring quickly fading as motorists stop to marvel at the phenomenon.
A mama black bear brought four tiny accomplices along on her attempted trash raid outside an Asheville, North Carolina, home recently.
May 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A mama black bear brought four tiny accomplices along on her attempted trash raid outside an Asheville, North Carolina, home recently.
An orca was seen repeatedly bumping into a yacht near the Strait of Gibraltar, an area known for orca attacks on marine vessels, on Tuesday, May 6.
May 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
An orca was seen repeatedly bumping into a yacht near the Strait of Gibraltar, an area known for orca attacks on marine vessels, on Tuesday, May 6.
Who is Pope Leo XIV? Here is what we know: bit.ly/3EUjbJa
May 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Who is Pope Leo XIV? Here is what we know: bit.ly/3EUjbJa
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, from Chicago, is the first-ever pope from the United States. bit.ly/3EUjbJa
May 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, from Chicago, is the first-ever pope from the United States. bit.ly/3EUjbJa
#BREAKING: Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost will take the name Pope Leo XIV. https://bit.ly/4iOr1Sj
May 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#BREAKING: Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost will take the name Pope Leo XIV. https://bit.ly/4iOr1Sj
In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis. https://bit.ly/4iOr1Sj?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6e1e9097-dec0-4f44-911e-12762debcd9c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
May 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis. https://bit.ly/4iOr1Sj?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6e1e9097-dec0-4f44-911e-12762debcd9c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
A baby seal is recovering after officials said somebody stabbed the animal on the beach. https://bit.ly/4j2CwpG?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=1d848af1-bab2-4780-bf66-6f026ad25ed2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
May 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A baby seal is recovering after officials said somebody stabbed the animal on the beach. https://bit.ly/4j2CwpG?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=1d848af1-bab2-4780-bf66-6f026ad25ed2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trump has called on the Fed to lower rates, despite a longstanding norm of political independence. https://bit.ly/4k5BD0b?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=b381ba38-8b92-45d5-aca4-9ca7644c6e59&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
May 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump has called on the Fed to lower rates, despite a longstanding norm of political independence. https://bit.ly/4k5BD0b?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=b381ba38-8b92-45d5-aca4-9ca7644c6e59&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis. https://bit.ly/4iOr1Sj?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6e1e9097-dec0-4f44-911e-12762debcd9c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
May 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis. https://bit.ly/4iOr1Sj?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6e1e9097-dec0-4f44-911e-12762debcd9c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
A brand-new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi. abc7.ws/450SZad
May 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A brand-new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi. abc7.ws/450SZad
WeightWatchers, the 62-year-old program that revolutionized dieting for millions of people around the world, has filed for bankruptcy. abc7.ws/3ROTnB5
May 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
WeightWatchers, the 62-year-old program that revolutionized dieting for millions of people around the world, has filed for bankruptcy. abc7.ws/3ROTnB5
Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him. abc7.ws/4mbDRgD
May 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him. abc7.ws/4mbDRgD
President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz Island prison in San Francisco, which has been closed for more than 60 years.
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May 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz Island prison in San Francisco, which has been closed for more than 60 years.
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Brazilian police said that they had thwarted a plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga' s concert of at least 2 million people. bit.ly/4322YK3
May 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Brazilian police said that they had thwarted a plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga' s concert of at least 2 million people. bit.ly/4322YK3
Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing intention to retire as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway bit.ly/4jGVROe
May 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing intention to retire as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway bit.ly/4jGVROe
Joseph Czuba, the man found guilty in the hate crime murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy, Wadee Alfayoumi, was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison.
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May 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Joseph Czuba, the man found guilty in the hate crime murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy, Wadee Alfayoumi, was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison.
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Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has died at the age of 91, former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin said Friday.
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May 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has died at the age of 91, former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin said Friday.
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A 30-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene, Vancouver police said. bit.ly/3RCBp4M
April 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A 30-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene, Vancouver police said. bit.ly/3RCBp4M