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Chinese President Xi Jinping was photographed standing next to Vladimir Putin on Friday as thousands of Russian troops and military vehicles rumbled through Moscow’s Red Square during the country’s annual Victory Day parade.  The event, marking Russia’s 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, featured over …

As silence and stillness calmed the eager world, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti, overlooking a sea of tens of thousands of teary-eyed viewers in St. Peter’s Square, introduced Catholics and non-faithful to the newest pontiff. American Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, was elected to take the papal seat and …

At least 119 Amtrak employees and doctors took the railroad company for a ride in a massive $12 million health fraud scheme, a watchdog found.  Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) said employees based in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., accepted cash kickbacks from …

Eighty years after the Holocaust, far too many people are either downplaying its severity or denying it altogether, warned Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, great-grandson of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  His remarks came as nations around the world on Thursday commemorated the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. On May …

The Vatican on Thursday announced that Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, will take up the highest authority in the Catholic Church after only two days of deliberation and voting by the papal conclave.  Upon the announcement of the first American pontiff to be elected, world leaders began reacting with …

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for formal talks on Thursday for the first time since President Donald Trump exacerbated the U.S.-China trade war last month.  In a statement at the top of the meeting, Xi pledged to stand by his anti-Western ally against “power politics” …

Pope Leo XIV, 69, was elected to take up the papal seat on Thursday, on the second day of the papal conclave’s deliberations.  Born Robert Prevost on Sept. 14, 1955 in Chicago, Ill., he was a suspected front-runner to succeed Pope Francis after his passing late last month, though some …

White smoke signals new pope has been chosen ‘Outnumbered’ panelists react to the breaking news that a new pope was chosen on the fourth vote. Senior correspondent Benjamin Hall provides details on the upcoming reveal and next steps. Catholics around the world are rejoicing at the election of a new …

White smoke signals new pope has been chosen ‘Outnumbered’ panelists react to the breaking news that a new pope was chosen on the fourth vote. Senior correspondent Benjamin Hall provides detail on the upcoming reveal and next steps. The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American …

White smoke was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in a direct signal that a new pope has already been elected.  The name of the pope has yet to be announced by the papal conclave, who met for the first time on Wednesday to deliberate …