The 19th reports that newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American to hold the papacy—as well as the first Peruvian citizen, having been naturalized after working in the country for decades—was born and raised in the Chicago area, ordained as a priest after studying in Rome, and is fluent in Spanish and Italian.
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OLBG analyzed the WNBA’s popularity in five key areas: attendance trends, franchise values, in-stadium experience, viewership, and market positioning, which underscore the league’s sustainable growth and highlight its status as a leading women’s sports league.
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Thursday with what it called a “modest” request in its effort to end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship. Yet over two-and-a-half hours of arguments, the ramifications of President Donald Trump’s gambit appeared anything but modest. Justice
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, WFTV, GETTY IMAGES, THE SUPREME COURT By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Thursday with what it called a “modest” request in its effort to end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship. Yet over two-and-a-half hours of arguments, the ramifications of President
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By Kocha Olarn and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Police in Thailand have arrested a man on suspicion of wildlife trafficking after he was found with two baby orangutans in a basket at a gas station in the Thai capital. The 47-year-old suspect was apprehended Wednesday as he was about to deliver the
Continue Reading CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — CNN will televise the penultimate performance of “Good Night, and Good Luck” live on June 7. The Broadway play is an adaptation of the 2005 movie of the same name, which actor George Clooney directed about veteran journalist Edward R. Murrow’s conflicts with Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — New York University said it is withholding the diploma of a student who condemned “genocide” in Gaza while delivering a graduation speech Wednesday – a move the university called a violation of the student’s commitment to comply with school rules. Logan Rozos told members of his graduating class that
Continue ReadingWISN By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A busy stretch of severe thunderstorms is underway due to record heat and now the threats are ramping up, putting major metro areas from Chicago to Nashville under threat as the country hits the peak of tornado season. Severe thunderstorms rocked parts of the central
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — An incredibly dangerous day of severe thunderstorms including the potential for long-lasting, powerful tornadoes and hurricane-strength wind gusts is underway in the eastern half of the United States. The threat for tornadoes and damaging winds is escalating Friday after the same system already produced
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Análisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN La avalancha de confrontaciones nacionales e internacionales iniciadas por Donald Trump podría decidirse por esta pregunta: ¿Cuánto poder tiene realmente el presidente? Las imágenes del viaje de Trump al golfo Pérsico esta semana se basaron en tres meses de agresiva exhibición de la autoridad a menudo cuestionable de la Casa
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EL PASO, Texas – The Americas Trail Blazers and the Clint Lions will look for a better showing Friday after losing their opening games in the Sweet 16 of the high school baseball playoffs. In Class 5A Division 1, Americas fell to Colleyville Heritage in game one of the best-of-three series, 10-2. In Class 4A
Continue Reading Por Anna Cooban, Betsy Klein, Elisabeth Buchwald y Rhea Mogul, CNN El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, dijo este jueves que India ofreció eliminar los aranceles a Estados Unidos como parte de un posible acuerdo comercial, pero Nueva Delhi pronto enfrió las afirmaciones de Trump, diciendo que las negociaciones no estaban completas. “India es la
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team will be getting a double dose of talent from Del Valle High School next season. Twin sisters Yesenia Cisneros and Damaris Cisneros signed to play soccer at UTEP. They are two of the best soccer players in El Paso. Yesenia scored more than 100 goals in her high
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By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Photographer Derek Ridgers’ introduction to the Cannes Film Festival arrived in 1984, when he was commissioned to shoot the DJ and rapper Afrika Bambaataa — in town to promote his cameo in Stan Lathan’s “Beat Street” — for the music magazine, NME. “I don’t think I’d ever really thought
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A veteran air-traffic controller at the facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport is calling for more resources and speaking out about the intense pressures workers face amid a staffing shortage and tech outages. Jonathan Stewart described working multiple positions per shift to give
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By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Engineers at New Jersey Transit went on strike early Friday, bringing trains on the nation’s third-largest commuter rail service to a halt. A final day of negotiations between the state-run commuter rail service and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) failed to reach an
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A surprise breakthrough in US-China trade tensions has unleashed a flurry of activity across Chinese factories and ports as companies in both countries rush to make the most of a 90-day rollback of heavy tariffs announced earlier this week. For Niki Ye, a salesperson
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP track and field men’s and women’s teams will vie for league championships when the Miners compete at the 2025 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Murfreesboro, Tenn., hosted by Middle Tennessee in Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium starting Friday through Sunday. The combined events will
Continue Reading Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Un hombre acusado del reciente homicidio de 13 trabajadores de una mina de la localidad de Pataz, en el norte de Perú, fue detenido este jueves en Colombia. El hombre, identificado como Miguel Antonio Rodríguez, alias “Cuchillo”, fue arrestado en Medellín, dijo en un comunicado la Policía Nacional de
Continue Reading Story by Reuters Bangkok, Thailand (Reuters) — A Thai court has issued arrest warrants for 17 people including a high-profile construction tycoon, police said on Thursday, over their alleged involvement in the building of a skyscraper that collapsed and killed scores of workers during a powerful March earthquake. Search teams recovered 89 bodies in a
Continue Reading Story by the Associated Press Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) — An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S House Agriculture committee is proposing a cut to SNAP benefits that would be the largest rollback of food assistance in the country’s history. The cut would be $230 billion, targeting the former food stamps program. If it were to go through, the pressure would be put onto states
Continue Reading Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, y el primer ministro de Canadá, Mark Carney, hablaron este jueves sobre la relación entre ambos países y el acuerdo comercial que comparten con Estados Unidos (T-MEC). El Gobierno de México dijo en su cuenta de X que Sheinbaum felicitó a Carney por
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By Jacob Lev and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Much of the anticipation around the opening day of this year’s PGA Championship was pegged around one star-studded group at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. The grouping of World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy and World No. 3 Xander Schauffele set tongues
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sent a letter to Las Cruces International Airport Administrator Andy Hume about allegations that an employee “is not sufficiently qualified or properly trained.” The letter, which you can read in full below, goes on to allege that airport management and staff attempted to implement
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GRANTS, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police arrested New Mexico Corrections Department Officer Elijah Williams, 21, on charges of criminal sexual contact and battery. Investigators started looking into the alleged assaults on April 16, 2025, after multiple female inmates made accusations against Williams, NMSP officials say. The alleged sexual assaults happened at the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you plan on checking out a book or cooling off at the library, this is a reminder that all El Paso Public Library branches will be closed tomorrow. The libraries will be closed due to staff training, but all online services will still be available for you on its website.
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s Changi International Airport has won just about every award there is in the aviation industry — including the title of world’s best airport for 2025. Now, Singapore is expanding its national airport, breaking ground this week on a fifth terminal that is due to open in the mid-2030s.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Irvin high school celebrated the grand opening of its new food pantry this morning. The Rocket Market will provide food for students and families in need. Irvin High School Principal Bobby Stives says the school partnered with El Pasoans Fighting Hunger. EPISD says it’s a collaborative effort to fight food insecurity. “Being able to
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former Director of the FBI James Comey on Thursday took down an Instagram post of seashells spelling out the numbers “86 47” after Republicans claimed that it was a threat against President Donald Trump. The number 86 can often refer to getting rid of or tossing something out, while
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