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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Authorities in California asked the public for tips on Sunday in finding the person responsible for a shooting that left four people dead, three of them children, …
Read More »U.S. warns air traffic could ‘slow to a trickle’ amid shutdown, mass quitting
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. U.S. airlines cancelled more than 2,700 flights on Sunday as U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air traffic across the nation could “slow to a trickle” …
Read More »NCAA rule change leads to Canadian Hockey League players making mass exodus to U.S. colleges
Cale Makar has difficulty recognizing the college hockey landscape in the wake of a seismic shift that has transformed the sport in the mere five years since he left UMass to join Colorado in the NHL. From the introduction of name, image and likeness (NIL) money to the NCAA lifting …
Read More »One of the biggest black holes ever was discovered — with a mass of 35 billion suns
Astronomers have discovered what they say is among the most massive black holes ever detected. The cosmic behemoth is close to the theoretical upper limit of what’s possible in the universe, and is 10,000 times heavier than the black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. It’s also 35 …
Read More »U.S. wants to send deportees to Libya, site of migrant mass graves and brutal detention centres
The Trump administration’s plans for mass deportation now include Libya, which would represent a remarkable development given the North African country’s controversial treatment of migrants, and its fraught history with the U.S. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued an order on Wednesday restricting the removal of migrants to Libya after Reuters, citing three …
Read More »Pope Leo XIV conducts 1st mass in Sistine Chapel
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the dangers caused by a lack of faith and hoping the Catholic Church could be a beacon lighting the world’s “dark nights.” Leo, the former Cardinal …
Read More »2 killed, at least 6 wounded in mass shooting at Florida State University
The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Tallahassee’s Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others, investigators said. Officers who arrived on the scene shot and wounded the man after he refused to comply with commands, said Tallahassee …
Read More »Israeli troops seize more land in Gaza as mass evacuations of Palestinians continue
Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by a large-scale evacuation of the population. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said troops were seizing an area he called the “Morag Axis,” a reference …
Read More »Pope Francis misses Vatican mass after spending 2nd night in hospital
Pope Francis, 88, read the newspapers and had breakfast on Sunday after a second night sleeping well at the hospital where he is being treated for a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said. Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said he expected to provide a further update later in the day. He noted …
Read More »‘Dark day’: Survivors, country mourn victims of Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting
Survivors of Sweden’s worst mass shooting on Wednesday recalled trying to save the lives of their comrades at a school for adults in Örebro, a day after a gunman killed 11 people on what the prime minister called a “dark day” in the country’s history. Police said there was no …
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