Large crowds are expected throughout the pontiff’s trip, which the Church believes reflects a growing spirituality among the French and other Europeans. On Sunday, 150,000 have signed up to attend mass in the Pyrenean sanctuary of Lourdes. The Pope will be in Metz, in northeast France, on Monday where he will pay tribute to Robert…
Hobo_018 | E+ | Getty Images President Donald Trump said in December that this spring may be the “largest tax refund season of all time,” due to changes in the “big beautiful bill.” But student loan borrowers who are behind on their payments may miss out. That’s because the U.S. Department of Education can seize…
Vast crowds loyal to the Islamic Republic have gathered in Tehran at a funeral ceremony for Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war. His second son and successor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, was conspicuously absent from his father’s funeral. Ali Khamenei’s other…
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert talks to media during a press conference before the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2026 on July 25, 2026 at United Center in Chicago, IL. Melissa Tamez | National Basketball Association | Getty Images WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of 2026, the league announced on Friday. The decision…
Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers who were able to compromise city systems and steal data earlier this month, its mayor has said. Kai Wegner said officials would not cave in to the ransom demand, which came on Thursday evening. He did not say how much was being sought, though Der Spiegel reports the hackers…
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Monday to expel Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., from Congress over accusations that include sexual misconduct. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Mills is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee in connection with allegations of “sexual misconduct and/or dating…
One nugget that stood out to me as I dug through all the various polls of the last several months was a survey conducted by The Times that suggested, despite the overall pessimism about the Dream in this moment, “61% of poll respondents said they believed in the concept”. Brandon Patty, a 44-year-old clerk and…
The Indian government has directed Meta to immediately disable advertisements and content on Instagram that promote or facilitate child sexual abuse material, a senior official said. It comes after a BBC Eye investigation found that Instagram has been running paid adverts promoting child sexual abuse material in India, some of which linked users to Telegram…
We live in an age where health can sometimes feel like a shopping list. There is a supplement for sleep, another for energy, one for the gut, another for the heart and yet another promising to slow aging. It is tempting to believe that better health is something we can simply buy. But in my…
SpaceX CEO Gwynne Shotwell and executives ring the Opening Bell at the Nasdaq on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC SpaceX shares jumped in premarket trading on Monday following its record-breaking debut last week on the Nasdaq, which marked the biggest initial public offering in history. Shares of SpaceX were around 6% higher at…