First American Pope appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks as New York’s next archbishop

First American Pope appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks as New York’s next archbishop | World News

Bishop Ronald Hicks speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Dec.18, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York, placing one of the United States’ most influential Catholic archdioceses under new leadership at a moment of institutional transition and political strain….

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Two Haitian immigrants charged in $7 million SNAP fraud scheme

Two Haitian immigrants charged in $7 million SNAP fraud scheme | World News

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts have charged two Haitian immigrants in connection with what they describe as a large-scale scheme to traffic millions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through two small retail stores in Boston. The charges were announced in a federal indictment unsealed in mid-December 2025.According to the indictment, Antonio Bonheur,…

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Indian-origin techie at centre of anti-India hate hackathon says he has landed his dream job at xAI

Indian-origin techie at centre of anti-India hate hackathon says he has landed his dream job at xAI | World News

Vineeth Sendilraj, a 19-year-old Indian-origin computer science student at Georgia Tech, has announced that he has joined Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI as an engineer, describing the move as a “full circle moment”. His announcement comes days after he went viral following a widely shared clip from xAI’s December 2025 hackathon.Sendilraj first drew attention…

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AOC says she would ‘stomp’ JD Vance in 2028 presidential race as poll shows her narrowly ahead

AOC says she would ‘stomp’ JD Vance in 2028 presidential race as poll shows her narrowly ahead | World News

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would “stomp” Vice President JD Vance in a hypothetical 2028 presidential race after a newly released poll showed her holding a narrow lead over Vance. The remark was made during a brief, unscripted exchange with a reporter outside the US Capitol, where she was asked about early head-to-head polling, and…

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Scientists baffled as sharks found swimming inside one of world’s most active underwater volcanoes

Scientists baffled as sharks found swimming inside one of world’s most active underwater volcanoes |

Scientists record large marine predators thriving inside an active underwater volcano thought hostile to complex life/ Image: National Geographic Youtube In 2015, a scientific expedition to one of the most volatile underwater volcanoes on Earth produced a finding few researchers expected to see on their monitors: sharks swimming calmly inside the crater. The discovery was…

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When a teapot became Hitler: The bizarre billboard controversy that took over the internet

When a teapot became Hitler: The bizarre billboard controversy that took over the internet |

In 2013 California, J.C. Penney’s Michael Graves-designed Bells and Whistles kettle billboard sparked Hitler comparisons/ Image: X In late May 2013, a roadside billboard in Culver City, California, advertising a stainless-steel tea kettle for US retailer J.C. Penney unexpectedly became the centre of an online storm. The advert, positioned beside the busy 405 Freeway, featured…

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The unsettling truth behind Google’s most-searched person of the year (2025)

The unsettling truth behind Google’s most-searched person of the year (2025) |

Searches for D4vd skyrocketed after September as worldwide curiosity intensified. Every December brings a new season of year-in-review roundups, Spotify Wrapped, YouTube recaps, and Google’s vast portrait of what the world wanted to understand. In 2025, those rankings included the usual mix of celebrities, politicians and headline makers. Kendrick Lamar, Pope Leo XIV, Jimmy Kimmel…

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Triple homicide: 15-year-old Texas boy kills ex-girlfriend’s younger siblings and mother

Triple homicide: 15-year-old Texas boy kills ex-girlfriend’s younger siblings and mother | World News

A 15-year-old Texas boy has been arrested after allegedly carrying out a targeted triple homicide that left his ex-girlfriend’s mother, 13-year-old sister and 9-year-old brother dead inside their Odessa apartment. Police described the attack as a “cowardly act of violence” that has devastated the family and shocked the community.According to Odessa Police, the teen had…

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