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The white smoke has billowed, and the Catholic church has a new pope – and he’s American. Cardinals at the Vatican elected the Chicago-born Robert Prevost on Thursday to lead the church, succeeding Pope Francis, who died last month. Prevost took the name Leo XIV as he became the first pontiff from the United States. “Peace be with you,” were his first words as pope. Here is a look at the new pope and his journey from the US Midwest to the top of the church of 1.4 billion people. What is Pope Leo’s background? Born in Chicago in 1955…

President Trump said on Thursday that he would name the Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro, whose false statements about the 2020 election were part of a lawsuit against the network, the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, hours after he was forced to pull his first choice.Selecting Ms. Pirro, the former Republican district attorney of Westchester County, N.Y., resolves a thorny dilemma for the president, who said hours earlier that he would withdraw his nomination to permanently install the interim U.S. attorney, Ed Martin, under pressure from Senate Republicans.“During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! George Pickens is now a member of the Dallas Cowboys after a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers became official Thursday. The 24-year-old polarizing receiver spoke with reporters on a conference call Thursday, saying he found out about the trade via social media. NFL fans were using Pickens’ old NFL Draft reaction to share the news.  Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens against the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC wild-card game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore Jan. 11, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)”I found out when everyone else found out,” Pickens said, via CBS Sports.…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. Customs and Border Protection is revealing some details about a multi-day border checkpoint operation that caused major northbound delays for travellers heading back into Canada. Multiple unexpected checkpoints appeared just before the Peace Arch border crossing this past week.“Every single car, they opened up the hood,” U.S. immigration lawyer, Len Saunders, who has worked in Blaine WA. for 25 years said.“They went through the trunk of the car. They asked questions. It was not a random search. They are basically targeting every single car going in to Canada.”U.S. border officials said…

A man from New South Wales has struck gold, winning the entire $30 million jackpot in Thursday night’s Powerball draw, declaring he is “done with bills forever”.After holding the only division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1512, drawn on Thursday, 8 May, the man from Cessnock bought from Shell Aberdare Newsagency on Aberdare Road, netted him the life-changing prize.An official from The Lott delivered the news shortly after the draw, catching the winner completely off guard.“Holy sh..t!” he exclaimed, overwhelmed by the moment.“Bless you, man! Bless you!” he laughed, before erupting into disbelief.“I just had this ticket on the…

WASHINGTON: United States Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday (May 8) that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he added that the US cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbours and a war between them would be “none of our business”. “We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We can’t control these countries though,” Vance said in an interview on Fox News show The Story with Martha MacCallum. “What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we’re not going to get involved in the middle of war that’s…

What’s in a name? A lot it turns out.Matteo Bruni, a Vatican spokesman, told reporters on Thursday that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s choice to be called Pope Leo XIV had been a clear and deliberate reference to the last Leo, who led during a difficult time for the Roman Catholic Church and helped marshal it into the modern world.Leo XIII — who was head of the church from 1878 to 1903, one of the longest reigns in papal history — is known for his 1891 encyclical “Rerum Novarum,” which strongly defended the rights of working people to a living wage…

Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, Fox News has learned.A source familiar with the matter confirmed that a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia…