When Pope Leo XIV addressed the College of Cardinals two days after he was elected to the papacy, he explained why he took the name that he did. “Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV,” he said. “There are different reasons for this, but mainly […]

Over the past five years, Saudi Arabia has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a deeply conservative kingdom into a more open and modern society. Spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), this shift has been driven by ambitious social and economic reforms aimed at diversifying the economy, empowering women, and loosening the […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend peace talks in Turkey Thursday even though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had earlier said he was willing to sit down face-to-face with the pugilistic strongman to try to negotiate an end to the brutal Russia-Ukraine war that has raged on since the Russian Federation invaded its neighbor […]

Over the last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been increasingly critical of how cities and counties in his state address homelessness, and his outburst Wednesday afternoon during a press conference announcing May revisions to his proposed state budget is the capper. As activist Kevin Dalton described, Newsom “went […]

Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan is the genius who thought it would be a good idea to hide an illegal alien in her courthouse and help him escape through a side door when ICE agents came to nab him. It turned out to be a spectacularly bad plan as first the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended […]