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Four former and current Rikers Island guards and a city Transit Authority worker nicknamed “Heavy Pockets” were arrested for ...

Luke Diaz is a freelance military writer with experience with active duty experience in the US Navy as well as defense and ...

In March 2026, 26-year-old Swiss national Luzian A. Z. holidayed in Bali, Indonesia's most famous island destination, where Balinese Hinduism is central to daily life. During his stay, the island ...

Find today’s readings here. The fire raged for a week. From its start in the Circus Maximus, flames spread throughout the city of Rome in the year 64 A.D. Nero was not, as popular imagination would ...

U.S. and Iranian officials held negotiations in Switzerland over Tehran's nuclear program and regional security concerns, as Iranian leaders dismissed President Donald Trump's Strait of Hormuz warning ...

Nobody should be judged for trying. But during Friday night's 4-1 U.S. men's soccer World Cup victory against Paraguay, a fan made the worst streaking attempt in the history of sports.

French and Swiss authorities will impose a week of pandemic-like border restrictions as U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders attend ...

Recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard took their oath of allegiance to Pope Leo XIV, solemnly pledging to serve and protect him. The ceremony took place May 6 in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the ...

Pontifical Swiss Guards prepare ahead of their swearing in ceremony, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen VATICAN CITY — Recruits joined the Vatican’s ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over the swearing-in of 28 new recruits to the Pontifical Swiss Guard, marking the first time in over 50 years a pontiff has led the ceremony. The event, held on May 6 in the ...

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