Pope Leo XIV Declares Two Saints, Including Carlo Acutis
Carlo, who died at 15, was canonized alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, who also died young. The church is looking to the two saints to inspire new generations of Catholics.
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Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Breaks Records Upon Debut
Sabrina Carpenter has officially taken command of the streaming era. The pop star’s seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend, released August 29 via Island Records, has stormed Spotify with a record-breaking debut, cementing her as one of the defining artists of 2025. The LP racked up 64.4 million first-day streams, the largest opening for a…
Japan Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announces resignation
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba listens as Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino (not pictured) delivers a speech during their joint press conference after their meeting at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on September 5, 2025. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EUGENE HOSHIKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Eugene Hoshiko | Afp…
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan Says He Will Step Down
The embattled leader is trying to head off a deep split in his party over a right-wing political surge, a weakened economy and turbulent trade relations with the United States.
NFL Week 1 odds, predictions, expert picks: Best bets, teasers, survivor picks
You’ve waited a long time to hear this, and the day has finally arrived: The NFL is back! Week 1 is already underway after the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys got us started on Thursday night, and we now have an entire Sunday slate in front of us. What a time to be alive! As…
What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about the motivations of CEOs
We found very high correlations between power motivation and CEO behavior. Niccolò Machiavelli, the infamous author of The Prince, wrote in the 1500s that the ideal leader makes and breaks solemn agreements. He creates alliances with weak allies to defeat a powerful enemy and then eliminates them one by one. He blames his next-in-charge for…
KIM KARDASHIAN BLASTED FOR ALLOWING NORTH TO GET A DERMAL PIERCING
Kim Kardashian is once again facing backlash, this time for reportedly allowing her 12-year-old daughter, North West, to get a dermal piercing on her finger. While in Rome, fans noticed what appeared to be a dermal finger piercing, also known to be a single-point piercing, on North’s middle finger. The sighting quickly sparked debate online,…
South Korea Negotiates Release of Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Raid
The government said on Sunday that South Korea would send a charter plane to the United States to retrieve hundreds of workers detained in an immigration raid.
High school flag football: Friday and Saturday scores
FRIDAY’S RESULTS CITY SECTION Bernstein 25, Chatsworth 6 L.A. Wilson 56, Hollywood 0 Lincoln 27, Torres 0 Panorama 58, Bernstein 0 Panorama 55, Chatsworth 0 Santee 6, L.A. University 0 South East 13, Angelou 6 SOUTHERN SECTION Channel Islands 32, Hueneme 6 Los Alamitos 47, Katella 0 Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 34, Whitney 0 Sherman…
Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment
Common Sense Media, a kids-safety-focused nonprofit offering ratings and reviews of media and technology, released its risk assessment of Google’s Gemini AI products on Friday. While the organization found that Google’s AI clearly told kids it was a computer, not a friend — something that’s associated with helping drive delusional thinking and psychosis in emotionally…