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Pope Leo Returns to Vatican After Lung Cancer Surgery
Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican and delivered the Sunday Angelus prayer from a window overlooking Saint Peter's Square, days after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The seventy-one year old pontiff thanked thousands of faithful for their prayers and said he will gradually resume his duties.
48 articles 28 sources Oct 17 to Oct 191:04
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Trump fires press secretary Katie Zacharia after five days
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has been ousted after just five days on the job, following a widely panned first briefing and questions about her legal credentials. President Trump told reporters he urged her to reconsider the role amid intense media scrutiny.
44 articles 33 sources Oct 16 to Oct 171:20 - 3-day story
Pope Leo returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV has returned to the Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. On Sunday, he thanked faithful in Saint Peter's Square for their prayers and pledged to gradually resume his duties.
42 articles 27 sources Oct 17 to Oct 191:08
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Four Soldiers Killed in Fire at Canadian Military Base
Four Canadian soldiers were killed and thirty-nine others hospitalized after strong winds fanned a grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta during combat training Saturday. Prime Minister Mark Carney called it one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada's military.
42 articles 26 sources Oct 18 to Oct 191:10 - 2-day story
Teen gunman kills four at Oregon elementary school
A sixteen-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday before an armed bystander fatally shot him inside the school. A seven-year-old child and a second teacher remain hospitalized in critical condition.
40 articles 26 sources Oct 15 to Oct 161:10 - 2-day story
Australian MP Helen Haines Loses Leg in Deliberate Car Attack
Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines is in critical condition after being deliberately struck by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed a forty-three-year-old suspect is in custody and a counter-terrorism taskforce is investigating.
40 articles 18 sources Oct 19 to Oct 201:02 - 2-day story
Teen gunman kills four at Oregon elementary, shot dead by bystander
A sixteen-year-old gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before an armed bystander shot him dead. A seven-year-old and a fifty-four-year-old teacher remain hospitalized in critical condition.
38 articles 21 sources Oct 15 to Oct 161:04 - 2-day story
Trump Cancels Fort Hood Shooter Execution Livestream
President Donald Trump cancels plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army major convicted of killing thirteen people at Fort Hood in two thousand nine. The reversal overrides Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and follows bipartisan backlash, though victims' immediate families may still attend in person.
37 articles 34 sources Oct 15 to Oct 161:11 - 2-day story
School Roof Collapse Kills Dozens of Children in Peshawar
A school roof collapsed at a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least thirty-four children and a teacher. The owner has been arrested and the government has ordered safety inspections of schools across the region.
36 articles 25 sources Oct 15 to Oct 161:05 - Ongoing story3-day story
Australian MP Helen Haines loses both legs in car attack
Australian independent MP Helen Haines has lost both legs after a driver allegedly rammed her vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday afternoon. Police describe the assault as deliberate and targeted, and forty-three-year-old Brendan Nugent now faces three charges including intentionally causing serious injury.
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Christina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With MS
Emmy-winning actress Christina Applegate revealed on her podcast 'MeSsy' that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021 and does not have the disease. Despite the news, her debilitating symptoms persist, leaving her 'back at square one' as she searches for answers.
35 articles 29 sources Oct 20 to Oct 211:06 - 2-day story
Pope Leo XIV Discharged After Lung Cancer Surgery
Pope Leo XIV was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung due to lung cancer. The seventy-one-year-old pontiff will deliver the Sunday noon Angelus prayer at Saint Peter's Square and plans to travel to Latin America in November.
33 articles 24 sources Oct 16 to Oct 171:16 - Ongoing story2-day story
Russia Frees American Teacher Stephen Hubbard
Russia released Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher, after more than four years in prison on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin announced the decision during talks with United States envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg, amid closer ties between Washington and Moscow.
30 articles 25 sources Oct 20 to Oct 211:20 - 3-day story
Japan launches mission to Mars moon Phobos
Japan has launched the MMX spacecraft to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars's two moons. The five-year mission aims to return at least ten grams of surface material to Earth by twenty thirty one.
28 articles 23 sources Oct 18 to Oct 201:26 - 2-day story
Fire at Canadian Military Base Kills Multiple Soldiers
Four Canadian service members were killed and dozens injured after high winds fueled a fast-moving fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta during live-fire training. Prime Minister Mark Carney called it one of the worst peacetime tragedies in the country's military history.
28 articles 23 sources Oct 18 to Oct 191:02 - 3-day story
Driver released after truck plows through Kansas soccer game
A thirty-four-year-old woman drove a pickup truck onto a youth soccer field in Wichita, Kansas, killing a six-year-old boy and a thirty-five-year-old man and injuring about ten others. Police released the driver without charges as they await toxicology results.
28 articles 14 sources Oct 17 to Oct 191:02 - 2-day story
Four Canadian Soldiers Killed in Fire at Alberta Base
Four Canadian service members died and dozens were injured after a fast-moving fire erupted during combat training at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday. High winds fueled the blaze, sending at least thirty-nine soldiers to hospitals with nineteen in critical condition.
27 articles 20 sources Oct 18 to Oct 191:04 - 2-day story
Trump Slams Ukraine's Russian Refinery Strikes as 'Disgrace'
President Donald Trump has called Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a 'disgrace,' saying they are driving up global energy prices. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had declared Kyiv was 'done' with an energy ceasefire unilaterally announced by Trump, prompting drone attacks on a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region.
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Christina Applegate Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Misdiagnosis
Actress Christina Applegate revealed she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis, years after her 2021 diagnosis. She shared the news on her MeSsy podcast, saying her debilitating symptoms persist despite not having the disease.
26 articles 23 sources Oct 20 to Oct 211:14 - 2-day story
Elon Musk pledges SpaceX share to every American child
Elon Musk has pledged to give one share of his SpaceX company to every child in America beginning next year, a gift potentially worth more than ten point five billion dollars at current market prices. The billionaire has not detailed how the massive giveaway will work, which ages of children will qualify, or whether the shares will be held in trust.
26 articles 21 sources Oct 19 to Oct 201:05