The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) carried out 24 coordinated terrorist bombings Tuesday in the southwestern departments of Valle del Cauca and Cauca, killing eight people and injuring at least 78 others. Fourteen victims remain in critical condition.
After weeks of speculation, Pope Leo XIV has ended the suspense surrounding his Major League Baseball allegiance—and it’s not the Chicago Cubs. During the general assembly in Rome on Wednesday, the first American-born pope, a native of Chicago, donned a black White Sox cap, making his South Side loyalties clear.
The United States is evacuating some diplomatic staff from its embassy in Iraq and authorizing the voluntary return of dependents from Bahrain and other Middle Eastern locations amid deteriorating nuclear negotiations with Iran. The move signals growing concern over regional instability and the potential collapse of ongoing diplomatic efforts.
The President of the Mexican Senate, Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña, suggested that the country attempt to take a portion of the United States amid the ongoing Los Angeles riots.
The Southern Baptist Convention voted this week in favor of a resolution urging the Supreme Court to revisit the decision labeling same-sex marriage a federal right.
