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2026-05-01 15:15:40 (2 days ago)

Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as bishop of West Virginia

Leo, who has criticized Trump’s hardline immigration policy, selected Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as state’s new bishop

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed a man who had once entered the United States as an undocumented immigrant, hidden in the trunk of a car, as the new bishop of West Virginia.

The pope approved the resignation of Bishop Mark E Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and selected Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, of Washington to take his place, reported OSV News.

Fox News - Video

2026-05-01 15:15:22 (2 days ago)

Caitlin Clark Goes Down Again...This Time Only "Slightly"😂

Caitlin Clark goes down again, and once again the injury is being downplayed as “slight.” But after multiple scares, fans are starting to connect the dots. At what point does this become a real concern for the WNBA’s biggest star?

The Guardian - World News

2026-05-01 15:12:21 (2 days ago)

Oscars changes allow for double acting nominations while banning AI

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has also rewritten rules on international film eligibility

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a number of major changes for the Oscars on Friday, including a new policy allowing multiple nominations for a single actor in one category, as well as barring acting and writing awards for work done by AI.

According to new statutes decreed by the group’s board of governors, only performances “demonstrably performed” by humans with their consent will be eligible for acting Oscars, while only human-authored screenplays can be up for any writing awards.

Fox News - Video

2026-05-01 15:11:47 (2 days ago)

May Day activists gather outside Amazon NYC location

Led by a speaker with a megaphone, the group march in a circle on the sidewalk while chanting and holding signs to voice their opposition in New York City. (WNYW)

Times of Israel - World News

2026-05-01 15:09:57 (2 days ago)

US warns shippers that paying Iran to traverse Hormuz may incur sanctions

Iran demands payments for safe passage through blockaded Strait, including in form of charitable donations; US Treasury threatens punitive action against shippers who comply

The post US warns shippers that paying Iran to traverse Hormuz may incur sanctions appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Fox News - Video

2026-05-01 15:09:00 (2 days ago)

‘The Parent Trap’ star Elaine Hendrix credits this diet for ‘aging backwards’

Elaine Hendrix tells Fox News Digital one lifestyle change that helped her "age backwards" in Hollywood, at NYC Second Chance Rescue gala.

Fox News - Video

2026-05-01 15:08:53 (2 days ago)

Nuggets lose series to T-Wolves, Time to hit the rebuild button around Jokic? | The Herd

The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Denver Nuggets without their two best players. Colin Cowherd asks if it’s time for the Nuggets to blow it up around Nikola Jokic.

The Guardian - World News

2026-05-01 15:08:51 (2 days ago)

Trump tears up part of EU tariff deal to raise import duties on cars and lorries

US president says tariff on vehicles imported from EU will rise to 25% and accuses bloc of non-compliance

Donald Trump has said he is tearing up part of the tariff deal he struck with EU leaders at his golf course in Scotland last summer, criticising Brussels for taking so long to ratify the deal.

Blindsiding Brussels late on Friday, a public holiday in much of Europe, he announced that he would be increasing tariffs on cars and lorries imported into the US from the EU from 15% to 25% from next week.

South China Morning Post - World News

2026-05-01 15:08:21 (2 days ago)

US sanctions China-based operator, others over alleged Iran oil trade links

The United States on Friday announced fresh sanctions on entities and individuals it said were involved in trading Iranian petroleum, including a China-based oil terminal operator and a Chinese national, as it ramped up pressure on Tehran to end the conflict. The State Department said the operator, Qingdao Haiye Oil Terminal Co., Ltd, “imported tens of millions of barrels of sanctioned Iranian crude oil”. Also on the sanctions list are Li Xinchun, a Chinese national who is the president of a...

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-05-01 15:07:51 (2 days ago)

Photos: Cuba holds May Day celebrations amid US threats

March celebrating International Workers' Day coincided with announcement of further US sanctions on island.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-05-01 15:07:45 (2 days ago)

Six transgender Idaho residents file lawsuit to block new bathroom law

The ACLU and Lambda Legal challenge Idaho's strict bathroom law on behalf of six transgender residents before HB 752 takes effect on July 1.

Fox News - Video

2026-05-01 15:06:50 (2 days ago)

ICE-opposing Maine US Senate candidate supported by AOC, Bernie Sanders

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the congressional support Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has received on ‘America Reports.’