Joseph Curl

6 days ago | nysun.com | Joseph Curl

If people had been smart or lucky enough to have picked Robert Prevost of Chicago to be the next pope, they’d have made a mint. The new pope was a 66-to-1 longshot, with his name not even appearing on most lists of contenders. Less than 1 percent of the more than $40 million in bets placed on the selection of the pope at just two bookie sites before the white smoke was seen were wagered on Leo XIV, according to one site.

6 days ago | nysun.com | Joseph Curl

Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation into allegations of mortgage fraud by New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, according to a new report. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albany are leading the inquiry, according to the Albany Times Union. The investigation follows a federal criminal referral issued earlier this month by the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, William Pulte, to the Department of Justice.

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Joseph Curl

4 hours agoIndia: Curious toddler gets head stuck in pot, rescue team’s careful effort wins applauseKerala, India - May 07, 2025 A two-year-old child had to be rescued after getting their head stuck in an aluminium pot while playing. The incident occurred in Chalode Vaduvankulam, Kannur district, Kerala, southern India, on May 7. Visuals from the scene depict the rescue team meticulously cutting the pot with specialized equipment, ensuring the baby remains unharmed during the process.

6 days ago | nysun.com | Joseph Curl

The Indian government on Wednesday announced that a military operation has killed Abdul Rauf Azhar, a Pakistani terrorist who was involved in the 2002 murder of Jewish-American journalist Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal. “Operation Sindhoor” was launched following an attack last month in which Pakistani terrorists killed 26 Hindu tourists in Kashmir.

1 week ago | nysun.com | Joseph Curl

Google stock plunged Wednesday after Apple’s senior vice president of services said the tech giant believes AI search engines will eventually replace standard search engines, according to a new report. Apple’s Eddy Cue, testifying in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., said Apple is looking to add artificial intelligence services as search options in new versions of its Safari browser in the future, according to Bloomberg News.