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The month's top story

Leo’s fellow Augustinians are attending the Mass.

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head of state

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSPope Leo XIV calls for unity in inaugural Mass at the Vatican NYTLeo’s fellow Augustinians are attending the Mass. FOXPope Leo says family based on ‘union between a man and a woman,’ defends dignity of unborn
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What dominated May

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    May 1: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Supreme Court Deadlock Blocks State Funding for Religious Charter Schools

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 390 stories

  1. What We Know About the Escape From a New Orleans Jail

    ABC · 5 outlets

    Authorities say they’ve captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail, leaving two more on the run

  2. 5/7: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Digging into the Catholic Church's growth in Atlanta

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Conservative commentator David Horowitz dies at 86

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Trump’s New Penalty for Undocumented Immigrants: Billions of Dollars in Fines

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. 5/22: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. Hundreds of border agents to help ICE with arrests in U.S. interior

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after injury at 62

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. May 1: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. New York sportscaster takes subtle jab at Caitlin Clark amid no-foul call in Fever's loss to Liberty

    FOX · 1 outlets

Business 182 stories

  1. Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    U.S. futures jumped as investors welcomed Trump's postponement of tariffs on European Union imports.

  2. Yes, You Have Too Much Money in That One Hot Stock

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Warren Buffett’s Unparalleled Investing Record—in Charts

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Oil Rises Amid Lingering Middle East Tensions

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. With U.K. Deal, U.S. Signals That 10% Tariff on World Is New Baseline

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. U.S. stock futures fall ahead of big week for tech earnings

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Edges Higher Amid Geopolitical Tensions

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. U.S. Natural Gas Jumps Back Up on Short Covering

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. Berkshire Sells Financial Stocks, Doubles Constellation Stake, Holds Steady on Apple

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Education Department backlog leaves nearly 2 million student loan borrowers in limbo

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. CoreWeave shares soar 19% after $2 billion debt offering

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. U.S. Natural Gas Futures End Week Unchanged

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. Firm tapped to modify Qatar jet for Trump admin agrees to $62 million settlement in false claims case

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 477 stories

  1. Former Packer Tom Brown dies at 84

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. 3-time IndyCar champ Palou wins 1st Indy 500

    CBS · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Nuggets crush Clippers in decisive Game 7

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Eight NFL teams will debut "Rivalries" jerseys in 2025

    PFT · 3 outlets

  3. Clark, new-look Fever rout Sky in chippy opener

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. UFL 2025: Every touchdown from Week 8

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Steelers launch OTAs on Tuesday, apparently without Aaron Rodgers

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. 5 mouthwatering moments from the Wienie 500

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 444 stories

  1. Apple @ Work Podcast: Getting out of the Apple bubble

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    The Studio is just the latest example of Apple TV+ opting for quality over quantity, and I think its premium output makes it the best-value service overall – despite there being cheaper options.

  2. Will Apple launch an iPhone 17e next year?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. WWDC 2025: The five biggest announcements to expect (so far)

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, May 26 (game #1218)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. 4 features we know are coming to Wear OS 6 this year

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Hidden fees are now illegal for hotel and concert apps

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  4. Ransomware gangs join ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  5. IRS could use AI to replace workers after mass layoffs

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. Microsoft: April updates cause Windows Server auth issues

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  7. New Nintendo Switch 2 Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay has been revealed – say what you like, but I'm still not impressed

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. TikTok’s newest AI filter turns your photos into videos

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. Coinbase says recent data breach impacts 69,461 customers

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 363 stories

  1. “I Wasn’t Even There”: Billie Eilish Has Spoken Out After People Trashed Her "Met Gala Outfit" Online

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Rihanna’s Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Cassie Denies Rumor That Diddy's Baby Oil Was Drugged

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Inside Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Cozy New York City Home

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Inside David Beckham and Victoria Beckham's Posh Home: Photos

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Pro Boxer Dies of Cancer at 25, 2 Weeks After Getting Married

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Zara Tindall Reacts to Royal Family Rift

    USMag · 1 outlets

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