Comcast officially announced on Wednesday it would spin off several NBCUniversal cable networks, including MSNBC, in a move that will dramatically shake up the landscape of legacy media as the liberal cable outlet will no longer be affiliated with NBC News.Cesar Conde will continue leading the NBCUniversal News Group, but now that group only includes NBC News, the NBC News Now streaming service, Telemundo and owned-and-operated local stations. Conde loses oversight of MSNBC and CNBC in the process and the fate of shared resources – and even the cable network's name and editorial direction-- are in question. A current MSNBC staffer is "intrigued by the amount of thought that seems to have gone into" the decision from a business standpoint, but said there is a "big concern" about what this means going forward for MSNBC. "What is MSNBC going to be editorially? I would say some people are probably relieved that probably Comcast and NBC will have less to do with that, because if you look at the kerfuffles over the last year with Mika and Joe and with Ronna McDaniel, it was all… out of sync with our viewers, are our hosts and reporters out of sync with our bosses," a current MSNBC staffer told Fox News Digital.ROSIE O'DONNELL CONDEMNS 'MORNING JOE' CO-HOSTS FOR MEETING WITH TRUMP: 'LAST TIME I EVER WATCH'"There was no conversation about what that editorial direction is going to look like on this front," they continued. "But, I don't know that anything [will be] different than it was two days ago." The progressive network has had its share of public relations headaches this year, most notably the short-lived hiring of former Republican chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor to NBC in March, and last week's meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.The staffer added they were in the dark about whether MSNBC would even operate out of NBC’s famed Rockefeller Center headquarters that currently houses the network. The staffer believes Comcast "identified the things that are not allowing MSNBC and CNBC, which earn a lot of money, to enjoy the fruits of their success" because profits get "siphoned off to pay off other people's pet projects." "Arguably, we're still a deteriorating business, but this is a potential way to squeeze more value out of these businesses," the employee said. "Everybody at MSNBC sort of saw the worst coming between some of the cuts that we've taken and the political winds shifting and our exodus of viewers," they continued, adding that there is optimism this will be "a growth project rather than a shrinking project." "I think most people have come to terms with the fact that our alignment with NBC is not great," the MSNBC staffer said. NO TRUMP BUMP: MSNBC HEMORRHAGING VIEWERS SINCE ELECTION DAY, SHEDS MORE THAN HALF OF PRIMETIME AUDIENCEThe decision comes as the rise in popularity of streaming services and cord-cutting has hit the cable industry. MSNBC remains profitable, but the announcement coincides with viewers fleeing the network on the heels of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Scarborough has already joked on-air that he could get "fired" once the spin-off is complete, which is expected to take about a year. "When this happens, you never know what’s going to happen," he said. The current MSNBC employee said that resources have been downsized already, so the idea of additional downsizing wouldn’t surprise anyone at the liberal cable network. A longtime, former high-level NBC News staffer doesn’t believe the move will benefit his ex-colleagues who rely on the editorial resources of MSNBC. "Despite NBC News claiming it’s separate from MSNBC, they share many resources," the former NBC News staffer said. "It would be the tragic disembowelment of NBC News and leave it weak and flailing and largely irrelevant," they continued. "Much like ABC News and CBS News are."Comcast, NBC News and MSNBC did not immediately respond when asked what would happen to shared resources, including on-air figures that contribute to both NBC News and MSNBC. MSNBC STAFFERS LASH OUT AT ‘MORNING JOE’ CO-HOSTS MEETING WITH TRUMP: ‘DISGUSTING BUT FRANKLY UNSURPRISING’NBC News’ own online report on the move noted that "it would separate MSNBC and CNBC from the central newsgathering operations of NBC News.""It was not immediately clear whether the cable news channels and the network’s core news division would continue to share editorial resources," NBC News reporter Daniel Arkin wrote. Multiple prominent figures appear across both networks. MSNBC's dayside news coverage frequently features NBC News reporters, while its opinion lineup starts with Nicolle Wallace at 4 p.m. ET and into primetime is progressive…

EXCLUSIVE: On Aug. 30, Louisiana Tech's women's volleyball team took the court in Fullerton, California, for a season opener against San Jose State and Spartan senior Blaire Fleming at the annual Cal State Fullerton Invitational. Fleming, one of the top players in the entire Mountain West, has been alleged to be a trans athlete and biological male in multiple lawsuits.Louisiana Tech head volleyball coach Amber McCray confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that she and her team were unaware of these allegations when they played the match against San Jose State on Aug. 30. LA Tech lost in straight sets as Fleming led the game in kills with 14 and total attacks with 29. A San Jose State spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that the Northern California-based university did not formally notify the opponents on its volleyball schedule of the situation involving the first lawsuit and the context in it after it was filed in September. The game between San Jose State and LA Tech took place prior to the first lawsuit, amid a few reports of the situation by multiple media outlets. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe first court documents that alleged Fleming is a trans athlete were filed in late September when teammate Brooke Slusser joined a lawsuit against the NCAA for its policies on gender identity and eligibility. Slusser alleged that San Jose State made an effort to hide Fleming's biological sex from Slusser and other players since Fleming transferred to the school in 2022. Slusser claims she shared changing spaces and a bedroom with Fleming without knowing that information.When asked if San Jose State notified LA Tech of the situation involving Fleming and complaints by players prior to the first court filings, a San Jose State spokesperson noted that Slusser didn't join the lawsuit until September. That spokesperson has declined to confirm whether any notice was given to LA Tech on the situation prior to that. However, that spokesperson has confirmed that San Jose State has been in communication with all campuses the team visits for away games to coordinate security. Police protection was assigned to the team at the start of October amid alleged threats against Slusser's well-being, Fox News Digital previously reported. Those security efforts include coordinating backup from other police departments when the team travels.News of the first lawsuit and controversy surrounding Fleming's presence on the team spread and prompted a total of seven forfeited matches from five different teams on San Jose State's schedule. But LA Tech's head volleyball coach and athletic director claims the team did not have the information to make an informed decision on whether they should forfeit. Instead, McCray said the team found out that next day by word from parents who had heard rumors. McCray and LA Tech athletic director Ryan Ivey first addressed their lack of knowledge of the situation in an email response to a letter from The Concerned Women of America of Louisiana (CWALA) and its State Director Laura Hubber.SAN JOSE STATE'S BROOKE SLUSSER BACKS TRUMP'S TRANS ATHLETES BAN AFTER ALLEGED UNFAIRNESS FROM SCHOOLIn Ivey's response, he indicated that the team would have sought "a different outcome" if they had known about the allegations in Slusser's lawsuits, which had been previously reported but not officially notified to LA Tech."We received no notification prior to the match with San Jose State that a transgender athlete would be competing.  Had we been notified; we would have worked toward a different outcome. I can assure you that providing a safe and equitable environment for our female student-athletes to compete and live out their dreams and ambitions is of the utmost importance to us," Ivey wrote in an email addressed from Ivey to Huber that has been obtained by Fox News Digital. McCray's email response recounted when her team learned of Fleming's birth sex the following day."We were not made aware of Blaire Fleming’s situation until the night after our match against San Jose State, so there was no knowledge of the need to prepare our team for this. It was also the very first match of the season, and the one and only match every year we do not have a prepared scouting report on our opponent because there is no video available yet on the current season’s team and thus no research on their current players. While the public revelation about Blaire Fleming came in April 2024, it did not make national news where it was widely circulated until this Fall 2024 season, hence the…

The Juan Soto sweepstakes is the latest free agency battle the New York Yankees are trying to win, and owner Hal Steinbrenner discussed how his meeting with the left-handed slugger and his super agent, Scott Boras, went. Or at least what he was allowed to say about the meeting. "A very honest, back-and-forth dialogue" took place, lasting a "couple hours," according to the New York Post. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt's not that Soto truly needs to be sold on playing for the Yankees. He spent the entire 2024 season with them and ended up in the World Series, in large part due to his success in the Bronx. But Steinbrenner did ask, without divulging details, what the Yankees' player development system looks like as it plays a large role in how teams perform now and into the future. Soto is looking for a long-term home and wants to be sure his next team is competitive. Steinbrenner was asked multiple times what he believes Soto's wishes are, and the Yankees owner responded with "No idea." SHOHEI OHTANI, FRANCISCO LINDOR, AARON JUDGE AMONG 2024 MLB AWARDS FINALISTS"We'll be in the mix," Steinbrenner added.  "All I know is he's earned this, and he's going to go through the process."Yankees fans await Soto's free agency decision with bated breath, hoping their 2024 All-Star will be crushing homers for their team for a decade or more to come. But there are contenders elsewhere, including the New York Mets, who have MLB's most wealthy owner, Steve Cohen. The Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and the World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers are also potential suitors. The talent Soto possesses at 26 years old is more than enough for many to believe he will receive the biggest contract in the sport's history. Yankees fans have implored the franchise to spend whatever it takes to keep Soto at Yankee Stadium. And Steinbrenner hears the pleas and chants inside the stadium. "I've got ears," he said. "I know what's expected of me. It's been a priority. Wouldn't have gone out to the West Coast if it wasn't."We listen to our fans. Our fans really enjoyed having him in New York. He's definitely a significant part of why we got to the World Series."Soto slashed .285/.421/.532 with 201 homers over his first seven years in the league. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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Daniel Penny's 30-minute police interrogation reveals he told officers he was afraid Jordan Neely might make good on his threats when he grabbed him in a headlock last year.Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran who was studying architecture in New York City, is on trial for the death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless drug abuser with schizophrenia who barged onto a subway car and started shouting threats.NYPD Detectives Michael Medina and Brian McCarthy interviewed Penny shortly after the incident. They read him his Miranda warning but didn't tell him Neely had died.Portions of the interview had been played in pretrial hearings, but the court released the full tape last week once it became part of the public record at trial.DANIEL PENNY TRIAL: SUBWAY MADMAN CLAIMED HE HEARD TUPAC AND DEVIL BEFORE DEADLY CHOKEHOLD, SHRINK SAYSWhile some experts believe Penny may take the witness stand in his own defense, others believe that's a risky move his lawyers may want to avoid. Although he's given multiple media interviews since the incident, the video of his initial interrogation contains the most candid comments he's made on the case that are publicly available.NYPD Detectives Michael Medina and Brian McCarthy spoke with Penny at the Fifth Precinct building in Manhattan.After a few minutes of small talk, McCarthy read Penny a Miranda warning. At that point, Penny was unaware that Neely had died as a result of the chokehold.He waived his right to an attorney and spends the next 25 minutes talking with the New York detectives about what happened on the F train that day.Penny told the investigators he was on his way to the gym after class — he was studying architecture in Brooklyn — when Penny barged onto the train.MARINES WHO SERVED WITH DANIEL PENNY TAKE WITNESS STAND IN CHOKEHOLD TRIAL, REVEAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL"Some guy came in, and he's like with his jacket off and he's like, ‘I’m gonna kill everybody. I'm gonna go to prison forever. I don't care,'" Penny said.He said he exchanged looks with the person next to him and asked them to hold his phone. He took his earbuds out. Then he grabbed Neely from behind in a headlock."I just kind of, like, grabbed him from behind," he said."Hmm," one of the detectives interrupted."Because he was acting like a lunatic, like a crazy person," Penny continued. "So, and he was rolling around the floor. And at that point, the train stopped. I was like, ‘Someone call the cops,’ and he's still, like rolling around, still going crazy. I had two other guys kind of help me just kind of keep him from going nuts. And yeah, that's when you guys came."CAREER CRIMINAL, ARRESTED IN NYC SUBWAY SHOVE THAT NEARLY KILLED COMMUTER, ONCE THREW URINE ON OFFICERLater, he said he doesn't usually get involved with "crackheads" but he felt the need to intervene due to Neely's threats. "He's like, 'If I don't get this, this and this, I'm going to go to jail forever,'" Penny said. "He was talking gibberish, you know, but these guys are pushing people in front of trains and stuff."In the year before Neely's death, more than 20 people had been shoved onto the subway tracks in New York City, FOX 5 New York reported previously — many of them by mentally ill homeless suspects.CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPPenny returns to court Thursday, where he is fighting charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the top charge.His defense argues Neely's death was justified because Penny was protecting himself and other people on the train.

Over the course of 15 years, Denzel Washington was drinking up to two bottles of wine a day, a habit that "did a lot of damage" to his body. In a new interview with Esquire, the "Gladiator ll" star, 69, opened up about his past alcohol abuse and why he chose to find sobriety nearly ten years ago. "Wine is very tricky. It’s very slow. It ain’t like, boom, all of a sudden," Washington said. "And part of it was, we built this big house in 1999 with a 10,000-bottle wine cellar, and I learned to drink the best. So, I’m going to drink my ’61s and my ’82s and whatever we had. Wine was my thing, and now I was popping $4,000 bottles just because that’s what was left.DENZEL WASHINGTON ‘SCREAMED’ AT DIDDY DURING AN ALL-NIGHT PARTY IN 2003 BEFORE ‘STORMING OUT’: REPORT"And then, later in those years, I’d call Gil Turner’s Fine Wines & Spirits on Sunset Boulevard and say, ‘Send me two bottles, the best of this or that.’ And my wife’s saying, ‘Why do you keep ordering just two?’ I said, ‘Because if I order more, I’ll drink more.’ So, I kept it to two bottles, and I would drink them both over the course of the day."Though Washington said he "never drank" while he was working or prepping for a film, he would immediately go back to it after wrapping a project. "I’m sure at first it was easy because I was younger," said Washington, who is turning 70 next month. "Two months off and let’s go. But drinking was a 15-year pattern. And, truth be told, it didn’t start in ’99. It started earlier."The actor said his substance abuse began at an early age, while hanging with his childhood friend, Frank. "To be honest, that is where it started. I never got strung out on heroin," he admitted. "Never got strung out on coke. Never got strung out on hard drugs. I shot dope just like they shot dope, but I never got strung out. And I never got strung out on liquor."Years later, the "Equalizer" star said he had "this idea" of wine tastings that led to his two-bottle-a-day habit. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"I had this ideal idea of wine tastings and all that, which is what it was at first. And that’s a very subtle thing," he said. "I mean, I drank the best. I drank the best. And fifteen years into it, ‘Send me two bottle heads, and make it good stuff, but just two.’ And I’d drink them both over the course of the day."Washington recalled the time period when he filmed "Flight," a film in which he played an alcoholic airline pilot. "I wasn’t drinking when we filmed ‘Flight,’ I know that, but I’m sure I did as soon as I finished," he said. "That was getting toward the end of the drinking. But I knew a lot about waking up and looking around, not knowing what happened. … I know during ‘Flight’ I was thinking about those who had been through addiction, and I wanted good to come out of that. It wasn’t like it was therapeutic. Actually, maybe it was therapeutic. It had to have been."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThough the Academy Award-winning actor has been sober for nearly a decade, he detailed how the habit affected him physically. "I’ve done a lot of damage to the body. We’ll see. I’ve been clean … ten years this December," he said. "I stopped at 60, and I haven’t had a thimble’s worth since. Things are opening up for me now — like being 70. It’s real. And it’s OK. This is the last chapter. If I get another 30, what do I want to do? My mother made it to 97."Washington said he's never felt better. "I’m doing the best I can. And not only alcohol — forget all that. Strength. About two years ago, my good friend, my little brother, Lenny Kravitz, said, ‘D, I wanna hook you up with a trainer. And he did, and he’s another man of God. "I started with him February of last year. He makes the meals for me, and we’re training, and I’m now 190-something pounds on my way to 185. I was looking at pictures of myself and [wife] Pauletta at the Academy Awards for ’Macbeth,' and I’m just looking fat with this dyed hair. And I said, ‘Those days are over, man.’ I feel like I’m getting…

Republicans are gearing up for a trifecta of control in Congress next year with a heightened focus on legislation against transgender medical procedures on minors. During a Senate panel on Wednesday afternoon, lawmakers discussed the future of legislative action in Congress, such as bans on biological males competing in women's sports, restrictions on gender-related surgery on minors and cessation of taxpayer funding of these types of procedures for children, and expanding parental consent requirements.The discussion was hosted by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and was led by Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project (APP). Schilling interviewed Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., and Paula Scanlan, a swimmer who shared her experience of competing alongside Lia Thomas, a transgender athlete on the women’s team at the University of Pennsylvania."This movement from the beginning has been about saving America, but mostly about protecting our children," Schilling said in his opening remarks.SPEAKER JOHNSON ANNOUNCES NEW CAPITOL BATHROOM POLICY IN RESPONSE TO CONTROVERSY OVER TRANS HOUSE MEMBERMarshall, a former medical doctor, discussed his efforts to "shut down the gender industrial complex."REP. NANCY MACE WON'T BE ‘BULLIED INTO SILENCE’ AFTER TRANSGENDER BATHROOM STANCE"Here, today, we're protecting young ladies and men from genital mutilation, 'cause this is what this is," Marshall told the panel. "It's hard for me to believe we're doing irreversible damage to these young children."Tuberville, who introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, said that "we've gotten no help from the Democratic side," but that Republicans are going to continue working on the issue in the next Congress when Senate Republicans will likely have a majority."I can't believe we're even having to do this," Tuberville added. "It is pure insanity and has caused irreversible damage on children. This isn't about politics folks, this is about good and evil.""Title IX is the best thing to come out of this building in 50 years," Tuberville, a former coach, said. "Biological men playing in women's sports is not a right."Scanlan told the panel about her experience competing for the University of Pennsylvania's swim team alongside a biological male, saying that she had to change in the locker room with Thomas "18 times per week."Marshall revealed that Congress will be introducing the Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors Act (STOP), which will aim to "punish people who perform surgery or mediation on minors."According to an APP report recently covered by Fox News Digital, total revenues for transgender drugs and surgeries in 2023 are estimated to surpass $4.4 billion. That number, according to the study, could exceed $7.8 billion by 2030.

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MSNBC's "Morning Joe" has seen its audience noticeably shrink since co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski told viewers they met face-to-face with President-elect Trump. During the program’s 6 a.m. ET hour on Monday, Scarborough and Brzezinski revealed they traveled to Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Friday to meet with Trump, who the married co-hosts spent years insisting was a "fascist" and an overall threat to democracy. It appears thousands of viewers responded by switching off the show."Morning Joe" averaged 839,000 total viewers during the 6 a.m. ET hour on Monday with 113,000 in the advertiser-coveted demo ages 25-54. In the 7 a.m. ET hour, its total fell to 694,000 and just 70,000 in the key demo. The drop-off was the opposite of the year-to-date "Morning Joe" ratings that typically see the audience grow as more Americans wake up. Then MSNBC's marquee morning show took another hit the next day, averaging only 638,000 total viewers at the 6 a.m. hour with just 81,000 in the key demo, losing about 20% of its total audience between Monday and Tuesday. The average total audience was down 11% across its four hours of programming.LIBERALS RAGE AGAINST 'MORNING JOE' 'BETRAYAL' AFTER CO-HOSTS MEET WITH TRUMP: 'WE WILL NOT FORGIVE'So far in 2024, "Morning Joe" has averaged a little over one million total viewers during the 6 a.m. hour, compared to 1.1 million starting at 7 a.m. ET.The meeting between Scarborough, Brzezinski and Trump has infuriated liberals — including some MSNBC colleagues — who took to social media to rage against "Morning Joe." Several prominent viewers and media figures have sworn they'll never watch again. "It’s the last time I ever watch ‘Morning Joe.’ Period. End of statement," anti-Trump comedian Rosie O’Donnell said in a TikTok post.Left-wing Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Jennifer Rubin encouraged viewers to stop watching the show.‘MORNING JOE’ CO-HOSTS HOLD FACE-TO-FACE MEETING WITH TRUMP FOR FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARSFriday's meeting was the first time the co-hosts had seen Trump in seven years, Brzezinski said, and Scarborough added that they didn't see "eye to eye on a lot of issues, and we told him so." Scarborough said they went over such topics as abortion, mass deportation and threats of retribution against political opponents and media outlets. The meeting, according to the hosts, was about an agreement to "restart communications.""For those asking why we would go speak to the president-elect during such fraught times, especially between us, I guess I would ask back — why wouldn’t we?" Brzezinski said. "Five years of political warfare has deeply divided Washington and the country. We have been as clear as we know how in expressing our deep concerns about President Trump’s actions and words in the coarsening of public debate."MSNBC STAFFERS LASH OUT AT ‘MORNING JOE’ CO-HOSTS MEETING WITH TRUMP: ‘DISGUSTING BUT FRANKLY UNSURPRISING’"But for nearly 80 million Americans, election denialism, public trials, January 6, were not as important as the issues that moved them to send Donald Trump back to the White House with their vote," she continued. "Joe and I realize it’s time to do something different, and that starts with not only talking about Donald Trump, but also talking with him."The exodus of "Morning Joe" viewers comes on the heels of one of MSNBC’s lowest-rated weeks of all time, as liberal viewers continue to tune out the news since a grim Election Day for Democrats. "The Rachel Maddow Show," "Inside with Jen Psaki," "The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle," "Alex Wagner Tonight," "Chris Jansing Reports," "Deadline: White House," "Jose Diaz-Balart Reports," "Katy Tur Reports," "The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell," "Morning Joe" and "The ReidOut" all had their worst weeks in key measurables since Election Day. 

Pope Francis has announced that he will forgo the traditional, elaborate burial rites of his predecessors in a decision that may modernize the Catholic Church.When the time comes, the 87-year-old pontiff has chosen to be laid to rest in a single wooden casket lined with zinc, breaking from the centuries-old practice of interring popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead, and oak.The Vatican made the announcement on Wednesday, unveiling a new formal rite that reflects Francis’ vision of a more modest Church. Pope Francis approved a new edition of the liturgical rites in April this year and received the first copy of the printed volume on Nov. 4.The new edition of the liturgical book was presented following its predecessor, the "editio typica" or "typical edition" of the "Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis" or "Order of Roman Pontifical Funerals."POPE GETS AN EARFUL FROM BELGIAN KING AND ABUSE VICTIMS OVER SCANDALS AND FAILURES TO RESPONDThe edition was approved in 1998 by Saint John Paul II and published in 2000. It was used in Saint John Paul II's funeral rites in 2005 and in those of Pope Benedict XVI in 2023 with some adaptations."A second edition became necessary," said Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Master of Apostolic Ceremonies in a release, "first of all because Pope Francis has requested it, as he himself has stated on several occasions of the need to simplify and adapt certain rites so that the celebration of the funeral of the Bishop of Rome may better expresses the faith of the Church in the Risen Christ.""The renewed rite also needed to emphasize even more that the funeral of the Roman Pontiff is that of a pastor and disciple of Christ and not of a powerful person of this world," added the Archbishop.ARGENTINA SEES DIPS IN POPULARITY IN POPE FRANCIS, NEW POLL FINDSAdditionally, the pontiff will become the first pope in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican grounds. He has requested burial at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, a church he frequently visits to pray before and after his international trips.The last pope to be buried outside the Vatican was Leo XIII in 1903, who rests at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran.Francis’ decision to reject the traditional three-casket practice—which creates an airtight seal and accommodates objects such as coins or papal documents—is part of his broader effort to simplify papal customs. The late pontiff’s body will also not be displayed on a raised platform in St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing, as has been customary. Instead, while visitors will still be able to pay their respects, his body will remain inside the casket with the lid removed.Last year, Francis stated his desire to simplify the intricate and lengthy funeral rites traditionally used for popes.

Daniel Penny's 30-minute police interrogation reveals he told officers he was afraid Jordan Neely might make good on his threats when he grabbed him in a headlock last year.Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran who was studying architecture in New York City, is on trial for the death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless drug abuser with schizophrenia who barged onto a subway car and started shouting threats.NYPD Detectives Michael Medina and Brian McCarthy interviewed Penny shortly after the incident. They read him his Miranda warning but didn't tell him Neely had died.Portions of the interview had been played in pretrial hearings, but the court released the full tape last week once it became part of the public record at trial.DANIEL PENNY TRIAL: SUBWAY MADMAN CLAIMED HE HEARD TUPAC AND DEVIL BEFORE DEADLY CHOKEHOLD, SHRINK SAYSWhile some experts believe Penny may take the witness stand in his own defense, others believe that's a risky move his lawyers may want to avoid. Although he's given multiple media interviews since the incident, the video of his initial interrogation contains the most candid comments he's made on the case that are publicly available.NYPD Detectives Michael Medina and Brian McCarthy spoke with Penny at the Fifth Precinct building in Manhattan.After a few minutes of small talk, McCarthy read Penny a Miranda warning. At that point, Penny was unaware that Neely had died as a result of the chokehold.He waived his right to an attorney and spends the next 25 minutes talking with the New York detectives about what happened on the F train that day.Penny told the investigators he was on his way to the gym after class — he was studying architecture in Brooklyn — when Penny barged onto the train.MARINES WHO SERVED WITH DANIEL PENNY TAKE WITNESS STAND IN CHOKEHOLD TRIAL, REVEAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL"Some guy came in, and he's like with his jacket off and he's like, ‘I’m gonna kill everybody. I'm gonna go to prison forever. I don't care,'" Penny said.He said he exchanged looks with the person next to him and asked them to hold his phone. He took his earbuds out. Then he grabbed Neely from behind in a headlock."I just kind of, like, grabbed him from behind," he said."Hmm," one of the detectives interrupted."Because he was acting like a lunatic, like a crazy person," Penny continued. "So, and he was rolling around the floor. And at that point, the train stopped. I was like, ‘Someone call the cops,’ and he's still, like rolling around, still going crazy. I had two other guys kind of help me just kind of keep him from going nuts. And yeah, that's when you guys came."CAREER CRIMINAL, ARRESTED IN NYC SUBWAY SHOVE THAT NEARLY KILLED COMMUTER, ONCE THREW URINE ON OFFICERLater, he said he doesn't usually get involved with "crackheads" but he felt the need to intervene due to Neely's threats. "He's like, 'If I don't get this, this and this, I'm going to go to jail forever,'" Penny said. "He was talking gibberish, you know, but these guys are pushing people in front of trains and stuff."In the year before Neely's death, more than 20 people had been shoved onto the subway tracks in New York City, FOX 5 New York reported previously — many of them by mentally ill homeless suspects.CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPPenny returns to court Thursday, where he is fighting charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the top charge.His defense argues Neely's death was justified because Penny was protecting himself and other people on the train.

A Georgia poll worker is facing charges for allegedly mailing a bomb threat to a polling place ahead of Election Day.The FBI alleges that Nicholas Wimbish, 25, mailed the bomb threat to the Jones County Elections superintendent on Oct. 17. Investigators also say Wimbish lied to the FBI in the course of the investigation, according to the indictment."Wimbish was serving as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16, when he had a verbal altercation with a voter. Later that evening, Wimbish allegedly conducted online research to determine what information about himself would be publicly available. The following day, Wimbish allegedly mailed a letter addressed to the Jones County Elections Superintendent, purportedly from a 'Jones County Voter,'" the Justice Department wrote in a statement.The Justice Department said Wimbish's letter was allegedly drafted to "make it appear as if it came from the voter," including claims such as "Wimbish had given me hell," and that Wimbish was "distracting voters from concentrating."BRAGG CASE 'EFFECTIVELY OVER' IN 'MAJOR VICTORY,' TRUMP OFFICIALS SAY"The letter threatened that Wimbish and others ‘should look over their shoulder,’ that 'I know where they all live because I found home voting addresses for all them,'" the DOJ wrote. "Further, the letter allegedly threatened to ‘rage rape’ the ‘ladies’ and warned them to ‘watch every move they make and look over their shoulder.’"The letter concluded with a handwritten note, "PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe," the DOJ said.LAKEN RILEY MURDER: FAMILY OF SLAIN UGA STUDENT SOBS IN COURT AS WITNESSES DESCRIBE CRIME SCENE EVIDENCEWimbish was originally arrested for the incident on Nov. 4, and he made his first court appearance on Nov. 5. Wednesday's indictment also alleges that Wimbish lied to the FBI in the course of the investigation. Authorities say Wimbish denied writing the letter and suggested that the voter had written it instead.FBI investigators later discovered a copy of the letter on Wimbish's computer.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWimbish is charged with mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter and making false statements to the FBI, according to the DOJ. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on the mailing a bomb threat count and five years in prison on each of the mailing a threatening letter, conveying false information and making false statements counts.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded with state leaders in Albany for help involuntarily relocating the mentally ill homeless from the city's streets and into care, characterizing a Monday stabbing spree as the latest casualty of New York's inaction."Everybody said I was inhumane, that we just want to institutionalize people," Adams said during a press briefing Tuesday. "Well, this is the result. This is the result of not taking actions and ignoring people who need help."Adams said city officials will analyze how shortcomings in the criminal justice and mental health systems failed accused killer Ramon Rivera, who had been arrested eight times previously before allegedly killing three people on Monday."We have three New Yorkers who were murdered in our city by a person who was betrayed by the health care system," he said. SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AFTER 'UNPROVOKED' NEW YORK CITY STABBING SPREE LEAVES 3 PEOPLE DEAD: POLICERivera, 51, was caught when a good Samaritan cab driver alerted authorities, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said. He fatally stabbed a 36-year-old man standing outside a construction site on the city's West Side, then killed a second man who was fishing by stabbing him multiple times through his body, police said. Rivera allegedly attacked a woman a block away from the United Nations before he was taken into custody. That woman later died.DANIEL PENNY TRIAL RESUMES AS FELLOW MARINE VET EXPLAINS CHOKEHOLD TRAINING ON WITNESS STANDSurveillance footage captured by a business on West 19th Street and obtained by the New York Post allegedly shows Rivera putting on gloves and preparing a knife before the string of attacks. Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that Rivera chose his victims because they were "alone" and "distracted."Rivera spent most of this year behind bars and finished his most recent prison sentence for a spate of burglary and assault convictions on Oct. 17, the New York Post reported.Rivera has a documented history of mental health concerns, and public records indicate he has had arrests or has been known to law enforcement in three other states, NBC News reported.AOC'S 'RED LIGHT' DISTRICT OVERRUN WITH PROSTITUTES AS LOCALS CALL OUT MIA 'SQUAD' MEMBER Adams outlined steps the city has taken to take the mentally ill off the streets and subway systems, including efforts to shift toward small mental health "clubhouses" – day centers that connect them with community, art therapy and sometimes jobs.However, Adams said that he needs help from the state's capitol. The Supportive Interventions Act, his bill to expand the city's authority to force the unwell off the streets and into psychiatric care, has not made it into law. "We’ve been back and forth to Albany to say let’s codify in law and give real clarity around the authority we have of dealing with people with severe mental health illness," he said in his Tuesday briefing. Rivera was arraigned on three counts of first-degree serial murder in a Manhattan courtroom hours after Adams' briefing. Fox News Digital's Max Bacall contributed to this report

The leader of a preschool in Washington, D.C., is now facing a federal charge for allegedly directing an undercover officer posing as a father "to abuse his child," the Justice Department says. James Carroll, who is the head of school at the National Child Research Center (NCRC) – which charges up to $42,000 annually in tuition for children ages 2 to 5 – was taken into custody on Tuesday. He was charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor in a case being investigated by the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, federal officials say. "According to the criminal complaint, between November 5, 2024 and November 14, 2024, Carroll used the Discord messaging application to communicate with an undercover officer who posed as the father of a young child," the Justice Department said in a statement. "Carroll directed the undercover officer to abuse his child over a period of approximately two weeks. Law enforcement agents identified Carroll as the Discord user based on IP addresses that traced back to both his residence and workplace." Federal authorities began investigating Carroll after a Discord employee reported a suspected file of child sexual abuse material that was uploaded onto the messaging app’s servers on Sept. 11, according to Fox5 DC. Investigators later determined the content came from an account linked to Carroll, the station added. MARYLAND SECOND-GRADER ‘TRAUMATIZED’ AFTER BEING HUNG IN SCHOOL BATHROOM DURING ‘HORSEPLAYING’ INCIDENT: REPORT During the alleged conversations with the undercover officer, Carroll asked the officer for "any new pics" as they discussed sexual abuse, Fox5 DC reported. The station also cited an affidavit as saying that Carroll stated he had an interest in "boy pics" with an age preference of 8 to 12 years old. Carroll, who made his first federal court appearance Tuesday, has now been placed on administrative leave by the school, according to a letter sent to parents by NCRC Board Chair Megan Ortiz. FORMER MARYLAND TEACHER TO SERVE FRACTION OF 30-YEAR SENTENCE AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO SEX WITH TEEN STUDENT "While we do not have reason to believe Mr. Carroll’s conduct involves NCRC students or families, we do understand the arrest and charging follows an FBI investigation into Mr. Carroll’s online activity on social media channels and message boards," Ortiz said in the letter, which was obtained by Fox5 DC. "Mr. Carroll has been instructed that he is not permitted to return to campus for any reason and is not to contact any member of the NCRC community. His access to his email, the school’s networks, and all school owned technology has been cut off," the letter reportedly added. "We are fully cooperating with the authorities and will continue to do so." The school did not immediately respond Tuesday to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. 

They almost caught him with his pants down.An illegal immigrant from Venezuela with suspected ties to the Tren de Aragua gang has been arrested outside a New York City migrant shelter after allegedly breaking into a Manhattan prosecutor's apartment, pleasuring himself and robbing her, according to a new report.Brandon Simosa, 25, followed the unidentified 38-year-old woman into her apartment building near the intersection of 44th Street and Ninth Avenue around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to the NYPD.Once inside, he demanded cash and stole credit cards and a cellphone from her purse. Then, he allegedly "performed a lewd act in front of the female" and ran away, police said.DANIEL PENNY TRIAL: SUBWAY MADMAN CLAIMED HE HEARD TUPAC AND DEVIL BEFORE DEADLY CHOKEHOLD, SHRINK SAYSThe suspect is an illegal immigrant with suspected ties to the infamous Venezuelan prison gang, and the victim works for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the New York Post reported. The "lewd act" was him allegedly masturbating in her hallway before he took off, only to be arrested outside the Row, according to the paper. The Row is a former luxe hotel that city officials turned into a migrant shelter to help house tens of thousands of illegals who flooded into the Big Apple under the Biden-Harris administration. Police grabbed him around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Although he was hanging around the shelter, he was listed as homeless.BLUE CITIES RUSH TO DISMANTLE MIGRANT SHELTERS AS TRUMP INAUGURATION APPROACHESSimosa faces charges of sexually motivated robbery, sexually motivated burglary, grand larceny, five counts of possessing stolen property, two counts of petit larceny, and drug charges, according to the NYPD.The Row and other New York City shelters have been identified as Tren de Aragua hot spots, and police previously blamed the gang for a rise in robberies targeting women with purses or cellphones, describing it as a "wave of migrant crime."Bragg is the controversial far-left Democrat whose office prosecuted President-elect Donald Trump and is currently trying to convict a Marine veteran who intervened during a schizophrenic man's violent subway outburst of manslaughter.

A massive check fraud conspiracy resulted in the arrests of three gang members following a yearslong investigation, authorities announced on Tuesday.The alleged crimes victimized 200 people and businesses in Polk County, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Back in June 2022, Polk County Sheriff's office deputies responded to a call at a gas station resulting in the search for Tyler Jacob, a convicted felon known to be a member of the "Trap Boys" gang.Although Jacob had tried to run away when he was apprehended, he was found with a handgun, ammunition, numerous fraudulent checks, checks that had been returned as altered, personal information of other people written in a notebook, 27 debit cards in other people's names, a computer and a cell phone, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED AFTER PRETENDING TO BE UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER TO AVOID BACKGROUND CHECKThe checks Jacob was found with allegedly belonged to businesses that had reported fraud on their checking accounts, and had been deposited into the accounts associated with the debit cards, U.S. Attorney Mark Handberg said. Following a search warrant execution on Jacob's computer, investigators found check-writing software and copies of fraudulent checks, Handberg added.Deputies later determined the information in the notebook was stolen and belonged to dead people, people who lived in assisted living facilities and people who were mentally incompetent, FOX 13 reported. FLORIDA WOMAN CALLS 911 FOR 'PIZZA,' GETS RESCUED FROM ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DURING ALLEGED RAPE ATTEMPTSuspect Jaquavious Green was stopped on gun charges when he was discovered to have blank checks, blank check paperwork and debit cards. Green also belongs to the "Trap Boys" gang, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. A similar story ensued when a third alleged gang member, Daquan Carey, was arrested on murder charges following a shooting in Lake Wales. "When we arrested him, we fought with him," Judd said during the presser. "Our deputies put their lives on the line, and they got a gun out of his waistband. What else did he have? Checks, credit cards, and so we saw that we have the beginning of a large operation here."Jacob and at least 19 conspirators are believed to have worked from July 2021 to November 2023 defrauding banks, credit unions and businesses throughout central Florida. "These guys were kind of instrumental for this gang they call the ‘Trap Boys’," Judd said. "In fact, Tyler Jacob was known as the ‘Money Man’. He kind of perfected the scheme and was teaching it and bringing people in…. But, guess what? We flushed the ‘Trap Boys.’ They cease to exist. They’re in the toilet and down in the sewer. We’re going after their accomplices now. There are more flushes for this toilet."

A mom in Georgia is facing possible jail time after her 10-year-old son was found walking alone to town, less than a mile from the family’s home.Brittany Patterson, 41, was arrested on suspicion of reckless conduct on Oct. 30 over her son's unsupervised walk, according to the Fannin County Sheriff's Office.Patterson had taken another son to a doctor’s appointment when she left her son Soren, now 11, alone at their home in the rural town of Mineral Bluff, NBC News reported. After someone reported Soren’s wandering, deputies located him and drove him home."It's not a super dangerous or even dangerous-at-all stretch of road," Patterson told the outlet. "I wasn't terrified for him or scared for his safety."SUSAN SMITH PROSECUTOR SAYS SHE WAS MEANT TO SERVE LIFE IN PRISON AS KILLER MOM GETS PAROLE HEARINGStill, deputies returned to the home later and placed Patterson under arrest.In bodycam footage obtained by ABC News, deputies could be heard telling Patterson she is under arrest for reckless endangerment. "And how was I recklessly endangering my child?" Patterson asked. Another deputy responded, "We're not talking about it," before handcuffing the mom.MINNESOTA SON, 31, ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS FATHER ‘EXECUTION STYLE’ WHILE MAKING RELATIVES WATCH: POLICEPatterson and her lawyer said that authorities offered to drop the charge if she signed a safety plan that included using a GPS tracker on her son’s phone. The mom said she is refusing to sign the plan and will fight the charge."I just felt like I couldn't sign that and that in doing so, would be agreeing that there was something unsafe about my home or something unsafe about my parental decisions and I just don't believe that," the mom told ABC News.Patterson was released on $500 bail and could face up to a year in jail under the charge.

A pentagon official told Congress Tuesday that the agency has solved a prominent UFO mystery from 2016 which showed what appeared to be an object flying at a high speed just above water.The object was recorded by a fighter jet from the USS Theodore Roosevelt off the east coast of Florida in 2016 and became known as the "GOFAST" video when it was made public the following year.The grainy, black and white video, is from a fighter jet’s head-up display and eventually locks onto the object and the pilot can be heard shouting: "Ohhh, got it!... Oh my gosh dude."UFO HEARING: EX-PENTAGON OFFICIAL SAYS GOVERNMENT 'CABAL' IS HIDING 'THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE' Dr. Jon Kosloski, the director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which is tasked with investigating UFOs, or what the Pentagon calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UPA), says that the object was not anomalous — or out of the ordinary — and hovering over the water but was in fact 13,000 feet above the sea. He said the phenomenon was caused by a trick of the eye" called parallax, which made it look like the object is moving much faster."Through a very careful geospatial intelligence analysis and using trigonometry, we assess with high confidence that the object is not actually close to the water, but is rather closer to 13,000 feet," said Kosloski, who added that the office has a detailed analysis of the parallax phenomenon on its website.He said the object, which he did not identify, traveled in a relatively straight, riding trajectory with a slow curving descent near the end of the analyzed video. RUSSIAN UFO ENGAGEMENTS, SECRET ‘TIC TAC’ REPORT AND 3 KEY FIGURES SLIP UNDER RADAR AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGKosloski also presented two other resolved cases the Defense Department calls "The Puerto Rico Objects" and "Mt. Etna," the latter which was captured in 2018 from a UAV flying in the Mediterranean watching Mount Etna as it was erupting. He said he believed the public was not familiar with it. "And it appears that that object is flying through the plume of superheated gas and ash," Kosloski said. "This was a rather difficult case to resolve. We had to pull in support from a number of IC and S&T partners and even reach out to a volcanologist. And through very detailed remodeling and pixel-by-pixel analysis of the object as it’s traversing across the clouds, they assess that the object was actually 170 meters away from the plume and not flying through it."He said his office is still actively investigating cases with an "orange orb" and "a metallic cylinder." Kosloski was speaking in front of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. The Department of Defense created the AARO in 2022 so military and government personnel could report UFO sightings in one place.He said AARO has "not discovered any verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology."Kosloski said that despite having resolved hundreds of cases, his office does not believe that every UAP is a bird, balloon or drone. "We do have some very anomalous objects," he said.It is in contrast to Luiz Elizondo, the former head of the Defense Department's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), who testified to Congress last week that "we are not alone in the cosmos," and that a "cabal" of officials is hiding the information. The AATIP was tasked with investigating UAPs.

NEW YORK — The forensic psychiatrist who Manhattan prosecutors sought to have barred from testifying at Daniel Penny's subway chokehold trial revealed on the witness stand Tuesday that Jordan Neely had been hospitalized more than a dozen times for psychotic episodes and abusing synthetic marijuana before his death on a Manhattan train.The mental health breakdowns included delusions that the rapper Tupac Shakur was using him to "change the world" and that he heard the "devil's voice," said Dr. Alexander "Sasha" Bardey, a defense expert who reviewed thousands of pages of Neely's medical records going back to 2015.Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran and architecture student, is fighting charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection with 30-year-old Neely's death in May of last year.MARINES WHO SERVED WITH DANIEL PENNY TAKE WITNESS STAND IN CHOKEHOLD TRIAL, REVEAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDALBardey, a professor at NYU and the New York Medical School and an expert witness for the defense, previously worked at Rikers Island, the same jail where Neely screamed about returning to before Penny put him in a chokehold when he started making death threats on a Manhattan subway car.Prosecutors unsuccessfully tried to have him blocked from testifying and to have evidence of Neely's mental illness and drug abuse withheld from the jury.Neely had a documented history of paranoid schizophrenia, Bardey testified, after reviewing thousands of pages of the man's medical records.The disorder impacts less than 1% of the population and can lead to hallucinations, delusions and false ideas that are impossible for the afflicted person to shake, Bardey said. He testified that he's worked with hundreds of schizophrenia patients and found Neely's case to be among the worst.BRAGG'S OFFICE VIES TO SUPPRESS JORDAN NEELY'S DRUG ABUSE, PSYCHE RECORDS IN MARINE VET'S CHOKEHOLD TRIAL"His symptoms … I would classify as severe," he testified. "He describes paranoid fears that people want to hurt him, grandiose delusions that people are jealous of him, said that Tupac instructed him to change the world, and that’s what he was doing."He said Neely shared his Tupac claim with hospital staff on at least two occasions. In one instance, "when asked to elaborate, he rambled about people changing their hair color and giving out free food."The medical records that Bardey reviewed also revealed that Neely heard "the devil's voice."He said Neely was illogical and disorganized and described his behavior as "aggressive [and] bizarre."DANIEL PENNY TRIAL RESUMES WITH THIRD DAY OF TESTIMONY FROM MEDICAL EXAMINER, QUESTIONS OVER CAUSE OF DEATHSchizophrenia patients can't tell the difference between their hallucinations and reality, Bardey said. Delusions can be triggered by a number of factors, including drugs, drinks and even food.People with paranoid schizophrenia can be more dangerous to themselves and others, he added, and they don't think clearly or respond to reasoning. The use of synthetic marijuana, which a toxicology report found in Neely's system after his death, can have a severe effect, he testified, especially when they aren't taking their antipsychotic medication.Bardey's testimony followed that of Penny's mother, two Marines who he served with overseas, and other character witnesses who described him as a man of integrity and empathy.The servicemen revealed in court that Penny received a Humanitarian Service Medal for his work in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in 2018.TEEN WITNESS TO JORDAN NEELY CHOKEHOLD TESTIFIES SHE WAS ‘SCARED’ BY HIS SHOUTING, WANTED TO ‘GET AWAY’Gina Flaim-Penny, his mother, said Penny returned to his home state after an honorable discharge and studied architecture at New York City Tech in Brooklyn, working nights at a restaurant there and also teaching swimming lessons at a gym in Manhattan.Neely, a homeless man who has been described as a former Michael Jackson impersonator, barged onto the train, threw his jacket on the ground and started shouting death threats, telling straphangers he did not care if he went to prison for life, according to witness testimony.When they let go, Neely still had a pulse, but the forensic pathologist who conducted his autopsy, Dr. Cynthia Harris, testified that it is normal for someone's heart to keep beating for some time even if they have been choked to death. In her autopsy, she ruled that Neely's death was due to asphyxiation from the chokehold.Penny faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the top charge of manslaughter. He also faces a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide.

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Pope Francis has announced that he will forgo the traditional, elaborate burial rites of his predecessors in a decision that may modernize the Catholic Church.When the time comes, the 87-year-old pontiff has chosen to be laid to rest in a single wooden casket lined with zinc, breaking from the centuries-old practice of interring popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead, and oak.The Vatican made the announcement on Wednesday, unveiling a new formal rite that reflects Francis’ vision of a more modest Church. Pope Francis approved a new edition of the liturgical rites in April this year and received the first copy of the printed volume on Nov. 4.The new edition of the liturgical book was presented following its predecessor, the "editio typica" or "typical edition" of the "Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis" or "Order of Roman Pontifical Funerals."POPE GETS AN EARFUL FROM BELGIAN KING AND ABUSE VICTIMS OVER SCANDALS AND FAILURES TO RESPONDThe edition was approved in 1998 by Saint John Paul II and published in 2000. It was used in Saint John Paul II's funeral rites in 2005 and in those of Pope Benedict XVI in 2023 with some adaptations."A second edition became necessary," said Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Master of Apostolic Ceremonies in a release, "first of all because Pope Francis has requested it, as he himself has stated on several occasions of the need to simplify and adapt certain rites so that the celebration of the funeral of the Bishop of Rome may better expresses the faith of the Church in the Risen Christ.""The renewed rite also needed to emphasize even more that the funeral of the Roman Pontiff is that of a pastor and disciple of Christ and not of a powerful person of this world," added the Archbishop.ARGENTINA SEES DIPS IN POPULARITY IN POPE FRANCIS, NEW POLL FINDSAdditionally, the pontiff will become the first pope in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican grounds. He has requested burial at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, a church he frequently visits to pray before and after his international trips.The last pope to be buried outside the Vatican was Leo XIII in 1903, who rests at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran.Francis’ decision to reject the traditional three-casket practice—which creates an airtight seal and accommodates objects such as coins or papal documents—is part of his broader effort to simplify papal customs. The late pontiff’s body will also not be displayed on a raised platform in St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing, as has been customary. Instead, while visitors will still be able to pay their respects, his body will remain inside the casket with the lid removed.Last year, Francis stated his desire to simplify the intricate and lengthy funeral rites traditionally used for popes.

A well-known Ugandan opposition figure appeared in a military court Wednesday days after he was reported missing in neighboring Kenya, and denied a charge of seeking military support from abroad to destabilize Uganda’s military forces.Kizza Besigye, a fierce critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and once his personal doctor, has faced arrest and assault on previous occasions. He has contested and lost four presidential elections.Besigye, who at first appeared in court without lawyers and in a cage, rejected government legal representation and said he should be tried in a civilian court because he's not a member of the armed forces.3 AMERICANS IN CONGO SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER COUP ATTEMPTThe former president of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party also was charged with possessing an illegal firearm, which he denied. He will stay in custody until Dec. 2 with FDC member Hajj Lutale Kamulegeya, who was also charged and denied wrongdoing.Besigye's reappearance came four days after he went missing in Nairobi. On Saturday his wife, UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima, claimed he had been kidnapped and put in a Ugandan military jail.The Ugandan government has not commented.Kenya’s foreign affairs permanent secretary, Korir Singoei, told local media that Kenya was not involved in the alleged incident.Besigye's lawyer, the Kampala mayor and FDC member Erias Lukwago, expressed concern that his client was arrested abroad."For his liberty to be curtailed in a sovereign state like Kenya, and no actions being taken by the Kenyan government against the sister country violating the territorial integrity of Kenya, that is a very serious matter and we are not going to let it lie down," he said.Museveni, who has ruled the East African country since 1986, has long been criticized by human rights groups over alleged violations against opposition figures.

Japanese officials said Wednesday they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan's airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military aircraft nearly three months ago was unintentional and caused by turbulence.Tokyo protested and sought an explanation from Beijing after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane briefly entered Japanese airspace off the southern main island of Kyushu on Aug. 26, prompting Japan's military to scramble fighter jets and warn the plane.JAPAN AND PHILIPPINES SIGN DEFENSE AGREEMENT PROMPTED BY CONCERNS OVER CHINAChief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said China acknowledged the airspace violation and assured Japan that it would make efforts to prevent a recurrence."We take note of China's explanation, and we will closely watch Chinese military activity from now on," Hayashi said.China said the airspace violation occurred when the plane's pilot took emergency measures in response to turbulence in the area and was not intentional, Japan's Foreign Ministry said. Japanese officials did not disclose further details, such as when China provided the explanation, citing the protocol of diplomatic exchanges.Even though aircraft can encounter turbulence, such a significant deviation from a flight route is unthinkable, Japanese officials said.NHK public television reported that Japanese defense officials said they still find the airspace violation unacceptable because it was a serious breach of territorial sovereignty.In Bejing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian did not confirm what Japanese officials said they were told. He said only the diplomatic and defense ministries of the two countries have been communicating on the issue and that "China has no intention of intruding into the airspace of any country."Japanese officials are concerned about China's growing military activity around Japan's southwestern waters and airspace. It has led Tokyo to significantly reinforce its defenses in the area, which includes remote islands that are considered key to Japan's defense strategy.Japan is also worried about joint military activities between China and Russia.A Chinese survey ship violated Japanese territorial waters off a southern island in August. In September, the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and two destroyers sailed between Japan’s westernmost island of Yonaguni — just east of Taiwan — and nearby Iriomote, entering Japan's "contiguous zone," an area just outside of a country’s territorial waters in which it can still exercise some control over maritime traffic.

After growing calls from members of Congress and pro-Israel voices, the Biden administration vetoed a draft resolution against the Jewish state at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.The U.N. Security Council voted 14-1 in favor of the resolution sponsored by the 10 non-permanent members on the 15-member council, but it was not adopted because of the U.S. veto.U.S. Ambassador Robert A. Wood issued a scathing indictment of the draft resolution that favored the U.S.-designated terrorist movement, Hamas, over the release of more than 100 hostages, including seven Americans held by the jihadi organization in Gaza. Wood also took many of the council members to task for seeking a "cynical" outcome and "path of discord."HOW A US-BACKED UN RESOLUTION FAILED TO STOP HEZBOLLAH TERROR TAKEOVER: 'BIPARTISAN FAILURE'Wood said some members of the council wanted the U.S. to veto the resolution, implying the states preferred to stoke a clash rather than secure the freedom of the hostages.Sitting in for Ambassador Linda-Thomas-Greenfield, he said the draft's demand for "an unconditional cease-fire with Hamas means this council accepts Hamas retaining power in Gaza. The United States will never accept this." He termed the resolution as a way to "embolden Hamas."The palpable frustration of the U.S. ambassador was repeatedly expressed, stating America "worked for weeks to avoid this outcome" and "could not support [an] unconditional cease-fire that failed to release hostages."According to the resolution, which was overseen by Algeria, the measure sought for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent cease-fire" to be imposed on Israel. The resolution did not guarantee the release of the hostages."This resolution would have sent a dangerous message to Hamas. There is no need to come back to the negotiating table. Hamas would have seen it as a vindication of cynical strategy," noted Wood.UN, ISRAEL AT ODDS OVER CAUSE OF DECLINE IN AID DELIVERIES: 'FALSE NARRATIVES BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'He stressed that Hamas wants the international community to forget about the hostages from more than 20 member states who have been held for 410 days. Wood cited Hamas’ bad faith negotiation strategy."Hamas has rejected deal after deal after deal. Some members of this council, in their public statements, ignore the callous intransigence of Hamas and indeed, fail to condemn Hamas, "he said.The proposed resolution omitted any criticism of the terrorist organization Hamas, which slaughtered nearly 1,200 people on Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas murdered more than 40 Americans on that day.Wood noted that some members do not want to confront the reality that "It is not Israel standing in the way of the cease-fire. It is Hamas." He added that some members of the council would not recognize that Hamas instigated the war against Israel.Following Wood's speech, French Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière thanked the sponsors of the draft and noted France "deeply regrets that it was not adopted today."He warned that "The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is disastrous, and it continues to worsen day by day. International humanitarian law is being trampled underfoot. Against this background, the only response would have been, and remains, an immediate and permanent cease-fire."On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned that "This resolution is just one of several assaults on Israel being planned at the United Nations, meant to preemptively and permanently undermine the incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress."Cruz told Fox News Digital that "I will work with my Republican colleagues and with President Trump to take whatever steps are necessary to undo these measures, including fundamentally reevaluating our relationship with the U.N. and the Palestinians, broadly cutting aid, imposing sanctions on specific officials responsible for those measures, and countering governments and NGOs pushing or implementing them."The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News that his country "cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian," when asked if he was willing to cede land as part of a peace deal. Zelenskyy made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Fox News' chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst before the Pentagon announced Wednesday an additional $275 million in military assistance for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. "Have you accepted that under any sort of cease-fire agreement or peace deal that some Ukrainian territory may remain in Russian hands?" Yingst asked Zelenskyy. "We cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian. That is about those territories... occupied by Putin before the full-scale invasion, since 2014," Zelenskyy responded. "Legally, we are not acknowledging that, we are not adopting that." BIDEN MAKES ANOTHER UKRAINE POLICY SHIFT WITH APPROVAL OF SENDING ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES Yingst then asked Zelenskyy about the Russian annexation of the Crimea region in 2014, saying, "President Vladimir Putin has been very clear Crimea will never return to Ukrainian hands. Are you willing to give up Crimea in pursuit of a peace deal to end this war and stop the bloodshed in Europe?" "I was already mentioning that we are ready to bring Crimea back diplomatically," Zelenskyy said. "We cannot spend dozens of thousands of our people so that they perish for the sake of Crimea coming back... we understand that Crimea can be brought back diplomatically." US EMBASSY IN KYIV CLOSED AS ‘POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT AIR ATTACK’ LOOMS Yingst also reported Wednesday that Zelenskyy told Fox News his country will keep fighting without the support of the U.S., but believes his side will ultimately lose the war if the U.S. withdraws its military funding. "As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26 to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, the Department of Defense today announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs," the Pentagon said Wednesday. "This announcement is the Biden Administration's seventieth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021," it added. "This Presidential Drawdown Authority package, which has an estimated value of $275 million, will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: munitions for rocket systems and artillery and anti-tank weapons." 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday took steps to secure the release of the Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, offering a $5 million reward per captive to any Palestinian who helps to secure their freedom.Netanyahu made the announcement during a trip to the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza, which splits Northern Gaza and Gaza City from the rest of the Strip, where brutal fighting has occurred for more than a year as Israel looks to eradicate Hamas.  NETANYAHU SAYS HE IGNORED BIDEN'S WAR COUNSEL – AND THREATS THAT ISRAEL WOULD BE 'LEFT ALONE' WITHOUT US HELP"To those who want to leave this entanglement I say: Whoever brings us a hostage, will find a safe way out for himself and his family," the prime minister said, speaking alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz, reported Israeli press agency TPS. "We will also give $5 million for every hostage. Choose, the choice is yours, but the result will be the same. "We will bring them all back," Netanyahu said.Fox News Digital could not immediately reach Netanyahu’s office or the White House for comment on ongoing efforts to return the hostages.The Hostage Family Forum also told Fox News Digital that it had no comment at the time of this report.There are still 101 hostages believed to be held by Hamas of the 251 people who were abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, including seven Americans. At least 33 of the hostages still held by the terrorist network are believed to have been killed. Their bodies continue to be held by Hamas as supposed bargaining chips, including three Americans. Ruby Chen, the father of one of the American hostages, Itay Chen, who was ambushed near the border while serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Oct. 7, said he "doubts" Netanyahu's reward system will be successful."I think [Netanyahu's] initiative is a smoke screen and tactical but not strategic," Chen said. The father of Itay said Netanayhu is maneuvering with this latest announcement by refusing to detail what Israel will not do, like leave Gaza, and instead "say what he is willing to offer to get all the hostages" rather than a smaller number of hostages during a cease-fire. FAMILIES OF AMERICAN OCT. 7 HAMAS ATTACK VICTIMS SUE IRAN FOR ‘CRUCIAL ROLE’ IN SUPPORTING MASSACRENetanyahu, who also met with Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the IDF, vowed that Hamas would never be able to return to power in Gaza."Hamas will not rule in Gaza," Netanyahu reportedly said. "We are eliminating its military capabilities in very impressive fashion. We are moving on to its governing abilities, and we are not yet done. Hamas will not be in Gaza."The prime minister championed the success of IDF forces in combating the terrorist group and, along with his defense minister, spoke with IDF reserve brigade commanders on the Gaza coast about ongoing challenges and operational activity. The IDF in September assessed that Hamas had largely been defeated and that the remnants of the terrorist group continue to operate through guerrilla combat-based activities that will take time to dismantle. Israel has not detailed a timeline for when it will end its military operations in Gaza and peace talks earlier this year appeared to come to a standstill over apparently insurmountable disagreements regarding security corridors in the Strip. It remains unclear where peace talks stand today between Israel and Hamas. The U.S., representing Israel, was working closely with Qatar and Egypt, which represented the Hamas side, for weeks in a move to end the brutal fighting that is reported to have killed some 43,000 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, more than half of whom were reported to be women and children. However, these figures do not detail the number of terrorist deaths. Earlier this month Qatar said it could no longer be involved in mediation efforts due to a lack of willingness by both Hamas and Israel to engage in good faith attempts to end the deadly conflict.

Food prices are soaring in the Gaza Strip after armed men attacked and robbed nearly 100 U.N. aid trucks that crossed over from Israel. Of the 109 trucks that entered central Gaza on Saturday, 97 were "violently looted" and "forced at gunpoint to unload aid," according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). "Due to critical shortages of flour, all eight U.N.-supported bakeries in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis have been operating at diminished capacity for weeks. Many have been forced to shut down entirely," the agency added. "Without immediate intervention, severe food shortages are set to worsen, further endangering the lives of over 2 million people who depend on humanitarian aid to survive." A woman in the city of Deir al-Balah told The Associated Press that the price of flour has now climbed to more than $100 a bag, if it can even be found. UN ACCUSED OF DOWNPLAYING HAMAS TERRORISTS’ USE OF GAZA HOSPITALS AS NEW REPORT IGNORES IMPORTANT DETAILS U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the convoy of 109 trucks was instructed by the Israeli military to take an "alternative, unfamiliar route" after the aid was brought through the Kerem Shalom crossing and that the trucks were robbed near the crossing itself. Israel is accusing criminal gangs and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas of stealing the aid. However, Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official based abroad, alleged the looters were young Bedouins who operate east of Rafah near Israeli military positions. Al-Aqsa TV, which is operated by the militants, claimed that Hamas-run security forces in Gaza had launched an operation against looters, killing 20 of them. ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS ARRESTED IN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Nora Muhanna, a Gaza resident who has been displaced from Gaza City, told the AP, "From the beginning, there are no goods, and even if they are available, there is no money." UNRWA also said "The Israeli authorities continue to disregard their legal obligations under international law to ensure the population's basic needs are met and to facilitate the safe delivery of aid.  "Such responsibilities continue when trucks enter the Gaza Strip, until people are reached with essential assistance," it wrote in a statement on X. The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, issued a warning after receiving "specific information of a potential significant air attack" allegedly taking place on Wednesday.The embassy in Ukraine's capital is temporarily closed following the alert and employees are being asked to prepare to shelter in place. It will reopen Thursday and return to normal operations, State Department spokesman said Wednesday."The U.S. Embassy recommends U.S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced," the statement said.PUTIN SIGNS REVISED DOCTRINE LOWERING THRESHOLD FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSE IF RUSSIA IS ATTACKEDEmployees have been asked to take the following actions:This comes after Ukraine fired American-supplied long-range missiles into Russia on Tuesday, marking the first time for Kyiv to do so in the 1,000 days of war, which was authorized by President Biden on Sunday.BIDEN AUTHORIZES UKRAINE TO USE US LONG-RANGE MISSILES TO STRIKE INSIDE RUSSIAThis was not the first time the embassy has issued a warning of potential danger and a significant attack. A similar warning was issued around Ukraine's Independence Day on Aug. 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine on Tuesday, warning that any attack on Russia supported by a country with nuclear power could be grounds for a nuclear response.Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.

During the Israel Defense Forces’ military offensive in northern Gaza to strike at "the heart of Hamas," starkly different narratives between the IDF and the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health have led to variable reporting on the conflict at large. Particularly divisive are recent reports on Hamas’ use of hospitals.On Nov. 3, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees the humanitarian-civil effort in Gaza, reported that during its attempts to evacuate patients and staff from Kamal Adwan and Al-Awda hospitals in northern Gaza, terrorists "detonated an explosive device only a few hundred meters away from the [Kamal Adwan] hospital." While the convoy was spared injuries, COGAT reported that six children in the hospital were injured. Hamas' Gaza Ministry of Health failed to mention the explosive device. An IDF spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the COGAT Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA), with heads of the World Health Organization, discovered that the device had been "planted by the terrorist organizations in Gaza." UN, ISRAEL AT ODDS OVER CAUSE OF DECLINE IN AID DELIVERIES: ‘FALSE NARRATIVES BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’On Nov. 4, the Hamas Gaza Ministry of Health stated that "occupation forces continue to bomb and destroy Kamal Adwan Hospital violently, affecting all the hospital facilities." The ministry accused the IDF of deciding "to execute all the staff who refused to evacuate the hospital."In its reporting, the New York Times noted the Ministry of Health assessment, giving a perfunctory mention of the detonation from the previous day. An IDF spokesperson told Fox News Digital that "after further review," they are "not aware of any attacks on the Kamal Adwan hospital" on Nov. 4. They stated that a terror target some 100 meters from the hospital was engaged with a "precise munition" that day. "It’s important to remember that Hamas is still heavily armed and operating ruthlessly in the Gaza Strip, often harming Gaza’s civilians, with over 3,000 rocket launches by the terrorist organization landing within Gaza itself," the spokesperson continued.Previously, on Oct. 28, Reuters reported that an Israeli raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital resulted in the capture of about 100 suspected Hamas terrorists. The IDF told Reuters that "a few of the fully identified terrorists disguised themselves as medical staff," resulting in the need "to check the medical staff as well." While inside the hospital, the IDF found terrorist funding, weapons and intelligence documents. In the Gaza Ministry of Health’s version of events, "the occupation arrested and deported all the medical staff," leaving "only one pediatrician." The IDF spokesperson emphasized that the IDF had been "required… to take action" because "Hamas militants used medical facilities for military purposes, operating from within hospitals, disguising themselves as medical staff, and storing weapons in the hospital compounds." The IDF had also ensured "the continued treatment of patients with the necessary medical equipment or the evacuation of patients to other hospitals in Gaza."SUSPECT CHARGED IN LEAK OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS ON ISRAEL’S PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE IRAN STRIKEBrig. Gen. Elad Goren, head of COGAT, spoke to Fox News Digital about the Ministry of Health’s statement that the IDF was executing staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital. "We are focusing on trying to assist people that are not a part of the violent circle in Kamal Adwan and to evacuate them because we want to take the terrorists and have to investigate them to find out where are our hostages," Goren said. "If the world wants to believe Hamas, I think they have a problem with their values.". The use of Kamal Adwan Hospital by Hamas has been previously confirmed, including by Ahmad Kahlot, a high-ranking Hamas member and former director of the hospital. In December 2023, Kahlot admitted that Kamal Adwan Hospital was used "to hide high-ranking military activists," who know they "won’t be targeted when they are in the hospital." The hospital, he said, contained housing for the terrorists as well as "areas for interrogations, internal and special security."COGAT released an interrogation conducted in October 2024 of an ambulance driver who claimed that Hamas fighters are present throughout the exterior and interior of Kamal Adwan Hospital, and "operate ambulances to transport their wounded military operatives and to transport them for their missions" rather than "using the ambulances for the benefit of civilians." A September 2024 report from the United Nations’ Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory purports to detail Israel’s treatment of Gazan medical facilities and staff. It does not mention Hamas’ presence in Kamal Adwan Hospital. This omission from commission chair Navi Pillay is the tip of a larger…

The first lady of Brazil turned heads when she dropped an f-bomb directed at Tesla CEO Elon Musk during an official event over the weekend.At the time, Brazil’s first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, was speaking about misinformation on social media during a pre-G-20 social event on Saturday. The G-20 summit began on Monday in Rio de Janeiro.Lula da Silva, who is married to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stopped mid-speech when she heard a ship's horn blaring in the distance."I think it's Elon Musk," the first lady joked in Portuguese. "I'm not afraid of you, by the way."ELIZABETH WARREN GETS SARCASTIC AFTER TRUMP TAPS MUSK, RAMASWAMY FOR DOGE: ‘YEAH, THIS SEEMS REALLY EFFICIENT’"F--- you, Elon Musk," Janja added in English, prompting cheers from the audience.The clip, which was posted on X, drew the attention of Musk, who responded with laughing emojis."They will lose the next election," the entrepreneur wrote.‘FIRST BUDDY’: ELON EARNS FAMILY STATUS IN TRUMP WORLD AS MUSK EXPANDS POLITICAL FOOTPRINTBrazil banned X in September, prompting outrage across the world. Brazilian Supreme Court’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes imposed the ban, citing misinformation on X, which the judge felt was not adequately moderated on the platform.The country lifted the ban a month later, and de Moraes wrote that the decision "was conditioned, solely, on [X's] full compliance with Brazilian laws and absolute observance of the Judiciary’s decisions, out of respect for national sovereignty.""X is proud to return to Brazil," X said in a statement at the time. "Giving tens of millions of Brazilians access to our indispensable platform was paramount throughout this entire process. We will continue to defend freedom of speech, within the boundaries of the law, everywhere we operate."The Brazilian first lady's joke took place two days before the G-20 summit officially began. President Biden was present at the summit, though he did not appear during the annual family photo with fellow world leaders and missed the photo-op "for logistical reasons," the White House said.Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.