Some 160,000 people were confined to their homes after a fire at an industrial estate caused a toxic cloud of chlorine. The fire services reported "no casualties" thus far. An order was lifted on ...

GRAND FORKS — The National Weather Service put out an alert regarding dense smoke from Canadian wildfires moving through the region on Friday, May 9. The weather service said a cold front is ...

With no direct communication to the outside world, a key feature of the papal election process is the use of smoke to signal the result of ballots and to announce the election of a new pope.

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman ...

Until that happens, black smoke billows from the chapel’s chimney; white smoke signals the election of a new pope. On Thursday morning, May 8, 2025, black smoke once again rose from the iconic ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of the 267th pope. Crowds in St Peter’s Square cheered, as they awaited the new pope to emerge. At 6:07 pm on Thursday ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on the second day of the conclave Thursday, signaling a new pope has been elected. The selection for the new pope, to replace the late Pope Francis ...

Massive crowds cheered in Vatican City as white smoke poured out of the chimney. Catholics around the world are now waiting in suspense to see which cardinal was named pope. Since the conclave to ...

The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome have chosen a new pope to lead the church’s 1.4 billion faithful, announcing their decision with a swirl of white smoke from a ...

A plume of black smoke rose over the crowds thronging St Peter's Square late Wednesday, confirming that the conclave's first ballot had not secured a two-thirds majority to name a successor to the ...