Opening arguments got underway Monday in the highly anticipated trial of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Johnson also noted, "A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative) — lies behind the use of the two contrasting smoke colours." Over the years ...

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?

Winners and runners-up of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's 2025 Environmental Photography Award revealed.

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

Thomas J Price's 12-foot sculpture of a Black woman in Times Square is inspiring online debates about race and representation ...

A white lion that was a wildlife park's "beloved icon" has died at the age of 18. Casper was known for his distinctive roar that could be heard for miles around the Isle of Wight, Wildheart Animal ...

The woman, who was visiting the El Arca sanctuary for wild animals near Alicante with her sister, reached through the bars of the lion pen to try to pet one of the cats. A lioness named Marta bit ...

Black smoke means no pope yet; white smoke signals a new pope has been chosen. VATICAN CITY - All eyes are on the copper chimney of the Sistine Chapel, following Pope Francis’ death on Easter ...