If no pope is chosen, the ballots are mixed with cartridges containing potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner ...

Neither of the top two candidates casts a ballot in the runoff. What does white or black smoke mean during a papal transition? After each round of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots are ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global ...

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21. He was 88 years ...

Some of China’s best humanoid robots took on the challenge of racing against human marathon runners on Saturday. One fell at the starting line. Another’s head fell off and rolled on the ground.

SEATTLE — Seattle fire crews worked to ventilate smoke after a small fire broke out Saturday morning in a kitchen underneath the Seattle Convention Center. Fire crews first responded to the 700 ...

Among them are Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), who is Smoke’s estranged love and a Hoodoo conjurer; Delta Slim, a local pianist with a penchant for boozing; shopkeepers Grace and Bo Chow (Li Jun Li and ...

The period thriller takes place over one hog-wild, then harrowing day and night in October 1932, as the Smokestack twins — Smoke and Stack, played by Michael B. Jordan — return to their ...

A warehouse fire in North Arlington caused a heavy smoke condition for neighboring towns, according to local officials. No injuries were reported from the fire, said North Arlington Police Chief ...

A major train station has been evacuated and passengers redirected as smoke was seen pouring from the busy travel hub this afternoon. A fire alarm was pulled at Liverpool Central Station at around ...

Fire crews responded to the 1800 block of Fifth Avenue around 7 a.m. Public Safety officials said a 911 caller reported seeing smoke pouring out of the building’s roof. When firefighters arrived ...