Pope Francis leaves hospital after recovering from bronchitis
Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images(ITALY) — Pope Francis left hospital on Saturday morning after spending three days recovering from bronchitis, according to the Vatican press office.
The pope, standing on his feet, answered reporters’ questions …
Twitter begins phasing out legacy ‘blue check marks’ in latest platform change
Olga Pankova via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Starting April 1, Twitter users who don’t subscribe to Twitter Blue are going to have to say goodbye to their blue check marks.
Recent changes implemented under Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, mean anyone who …
Millions will lose health insurance starting Saturday. But they might not know it.
Prapass Pulsub via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Millions of people will begin to lose their health insurance on Saturday, as five states begin the unwinding of a pandemic-era protection that kept people from being removed from the Medicaid rosters.
Durin…
Russia’s arrest of reporter raises questions about tradeoffs in prisoner swaps
Mikhail Pivikov / EyeEm via Getty Images(RUSSIA) — When President Joe Biden was asked Friday what his message was to Russia over the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich this week, he replied, “Let him go.”
And as has become routi…
States warn of health care worker shortage as they prep for next pandemic
Solskin via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to fade in the rearview mirror, public health departments are already preparing for the next threat, noting that they have built better operational infrastructure, but …
3 dead, 2 injured in Daytona Beach car crash: Officials
Reza Estakhrian via Getty Images(FLORIDA)– Three people were killed and two were injured when a car lost control and slammed into a tree in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Saturday, according to the Daytona Beach Fire Department.
All five people were in t…
Amazon union faces division, delay a year after historic victory
Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Encircled by camera-wielding supporters and journalists, Chris Smalls popped a bottle of champagne one year ago today to celebrate a watershed election that established the first-ever U.S. union at Am…
1 dead, over 40 injured after roof of Illinois theater collapses during suspected tornado: Officials
John finney photography via Getty Images(ILLINOIS) — One person died and dozens were injured after the roof of a historic theater in Illinois collapsed during a suspected tornado Friday night, officials said.
More than 40 people were injured in the i…