Another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states.
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Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after operation; surgeon says ‘he’s better than before’
The 86-year-old was admitted for surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall and remove intestinal scar tissue that had caused intestinal blockages.
With African leaders visiting Ukraine, Russia fires missiles at Kyiv
A delegation of leaders and senior officials from Africa is in Ukraine seeking ways to end the full-scale war now in its 16th month and ensure food and fertilizer deliveries to their continent.
E. Jean Carroll defamation suit against Trump scheduled for January
Unless the case has been ‘entirely disposed of’ before then, a judge wrote, E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump will go to trial Jan. 15.
Live Nation says customers will no longer see surprise ticket fees
The White House, which announced the change, met with industry officials as it pushed to rein in ‘junk fees.’
Bus full of senior citizens in Canada collides with truck, killing 15 people
Ten others were injured when a bus carrying senior citizens to a casino collided with a semi-trailer truck in the province of Manitoba Thursday.
Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
GLAAD’s scorecard called Twitter ‘the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ people’ and the only social media platform that saw its scores decline from last year.
Teamsters expected to authorize a nationwide UPS strike for later this summer
The strike vote could bring the country a step closer to the largest work stoppage in 26 years, as soon as Aug. 1.
China-backed hackers suspected in global cyberattack, including U.S. government agencies
Word of the breach comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for China this weekend in efforts to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing.
Jury deliberations underway in trial of gunman who massacred 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue
Robert Bowers turned a sacred house of worship into a ‘hunting ground’ when he burst into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 congregants, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.