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Pope Francis, who made history as the first Latin American papal leader and was considered to have a more progressive approach than his conservative predecessors, died Monday, the Vatican confirmed. He was 88. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father,” Cardinal …

Martin Scorsese, Patti Smith, King Charles, and J.D. Vance are among those reacting to the death of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced his death in a statement noting that the pope “taught us to live the values of the …

Neil Gaiman has filed an arbitration claim against one of the women who has accused him of sexual assault, Vulture reports. The author is reportedly seeking over $500,000 from Caroline Wallner for allegedly violating a nondisclosure agreement. Wallner, a divorced mother of three, lived and worked as a caretaker at …

Former athlete and current host of the Club Shay Shay podcast, Shannon Sharpe, has been sued for alleged sexual assault and sexual battery in a new lawsuit filed in Nevada. The civil complaint filed by Jane Doe alleges that Sharpe, 56, assaulted a woman with whom he allegedly had a …

Patrick Crusius, the white supremacist who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in 2019, pleaded guilty to capital murder charges in a Texas state district court on Monday, April 21, The Associated Press reports. Along with the plea, Crusius was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He …

Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and heart failure, the head of the Vatican’s health department, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, confirmed Monday, April 21. Francis, who was 88, suffered a stroke and slipped into a coma before suffering an “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.” Arcangeli also noted some of the pope’s longstanding …

Pope Francis, who has been recovering from a serious bout of double pneumonia, appeared on Easter Sunday to bless the faithful in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City and even took a surprise ride around the piazza in the popemobile. During his jaunt in the open-air vehicle, he made periodic …

A federal grand jury in New York has indicted Luigi Mangione on two counts of stalking, a firearms offense, and murder via use of a firearm. The murder charge would make Mangione eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Attorney GeneralPam Bondidirected prosecutors to seek thedeath penaltyagainst Mangione earlier this …

The resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez was delayed again Thursday as defense and prosecution lawyers clashed in court, and the brothers’ lead attorney Mark Geragos said the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office should be “thrown off the case.” At the hearing in Van Nuys, California, which the …

At times of political and cultural upset, literature has often been a way for society to process, understand, and push back against unethical policies or administrations. Many of the most well known books are direct political statements, like Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Octavia Butler’s Kindred, and Harper Lee’s To …