The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled a plan on Tuesday to begin phasing out eight synthetic food dyes from the nation’s food supply, aiming for full removal by the end of next year. Synthetic dyes are found in everything from candy and cereal to …
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Vatican shares details of Pope Francis’ death, funeral is scheduled for Saturday at St. Peter’s Basilica
As the world continues to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death yesterday at the age of 88, the Vatican released the Pontiff’s death certificate, which states he died from a stroke that prompted irreversible heart failure. The Vatican shared details of Francis’ final moments, saying that he started to feel unwell at around …
Natasha Lyonne stars in trailer for Season 2 of Peacock’s ‘Poker Face’
Natasha Lyonne returns as Charlie Cale in the Season 2 trailer for Peacock’s “mystery-of-the-week series” Poker Face, starring as a woman with a gift for identifying liars. The actress, 46, portrays Cale as she solves various crimes as she travels in her Plymouth Barracuda. Season 2 also stars Adrienne C. Moore, Alia Shawkat, Ben Marshall, …
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Adam Scott and Michelle Monaghan to star in ‘The Whisper Man’ alongside Robert De Niro
Adam Scott and Michelle Monaghan have signed on for Netflix’s crime thriller “The Whisper Man,’ starring Robert De Niro. The film is based on Alex North’s New York Times bestselling novel. Per Deadline, Scott will star as a widowed crime writer who works with his estranged father, a retired police detective (Robert De Niro), to …
Passengers safely evacuated after Delta flight catches fire at Orlando airport
A Delta Airlines flight with more than 200 passengers on board caught fire Monday in Florida while on the runway, with the passengers forced to evacuate onto the tarmac at Orlando International Airport after one of the plane’s engines caught fire. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Delta Airlines Flight 1213 was preparing for …
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Gunman in 2019 El Paso Walmart attack pleads guilty to capital murder
The man responsible for a racially motivated attack that left 23 people dead at a Walmart in El Paso in 2019 entered a guilty plea to capital murder charges in a Texas state courtroom on Monday. His guilty plea means he will receive an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole. At the federal …
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Prime Video’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ to end with Season 3
Prime Video has confirmed that the upcoming third season of its hit YA series The Summer I Turned Pretty will be its last. The 11-episode installment will premiere in July, but no exact premiere date has been set at the time of this publishing. The Summer I Turned Pretty is based on the book series …
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David Spade’s new comedy special to premiere May 6 on Prime Video
Prime Video announced Saturday Night Live alum David Spade’s new comedy special, David Spade: Dandelion, will premiere on the streaming service May 6, marking their first comedy special from Spade (and Spade’s first special since 2022’s Nothing Personal for Netflix). David Spade: Dandelion will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories …
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Vatican announces that Pope Francis has died at age 88
Pope Francis has died at 88, the Vatican has confirmed. The Vatican said Francis died just after 7:30 a.m. local time on Monday, a day after he appeared outside the Vatican on Easter Sunday to greet well-wishers. His death on Monday comes after a series of worsening health problems, including a respiratory crisis that left …
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One child among two killed after severe storms in Texas and Oklahoma
Severe weather impacted over 45 million Americans on Easter Sunday as thunderstorms, flooding, and tornado risks affected areas from East Texas to southeastern Iowa and Illinois. In Oklahoma, heavy rain earlier in the weekend had already caused fatalities. At least two people, one of them a child, lost their lives after powerful storms swept through …
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