Breaking News: Paul Sorvino, who played Paulie Cicero in "Goodfellas" and built a career portraying quiet, dangerous men, is dead at 83. https://t.co/YuCWGWVBb6
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Paul Sorvino, a veteran actor who played mob boss Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas,” has died, according to his publicist. He was 83. https://t.co/LCWZl70soH
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An Indigenous leader placed a traditional headdress on Pope Francis during his visit Monday to the site of a former residential school where Indigenous children suffered abuse in Canada. https://t.co/ta859U66WU
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Second booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine for people younger than 50 are on hold as the Biden administration tries to accelerate a fall vaccination campaign using reformulated shots that target the now-dominant omicron subvariants, according to federal health officials. Officials are hoping vaccine makers — Moderna and Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech — are able to make the updated shots available as soon as early to mid-September instead of later in the fall, said three officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the issue. The retooled boosters will contain components from the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 as well as the original formula, which was based on the version of the virus that spread globally in early 2020. The hope is that the redesigned boosters will be more effective in dealing with an evolving virus. Read more through the link in our bio.
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Former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble, who was instrumental in the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement, dies https://t.co/1nnJHi181D
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Paul Sorvino, the actor known for his roles as quiet but dangerous men, like in "Goodfellas" and "Law & Order," died on Monday. He was 83. https://t.co/0TSyPur8eO https://t.co/BDSw0XXvDt
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New investigations by the SEC and federal prosecutors into hush-money payments made by WWE’s Vince McMahon to settle allegations of sexual misconduct hastened his retirement as chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter https://t.co/WDijh8uMD4
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Dozens of incoming medical students walked out of their University of Michigan white coat ceremony when the keynote speaker — a doctor with anti-abortion views — was introduced. https://t.co/fQ4RcUMENP
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“I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples." Pope Francis apologized in Canada for the decades of “evil” suffered by Indigenous people at church schools that were centers of abuse and death. https://t.co/42VJA52R2v
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This bridge in Quanzhou, China, cracked under the pressure of intense heat in the area. The bridge, which was just 20 years old, can be seen suddenly buckling under the strain of temperatures that topped 40°C (104°F) that day. https://t.co/RbcPesRR4G
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Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Indiana on Monday ahead of the state’s special legislative session to take up an abortion ban. https://t.co/t1zbcbOoKo
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Glenn Kirschner: Merrick Garland just isn't doing the kind of investigation our democracy needs to survive. https://t.co/nSHXs2C3Go
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