Bumble gives all employees a paid week off amid reports of pandemic-induced burnout
Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bumble is giving its entire staff “a paid, fully offline” vacation this week to help ameliorate burnout after a year of working through a once-in-a-lifetime
Indiana students sue over COVID-19 vaccine requirement
Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (BLOOMINGTON, Ind.) — Students at Indiana University filed a federal lawsuit Monday, suing the school over its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. The lawsuit alleges that the university violates students’ rights as well
NCAA hands down punishments against Creighton men's basketball, former assistant coach, for violations
cmannphoto/iStock (OMAHA, Neb.) — Creighton University’s men’s basketball program was handed down a series of punishments on Tuesday, as part of an NCAA investigation into rules violations. The NCAA report found that former Blue Jays assistant coach
UN report finds increasing violence and need for humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan as US troops withdraw
omersukrugoksu/iStock (KABUL, Afghanistan) — The United Nations paints a grim portrait of life in Afghanistan in a new situation report, highlighting increased violence and the spread of COVID-19 as the Taliban has taken control of dozens of
Three siblings get Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as part of global trials in young children
carmengabriela/iStock (JEFFERSON, La.) — Three American siblings have received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as part of global clinical trials for young children. Christian Bui, 3, and Sloan Bui, 14 months, both got the
Veteran officer among three dead in Colorado shooting, police say
Arvada Police Department (DENVER) — Three people are dead, including a veteran police officer, following a shooting in a Denver suburb on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The incident unfolded at around 1:15 p.m. local time in Olde
Washington Spirit's Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender man
Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kumi Yokoyama, a forward for the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit and the Japanese national team, came out as a transgender man in a video posted to YouTube
Chadwick Boseman's death inspires reporter to document his colonoscopy
Zerbor/iStock (NEW YORK) — Chadwick Boseman’s death last year due to colon cancer led one man to take charge of his own health and try to inspire others to do the same. Nicholas St. Fleur, a reporter
Minnesota Vikings rookie injured in shooting, expected to recover
Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Minnesota Vikings rookie Jaylen Twyman was one of several people injured in a shooting in Washington, D.C. on Monday, the team said. Twyman’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN that Twyman
New York Mets' deGrom continues remarkable run of dominance
Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images (NEW YORK) — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom continued his domination on Monday, shutting down the Atlanta Braves for five innings as he returned to the mound after another