Pope Francis “slept well” overnight and was resting Thursday after signs of improvement as he continued to receive hospital care for double pneumonia.source

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died at the age of 95 at his Santa Fe, New Mexico, home. Hackman was found dead along with his wife and dog, but officials say they do not suspect foul play. source

The ex-wife of an Illinois man accused of stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy to death and wounding his mother testified the man had become paranoid.source

BALTIMORE — Adnan Syed’s murder conviction will remain in place after Baltimore City prosecutors withdrew a motion to vacate the conviction Tuesday.source

Israel has received the bodies of four more hostages and released around 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange, the Israeli government and Palestinian groups said early Thursday.source

The ex-wife of a former surgeon at the center of France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case told a court Wednesday insisted she knew “nothing” of her husband’s near 30-year history of abusing children.source

Former child star and beloved millennial actor Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for her roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl,” has died at 39 years old. The New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death.source

Gene Hackman, the actor whose turns in classics like “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven” made him one of the most respected actors in Hollywood, died.source

The ex-wife of a former surgeon at the center of France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case told a court Wednesday insisted she knew “nothing” of her husband’s near 30-year history of abusing children.source