Since Bumble’s blockbuster IPO at the height of the pandemic, investors’ ardor with the dating service has cooled. At least, Bumble’s shares trade at roughly $11 per share right now, a far cry from the $76 where they ended on its first day as a public company in February 2021. Of course, investors are fickle, … Read more
A fight involving numerous people left a Missouri girl hospitalized in critical condition after what officials are calling a “deranged display of violence.” Detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department are investigating the March 8 brawl, which was captured on video and posted to social media. The horrific video shows several people fighting in … Read more
VATICAN CITY — Several prominent lawyers have published stinging academic critiques and legal opinions about the Vatican’s recently concluded “trial of the century,” highlighting violations of basic defense rights and rule of law norms that they warn could have consequences for the Holy See going forward. The opinions cite Pope Francis’ role in the trial, … Read more
Kate Middleton ‘under intense pressure’ as her apology over Photoshop blunder fuels fire Kate Middleton’s mental and physical health are in “fragile” state amid increasing backlash over Mother’s Day edited photograph scandal. The Princess of Wales is said to be “under immense pressure” after she admitted to editing her photograph featuring her with kids, George, … Read more
Donald Trump may have rage-posted his way through President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Truth Social, but his social media site crashed for many before Biden even entered the House chamber, with technical issues lingering for at least an hour before and into his remarks. Beginning shortly before 9 p.m. EST Thursday, … Read more
UPDATE 6:50 PM PT — Biden directly addressed the Supreme Court Justices seated in the front of the chamber, and issued what came off like a not-so-subtle threat regarding their overturning of Roe V. Wade — “With all due respect Justices, the women of America are not without electoral or political power. You’re about to … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — First the gangs blocked the roads to Haiti’s capital. Then they attacked the airport. Now they have breached the city’s main port, cutting off the capital from one of its last remaining lifelines for food and supplies as the country teeters toward collapse. On Wednesday night, dozens of gang members stormed the … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public schools superintendent and some state legislators won’t be returning to their positions in 2025 after primary defeats by challengers who questioned their rivals’ commitment to social conservatism or a Democratic agenda. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt narrowly lost Tuesday’s Republican primary to Michele Morrow, a home-schooling parent … Read more
TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. I was in Los Angeles earlier this … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force was critically injured Sunday after setting himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, walked … Read more