Pope Francis was discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away: “I’m still alive.” (Image credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP) Read More at NPR

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives. (Image credit: Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/TNS via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Sales of super-efficient electric heat pumps are rising in the US. But what are heat pumps? And why do some call them a key climate solution? (Image credit: Julia Simon/NPR) Read More at NPR

The world will see mass migration, destabilized countries and starving people in the next 12 to 18 months without billions of dollars more funding, the U.N. World Food Program chief warned. (Image credit: Brian Inganga/AP) Read More at NPR

Tate was initially detained in late December in Bucharest, along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian women. He was detained on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking. (Image credit: Alexandru Dobre/AP) Read More at NPR

A conspiracy theory that claims governments are trying to enslave people and force them to eat bugs has made the leap from online message boards to national politics in at least two countries. Read More at NPR

Gwyneth Paltrow has won her ski crash case. NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with ‘New Yorker’ writer Naomi Fry about the trial’s viral moments and why celebrity trials tend to capture so much attention. Read More at NPR

Unions say labor law is too weak, allowing companies to illegally interfere with workers’ right to organize. The issue was front and center at a hearing in the Senate this week. Read More at NPR

A rare species of beetle has been named after former California Gov. Jerry Brown after scientists found one on his ranch. Read More at NPR

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer Jim Trusty expects his legal team to fight to dismiss the case. (Image credit: Marco Bello/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR