Alyssa Goldberg

2 days ago | usatoday.com | Alyssa Goldberg

John Cena never thought it would happen to him. But then he got the call — twice. The spots on his skin were cancerous. Cena’s first skin spot was discovered on his left pectoral muscle during a routine visit to the dermatologist. It was promptly removed and sent for testing. His second spot was noticed a year later on his left upper trapezius muscle. “I received the phone call twice, ‘Hey, you’ve got to come back, because the biopsy came back cancerous,’” Cena recalls.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Alyssa Goldberg

Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Megan Cole was in graduate school for occupational therapy, often working with patients who suffered traumatic brain injuries from suicide attempts, when her aunt died by firearm suicide in 2014. Her death radically changed the trajectory of Cole’s life.

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Alyssa Goldberg

I still remember the cool rush of ice water splashing over my head in summer 2014, my body bracing itself for inevitable shivers. The original “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” was inescapable — if you weren’t nominated, you certainly saw videos plastered all over your Instagram (or even Vine) feed. But the trend wasn’t just for fun. The challenge was launched by three young men living with ALS: Anthony Senerchia, Pete Frates and Pat Quinn.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Alyssa Goldberg

7 hours agoPope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Alyssa Goldberg

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, about four weeks after he was released from the hospital following an extended battle withrespiratory ailments. While the Vatican did not immediately specify an official cause of death in its announcement, the pope had spent about five weeks earlier in 2025 hospitalized with a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both his lungs. Throughout his life, Pope Francis suffered from lung infections.