Mike Bedigan

3 days ago | independent.co.uk | Mike Bedigan

With modern trends of overworking, poor sleep routines, or general life stress, exacerbating a wide variety of symptoms, Mike Bedigan spoke to two medical professionals about the ones that they think you really should be getting a second opinion onHave you ever had a weird ache that had you umming and ahhing about whether to book a doctor’s appointment? Or wondered if you need to get this probably minor thing checked out?

4 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Tom Watling |Mike Bedigan

The Chicago-born cardinal-bishop, known by friends as Bob, became the 267th pope — the first time in the Church’s 2,000-year history that an American has been appointed to lead it. Prevost — who has joint Peruvian citizenship and spent years living and working in the South American country — has chosen to be known as Leo XIV. As Bishop of Chicago, the 69-year-old pontiff once oversaw the largest Archdiocese in North America.

5 days ago | independent.co.uk | Mike Bedigan

Directors of the bureau typically attend a daily 8.30 a.m. meeting during which they are briefed on the most significant intelligence and law enforcement informationMike BediganFears are growing that FBI Director Kash Patel is not taking the job as seriously as he should be, after reportedly upending the normal briefing schedule and spending much of his time hanging out with celebrities at sporting events.

5 days ago | independent.co.uk | Mike Bedigan

Peggy Bryant, 78, purchased a peanut butter cookie, which was packaged as an oatmeal raisin cookie from a Safeway store in Duvall, Washington, on April 7Mike BediganA Washington family is suing grocery chain Safeway over the death of their beloved 78-year-old grandmother, who died after eating a peanut butter cookie that they say was incorrectly labeled.

5 days ago | independent.co.uk | Tom Watling |Mike Bedigan

Prevost, 69, will be know as Pope Leo XIVFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.