Tracy Mumford

At the Vatican, officials announced that Pope Francis has pneumonia and will remain hospitalized in Rome. The head of the Catholic Church is 88 years old. He went into the hospital last Friday. The Vatican said his condition is, quote, complex, but that he's in good spirits. Pope had part of his right lung removed when he was younger, leaving him prone to respiratory issues.

At the Vatican, officials announced that Pope Francis has pneumonia and will remain hospitalized in Rome. The head of the Catholic Church is 88 years old. He went into the hospital last Friday. The Vatican said his condition is, quote, complex, but that he's in good spirits. Pope had part of his right lung removed when he was younger, leaving him prone to respiratory issues.

At the Vatican, officials announced that Pope Francis has pneumonia and will remain hospitalized in Rome. The head of the Catholic Church is 88 years old. He went into the hospital last Friday. The Vatican said his condition is, quote, complex, but that he's in good spirits. Pope had part of his right lung removed when he was younger, leaving him prone to respiratory issues.

Over the last few years, he's faced a number of health challenges. He's been using a walker or a wheelchair more and more, but he's kept up a busy schedule. And finally, astronomers announced yesterday that Earth's chance of being hit by an asteroid is now at its highest level ever recorded. To be clear, that is still very low.

Over the last few years, he's faced a number of health challenges. He's been using a walker or a wheelchair more and more, but he's kept up a busy schedule. And finally, astronomers announced yesterday that Earth's chance of being hit by an asteroid is now at its highest level ever recorded. To be clear, that is still very low.

Over the last few years, he's faced a number of health challenges. He's been using a walker or a wheelchair more and more, but he's kept up a busy schedule. And finally, astronomers announced yesterday that Earth's chance of being hit by an asteroid is now at its highest level ever recorded. To be clear, that is still very low.

But they've got their eye on an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which they just spotted in December. It's expected to pass very close to Earth in 2032, on December 22nd to be exact. And there's a chance, 3.1%, that it could actually hit the planet. It's smaller than other asteroids that researchers have tracked, somewhere between 130 and 300 feet long. But it could demolish a city with a direct hit.

But they've got their eye on an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which they just spotted in December. It's expected to pass very close to Earth in 2032, on December 22nd to be exact. And there's a chance, 3.1%, that it could actually hit the planet. It's smaller than other asteroids that researchers have tracked, somewhere between 130 and 300 feet long. But it could demolish a city with a direct hit.

But they've got their eye on an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which they just spotted in December. It's expected to pass very close to Earth in 2032, on December 22nd to be exact. And there's a chance, 3.1%, that it could actually hit the planet. It's smaller than other asteroids that researchers have tracked, somewhere between 130 and 300 feet long. But it could demolish a city with a direct hit.

Again, there's a slim chance that could happen. But it's a good time to remember that NASA has a program designed for these situations. In the last few years, it ran a test smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid on purpose to see if it could knock it off course. And it was able to minimally alter its path that way.

Again, there's a slim chance that could happen. But it's a good time to remember that NASA has a program designed for these situations. In the last few years, it ran a test smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid on purpose to see if it could knock it off course. And it was able to minimally alter its path that way.

Again, there's a slim chance that could happen. But it's a good time to remember that NASA has a program designed for these situations. In the last few years, it ran a test smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid on purpose to see if it could knock it off course. And it was able to minimally alter its path that way.

The agency's administrator at the time said the test showed, quote, NASA is serious as a defender of this planet. Those are the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. We'll be back tomorrow.

The agency's administrator at the time said the test showed, quote, NASA is serious as a defender of this planet. Those are the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. We'll be back tomorrow.

The agency's administrator at the time said the test showed, quote, NASA is serious as a defender of this planet. Those are the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. We'll be back tomorrow.

From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Tuesday, February 18th. Here's what we're covering.

From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Tuesday, February 18th. Here's what we're covering.

From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Tuesday, February 18th. Here's what we're covering.

Authorities have released only a few details about the dramatic crash landing of a Delta Airlines flight in Toronto yesterday. The small jet was carrying 80 people on a flight from Minneapolis when it tried to touch down amid heavy winds and drifting snow. As it landed, it flipped upside down, losing its tail and a wing. No one was killed, but 18 people were injured.

Authorities have released only a few details about the dramatic crash landing of a Delta Airlines flight in Toronto yesterday. The small jet was carrying 80 people on a flight from Minneapolis when it tried to touch down amid heavy winds and drifting snow. As it landed, it flipped upside down, losing its tail and a wing. No one was killed, but 18 people were injured.