The funeral for the late Pope Francis has been set for Apr 26 in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. The 88-year old died from a stroke and heart failure on Apr 21. More than a hundred cardinals have started a series of meetings, which will culminate in the election of the next pontiff. John Bevir reports from Rome.

With much controversy swirling around Colossal's proxy "dire wolves," we spoke with the company's CEO Ben Lamm and Chief Science Officer Beth Shapiro to find out what exactly the company has done to create these animals, and what so-called "de-extinction" technology could mean for the thousands of endangered species fighting for survival. Read more on CNET.com What De-Extinction Means for the Living World https://cnet.us/2kq 0:00 Are Dire Wolves really back? 0:45 Romulous and Remus 1:21 Can gene-edited grey wolves can be accurately called "dire-wolves? 2:07 How does gene editing work 4:14 Why focus on extinct species rather than the species here on Earth 6:03 The Mammoth, the Dodo, and the Tasmanian tiger 7:00 Question still loom about "de-extinction" Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cnet Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 https://bit.ly/3lO7sOU Check out CNET’s Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cnet Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cnetdotcom Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnet/ Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cnet.com Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/cnet Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnet CNET's AI Atlas: https://www.cnet.com/ai-atlas/ Visit CNET.com: https://www.cnet.com/ #direwolf #geneediting #colossal #science #extinction

Live view from a memorial for Pope Francis set up by the Taiwan Catholic Association in Taipei. Tributes poured in from around the world to honor Francis, the 266th pope and the first from Latin America, who died at age 88. Follow latest updates here: https://bit.ly/444W74G #popefrancis #taiwan #live

Mannheim, Germany — A major police operation is underway in Mannheim’s city center after a vehicle reportedly drove into a crowd in the Planken...