Update app.py

app.py

@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ logging.warning('Initiated')
 @app.route("/")
 @cross_origin()
 def update_news():
-    status = "success"
+    status_json = "{'status':'success'}"
+    status_code = 200
     try:
         db = DBOperations()
         news_df = get_news()
         news_json = [*json.loads(news_df.reset_index(drop=True).to_json(orient="index")).values()]
         db.insert_news_into_db(news_json)
     except:
-        status = "failure"
-    return status
+        status_json = "{'status':'failure'}"
+        status_code = 500
+    return Response(status_json, status=status_code, mimetype='application/json')
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":