Bill Chappell
Stories
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4 people are killed, 9 injured in a shooting at a Georgia high school
Police rushed to Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Ga., on Wednesday after a shooting was reported. A suspect was taken into custody, officials said.
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NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother are killed on bicycle ride
The player, nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” and his younger brother, Matthew, were struck and killed by an SUV one day before they were to appear in their sister's wedding.
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15 workers on office retreat hiked up a mountain — and one got left behind
The insurance workers were on an office retreat in the Rocky Mountains when they met at dawn to begin a hike to the summit of Mount Shavano. But one man didn't make it back down until the next day.
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At least 7 middle and high school football players have died in August
Similar tragedies have occurred repeatedly in several states this month, as families that had been celebrating a new school year and the start of football season are instead confronted with a nightmare.
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Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day
The singer has previously described having intensely complicated relationships with her family, describing her early life as a source of recurring instability.
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A high school quarterback dies after brain injury, Alabama’s 2nd death in 2 weeks
Sixteen-year-old Caden Tellier’s death comes less than two weeks after the tragic death of another Alabama high school football player. Semaj Wilkins, 14, collapsed Aug. 13 during a practice.
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Everyone from the sunken yacht off Sicily has now been accounted for
Italian officials say the bodies of six people who were missing after a sailing yacht sank on Monday have been recovered, along with one body found shortly after the calamity.
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Gus and Tim Walz share a father-son moment that melts hearts of people watching the DNC
Strong human emotions — love and pride — shone on the national political stage, as 17-year-old Gus and Tim Walz shared a heart-warming moment.
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Ford scraps all-electric SUV plan, saying drivers want hybrids
Ford will write down hundreds of millions of dollars because of the pivot. A key reason for the change, an analyst tells NPR, is that big batteries bring big costs.
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Who are Mike Lynch and the other people missing after a yacht sank in Sicily?
Lynch, a tech entrepreneur, had recently been acquitted on federal fraud charges in the U.S. The yacht he was on, the Bayesian, sank two days after Lynch's co-defendant was killed by a car.
