Bill Chappell
Stories
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Arts & Life
A robot gets a face of living ‘skin’ that allows it to smile
If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?
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National
NYC pastor is sentenced to 9 years for fraud, including taking a single mom's $90,000
"Lamor Whitehead is a con man who stole millions of dollars in a string of financial frauds,” a U.S. attorney said. In 2022, the high-profile pastor was robbed during a livestreamed service in Brooklyn.
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National
Maryland is pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions. It's part of a trend
Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order pardoning more than 175,000 cannabis convictions on Monday, making Maryland the latest state to try to undo the harm imposed by criminal records.
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National
A jury says Chiquita should pay millions over paramilitary killings in Colombia
The jury awarded plaintiffs $38.3 million in damages saying that Chiquita was liable for killings perpetrated by the AUC–Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia).
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Environment
A heat dome can bring dangerously high temperatures. What is it?
Much of the Southwest U.S. is experiencing extreme heat this week — with temperatures blazing past 100 degrees. And a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
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Law & Courts
Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M
Actor Johnny Depp has won his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, as the jury announced its verdict in the widely watched case on Wednesday. The seven-member jury found that Depp is entitled to $10 million in compensatory damages and punitive damages of $5 million. But, because Virginia state law limits punitive damages to $350,000, the actual amount to be awarded Depp is $10.35 million.
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Politics
U.S. Intercepts 'Suspicious Packages' Addressed To Clinton And Obama
The packages addressed to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama "were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices," the Secret Service says.
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Politics
Sandra Day O'Connor Says She Has Dementia, Withdraws From Public Life
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor says she has been diagnosed with "the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer's disease."
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World
Evidence Shows Khashoggi Was 'Brutally Murdered,' Turkish President Erdogan Says
Turkey's leader rejected Saudi Arabia's claim that the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was an accident. He said 18 suspects under arrest in Saudi Arabia should face justice in Turkey.
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National
Hurricane Michael Death Toll Rises To 11 As Southeast Reels From Storm's Power
More than a million people are without electricity, and areas along the Gulf Coast report severe outages of cellphone service and other communications.
