Bill Chappell
Stories
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Environment
Days of intense heat have killed thousands of cattle in Kansas
Temperatures topped 104 degrees in the state's top cattle county. In widely seen video footage, rows of carcasses are shown lined up along the edge of a field.
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National
Buffalo gunman is charged with hate crimes in the attack that killed 10 Black people
The federal complaint gives a new account of Payton Gendron's movements in the store. It also alleges that he said "Sorry" to at least one of his white victims.
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Health
The WHO wants to give monkeypox a new name
Scientists recently criticized the current name as "discriminatory and stigmatizing." They also say it's inaccurate to name versions of the virus after parts of Africa.
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National
Ohio Gov. DeWine says he'll sign a bill arming teachers after 24 hours of training
Experts say such an approach isn't a good idea. The strategy's opponents also include teachers groups and the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio.
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National
GEICO may have to pay $5.2 million to a woman who got an STD in an insured car
The woman says a man infected her with HPV when they had unprotected sex in his 2014 Hyundai Genesis. She's now trying to enforce a large arbitration award.
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Sports
Figure skaters' minimum age for top competitions will rise to 17 after scandal
The move comes months after Russia's Kamila Valieva, then 15, was caught in a storm of controversy at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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National
In 10 states, a gallon of gas now costs more than $5
Consumers are paying more around the country. No state's average is below $4.28, according to AAA. But in California, drivers are paying $2 more than that amount.
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World
100 days after Ukraine was plunged into war, over 2 million Ukrainians have returned
"In recent weeks more people have been returning to Ukraine than leaving the country," according to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
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National
Here are the biggest shifts in the official account of the Uvalde school shooting
"There's been a lot of things that have been said — some are correct, some are incorrect," Gov. Greg Abbott said the day after the shooting. But soon afterward, he would correct his own statements.
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Arts & Life
Depp-Heard jury has reached a verdict in multimillion-dollar libel case
Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard over a 2018 op-ed she wrote about abuse against women. It didn't mention Depp by name.