Bill Chappell
Stories
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Pope Francis is getting a hernia-related surgery in Rome
The pope will undergo "a laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery under general anesthesia" on Wednesday, the Holy See's official news portal says. The pope had complained of abdominal pain on Tuesday.
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5 questions answered about the unresponsive plane that flew over D.C.
A wayward Cessna Citation business jet set off military and defense alarms in the national capital area, before the plane crashed in Virginia. But big questions remain.
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A driver's car soared 120 feet after vaulting off of a tow truck's ramp in Georgia
The scary spectacle was captured on video by the body camera of a sheriff's deputy who was helping with another crash on the highway.
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When she won the first national spelling bee, Marie C. Bolden dealt a blow to racism
Her victory made national news, upending stereotypes about race less than 50 years after the end of slavery. It also sparked racist fury.
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What to know about the Mountain Valley Pipeline in the debt ceiling deal
The Mountain Valley Pipeline got an extraordinary boost in the debt ceiling deal. Court challenges have stalled the controversial natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina.
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Family of Aderrien Murry, 11-year-old shot by police, files federal lawsuit
The family of Aderrien Murry is seeking at least $5 million in damages. The Mississippi boy is recovering from his wounds, which include a collapsed lung, a fractured rib and a lacerated liver.
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This airline is weighing passengers before they board international flights
"For safety reasons we need to know the weight of all items onboard the aircraft," Air New Zealand says. Numbers from the scales won't be displayed and will remain anonymous, the airline says.
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A service dog gets his own college diploma, winning huge cheers
When Grace Mariani graduated from Seton Hall University this week, the school president had a special gift for Justin, her service dog.
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A boy, 11, called police in Mississippi. A cop shot him
Nakala Murry says her son doesn't understand what happened to him. "His words to me were: 'Why did he shoot me? What did I do?' "
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Texas high school delays its graduation, after only a handful met diploma requirements
"It's emotional" for all of the students, one parent said. Students at Marlin High School complain that the school failed to give them accurate data about what they needed to do to graduate.