Bill Chappell
Stories
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'Antarctica Melts,' NASA Says, Showing Effects Of A Record Warm Spell
Taken just nine days apart, two images illustrate the impact a recent warm period had on the Antarctic Peninsula. NASA says such warmth "has become more common in recent years."
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Coronavirus Update: Diamond Princess Passengers Leave Ship As Expert Slams Quarantine
A total of 621 people from the cruise ship have now been confirmed to have COVID-19 — or about 20% of the 3,011 people who had been tested for the coronavirus disease as of Wednesday.
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Newlywed Police Officers Cut Date Night Short To Stop Armed Robber At Restaurant
"We just looked at each other: 'Is this what's going on? Let's go,' " Elizabethtown (Ky.) Detective Chase McKeown said, describing how he and his wife acted to stop a man with a gun.
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Coronavirus Updates: Hospital Director In Wuhan Dies Of COVID-19
Liu Zhiming is one of more than 1,700 medical workers in China who have been confirmed to have been infected with the virus, state news outlets report.
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Officials In Australia's New South Wales Celebrate: 'All Fires Are Now Contained'
One of the most stubborn fires to be declared out this week was a 2 million-acre beast that had been burning since July.
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Quarantined By Coronavirus, Cruise Ship Passengers Make 'Life-Long Friends'
The postings on Facebook, email and WhatsApp are mainly "just words of encouragement and a friendly ear." But they also share food reviews and news.
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Pope Francis Won't Allow Married Men As Priests, Women As Deacons
Bishops from the Amazon region had sought the changes to address a shortage of clergy. But some Roman Catholic conservatives warned that enacting them would lead to the end of clerical celibacy rules.
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195 Americans Released From Coronavirus Quarantine At Southern California Air Base
Emerging from the CDC's first quarantine in more than 50 years, one of the evacuees tells NPR that while people are excited, "we're kind of sad saying our goodbyes to each other."
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65 More Coronavirus Cases On Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Stuck In Japan
The new cases include 45 Japanese and 11 Americans, as well as smaller numbers of people from Australia, Canada, England, the Philippines and Ukraine.
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Australia's East Gets Drenched By Rain, And Flood Warnings Replace Fire Alerts
A deluge is falling on Australia's southeast coast — and while it's quashing stubborn fires, the water is also causing flash floods and other hazards.