Bill Chappell

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Bud Light Pulls Label With Message That Sparked Backlash

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The label promised that Bud Light was "the perfect beer for removing 'no' from your vocabulary for the night." But that's exactly the word that occurred to many people who say the message recalls alcohol's troublesome connection to sexual assaults.

Anheuser-Busch says the slogan is one of many messages it ...

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In Nepal, A Flood Of People Leave Capital To Return Home

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Several days after a devastating earthquake hit Nepal, officials are using helicopters to ferry aid to remote areas — and thousands of people are leaving Kathmandu, where many had sought refuge. Rescue crews are still working to help survivors of the 7.8-magnitude quake.

Reporting from the district of Gorkha, the ...

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Baltimore Update: A Forceful Mom And A Fan-Free Baseball Game

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The streets of Baltimore were quieter Tuesday night, a day after vandalism and rioting sparked a curfew. Today, the Orioles plan to play an MLB game without an audience, and a woman who yanked her son away from potential trouble is making headlines.

The shift in topics is a relief ...

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Supreme Court Hears Challenge To 4 States' Same-Sex-Marriage Ban

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday about whether states have the power to ban same-sex marriage. A dozen couples are challenging the bans in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee.

The four states are the only ones whose bans on gay and lesbian marriages were upheld by federal ...

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Google Announces Partnership With Newspapers In Europe

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

After years of arguments over how its Google News service handles content in Europe, Google is offering both money and cooperation to large publishers in several EU countries. Acknowledging past mistakes, a Google executive says, "We are a teenage 'tech' company after all!"

Last December, Google shut down its ...

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Australia To Recall Envoy To Indonesia Over Execution Of 'Bali 9' Pair

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Updated at 8:22 p.m. ET

Australia is withdrawing its ambassador from Jakarta following Indonesia's execution of two Australians convicted of drug smuggling.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott, at a news conference today, called the executions of Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, two of the so-called Bali 9, "cruel" and "unnecessary." ...

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Freddie Gray's Funeral Spurs Calls For Calm In Baltimore

Monday, April 27, 2015

In Baltimore, the funeral of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died after being arrested, was held Monday. Gray's family and many public figures are calling for peace, after a weekend that saw violence and arrests.

"We must not allow an already tragic situation to tear our community apart," ...

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Leave The Selfie Sticks At Home, Wimbledon Says

Monday, April 27, 2015

Taking the same stance as the Kentucky Derby and other big events, the All England Lawn Tennis Club is telling ticket holders for this year's Wimbledon not to try to bring selfie sticks to matches. The club reportedly cited the devices' "nuisance value."

Large music festivals Coachella and Lollapalooza banned ...

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James Holmes' Trial Begins In Colorado, 3 Years After Cinema Shooting

Monday, April 27, 2015

(This post was updated at 4:23 p.m. ET.)

More than 1,000 days after James Holmes opened fire on an audience at a midnight movie in Aurora, Colo., his trial began in earnest on Monday.

Prosecutors said that two mental health evaluations found Holmes was sane.

The AP reports that a ...

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More Than 4,000 Dead In Nepal As Earthquake Toll Rises

Monday, April 27, 2015

Updated at noon ET.

Nepal's devastating earthquake that hit Saturday is now blamed for at least 4,000 deaths. Reconstruction is estimated to cost billions. International aid efforts are underway, but aftershocks are rattling survivors' nerves and making the recovery even more challenging.

Rescue crews and aid groups are working to ...

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Dwayne Bowe, A Former Chief, Flies To Kansas City For Fan's Funeral

Thursday, April 23, 2015

He plays for Cleveland now — but when the NFL's Dwayne Bowe heard that one of the former Kansas City Chiefs' biggest fans had died, he flew to Missouri to attend the funeral of Betty Johnson, age 86.

The gesture is perhaps the most notable of several made by a ...

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Gen. David Petraeus Will Be Sentenced Thursday Over Secret Notebooks

Thursday, April 23, 2015

In a federal courthouse in Charlotte, former CIA Director and retired Gen. David Petraeus will be sentenced today for the unauthorized removal and retention of classified material, in the form of notebooks he shared with his lover.

Under the terms of a plea deal, Petraeus, 62, will avoid jail time. ...

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Saudi Airstrikes Target Houthi Forces In Yemen, Despite Talks Of Peace

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Despite Saudi Arabia's announcement earlier this week that a coalition would wind down the nearly month-old military campaign it's been waging in Yemen, warplanes have been hitting areas under Houthi control Thursday. It's now very unclear when peace talks that were mentioned earlier this week might occur.

From Riyadh, NPR's ...

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Michael Brown's Family Will Sue Ferguson Over Police Shooting Death

Thursday, April 23, 2015

The parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed man whom a Ferguson, Mo., police officer shot and killed last August, are filing a civil lawsuit against the city. It's not yet known whether the lawsuit will include Darren Wilson, the officer who shot Brown, 18.

The lawsuit will be filed at ...

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Site Of Capsized Migrant Boat Was 'Like A Floating Cemetery'

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Even to experienced rescue crews that have been saving migrants at sea for months, the sight of survivors bobbing among corpses in the Mediterranean Sea was a shock. The boat they were on had been stuffed with would-be migrants when it capsized Saturday.

The tragedy that unfolded last week prompted ...

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'People' Names Sandra Bullock, 50, World's Most Beautiful Woman

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Actress Sandra Bullock tops People magazine's World's Most Beautiful list for 2015, becoming the oldest person to do so in the list's 25-year history. Three-time winner Julia Roberts was 42 when she last took the top spot.

It's the first time Bullock has won the honor — but if you've ...

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Gift Worth $400 Million To Art Institute Of Chicago Includes Works By Warhol

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Chicago art collectors Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson have given a "landmark gift" of pop art to the Art Institute of Chicago, handing over 42 works that were created by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and others.

After the donation was officially accepted Tuesday night, the museum's president and director, Douglas ...

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Saudi Arabia Shifts Military Campaign In Yemen; Airstrikes Continue

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

After announcing a more limited military campaign against rebels in Yemen, Saudi Arabia continues to conduct airstrikes that began weeks ago. President Obama says the U.S. has warned Iran, which has condemned the Saudi strikes, not to deliver weapons to rebels in Yemen.

It's unclear what the Saudi-led coalition is ...

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Wilding? Ruff Ride? Dog's Road Romp On Tractor Sparks Puns

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

As soon as the news broke, Traffic Scotland took pains to say it was a serious event, not a joke. But that didn't stop people from putting their own spin on the story of the border collie who took control of a small tractor — which then drove onto a ...

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'Sliver Of Hope' In Freddie Gray Case, Former Baltimore Police Chief Says

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

"This is possibly the spark that's going to ignite change, real change, in this city, and with the Baltimore Police Department," says former Commissioner Leonard Hamm.

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