Cheryl K. Chumley

Illegal immigrant nabbed in Texas with gun; serial number was filed off

Federal agents found and arrested an illegal immigrant, Oscar Romero Martin-Zacarias, at a home in Brownsville, Texas, cuffing him on weapons charges after they discovered he was in possession of a gun.

July 17, 2014

Washington state wildfires threaten hundreds of homes as residents flee

A Washington wildfire that's already raged across two square miles of forest lands has sent the residents of 860 or so homes packing, and emergency responders are worried that another 800 more houses could go up in flames.

July 17, 2014

Russia denounces new U.S. sanctions as ‘bullying’ and vengeful

Russia's Foreign Ministry had a harsh reaction Thursday to the new sanctions President Obama announced for the nation, calling the move vengeful and likening the tactics to "bullying."

July 17, 2014

Israeli military foils Hamas infiltration from Gaza tunnel

Israeli's military said Thursday it thwarted a terror attack from about 13 Hamas terrorists who were discovered crossing into the Jewish nation's borders via a tunnel from Gaza.

July 17, 2014

Germany reverts to typewriters to slip U.S. spies

Germany, looking to keep U.S. spies at bay, has gone with a decidedly retro method of communication: typewriters.

July 16, 2014

Former Bowe Bergdahl platoon mate: ‘We know that he deserted,’ so why’s he at work?

Some of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's platoon mates are outright confounded by his sudden return to military duty, wondering how and why someone they thought was a deserter could so quickly — and without prosecution — pick up the Fort Sam Houston reins and take on a day-to-day desk job.

July 16, 2014

NASA: ‘We’re very, very close’ to proving existence of alien life

NASA scientists say it won't be long before they're able to prove that life on other planets really does exist.

July 16, 2014

Mark Levin: Jon Stewart a ‘knee-jerk idiot’ for Israel joke

Conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin lit up the airwaves with a rant against Jon Stewart, calling the "Daily Show" host a "twerp," among other names, for his views on recent the Israeli-Hamas trade of rocket fire.

July 16, 2014

Democrats take to Twitter, tell illegals: ‘Our doors are open’

Democrats in the House pushing a pro-amnesty message — and the need for speedy approval of $3.7 billion for President Obama to address border issues — took to Twitter to give illegals some political support, telling them bluntly: We're on your side.

July 16, 2014

Team Obama wants ‘economic patriotism’ — a ban on business HQ heading overseas

The White House sent out a letter to the Senate Finance Committee late Tuesday, calling on Congress to consider a "new sense of economic patriotism" — code for a ban on big businesses moving headquarters overseas to save on taxes.

July 16, 2014

Connecticut man arrested for ‘passive-aggressive’ stabbing at melon

A 49-year-old Connecticut man was arrested on charges of threatening after a woman complained to police that he stabbed at a watermelon in front of her in a most threatening manner.

July 16, 2014

Man arrested for breaking and entering at the Kennedy Compound

Barnstable Police arrested a man late Tuesday evening who was suspected of breaking into the famed Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port.

July 16, 2014

ISIL ratchets siege of Christians by starving those in Mosul

Terrorists with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant — renamed by radical members as the Islamic State — have been withholding basic necessities such as food to Christians and Shiites in the town of Mosul, trying to starve them into conversion or death.

July 16, 2014

Dick Cheney: ‘Carter might have been a better president’ than Obama

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he's shocked to say it, but he's got to admit — former President Carter is no longer the worst president in his eyes.

July 16, 2014

Gov. Terry Branstad calls on Iowans to pray, repent and follow God’s will

Gov. Terry Branstad acted on a proclamation he signed previously and kicked off a Christian event at the Capitol building, calling on fellow Iowans to pray and fast, much in the spirit of Founding Fathers.

July 16, 2014

Syria’s Bashar Assad set for swearing-in ceremony for third term

Syrian President Bashar Assad is set to be sworn in for his third seven-year term in office, local media reported.

July 16, 2014

Benjamin Netanyahu on Hamas: ‘Our answer is fire’

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded a loud alarm on the dashing of a partial peace solution with Hamas after the militant group shot off rockets, in violation of a cease-fire: "Our answer is fire," he said.

July 16, 2014

Thor, ‘god of thunder,’ to turn into woman in next Marvel comic book plot

Thor, the hammer-wielding god of thunder depicted in the Marvel comics universe, will soon be a woman.

July 15, 2014

‘Bucket list’ created for dog dying of cancer

Five-year-old Marsha is dying from skin cancer, but her new owners say they're going to spend her last days making her happy: moving her through a sort of doggy bucket list.

July 15, 2014

Oscar Pistorius in barroom altercation in Johannesburg

Oscar Pistorius, currently on trial for murdering his model girlfriend, was involved in an altercation at a club in Johannesburg over the weekend.

July 15, 2014