Cheryl K. Chumley

North Korea bans ‘Choco Pies’ as factory pay, says use sausages instead

North Korean authorities have issued a decree to factory workers who were used to receiving beloved "Choco Pies" snack cakes as a form of payment and bonus: No more pies. You'll get sausages instead.

July 2, 2014

Nearly 200 arrested in massive democracy rally in Hong Kong

Almost 200 protesters were arrested Wednesday in a Hong Kong rally for democracy that drew tens of thousands of participants.

July 2, 2014

ISIL mocks Obama: ‘Did you prepare enough diapers for your soldiers?’

Jihad fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant sent a mocking video aimed directly at President Obama — a YouTube spot called "The End of Sykes-Picot" that wraps with a smiling terrorist taunting the White House head for his failing military prowess.

July 2, 2014

Ben Carson likens abortion in America to ‘human sacrifice’ of paganists

Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon-turned-conservative rock star — and an open follower of the Christian faith — likely ruffled liberal feathers with his most recent comment on abortion, during which he likened it to the biblical act of sacrificing humans.

July 2, 2014

World Trade Center flag stolen from fallen firefighter family’s yard

The family of a New York City firefighter who was killed during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, said a flag presented to them in his honor was stolen from their yard, and they're begging the thief to give it back.

July 2, 2014

Obama shrugs at GOP: ‘So sue me’

President Obama shrugged at Republicans who threatened to launch a lawsuit against him to rein in his executive actions, telling them simply that he doesn't care — go ahead and sue.

July 2, 2014

ISIL chief calls terrorism honorable and orders Muslims to rush to ‘your state’

The head of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant sent out a new battle cry to Muslim followers, ordering them to rush to "your state" and take control, characterizing terrorism as an honorable endeavor.

July 2, 2014

Black student president who mocked ‘rich white classmates’ forced to resign

A black student body president who attended a high school in one of the wealthiest areas of the nation was pressed to resign from her leadership role after she posted a picture of herself in a Yale University sweatshirt on Instagram, mocking her rich, white classmates. A black student body president in New Jersey who attended a high school in one of the nation's wealthiest areas was pressured to resign after posting a picture on Instagram of herself in a Yale sweatshirt, mocking her rich, white classmates.

July 1, 2014

Valerie Jarrett’s framed desk photo has figurines that bow to her

An NBC peek into the inner world of Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, turned up an interesting finding that suggests the political power player may have a somewhat god-like view of herself.

July 1, 2014

George Zimmerman’s defamation suit against NBC tossed from court

A Florida judge has tossed George Zimmerman's defamation suit against NBC, saying the broadcast network did not act with malice when it selectively edited a 911 call the former homeowners' association patrolman made about the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

July 1, 2014

World Cup 2014: Waffle House declares war on Belgian waffles ahead of U.S. game

A Waffle House in Norcross, Ga., has jumped aboard the World Cup bandwagon, telling diners in a Twitter post that they ought to boycott Belgian waffles — a directive aimed at supporting America's soccer team as it takes on Belgium on Tuesday.

July 1, 2014

Homeland Security deploys 150 agents to Texas border

The Department of Homeland Security is deploying 150 agents to a site in South Texas to help detect those who are crossing into America illegally, Secretary Jeh Johnson said.

July 1, 2014

Gun makers flee Northeast for ‘true blood Second Amendment’ states

Gun manufacturers are leaving the Northeast in droves, seeking out new production homes in the comparatively low-tax, Second Amendment-friendly South — and at a time when firearms sales have skyrocketed, industry data showed.

July 1, 2014

Three babies given vaccine hours after birth considered HIV-free

Researchers says that three babies born in Canada to AIDS-infected mothers were declared HIV-free after receiving a new vaccine within hours of entering the world.

July 1, 2014

Hillary Clinton bemoans Supreme Court’s birth control ruling: It’s ‘deeply disturbing’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said "there should be a real outcry" against the Supreme Court's much-anticipated Hobby Lobby ruling, which now gives closely held companies run by owners with religious convictions the ability to opt out of a handful of Obamacare birth control mandates.

July 1, 2014

Social media in uproar over teen hunter’s photos of killed animals

Social media users are in an uproar after a teenage hunter from Texas posted photographs of herself with her kills — a range of African animals, including a lion, rhino, antelope, elephant, hippopotamus, zebra and leopard.

July 1, 2014

Iraq convenes lawmakers to forge unity government to fight caliphate

Iraq's parliament convened on Tuesday to establish a new unity government with enough power and authority to fight off the "caliphate" that Sunni terrorists have declared for Muslims around the world.

July 1, 2014

U.S. ship hits Italian waters to destroy stock of Syrian chemical weapons

The U.S. ship MV Cape Ray entered Italian waters and docked at the Calabrian port Tuesday to pick up an estimated 1,300 tons of chemical weapons from Syria, with plans to destroy them.

July 1, 2014

Android phone banking app leaves 86 percent of users open to hack: report

Android users who run some of Google's older versions of software are vulnerable to hack attacks — particularly when it comes to banking and financial information.

June 30, 2014

NASA preps to launch $465M satellite to track carbon dioxide

NASA is poised to launch a satellite that will monitor greenhouse gas levels from space — a first-of-its-kind technological project that costs millions of dollars.

June 30, 2014