Cheryl K. Chumley

Air Force general warns Russia may move to Moldova next

The top general at NATO, U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, said that the world shouldn't rest easy once the dust settles over Crimea -- that Russia may have more land in its annexation sights, including nearby Moldova.

March 24, 2014

Navy’s Will McKamey in coma, as dad pleads: ‘All I can say is Just pray!’

Will McKamey, a freshman Navy football player, has fallen into a coma after collapsing on the field during a weekend practice in Annapolis, Md.

March 24, 2014

Greek police destroy bomb outside tax office

Police in Greece said on Monday that the warning calls of a bomb sent into local television stations turned out to be true, and they found and safely destroyed a device that was located outside a tax office in the western portion of Athens.

March 24, 2014

China demands U.S. explain intel hack of tech giant, government heads

An angry China is demanding the United States clarify and explain whether intelligence agencies did in fact hack into the email services of technology giant Huawei.

March 24, 2014

Texas oil spill halts travels of 59 vessels and 3 cruise ships

Three cruise ships were among the scores of sea craft that were trapped in waters near Texas after a massive oil spill closed down the channel that connects Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

March 24, 2014

8 dead and ‘no signs of life’ from Washington mudslide

Rescuers say the chances of pulling any more survivors from a massive mudslide on the banks of the Stillaguamish River in Washington state are slim to none.

March 24, 2014

Top 10 psychopathic professions: CEO, lawyer — then media, twice

More psychopaths are CEOs than any other profession, according to an author who spent time researching the common denominators between successful people and sanity.

March 21, 2014

Israel uncovers ‘biggest terror tunnel’ ever by Gaza border

Israeli authorities said Friday they've discovered one of the biggest terror tunnels ever near the Gaza border, a massive underground operation they believe was plotted by Hamas to carry out a substantial attack or kidnapping.

March 21, 2014

MSNBC and CNN at war over ‘breaking news’ about missing Malaysia plane

A couple of hosts at MSNBC and CNN are headed down the path of a duke-out, finding fault what constitutes a news monicker of "breaking news" and mocking the likes of broadcasts that blare such updates as: Nothing new to report on missing Malaysia plane.

March 21, 2014

Teachers told to quit the red ink: It’s ‘very negative’

Teachers at the Mounts Bay Academy in England have been told to ditch the red pen — because it hurts students' self-esteem.

March 21, 2014

LGBTs for Hillary: PAC plots pricey fundraiser to press 2016 run

Hillary Rodham Clinton, former first lady and former Secretary of State, is the featured guest of a LGBT-themed fundraiser hosted by Ready for Hillary, a super PAC that wants to see her president.

March 21, 2014

Obama solicits cities: So who wants my library?

President Obama has put out the word to cities around the nation: I'm accepting bids from communities and universities to see who wants to host my presidential library.

March 21, 2014

New Army groom rules: No officer stripes for too-tattooed soldiers

The U.S. Army has a new rule book for grooming standards and among the just-released caveats: No commissions for enlisted members who sport more than four visible tattoos below their elbows or knees — no exceptions.

March 21, 2014

Michigan schools outed for push to hire ‘those of the non-Christian faith’

Michigan school administrators with one district have finally booted a 30-year-old written policy that gives employment preferences to women, minorities and non-Christians, saying they don't know how the caveat got there in the first place.

March 21, 2014

Johnny Cash’s grandniece found dead in box, as cops arrest 1

Courtney Cash, the grandniece of one of music's largest legends, Johnny Cash, was found dead in a box at her home in Tennessee.

March 21, 2014

U.S. may free suspected Osama bin Laden bodyguard at Gitmo

An accused bodyguard of killed al Qaeda head Osama bin Laden may win his freedom from Guantanamo Bay, the latest in a White House push to clear and close the Cuba-based facility.

March 21, 2014

Microsoft admits snooping on Hotmail user’s accounts

Microsoft, meet crow. After slamming Google for sifting through users' emails to deliver targeted advertisements, Microsoft is now fielding a privacy scandal of its own, admitting it snooped through a blogger's Hotmail accounts.

March 21, 2014

Hawaii cops: We need to keep law that lets us have sex with prostitutes

Police officers in Honolulu have taken their lobby mantra to lawmakers, insisting that the ability to have sex with prostitutes in undercover operations is a necessary evil that lets them do their jobs.

March 21, 2014

IRS warns of phone scam weaving around nation

The Internal Revenue Service said to watch out — criminals are using the agency's good name to scam money out of victims.

March 21, 2014

Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan: ‘We’ll eradicate Twitter’

The prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, shut the lights on Twitter right about midnight Thursday, a move aimed at curtailing social media posts that suggest government corruption.

March 21, 2014