Cheryl K. Chumley

N.J. girl, 9, rocks social media with pro-gun speech to state capitol

A 9-year-old New Jersey girl whose competitive pastime is firing semi-automatics — and who could soon became a criminal because her AR-15 violates magazine limits under lawmaker consideration — has created social media waves with her videotaped plea to Trenton lawmakers: Don't take away my guns.

March 18, 2014

Obama adviser sparks neighbor ire by tearing up historic homes for mansion

Residents of a quiet New York City suburb are outraged after watching one of President Obama's key advisers — billionaire hedge fund founder David E. Shaw — make way for his $40 million mansion by tearing down three homes that were built during prewar times.

March 18, 2014

Afghan bazaar rocked by deadly suicide bombing

A suicide bomber struck at a busy market setting in the northern section of Afghanistan on Tuesday, leaving at least 15 dead.

March 18, 2014

Michelle, Malia, Sasha Obama set for China trip to tout ‘people-to-people’ power

The three Obama ladies — first lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha — are heading out to China this week for a few days of tourism, meetings and what's being billed by the White House as "soft diplomacy" type talks.

March 18, 2014

Joe Biden touches down in Poland to flex U.S. muscle to Russia

Vice president Joe Biden landed in Poland on Tuesday on a quick trip to the region aimed at flexing America's muscles and showing Russia just who they're dealing with -- a White House resolved to turn back President Putin's aggression in the Ukraine.

March 18, 2014

Syrian-linked hostilities swell in Lebanon in Shiite-Sunni conflicts

Gunmen from the Shiite militant organization Hezbollah have banded together with Shiite residents to clamp down on a Sunni-majority town near the Lebanon-Syria border.

March 18, 2014

China deploys 21 satellites in separate search for Malaysia jet

China has jumped aboard the search bandwagon for the missing Malaysia jetliner, deploying its own stash of satellites — 21 of them — and scouring its own territories for debris.

March 18, 2014

Crimean P.M. mocks Obama in faked Russian uniform on Twitter

So the prime minister of Crimea has a sense of humor — and he unleashed it at the White House on Monday, sending out a mocking Photoshopped photograph of President Obama wearing a Russian military uniform.

March 17, 2014

GOP strikes back: We are not the party that wages war on women

A Republican Senate hopeful in Virginia has turned the tables on his Democratic competition, claiming that his political foe is waging a war on women — by supporting abortion.

March 17, 2014

NASA-funded study says modern society doomed, like the dodo

Modern industrialized society is like the dodo bird — doomed and headed toward extinction, said a new study funded by NASA. Report authors took that finding and concluded: The only way to keep the world up and running is to redistribute resources.

March 17, 2014

Al Qaeda magazine calls for car bombs in U.S.: ‘Target people’

Al Qaeda sent out a rally call in the latest edition of its Inspire magazine for terrorist affiliates to set off car bombs at select U.S. sites, even going so far as to name a few choice locations.

March 17, 2014

GOP warns Obama plan could give China or Russia control of Internet

Republicans are blasting the Obama administration's plan to relinquish U.S. control of the back end of the Internet, saying the move could lead to a dramatic loss of free speech and the likes of China or Russia overseeing web content.

March 17, 2014

Gun control groups turn to private sector to push crackdowns

Gun control groups have a new tack they're taking to get their message and agenda out — targeting private companies and pressuring them to put in place Second Amendment crackdowns that the government can't pass.

March 17, 2014

Guinness quits New York’s St. Patrick’s Day parade over gay march prohibition

Guinness, the maker of the popular Irish beer, will nonetheless be missing from one of New York City's biggest Irish-based draws — this Monday's St. Patrick's Day parade, due to the march's prohibition on open displays of gay rights.

March 17, 2014

Saudi Arabia bans 50 ‘blasphemous’ baby names — like Benjamin

Saudi Arabia religious authorities have banned 50 names for babies born in the kingdom, calling them blasphemous, inappropriate and a contradiction to the culture.

March 17, 2014

Jack Daniel’s up in arms at Tenn. push to ‘weaken’ whiskey label

Jack Daniel's says lawmakers are crossing a red line with a proposal to scale back state rules that dictate what constitutes Tennessee whiskey and what doesn't.

March 17, 2014

Paris bans cars, trucks from city to stave off smog

Paris has taken dramatic steps to combat its growing smog problem, banning about half of the cars and trucks from driving its roads — and sending out police patrol vehicles en masse to enforce the rule.

March 17, 2014

Obama makes play for Obamacare in March Madness-themed ad

The latest push on Obamacare to the American people is a video spot from the White House released Monday that takes advantage of the March Madness basketball season and cites the "16 Sweetest Reasons to Get Covered."

March 17, 2014

Six Flags denies ride, then refund, to prosthetic-wearing veteran

A U.S. veteran whose legs were blown off during a mission in Afghanistan and who now wears two prosthetics said he was shocked and outraged when the Texas Six Flags he took his daughter to denied him entry on rides — and then refused to refund his ticket costs.

March 17, 2014

Russia TV warns U.S.: We can bomb you to ‘radioactive ash’

A journalist who works on Russia's government-run television station sent a harsh statement to the United States during a recent on-air rant, warning that his nation's military had the capacity to obliterate America.

March 17, 2014