Cheryl K. Chumley

Baghdad bombings leave dozens dead, wounded

Dozens were killed in early Wednesday morning bombings in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the latest in a surge of violence that’s resulted from a recent al Qaeda take-over of two major government holdings in Anbar province.

January 15, 2014

Navy recovers body of missing pilot from Virginia coastal helicopter crash

Search and rescue authorities have recovered the body of a Navy pilot who went missing a week ago, after the helicopter he rode crashed off the coast of Virginia.

January 15, 2014

Atheists demand Ark. police chief tear out Christian cross

An atheists’ organization has demanded that a police chief in the small town of Searcy, Ark., tear up a Christian cross an anonymous giver planted in the ground outside his office.

January 14, 2014

Casey Anthony clothing, items for sale on ‘murderabilia’ website

Casey Anthony's clothing and items have hit an auction block of sorts, making an appearance on a "murderabilia" website that offers for sale a slew of things that have belonged to accused or convicted killers.

January 14, 2014

Montana pastor rushes 1-minute sermon to get home for big NFC game

A Lutheran pastor in Montana made national headlines for a one-minute sermon he delivered to speed up services and get his congregation home to watch the NFC Divisional Playoff pitting the San Francisco 49ers against the Carolina Panthers.

January 14, 2014

Leopard kills leopard in mating try gone awry in Pa. zoo

Animal handlers in Pennsylvania are devastated after a male leopard killed the female he was supposed to be mated with, Erie Zoo authorities said on Tuesday.

January 14, 2014

Michael Grimm fundraiser arrested for campaign finance scheme

A fundraiser tied to Republican Rep. Michael Grimm in New York was arrested by federal agents on charges tied to campaign finance violation allegations.

January 14, 2014

Israeli defense minister to John Kerry: ‘Leave us alone’

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon had harsh words for John Kerry, just days before the secretary of state is due to sweep into the country for more talks on Palestinian peace: Your "messianic" visions aren't helping.

January 14, 2014

Texas State University evacuates over bomb scare

Texas State University authorities evacuated students after receiving a bomb scare at one of its dormitories Tuesday morning.

January 14, 2014

DirecTV boots Weather Channel in ‘unprecedented’ contract dispute

DirecTV satellite executives have given the boot to the Weather Channel, a dramatic decision that caps weeks of contentious contract disputes that included a meteorologist-driven push to paint the television provider as unconcerned with Americans’ welfare.

January 14, 2014

Wyoming lawmaker says to bring back the firing squad: It’s ‘cheapest’

A lawmaker in Wyoming says the state ought to take action now to avoid a constitutional crisis if lethal injection for convicts is ever outlawed and pass a bill to allow for the return of firing squads.

January 14, 2014

Don’t feed the whales: California biologist fined $12,500 for violating federal law

A well-known marine biologist in California was sentenced Monday to three years of probation and $12,500 in fines for violating a federal law that bans the feeding of killer whales in the wild.

January 14, 2014

Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark to be sold to Japanese company: Consumers told ‘nothing has changed’

The nation's leading whiskey operations, Jim Beam and Maker's Mark, may be joining business hands with Japan, but bourbon executives vow the product taste won't change — and neither will the company's historic purity standards.

January 14, 2014

John Kerry off to the Vatican — but won’t meet with Pope Francis

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was en route to the Vatican on Tuesday for a meeting with a leading church diplomat — but probably not Pope Francis.

January 14, 2014

Turkey’s six-city raid roots out several al Qaeda suspects

Turkish police wrapped a six-city investigation and raid with the detainment of several suspected of ties to al Qaeda, including one who worked at a prominent charity with Islamic roots.

January 14, 2014

France’s Francois Hollande to face reporters over affair fallout

French President Francois Hollande has switched gears. Instead of insisting that any affair he may or may not have been conducting with an actress is his own business, Mr. Hollande is now holding a press conference with reporters and will face the masses on Tuesday.

January 14, 2014

Mikhail Kalashnikov: Late AK-47 creator writes that ‘soul aches’ over invention

The inventor of the AK-47 said in the months before his death that he wrestled with guilt over the killing machine his creation had become and confessed he felt partially responsible for the lives lost.

January 13, 2014

Israeli air force retaliates against Palestinian funeral rocket fire

Israel's air force responded to Palestinian rocket fire from the Gaza Strip with an attack of its own Monday, launching missiles into sites known to be used by militants.

January 13, 2014

Hope chest tragedy kills Massachusetts brother and sister

Two Massachusetts children — a brother and sister both under the age of 10 — were killed after they were trapped inside a hope chest inside their Franklin home.

January 13, 2014

‘World’s Most Admired’: Rush, George W. Bush top Hillary, Americans say

U.S. participants in a poll of who is the most admired person in the world put Hillary Rodham Clinton on the list — but she came in tenth, well behind George W. Bush and even notable conservative radio head Rush Limbaugh.

January 13, 2014