Cheryl K. Chumley

Nebraska cops take toddler from home over video of him cursing

Authorities in Nebraska took a toddler into custody after a video surfaced of the child repeating a slew of swear words — even though they admitted no crime had been committed.

January 9, 2014

Alaska steps closer to legalizing marijuana for recreational use

Alaska pro-pot activists are pushing hard for lawmakers to make the state the third in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana use.

January 9, 2014

Search on for missing crewman from Navy helicopter crash off Virginia coast

Search-and-rescue operations were under way off the coast of Virginia on Thursday for a crew member who went missing when the U.S. Navy helicopter he rode on with four others crashed in the ocean.

January 9, 2014

Dennis Rodman says sorry for Kenneth Bae comments: ‘I had been drinking’

Dennis Rodman apologized Thursday for implying on national television that dictator Kim Jong-un had good reasons for imprisoning American Kenneth Bae for 15 years, saying that he had been drinking and was stressed.

January 9, 2014

Pope effect: Pontiff inspires top Mass. paper to bolster Catholic coverage

Call it the pope effect. But interest in the Catholic Church has surged to such level in the months since Pope Francis took office that the leading newspaper in Massachusetts in terms of circulation has hired a top Vatican reporter and mulled the sense of launching an entirely new publication, dedicated solely to the religion.

January 8, 2014

John McCain: Dennis Rodman, a ‘dangerous idiot’

Sen. John McCain didn’t pull punches when characterizing former NBA star Dennis Rodman’s cozy relations with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un: He’s an “idiot,” the Arizonan said.

January 8, 2014

Velveeta alert: Cheesy dip reserves run low in lead-up to Super Bowl

Football fans, beware. Velveeta cheesy product supplies are running low, leaving in doubt the ability of Kraft Foods to provide enough to meet Super Bowl appetites.

January 8, 2014

Chris Christie aide linked by email to road closure revenge plot

Emails have surfaced showing that some of N.J. Gov. Chris Christie’s top administrative staffers and appointees may have purposely tried to create a traffic jam on a specific section of roadway as a revenge plot against the Fort Lee mayor.

January 8, 2014

Jerry Sandusky fights to get back $4,900 monthly pension pay

Imprisoned child molester Jerry Sandusky told a court Tuesday that he deserves his pension from Penn State and that his convictions should not keep his wife from benefiting from his $,4900-a-month earnings.

January 8, 2014

Dennis Rodman croons to Kim Jong-un: ‘Happy birthday to you’

The latest in the Dennis Rodman-North Korea debacle is that the former NBA great kicked off Wednesday’s exhibition game in Pyongyang with a solo song to despot Kim Jong-un: Happy birthday, dear leader.

January 8, 2014

U.S. Navy mistakenly sends how-to memo on dodging FOIA requests

Talk about a misstep. The U.S. Navy accidentally sent out a memo that spells out various ways to duck and dodge Freedom of Information Act requests to a local NBC News reporter.

January 8, 2014

Lily Tomlin marries lesbian girlfriend in New Year’s Eve ceremony

Actress Lily Tomlin married her long-time lesbian partner, Jane Wagner, in a New Year’s Eve ceremony.

January 8, 2014

‘Star-Spangled Banner’ handwritten text heads to Smithsonian for Flag Day

It's history in the making, as the original, handwritten text of "The Star-Spangled Banner," penned by Francis Scott Key, and the flag that inspired the lyrics are both set for simultaneous display at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. — a first for the joint showing.

January 8, 2014

Afghan girl, 10, says Taliban brother forced her into suicide bomb plot

An Afghan girl, 10, said she was forced to carry out a suicide attack, which failed, on a local police station in Helmand province, sparking an outrage from President Hamid Karzai and the international community.

January 8, 2014

Miss Venezuela 2004 and her husband gunned down on country road

Venezuela beauty queen Monica Spear, 29, was gunned down on the side of a country road while traveling by car with her ex-husband, who was also killed.

January 8, 2014

Kenneth Bae’s family ‘appalled’ by Dennis Rodman in North Korea: ‘This isn’t some game’

The family of the Kenneth Bae, the American who’s been imprisoned by North Korea authorities for unclear causes, say they’re in shock and awe over comments made by former basketball great Dennis Rodman, who told a nationally televised audience that the man must have done something wrong to justify his capture.

January 8, 2014

Maryland homeowner busted with 100 pounds of bomb-making materials

Maryland law enforcement officers working with federal agents busted a 28-year-old man with a massive supply of bomb-making materials in his home, saying extensive damage would have resulted if he had detonated the material.

January 8, 2014

Russian research ship, Chinese rescue vessel finally freed from Antarctica ice

Free at last, free at last. All ships trapped in the ice of Antarctica have finally broken free their icy bounds and moved from the danger zone.

January 8, 2014

Canada-Maine border town evacuated as freight train derailment sparks fire

Dozens of homeowners near the Canada-Maine border have been evacuated after a train carting crude oil and propane derailed and caught fire.

January 8, 2014

NYC’s new mayoral team member gets kudos from communists

One of New York City’s mayoral transition team has received a thumbs-up award from a communist group, citing her “extraordinary story” as a significant inspiration.

January 7, 2014