Cheryl K. Chumley

Facebook charged with mining, selling user data in class-action suit

Facebook has been named in a class-action suit over allegations the social media site takes users’ private messages and scans them for potential advertising purposes.

January 3, 2014

Chinese tycoon to make move to buy The New York Times

The New York Times in the hands of a Chinese owner? Shares rose this week to a five-year high at the notion of Chinese business tycoon Chen Guangbiao’s reported push to buy a controlling interest in the company.

January 3, 2014

Chinese ship that helped with rescue now stuck in Antarctica ice

Troubles for Antarctica ship passengers and crew just won’t quit. Now that the 52 passengers aboard a Russian research ship stuck in the ice for a week have been airlifted off that vessel, the Chinese ice-breaker that aided with the rescue is now trapped.

January 3, 2014

U.S. orders staff evacuation from embassy in South Sudan

Go home: That’s the message staffers at the U.S. Embassy in South Sudan were given Friday, in the face of rising violence and ongoing wars among local factions.

January 3, 2014

Obama family Christmas gift ends at wrong door

A Chicago woman took to the “Today” show on Thursday with a message for the godmother of Sasha and Malia Obama: I’ve got your Christmas present.

January 2, 2014

Beirut car bomb blast kills 4, injures 65

Four were killed and 65 injured on Thursday after a car bomb exploded near a well-populated residential area in the southern district of Beirut.

January 2, 2014

Chinese consulate in San Francisco ravaged by arsonist

China’s consulate in San Francisco was targeted by an arsonist who managed to set the main gate on fire and spread flames to the actual facility.

January 2, 2014

Brooklyn pastor calls NYC ‘plantation’ at mayoral swearing-in

A chaplain who spoke at incoming Mayor Bill de Blasio’s inauguration ceremony sent his listeners into shock mode when he compared the city to a “plantation” and called for its return to greatness.

January 2, 2014

Embattled ‘Duck Dynasty’ family’s company launches own line of shotguns

The family-owned business featured on hit reality television show "Duck Dynasty" has partnered with Mossberg manufacturers to make its own line of shotguns.

January 2, 2014

Traveler alert: Judge says U.S. border guards can search laptops without cause

Tourists crossing the U.S. border beware: A U.S. District Court judge just ruled that it's perfectly within the confines of the Constitution for guards to search through and copy laptop computer files belonging to travelers — even without suspicion of wrongdoing.

January 2, 2014

Edward Snowden deserves clemency: New York Times

Edward Snowden should be granted clemency and regarded by the U.S. government as a whistle-blower, not a traitor, two major newspapers argued this week.

January 2, 2014

Snapchat app hacked; 4.6M users’ data compromised

Hackers broke into about 4.6 million Snapchat mobile app accounts, stealing phone numbers and usernames and posting them publicly online.

January 2, 2014

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford files for re-election

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who made worldwide headlines when he admitted smoking crack cocaine and blamed it on a "drunken stupor," is making good on his oft-repeated vow to run again in October.

January 2, 2014

Anti-communist icon decries Obama: U.S. ‘no longer leads the world’

The former president of Poland said President Obama is failing America and has let the nation drift in a pit of moral morass, driving down its standing with the global community.

January 2, 2014

Triple tobacco taxes? Researchers say yes to save 200M lives

Tripling tobacco taxes would save 200 million smokers around the world from premature deaths over the course of the next century, researchers say.

January 2, 2014

RNC: ‘Welcoming new people’ is our 2014 goal for GOP

Traditional conservatives and tea party types, who are both upset at the ongoing open-door attitude of the GOP that they say has softened principles and watered core party platforms, may not be so enamored with the RNC's Reince Priebus and his recent vow for 2014.

January 2, 2014

Michael Moore breaks from left to decry Obamacare as ‘awful’

Michael Moore, the Hollywood legend of liberal mindset and pro-Democratic documentary, has broken from the party line to criticize Obamacare, calling both its rollout and provisions “awful.”

January 2, 2014

Sarah Palin: Making government ‘irrelevant’ is goal of 2014

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has big plans for the future of the federal government, citing one of her three New Year’s resolutions to bring the power back to the hands of the people.

January 2, 2014

Unlucky duck: Massive rubber icon bursts in Taiwan waters

A massive yellow rubber ducky that stands more than 59 feet high and was floating in waters around Taiwan lost its luster New Year’s Day, deflating and sagging, leaving tourists despondent and dejected.

January 2, 2014

Apple denies aiding NSA with iPhone hack technology

Apple is denying it helped the National Security Agency develop and use a system that taps into iPhones and monitors users' texts and voice mails — technology that was alleged by recently released documents published by a Germany newspaper.

January 2, 2014