Cheryl K. Chumley

India top court rules homosexuality is illegal

The Supreme Court in India on Wednesday ruled that a lower court was wrong — gay sexual acts are in fact illegal and a 2009 decision that cleared the way of legal acceptance of homosexuality is now moot.

December 11, 2013

Aaron Hernandez, ex-Patriot, on prison life: ‘I’m way less stressed in jail’

Former New England Patriots' Aaron Hernandez, behind bars for the murder of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, said he doesn't mind the prison life — it's actually more peaceful than professional football.

December 11, 2013

Kabul airport hit by suicide bomber who targeted NATO gate

A car bomb exploded by a gate at Kabul airport used mostly by NATO troops, said the Afghan Interior Ministry on Wednesday.

December 11, 2013

Man pulled from water believed to be disgraced D.C. cop

Washington, D.C., authorities say a man pulled from the Potomac River near the southwest section of the city is believed to be that of disgraced police officer Marc Washington, recently arrested for child pornography charges.

December 11, 2013

Vladimir Putin orders military to boost presence in Arctic

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to make bolstering its presence in the Arctic a top priority.

December 11, 2013

Ron Paul on son Rand: ‘I think he probably will’ run for president

Even Ron Paul thinks his son, Sen. Rand Paul, will run for the White House. “I think he probably will,” said the former Rep. Paul, to CNN.

December 10, 2013

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford insists he has dried out, vows sobriety test

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who admitted he has smoked crack cocaine but said that it was due to his drunkenness, now says he's clean and sober and will take a sobriety test to prove it to the public.

December 10, 2013

Obama takes ‘selfie’ at Mandela’s funeral service

President Obama snapped a notable photo at the Tuesday funeral service of Nelson Mandela — of himself.

December 10, 2013

Greenpeace video warns that climate change is wrecking Santa’s home

The environmentalist group Greenpeace has given Santa a new look, putting out a video of a scary looking Christmas figure who warns that his North Pole home is being threatened by climate change.

December 10, 2013

Herman Cain profiled in ‘Political Power’ comic book

Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is going to be featured in the latest "Political Power" comic book edition, joining the ranks of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden and former Rep. Ron Paul.

December 10, 2013

Fire departments fear Obamacare will gut volunteer ranks

Thousands of volunteer fire departments across the nation face closure or financial hardship because of Obamacare mandates the require the volunteer forces to be treated like employees and given full health coverage.

December 10, 2013

Rep. Alan Grayson loses $18M in stock scheme

Florida Rep. Alan Grayson, known as a heated defender of Democratic Party principles and partisan attacker of Republican views — especially during the Obamacare debates — was one of more than 100 victims of a massive stock trade scheme.

December 10, 2013

Christmas secularists get 6-foot beer-can Festivus pole at Florida Statehouse

The fake holiday Festivus — started by the television character Frank Costanza on the long-running comedy series "Seinfeld" — is making a splash in real life, at statehouses in both Wisconsin and Florida.

December 10, 2013

George Zimmerman’s girlfriend flips on assault: Let ‘my boyfriend’ go

George Zimmerman’s girlfriend has changed her mind and now wants a judge to drop the charges she filed against him for aggravated assault, battery and criminal mischief.

December 10, 2013

Lululemon Athletica chairman quits after firestorm over his fat-thighs comment

Note to self: If you're a businessman who makes billions by selling workout wear to women, you might not want to blame a product fault on fat females.

December 10, 2013

CBS’ beleaguered Lara Logan gets a cheerleader — Dan Rather

Lara Logan, the CBS correspondent under fire for her discredited "60 Minutes" report on Benghazi, Libya, has received some support from one of her former network colleagues — Dan Rather, the veteran newsman who was pushed to leave his position after inaccurate reporting on George W. Bush.

December 10, 2013

Jesus tops list as most significant figure in history; Mohammed at 4th

Jesus Christ tops the list of the top 10 most significant figures in human history, as based on opinions circulated over Wikipedia over a span of months and as figured by a couple of computer scientists.

December 10, 2013

See a drone? ‘Shoot it down,’ says Colorado ordinance

Residents of one Colorado town head to the polls on Tuesday to decide a crucial matter over federal drones: Will it be legal to shoot them out of the sky?

December 10, 2013

Spanish journalists kidnapped by al Qaeda group in Syria

Members of a group affiliate with al Qaeda have kidnapped two experienced Spanish journalists in Syria, the newspaper El Mundo said on Tuesday.

December 10, 2013

Nevada rescuers frenzied to find 4 kids, 2 adults lost in snow

Rescuers in northwest Nevada on Tuesday were frantically searching through bitter cold and rising snowfall for two adults and four children who went missing when they went to play in the snow.

December 10, 2013