Cheryl K. Chumley

Bradley Manning ratchets hormone fight, as pressure builds to call him a ‘her’

The attorney for Army Pvt. Bradley Manning — the convicted soldier who now wants the world to call him Chelsea Manning — says his client is more than willing to pay for estrogen treatments himself, if the military allows.

August 27, 2013

Taliban kill 12 civilians in Afghanistan, including aid workers

Taliban militants in Afghanistan shot and killed on Tuesday 12 civilians, six of whom had been in the country to assist with government-related projects.

August 27, 2013

Montana nuclear missile chief fired for failed safety inspection

The head of security at a nuclear missile base in Montana was fired from his position after failing to pass a recent safety inspection, a military spokesman said on Monday.

August 27, 2013

Syria to Secretary of State John Kerry: You’re lying

Syria on Tuesday issued a formal reply to Secretary of State John Kerry’s claim of “undeniable” evidence of chemical weapons use by government forces on a rebel stronghold near Damascus: You’re lying.

August 27, 2013

China hit by biggest hacklike attack in history

Internet users in China received a single message on Sunday while trying to get online: service denied.

August 26, 2013

Ruth Bader Ginsburg blames Supreme Court colleagues for judicial activism

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg faulted her colleagues recently for creating a judicial atmosphere of activism, and she suggested she's going to stick around and try to turn back that tone, for at least another year.

August 26, 2013

Congressional Black Caucus chair: Race relations backsliding since Obama’s election

The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus said race relations in America haven’t improved any since the election of President Obama — and as a matter of fact, they’ve even gotten worse.

August 26, 2013

Knife-wielding robber surprised by gun-toting victim is shot dead

It’s like that old adage: Never bring a knife to a gun fight. But one unaware Florida would-be robber forgot that basic rule while trying — to his ultimate detriment — to rob a pizza delivery man from Domino’s at knife point over the weekend at a Days Inn motel parking lot in West Melbourne.

August 26, 2013

Man sneezes, shoots own shin, while cops seize gun and activists wonder why

An elderly Connecticut man pestered by a raccoon decided to lie in wait at his New Haven home with a .22 caliber rifle, but ended up accidentally shooting himself after sneezing and falling from his chair.

August 26, 2013

Miley Cyrus performance makes waves; sexual romp called ‘cringeworthy’

Move over, Madonna. Look out, Lady Gaga. Miley Cyrus has arrived, and the 20-year-old underwear-wearing, strip-act-strutting musical maven has brought shock performance to a new level.

August 26, 2013

Second suspect arrested in WWII vet’s fatal beating

Police on Monday arrested the second of two suspects accused of beating to death a World War II veteran, 88, as he walked across the parking lot toward his Spokane, Wash., Eagle Lodge to play pool.

August 26, 2013

Donald Trump says N.Y. attorney general is a ‘political hack’ on a White House witch hunt

Business mogul Donald Trump lashed back on Monday at the New York attorney general who’s suing him for $40 million over his Trump University, calling him nothing more than a political player who’s reached out to the tycoon for money and donations on numerous occasions.

August 26, 2013

Rep. John Lewis vows ‘minority will be the majority’

It won’t be long before the face of the nation has changed to such extent that white will be the new color of the ethnic minority, predicted one black lawmaker from Georgia on national television.

August 26, 2013

Soldiers’ sore feet spur Army to fight for new boots

An Army survey of sore-footed soldiers has led leaders to take on a new mission: finding the perfect boot that withstands the weather but properly cushions across long treks and rough terrains.

August 26, 2013

Is God a liberal or conservative? Brits battle over the answer

A minister in Britain sparked a heated legislative debate when he declared that God was undoubtedly a liberal, pointing in particular to the Gospels in the Bible.

August 26, 2013

Zurich launches new prostitution digs: Drive-in ‘sex boxes’

Zurich launched on Monday a new tax-paid facility for its prostitution industry, legal since 1942 — so-called "sex boxes" that provide private areas for the buyers and sellers to conduct their business in parked cars.

August 26, 2013

Utah’s biggest tipper: Restaurant staff report $1K and $5K gratuities

Staffers at two bars in Ogden, Utah, say a wealthy resident has been passing along his good fortune with a string of feel-good, high-dollar tips that – in at least one instance – brought a beer server to grateful tears.

August 26, 2013

Florida on high alert, as beaches are running out of sand

Florida leaders are scurrying to find solutions to a complex problem that threatens to hurt their tourism industry — their beaches are running out of sand.

August 26, 2013

Bashar Assad: ‘Failure awaits’ the U.S. in Syria

Syrian President Bashar Assad warned the United States on Monday: Don't even think of jumping into the fray.

August 26, 2013

Iraq’s ‘day of terror’ wraps with at least 47 dead

At least 47 people were killed in Iraq on Sunday, the so-called declared day of terror that pitted Sunni Muslims and al Qaeda militants against Shiite villagers.

August 26, 2013