Cheryl K. Chumley

Joe Paterno’s family to sue NCAA to overturn Penn State sanctions

The family of Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who died amid a scandal of sex abuse charges that tainted his football program, is filing a lawsuit Thursday to overturn the NCAA sanctions against the school.

May 30, 2013

Syria’s Bashar Assad has received Russia’s missiles: report

Syrian President Bashar Assad appeared on Lebanese television Thursday and said he has received the first shipment of missiles from Russia.

May 30, 2013

Australian prime minister under attack — by sandwich thrower

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard might want to lay off the school trips for a while.

May 30, 2013

Chinese mom who flushed baby down toilet regains custody

Authorities in China on Thursday gave back a baby boy to a mother who had flushed him down the toilet, entrapping him in the pipe.

May 30, 2013

California lawmakers push forth bill granting illegals driver’s licenses

Democrats in California are pushing forth a bill to grant illegal immigrants and those who don't have a Social Security number the ability to obtain driver's licenses.

May 30, 2013

7 dead in New York tractor-trailer, minivan road wreck

Seven were killed Wednesday when a tractor-trailer traveling a rural roadway in upstate new York crashed into a minivan carrying eight people, police said.

May 30, 2013

Sen. John McCain accused of posing with kidnappers in Syria

Sen. John McCain is denying Lebanese media reports that he posed with known kidnappers during his recent visit to Syria.

May 30, 2013

U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghanis strikes deal to avoid death penalty

Lawyers for Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier who stands accused of killing 16 citizens while in Afghanistan, say he has struck a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty.

May 30, 2013

Tea party favorite Joe Miller to try again for Senate

Joe Miller, a tea party favorite, filed paperwork to formally enter the U.S. Senate race in Alaska.

May 29, 2013

Embattled Ill. judge steps down amid heroin, gun charges

An Illinois judge accused of heroin and gun possession stepped down from the bench Wednesday, weeks after after a fellow judge died of a cocaine overdose while the two were on a hunting trip.

May 29, 2013

Chinese mom who flushed newborn down toilet won’t be charged

The mother of a Chinese baby boy who was trapped in a sewage pipe and rescued by doctors won't face criminal charges, police said on Wednesday.

May 29, 2013

Militants storm Red Cross building in Afghanistan

Militants in Afghanistan on Wednesday attacked a facility used by the International Committee of the Red Cross, first sending a suicide bomber to blast open the gates and then storming in troops, guns blazing.

May 29, 2013

Toy Lego gun the size of a quarter lands 6-year-old boy in hot water with school

In what's becoming a regular "Gun Story of the Week" feature, yet another elementary-age student has landed in hot water for carting a toy weapon onto school property.

May 29, 2013

Joe Biden tells Trinidad crowd: U.S. pushes illegal immigrants to ‘live in fear’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden suggested to a crowd in Trinidad on Tuesday that it's a shame the United States doesn't give proper respect to nations of the world by allowing immigrants unfettered access to American citizenship.

May 29, 2013

Hamas: Kidnapping Israeli soldiers at ‘heart of our people’s culture’

A Hamas spokesman said abducting Israeli soldiers and using them to barter for the release of militant fighters is the heart and soul of the group's operations, and they would not stop, no matter the political pressure.

May 29, 2013

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie touts ‘absolute confidence’ in embattled Rutgers head

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he stands by the president of Rutgers University, despite swirls of controversy in recent days over the incoming athletic director's alleged record of verbal abuse.

May 29, 2013

Gay green-card hopeful: I feel ‘my country is abandoning me and my rights’

A Senate committee's failure to tack on an amendment to an immigration bill that grants sponsorship benefits to same-sex couples has left some in the gay community despondent, decrying a nation they feel has abandoned them.

May 29, 2013

Anthony Weiner: Help wanted — campaign interns with social media savvy

Anthony D. Weiner, whose fall from political grace began with social media snafus involving inappropriate naked tweets to young women, is now putting out the help wanted sign — for youth-aged interns with social media savvy.

May 29, 2013

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to mom: ‘Everything will be fine’

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev telephoned his mother from his heavily guarded hospital room at Fort Devens in Massachusetts: Don't worry. All is well.

May 29, 2013

U.S. Embassy workers shot in Venezuela strip club brawl

Two U.S. Embassy workers were shot during a brawl that erupted at a strip club in Venezuela, and the State Department on Wednesday was still trying to figure out what happened.

May 29, 2013