Cheryl K. Chumley

NYPD head Bernie Kerik wraps 3-year federal sentence, heads home

The former commissioner of the New York Police Department, Bernard Kerik, is due to be released from jail on Tuesday.

May 28, 2013

Chicago baby, 6 months, fatally shot as revenge for PlayStation theft

A 6-month-old baby was fatally shot by a Chicago suspect who was taking revenge for the theft of his video-game console, police said.

May 28, 2013

Malaysians go missing as ferry flips in river

At least 21 Malaysians aboard an overloaded ferry that crashed into rocks while navigating a remote river near Borneo Island on Tuesday have gone missing, authorities say.

May 28, 2013

British anti-Muslim protest group: ‘Time for the English spring’

An estimated 1,000 members of a British nationalist group rallied against Muslims on Tuesday, as anger built over the arrest of a 10th suspect in the grisly machete killing of a soldier on a London street.

May 28, 2013

Sen. Dick Durbin on media shield: Should bloggers get ‘constitutional protection?’

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin pondered the constitutional protections that are afforded bloggers, wondering in a recent media appearance whether media shield laws apply to this type of journalist.

May 28, 2013

EU opens door for member states to arm Syrians, lifts arms embargo

The European Union has lifted its arms embargo against Syria, opening the door for member states to decide for themselves whether or not to provide weapons to rebel fighters.

May 28, 2013

Bomb unit gives all-clear for Brooklyn Bridge travel to resume in NYC

One of New York's most heavily traveled bridges is up and running again after a suspicious vehicle forced a holiday closing and snarled traffic for hours.

May 28, 2013

Pilot rescued as U.S. F-15 crashes off Japan

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jet was ejected and rescued after crashing off the coast of Okinawa, an island to the south of Japan, on Tuesday morning.

May 28, 2013

African Union accuses International Criminal Court of ‘race hunting’

Members of the African Union accused the International Criminal Court of racism on Monday, characterizing the high number of Africans who are indicted — 99 percent of the ICC cases — as proof that justice is not being served.

May 27, 2013

More than 70 killed in wave of Baghdad bombings

Sectarian violence led to the deaths of more than 70 in Iraq on Monday, as waves of bombs tore across mostly Shiite neighborhoods.

May 27, 2013

Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon mulled for Hillary Clinton movie role

A bevy of power names in Hollywood are vying for the chance to portray former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at age 26 in an upcoming biopic.

May 27, 2013

Palestinian Authority negotiator: Israel’s P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu to blame for peace failures

The big holdup to peace between Palestinians and Israelis is Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said a leading negotiator for the Palestinian Authority on Monday.

May 27, 2013

Second bridge collapse sends NTSB to Missouri scene

National Transportation Safety Board investigators are in Missouri looking for the reasons of a highway bridge collapse — the second such structure to give way in the past week.

May 27, 2013

Al Jazeera expands its coverage in the U.S.

Al Jazeera America has ditched plans to broadcast 60 percent of its programming in the United States — in favor of 100 percent.

May 27, 2013

Leading Catholics call for prayer, fasting to fight gay marriage

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called for prayer and fasting in the days leading up to the Supreme Court's decisions on two gay marriage cases.

May 27, 2013

WWI memorials crumble as funding dries, memories die

World War I memorials across the United States are crumbling and falling apart in the face of dried-up funding and flagging interest in the conflict.

May 27, 2013

Sniper kills noted Syrian TV journalist near Lebanon’s border

A well-known Syrian journalist working for a government television station was shot and killed Monday by a sniper stationed at the border with Lebanon.

May 27, 2013

Tea party ‘seeing spike in both interest and contributions’

To tea party activists, the upside of the IRS scandal blowing through the White House is simple: More and more are giving money, time and voice to the limited-government cause.

May 27, 2013

Communist rebels ambush police, kill 7 in the Philippines

Communist rebel fighters in the Philippines killed seven police officers on Monday, the latest in a surge of attacks in past months that have led to the deaths of dozen.

May 27, 2013

Fire breaks out on Royal Caribbean cruise ship off Florida’s coast

A fire on a cruise ship off the Florida coast was contained early Monday, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.

May 27, 2013