Cheryl K. Chumley

Saudi cleric: Prohibit women from using air conditioning

A man who claimed to be a Salafist-Wahhibist cleric put the word out on Twitter that women should not flip on air conditioners at home because it sends the signal they're home and that could lead to moral depravities

May 17, 2013

IRS sued for seizing 60 million medical records

A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, charging they wrongfully seized 60 million medical records from 10 million Americans.

May 17, 2013

Liberal talk show host Bill Press: ‘Holder should be fired’

Bill Press, a former California Democratic Party chairman and current liberal talk show radio host, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ought to be fired over The Associated Press phone record scandal.

May 17, 2013

Witches can’t fly brooms above 150 meters in Swaziland

Witches in Swaziland — where witchcraft is serious business — aren't cleared to fly their broomsticks higher than 150 meters and violators may be arrested and fined.

May 17, 2013

CDC finds 20 percent of nation’s kids may be mentally ill

Up to 20 percent of America's youth are mentally ill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds in a new report that looked at the health of adolescents.

May 17, 2013

Ex-Bloomberg guard admits gunshot cover-up

A former security guard for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg — one of the most vociferous voice in America for gun control — admitted Thursday that he shot at his then-girlfriend's ex-boyfriend and then covered it up, concerned about the national attention it would bring his unit.

May 17, 2013

Chicago man facing eviction finds lottery ticket — worth $4.85M

A Chicago man with a stack of unpaid bills and a looming eviction notice experienced a dramatic reversal of fortune this week, after he found a lottery ticket that turned out to be worth millions in his cookie jar.

May 17, 2013

Orthodox Jews rally against forced military service in Israel

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel rallied against a new plan to force them to serve in the nation's military — a law they say violates their religious beliefs.

May 17, 2013

Army combat stress expert gets life sentence for shooting 5 soldiers in Iraq

An Army sergeant who worked at a combat stress clinic in Iraq but went on a rampage and killed five colleagues in 2009 was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

May 17, 2013

Feds arrest Idaho man on terror charges

Federal agents arrested an Uzbekistan man in Idaho on ties to terrorism, claiming he provided cash and support to a militant group in his country in order to carry out an attack on unspecified targets.

May 17, 2013

U.S. upgrades Benghazi mission to ‘capture or kill’

The U.S. military has a new set of orders in its pursuit of the terrorists who are guilty of killing four Americans in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi: Capture or kill.

May 17, 2013

Russia sends warships, missiles to Syria

Russia has sent more than a dozen war ships to patrol the waters near Syria, U.S. military spokesmen said on Friday.

May 17, 2013

Cigarette-smuggling ring investigated for terror ties

A $55 million cigarette-smuggling ring that cheated several East Coast states out of sales tax dollars could be tied to terrorist groups, authorities said.

May 17, 2013

PETA accuses IRS of ‘Nixon’ and ‘totalitarian’ tactics

Add to the list of IRS targets: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

May 17, 2013

CIA chief John Brennan in Israel on mystery stop

The head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency made an unannounced visit to Israel on Friday to meet with Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon.

May 17, 2013

NYC elite’s solution to long Disney lines: Hire disabled to cut to front

The wealthy and elite have found a way to combat long lines at Disney World: Hire disabled people to stand with them so they can cut to the front.

May 15, 2013

Vermont on cusp of legalizing assisted suicide

Vermont lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill that would legalize doctor-assisted suicide, making it the third state in the nation to allow for the practice.

May 15, 2013

Georgia parks personnel orders Bible out of state-run lodges

Georgia's Department of Natural Resources heads have ordered that all Bibles be taken out of the guest rooms at all state-run lodges and cabins.

May 15, 2013

Zimbabwean in coffin, en route to ground, stuns with return to life

Good thing it wasn't a cremation. A Zimbabwean man on his way to being buried — in the coffin, about to be lowered into the cemetery burial plot — shocked family and friends when he suddenly came to life.

May 15, 2013

Luck of the draw: Virginian has won lottery 4 times since 2004

A retired postal worker from Woodbridge, Va., must be the luckiest man alive, winning the lottery four times in the past few years for a total pot of $2.025 million.

May 15, 2013