Cheryl K. Chumley

Japanese mayor: Sex slaves were necessary to ‘maintain discipline’

The conservative mayor of Osaka, Japan, said Monday that forcing Asian women to prostitute themselves to Japanese soldiers during World War II was a necessity to "maintain discipline" among the ranks.

Joyce Brothers: Mother of media psychology dies at 85

Joyce Brothers, the mother of television psychology, died at the age of 85, her daughter said on Monday.

Mystery substance sent to U.S. Consulate in China

U.S. workers at the Consulate General in China opened an envelope containing a mystery substance on Monday.

Health premiums could hike 400 percent under Obamacare

Prepare your wallet. Health premiums are set to rise by as much as 400 percent under Obamacare. That's according to a new report from the House Energy and Commerce Committee released this week that uses information from the nation's largest health insurance companies to estimate the emerging costs of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Minnesota moves toward gay marriage law

Minnesota senators will likely give the final stamp of legislative approval on Monday to a same-sex marriage bill, the twelfth state in the nation to pass the law.

Daily Mail pulls story accusing scientologists of doctoring event photo

40 mental patients overthrow guards, bolt hospital in Kenya

Authorities set off a search on Monday for 40 mental-hospital patients who overpowered guards and escaped their facility in Kenya.

Reporters sneak plastic 3-D printed gun aboard British train

Two Britain reporters were able to sneak a plastic gun made with a 3-D printer past security checkpoints onto a crowded Eurostar train leaving London for Paris, a security test subsequently described by their newspaper as an abject failure.

Car bomb near Benghazi hospital kills 9

A car bomb exploded outside a hospital in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, killing nine people, including three children, said a security official.

3 Red Cross workers kidnapped in Yemen

The International Committee of the Red Cross said three of its workers were kidnapped Monday in Yemen.

Motor City out of gas: Detroit fiscal manager blames city’s ‘indifference or corruption’ for woes

Detroit is rapidly approaching a point of no return with its finances, said the city's appointed emergency manager, in a report released Sunday.

Smoking lots of marijuana lowers risk for bladder cancer, doctor says

A new study that spanned 11 years found that smoking marijuana may lower the chances of getting bladder cancer.

Tsarnaevs’ mosque to men: Beat your wives if necessary

The mosque attended by the two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon recommended at one time that men with disobedient wives beat them if necessary.

U.N. advises eating insects to curb world hunger

The United Nations thinks it has found the solution to world hunger: Breed bugs for humans to eat.

Cost for U.S. to exit Afghanistan: $7 billion

It's going to cost the United States about $7 billion to withdraw from Afghanistan, defense experts estimate.

Bangladesh lets in union in wake of factory disasters

Bangladesh — facing widespread public backlash in the wake of a two fatal incidents that struck the garment industry — agreed to let the union in and represent workers.

China investigates high-ranking economic leader for graft

China has kicked off an investigation into a senior level economic policymaker, accusing him of committing "serious disciplinary violations."

James Holmes, ‘Batman’ shooting suspect, to plead insanity

James Holmes, the Colorado suspect charged with multiple counts of murder, is expected to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity on Monday.

Barbara Walters to retire in 2014

It's official. Longtime news woman Barbara Walters, 83, is retiring from her public faces on television in 2014. Specifically, she's quitting her host role at The View and her on-air journalism duties at ABC.

IRS scandal grows to include debt critics

Congressional members have given the IRS until Wednesday to provide copies of all agency communications that include the words "tea party," "patriot," and "conservative."