Cheryl K. Chumley

Earthquake rattles near Iran’s nuclear reactor in Bushehr

A moderate earthquake hit near Iran's main nuclear reactor near Bushehr on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damages or deaths.

May 6, 2013

Man electrocuted while scaling 200-foot power company tower in Seattle

A man who climbed at 200-foot power company tower was electrocuted and fell, apparently landing part of the way down. Seattle firefighters spent Friday morning trying to extricate the man's body from the tower, whose power had to be shut off during the recovery.

May 3, 2013

Google recognizes Palestinian territories as ‘Palestine’

Google has in effect declared a state of Palestine. The company on Friday announced it would change the name of all its products that cited Palestinian Territories to simply Palestine.

May 3, 2013

Catholic bishops decry Ireland’s abortion bill as ‘morally unacceptable’

Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland are calling on flock faithful to lobby lawmakers to vote down a bill allowing abortions in cases where the mother's life is at risk.

May 3, 2013

Sen. Sarah Palin? Tea party sees gains from ‘Obamacare’

Prominent tea party members are preparing for big wins in 2014 due to negative fallout from President Obama's signature health care reform.

May 3, 2013

Clarence Thomas: Obama’s star rose because he fit elites’ mold

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas suggested to C-SPAN that the nation's first black president came by way of a compliant media that only embraced him because he fit the stereotypical mold.

May 3, 2013

California wildfires scorch thousands of acres as fearful residents flee

Raging wildfires tearing along the California coast have scorched thousands of acres and forced hundreds of fearful residents to flee as firefighters scrambled to contain the damage.

May 3, 2013

Jesus or jihad? FBI, police dispute Texas shooter’s shouts

Police and FBI agents can't agree on the shouts of a Texas man arrested after storming a security gate at a Dallas airport: Did he shout Jesus or jihad?

May 3, 2013

Egypt Islamic official: ‘Permissible to kill some Christians today’

The secretary-general of Egypt's Islamic Jihad Party said that it's OK to kill Christians because they threw the first punch.

May 3, 2013

Newark memorial service turns bloody, as 5 injured by gunfire

A makeshift memorial service set up by Newark, N.J., residents who were mourning a fatal car crash victim turned violent, as one of the attendees began firing into the crowd, injuring five.

May 3, 2013

Terror suspect Abdella Ahmad Tounisi ordered to home confinement

A federal judge ordered a teen who is charged with trying to join an al Qaeda terrorist group to fight in Syria to be released from jail and instead confined to his home — an unusually lax bail decision that outraged prosecutors, who quickly appealed.

May 3, 2013

Daughter to Pa. mother found after 11 years: Hope she ‘rots in hell’

The 20-year-old daughter of the Pennsylvania mom who walked away from her family to live the homeless lifestyle in Florida for 11 years had harsh words for her just-surfaced parent: Get lost again.

May 3, 2013

China makes waves as new force in drone warfare

China is emerging as a real force in the drone warfare market, with aerospace firms developing and showcasing unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs, that rival what's produced in the United States.

May 3, 2013

U.S. military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan

A U.S. military plane crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday, but it's not yet known if anyone was killed.

May 3, 2013

Oil tanker explosion in Louisiana sends residents packing

Nearly three dozen homeowners have been evacuated from their Baton Rouge area homes, as emergency rescue responders worked to contain an oil tank explosion.

May 3, 2013

Leading prosecutor in the Pervez Musharraf case shot dead in Pakistan

The prosecutor leading the murder case against Pakistan's ex-dictator, Pervez Musharraf, was killed in a hail of gunfire Friday as he drove to court.

May 3, 2013

Shot Boston cop: At least I don’t have to mow lawn now

Shot Massachusetts transit police officer Richard Donohue Jr. is back to his old self, moving from critical to all-clear in his recovery from one of the Boston bombing suspect's bullets.

May 3, 2013

NYC shop fined $60K for selling gun-shaped lighters, fights back

A New York City shop owner who was fined $60,000 for selling lighters in the shape of guns is now fighting back, filing a suit to get the punishment tossed.

May 3, 2013

Wildfires rage on California coast, destroying homes, exploding machinery

Thousands of acres have been eaten by wildfires in California, and on Friday, the blazes have continued to tear along the coastline, forcing hundreds to flee.

May 3, 2013

U.S. urges North Korea to release American sentenced to hard labor

U.S. authorities issued a diplomatic statement to North Korea on Thursday, urging rather than demanding Pyongyang release an American who was just sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.

May 3, 2013