Cheryl K. Chumley

‘Modesty police’ arrests ratchet fears of radicalized Islam in Gaza

Gaza "modesty police" are out in full force, and have arrested more than 40 in April alone, driving fears that Hamas-inspired Islamic fundamentalism is taking over the region.

April 30, 2013

Obama administration threatening Benghazi whistleblowers: Report

A former Justice Department official said unnamed members of the White House administration have threatened whistleblowers who want to speak on the terror attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

April 30, 2013

Judge orders ricin suspect to stay in jail

A federal judge ordered the Mississippi man who was charged with making a poison and mailing it President Obama to be held without bail on Monday.

April 29, 2013

Ron Paul: Police manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect scarier than attack

Former Rep. Ron Paul said the law enforcement that swarmed around Boston in the days following the marathon bombings was scarier than the actual terrorist attack.

April 29, 2013

Student shoots himself in class at Cincinnati school

A male high school student shot himself in class on Monday, an apparent suicide attempt that took staff and students by surprise, police said.

April 29, 2013

Wolf Blitzer’s 911 shooting call the latest SWAT-ing prank

Police responding to a weekend distress call surrounded the Bethesda, Md., house of CNN's Wolf Blitzer, believing a victim had been shot and was in need of treatment.

April 29, 2013

Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s ex-girlfriend: He beat me into wearing burqas

Tamerlan Tsarnaev's ex-girlfriend said he used to beat her if she wore Western clothing and tried hard to turn her against the United States.

April 29, 2013

Cargo plane crashes at Afghan air base, possibly killing crew

A cargo plane crashed during takeoff at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan on Monday, a U.S. military spokesman said.

April 29, 2013

Westboro Baptists to picket ‘pervert-run’ Kansas colleges

Westboro Baptist Church members are picking up their picket signs and heading to four Kansas college graduation ceremonies.

April 29, 2013

Missouri lawmaker tries to ban seersucker suits

A Missouri state senator tried tacking on an amendment to an education bill that would have prohibited residents who are older than 8 from wearing suits made of seersucker.

April 29, 2013

Georgia county hosts first racially integrated prom in school history

Students at a Wilcox County, Ga., high school had their first integrated prom in history, after years of parent-sponsored dances that allowed for legally separate dances for blacks and whites.

April 29, 2013

Report: Obama spent more hours golfing, vacationing than in economic meetings

President Obama logged more hours on the golf course and on vacation than he did in meetings on the economy, a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Institute found.

April 29, 2013

Fired Olympic head who fled from Vladimir Putin says he’s been poisoned

The Olympic head in charge of prepping Russia for 2014 games but then fired and condemned by President Vladimir Putin's for cost overruns now says he's been poisoned.

April 29, 2013

Boy, 10, on school camping trip, suspended for carrying Swiss Army knife

A 10-year-old boy in California was suspended for carrying along his Swiss Army knife — a tool that's designed for camping and outdoor use — on a school camping trip.

April 29, 2013

CIA slipped millions to Hamid Karzai’s offices to buy influence: Report

The CIA delivered over the course of a decade tens of millions of dollars of U.S. cash to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's offices via suitcases, backpacks and plastic bags, a media outlet reported.

April 29, 2013

Spain arrests suspect in massive cyberattack

Police in Spain say they've caught the suspect responsible for the biggest cyberattack in the nation's history, a 35-year-old Dutch man who traveled in a van that was equipped as a mobile office.

April 29, 2013

Michael Jackson’s mom heads to court against promoter AEG

Four years later, Michael Jackson fans may receive a more complete accounting of what led to his death. That's because lawyers in Los Angeles representing Jackson's mother are poised to argue that the pop singer's death came by way of the company promoting his comeback tour — and that means plenty of juicy behind-the-scenes details are on their way to tabloid tables.

April 29, 2013

Car bombs in Iraq kill 26, injure dozens

Five car bombs exploded in Iraqi areas dominated by Shiites on Monday, killing 26 civilians and injuring dozens more.

April 29, 2013

Man rushes choir during Sunday service in New Mexico, stabs 4

A 24-year-old man rushed the choir at the tail end an Albuquerque, N.M., church service on Sunday, brandishing a knife and ultimately stabbing four.

April 29, 2013

Abortion counselor explains how fetus pieces are put in jar: Undercover video

An undercover video taken and distributed by a pro-life group suggests that the gruesome details described at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's abortion trial may actually repeat at other clinics in other states.

April 29, 2013