Cheryl K. Chumley

Italy seizes 22 tons of cannabis on ship off coast of Sicily

Italian coastal authorities seized on Thursday more than 22 tons of cannabis off a ship that was sailing near Sicily in what's been called the most significant drug bust in the region in a decade.

April 18, 2013

Saudi Arabia deports too sexy men to save women from temptation

Saudi Arabia's religious police have sent back home several United Arab Emirates men because they're too handsome and their good looks might tempt women.

April 18, 2013

U.S. drone strikes kill 5 suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen

At least five suspected members of al Qaeda were killed in two separate U.S. drone strikes in a mountainous region of Yemen, just south of Sanaa, a security spokesman said.

April 18, 2013

One Fund Boston: 9/11 fund manager heads up new charity for marathon victims

The same person who managed the fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2011, terror attacks will design and head up a new charity for Boston Marathon bombing survivors and families.

April 18, 2013

Syrian rebels capture military base in strategic Homs location

A civil rights watchdog said Thursday that Syrian rebel fighters have captured the majority of a strategically located military base from President Bashar Assad's forces.

April 18, 2013

France gay marriage tensions ratchet, as 4 arrested for attacks

French authorities have detained four who are suspected of targeting and attacking gays at a bar, at a time when tensions are high and nationals split over a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

April 18, 2013

72 lawmakers to ABC, NBC, CBS: Explain failure to cover abortionist Kermit Gosnell

Seventy-two members of Congress on Wednesday sent letters to executives at three major networks — ABC, CBS, NBC — expressing outrage at their blatant avoidance of Kermit Gosnell's grisly abortion trial.

April 18, 2013

Pakistan’s former leader Pervez Musharraf flees court in dramatic run from arrest

Pakistan's former leader Pervez Musharraf and members of his security force made a speedy retreat from court Thursday, pushing past police and rushing to his car, after a judge revoked his bail and issued a call for his arrest.

April 18, 2013

North Korea: Sanctions must end for talks to continue

North Korea on Thursday dug in its heels and demanded the end of U.N. sanctions as a condition for talks to continue with world leaders who have been trying to calm war-like rhetoric.

April 18, 2013

UAE thwarts al Qaeda terror plan and arrests suspects

Authorities with the United Arab Emirates arrested seven suspected members of an al Qaeda cell believed to have been plotting attacks at various UAE sites.

April 18, 2013

Texas fertilizer plant blast ‘like a war zone’; more than 160 hurt, some fatally

Police on Thursday were still searching for survivors of a devastating Waco, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion that killed up to 15 and injured at least 160.

April 18, 2013

Dead baby found in dirty hospital sheets at Minnesota laundry

Police are investigating how the body of a dead baby that tumbled out of a pile of dirty Minnesota hospital laundry ever wound up in the sheets in the first place.

April 17, 2013

McDonald’s settles chicken suit with Muslims for $700K

A judge approved a $700,000 settlement between McDonald's and members of the Michigan Muslim community who claimed that a Detroit-area restaurant served food falsely advertised as compliant with Shariah law.

April 17, 2013

Saudi Arabia cracks down on illegal immigrants

Saudi Arabia has put in motion a tough new illegal immigration policy that cracks down on businesses and fines them for hiring undocumented workers.

April 17, 2013

AAA: Annual car ownership costs rose to $9,100

Costs of car ownership have soared in the past year, a new report from AAA Mid-Atlantic says.

April 17, 2013

Liberal commentator admits the left is avoiding Kermit Gosnell trial to protect abortion rights

It took almost five weeks, but national media outlets finally are beginning to cover the horrific abortion trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell — and at least one of liberal political bent has admitted that the blind eye was purposeful, in order to protect the future of abortion

April 17, 2013

Britain bans wild animals from traveling circuses

Traveling circus shows in Britain have gone to the dogs — literally. A new law banning wild animals from traveling with the circus around the country takes effect in 2015, and then only dogs, cats and rabbits will be allowed on board.

April 17, 2013

Sen. Marco Rubio defends immigration bill after tea partyers rally at Florida offices

Tea party members upset at Capitol Hill and "Gang of Eight" immigration legislation have forced Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, on the defensive, after protesting outside his state offices on Tuesday.

April 17, 2013

Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford sued by ex-wife for trespassing

Jenny Sanford, the ex-wife of former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband claiming he trespassed earlier this year.

April 17, 2013

Anthony Weiner’s poll numbers put him as Dems’ 2nd choice for NYC mayor

Former Rep. Anthony D. Weiner would come in second, with 15 percent of the votes, if New York City's Democratic mayoral primary were held today.

April 17, 2013