Cheryl K. Chumley

Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Capitol Police: Can you help out my staffers?

Democratic National Committee head Debbie Wasserman Schultz asked members of the Capitol Police to help out her suffering staffers who had to wait in long security lines to get to their office.

April 11, 2013

Iranian scientist claims technology can see 5-8 years into future

Falling in the category of a Ripley's Believe It or Not segment is this: An Iranian scientist says he's invented a time machine that can predict five years into the future.

April 11, 2013

Rep. Keith Ellison endorses ‘good guy’ Anthony Weiner for NYC mayor

Former Rep. Anthony D. Weiner has just received his first formal endorsement for his potential run for New York City mayor — from Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat.

April 11, 2013

Good Samaritans: Teens return lost bag of cash with $85K inside

Talk about good Samaritans. Two teens riding aboard a Norwegian train had their truth and honesty meter put to full test this week, as they found a bag of cash left on a nearby seat.

April 11, 2013

Sally Jewell confirmed for interior secretary as GOP objections crumble

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sally Jewell to head the Interior Department.

April 11, 2013

Home Depot shoppers in shock when man calmly saws arms to bone

Authorities are trying to determine why a man visiting a Home Depot in a suburban California community on Wednesday took handsaws and calmly began cutting his arms to the bone.

April 11, 2013

Wash. state attorney general sues florist for refusing to supply same-sex wedding

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a suit against a florist who refused to serve as the flower supplier for a same-sex wedding.

April 11, 2013

Lance Armstrong sells Austin estate

Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin estate to an oil-and gas-rights agent for nearly $7 million less than its listed value — the latest in a long string of woes for the disgraced cyclist.

April 11, 2013

Oh, Lord: Catholic bishop goes after guns, says bans foster pro-life culture

Banning guns builds a "culture of life" and lawmakers must consider more clampdowns, not less, said one Catholic Church bishop in California in a written petition to U.S. senators.

April 11, 2013

Ex-White House czar Van Jones calls part of Obama’s budget a ‘doozy’ of a mistake

One of President Obama's own campers — former White House green-jobs czar Van Jones — has come out in opposition to portions of the president's budget, presented to Congress on Wednesday.

April 11, 2013

Obama doubles estimated cost of health exchanges to $4.4B

Budget estimates for states to participate in the Obamacare health insurance exchange have soared to $4.4 billion, the president's proposal sent to Congress on Wednesday outlined.

April 11, 2013

Western Wall women detained for breaching gender law

Five women have been detained for questioning at the Western Wall in Jerusalem because they performed a religious ritual that Orthodox Jewish law dictates as for men only.

April 11, 2013

North Korea propaganda machine: U.S. like ‘a boiled pumpkin’

North Korea's propaganda machine has been in full-speed-ahead mode lately, using Stalin-era techniques that appear whimsical to the West but are nonetheless effective on the domestic front — and at garnering international attention.

April 11, 2013

Curses! Goat’s head sent to Wrigley’s Field, resurrecting Cubs’ 1945 fears

An unidentified man driving an unmarked truck dropped a package containing a severed goat's head at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Wednesday, triggering fears that a curse placed on the ball club in 1945 is very much alive and well.

April 11, 2013

3.5M cars recalled due to air bags that deploy ‘with too much pressure’

Millions of cars manufactured by Japanese automakers have been recalled due to defects found with the air bag system.

April 11, 2013

Sen. Mark Kirk: Booze and boat parties smoothed bipartisan gun deal

Sen. Mark Kirk says the real driving force behind the gun deal that was hatched by bipartisan work was booze and boat retreats.

April 11, 2013

Mikhail Gorbachev bows out of Margaret Thatcher funeral due to health issues

A spokesman for the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said he cannot attend the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral because of poor health.

April 11, 2013

Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad offers resignation amid tensions with president

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has tendered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas.

April 11, 2013

2 teen girls perform ‘amazing’ 3,000 pound tractor lift to save trapped dad

In what was described as an "amazing" display of strength, two teenage girls, 16 and 14, responded to their dad's screams and quickly lifted the 1-1/2 ton tractor that was pinning him to the ground.

April 10, 2013

Sen. Ron Johnson on Obama plan: ‘Not a serious budget’

President Obama's $3.77 trillion budget plan is hardly serious, or feasible, said Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson.

April 10, 2013