Cheryl K. Chumley

Amsterdam taxed, fined Holocaust Jews in hiding — and in Nazi camps

Apparently, in Amsterdam, fleeing Nazi persecution and hiding from German troops to avoid forced placement in a concentration camp is no excuse not to pay taxes.

April 2, 2013

Columbia U. hires ex-Weather Underground member convicted in armed robbery

Kathy Boudin, an ex-Weather Underground radical who spent time in prison for a dramatic armed-car robbery that left two police officers and security guard dead, has a new gig: adjunct professor at Columbia University.

April 2, 2013

Sacramento man dies in failed vandalism attempt; second in weeks

A man accidentally hung himself in what police said was an attempt to vandalize the exterior of an 18-story office building in Sacramento, Calif. — the second graffiti-related death in the city in the past three weeks.

April 2, 2013

First lady’s frustration: Reading at egg roll promoted junk food

First lady Michelle Obama's plans to push healthy food choices on participants in the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll went awry, as children — fueled by the pro-spaghetti book she read them — voiced scant preference for peas.

April 2, 2013

Colorado courts face review after mistakenly setting Evan Ebel free

Colorado's court system is reviewing its own rules after it was found that a clerical mistake was to blame for the wrongful release of the prisoner now suspected of killing the state's corrections head.

April 2, 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder named top ‘facilitator of porn’ in ‘Dirty Dozen List’

A group against pornography has put Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in its cross hairs, placing him at the top of a list of national offenders at fault for furthering the X-rated industry.

April 2, 2013

Holy cow! Katmandu cops crack down on the roaming incarnations

Police in Katmandu, the Nepal capital, say cows may be sacred, but enough is enough: They're blocking too much traffic and have to go.

April 2, 2013

Nearly 500 Egyptian students sent to the hospital with food poisoning

Almost 500 college students in Cairo were sent to the hospital with food poisoning, a senior health official said on Tuesday.

April 2, 2013

FCC mulls relaxing rules on indecency, obscenity

The Federal Communications Commission is mulling a change to a policy that, in effect, would open the doors to more obscenity on television and radio.

April 2, 2013

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon ‘deeply troubled’ over rising rhetoric from North Korea

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "deeply troubled" by North Korea's recent statements and actions and wants world powers to help calm the situation.

April 2, 2013

Rupert Murdoch slams Australia as ‘racist’ for tightening visa laws

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has taken to task his homeland of Australia for new rules that tighten visa requirements on skilled alien workers.

April 2, 2013

Rep. Matt Salmon still against same-sex marriage, despite having gay son

Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon says he loves his gay son, but still can't support same-sex marriage.

April 2, 2013

Defense Dept.’s ‘Godfather at Camp Pendleton’ arrested for extortion

A Defense Department worker who dubbed himself the "Godfather at Camp Pendleton" was arrested and charged with extortion.

April 2, 2013

Eurozone hits record high 12 percent unemployment

The number of people who are jobless in the 17 nations that comprise the eurozone rose by 33,000 in February, and now more than 19 million are out of work, Eurostat statistical agency reported.

April 2, 2013

Angelina Jolie opens girls’ school in Afghanistan

Hollywood's Angelina Jolie, who is also an ambassador for the United Nations Agency on Refugees, has opened a girls-only school in Afghanistan, just outside of Kabul.

April 2, 2013

Democrats push for $10K fine for gun owners without liability insurance

A group of congressional Democrats has signed on to new legislation that would mandate liability insurance for all gun owners in the United States — and fine those who refuse to purchase it as much as $10,000.

April 2, 2013

New Connecticut gun law to ban another 100 weapons

A task force of legislators from both sides of the political aisle has crafted new gun laws for Connecticut that would add more than 100 types of weapons to the state's banned list.

April 2, 2013

Gov. Rick Perry vows Texas won’t be ‘held hostage’ to Obama over Medicaid

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is withstanding pressure and refusing to cave to Obamacare's call for states to accept Medicaid expansions, saying to do so would be foolish and shortsighted.

April 2, 2013

Be ‘very concerned’ as North Korea restarts nuclear facilities: ex-Pentagon boss

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued some words of caution for the United States, advising that North Korea's bullish attitude was something to watch, not dismiss.

April 2, 2013

Iranian dairy goes for record with 5-ton tub of ice cream

An Iranian company is going for the Guinness and has unveiled a 5-ton tub of chocolate ice cream in hope of getting into the Book of World Records.

April 1, 2013