Cheryl K. Chumley

U.S. to join Arab nations and restart peace talks, Palestinian official says

The United States will take a lead role in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, said one senior Palestinian official on Monday.

March 25, 2013

Stanford University drops pro-capitalism course; keeps one questioning free market

A popular course with a pro-capitalism slant has been cut from Stanford University course listings. Called "Moral Foundations of Capitalism," the class received rave reviews. Meanwhile, the "Moral Limits of the Market" will continue

March 22, 2013

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Sequester nearly starving staffers

Automatic federal cuts are bringing staffers to the brink of starvation, suggested Debbie Wasserman Schultz, at a recent House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

March 22, 2013

5-year-old suspended for toy gun in Mass. school

A Hopkinton, Mass., mother is expressing outrage that administrators at Center School suspended her five-year-old son for bringing a toy gun into class.

March 22, 2013

British ad showcases Michelle Obama as crown-wearing queen

It may be just an advertisement, but it does grab attention. And it shows just how much the Brits really do love first lady Michelle Obama.

March 22, 2013

Female sailor found shot aboard Navy ship dies from wound

A 19-year-old female sailor discovered aboard a Navy ship off San Diego with a gunshot wound has died, naval officials said.

March 22, 2013

Illegal aliens killed in police chase in Texas

A truck being chased by police at a Navy site in Texas crashed and killed six illegal aliens aboard, police officials said.

March 22, 2013

State of emergency declared in Myanmar town racked by riot

Mobs in Myanmar stormed Muslim homes and mosques, setting fires and killing residents, in a massive riot that's steeped in sectarian tensions.

March 22, 2013

Punxsutawney Phil ‘indicted’ by prosecutor for chilly spring

A prosecutor in Ohio has filed a criminal "indictment" against Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who makes an annual appearance to predict the start of spring.

March 22, 2013

Police believe white supremacist may have murdered Tom Clements

Police are honing in on a killed white supremacist on parole as a key suspect in the shooting death of Colorado prisons' official Tom Clements and a pizza delivery man.

March 22, 2013

U.N.’s latest campaign: Bringing toilets to the world

Move over peacekeeping. The United Nations has a new campaign: Turning the world into an "open defecation-free zone."

March 22, 2013

Mystery of dead pigs in Shanghai grows to 16,000

More than 16,000 dead pigs have been pulled from Shanghai rivers in the past couple weeks. The rivers feed into the city's drinking water supply, The Associated Press reports.

March 22, 2013

Three Marines dead in shooting at Quantico base

Three Marines — a male and female victim and the suspected male shooter — are dead following a Thursday evening shooting at the base in Quantico, Va.

March 22, 2013

Body language experts: Obama likes Peres better than Netanyahu

Tensions between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have smoothed and warmed, if body language experts watching the two leaders interact this week are to be believed.

March 21, 2013

Iran threatens to ‘raze Tel Aviv’

Iran's leading cleric vowed to take out Tel Aviv and Haifa if Israel ever dared launch at attack on the Islamic republic.

March 21, 2013

New York City Council asks state for speed cameras

New York City Council members pushed a speed-camera program forward on Wednesday with a vote to petition state lawmakers to approve a pilot program.

March 21, 2013

Utah sheriff proposes fitting Alzheimer’s patients with criminal tracking anklets

A sheriff's office in northern Utah has a novel idea to keep track of Alzheimer's patients: Put them in ankle monitors that trace their every move.

March 21, 2013

Chicago politico proposes tearing down Wrigley Field scoreboard

A Chicago politician wants to demolish Wrigley Field's iconic scoreboard to clear the sky view for nearby residents.

March 21, 2013

Two helicopters collide in Berlin, leaving 1 dead and several injured

Two helicopters crashed near an Olympic stadium in Berlin, and initial reports indicate that at least one is dead and several more are injured.

March 21, 2013

YouTube hits landmark 1 billion users per month

YouTube, launched in 2005, has hit a landmark — its monthly user rate has hit 1 billion each month.

March 21, 2013