Cheryl K. Chumley

Obama: My goal isn’t to balance budget

President Obama said during Tuesday comments on the federal budget that his goal was to fix the economy — not balance revenues with expenditures.

March 13, 2013

Mitch Seavey: Oldest man ever wins Iditarod dog sled race

As if winning the grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race isn't historic enough. This year's winner, Mitch Seavey, will also go down in history as the oldest to claim a victory.

March 13, 2013

Illegal immigrants sue border agents for detainment in cold cell

Illegal immigrants joined with U.S. citizens to file a handful of lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming they suffered human rights abuses at the hands of federal border agents.

March 13, 2013

North Korea decries South Korea’s ‘swish of skirt’

North Korean high-ranking officials finally publicly recognized South Korea's first female president — but with a gender bash. Military officials decried the South's "swish of skirt," a derogatory swipe at South Korea's president, Park Guen-hye.

March 13, 2013

San Francisco leaders denounce ads that show truth of jihad violence

San Francisco leaders say ads that started running on city buses on Monday are anti-Islamic, racist and denigrating to members of the Muslim community.

March 12, 2013

New pope’s choice of name indicates direction he’ll take the Church

Once the cardinals select the new pope, the real decision-making begins: That pope will have to settle on a new name.

March 12, 2013

Taliban militants fire missiles at U.S. base in Bagram

Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for firing up to three missiles at a U.S.-operated military facility in Bagram, in northern Afghanistan.

March 12, 2013

‘Cannibal cop’ case wraps up in NYC: Guilty, jurors say

A jury has convicted a New York City policeman — dubbed by press as the "Cannibal Cop" — of plotting to kidnap, kill and then eat women.

March 12, 2013

Democrats launch ‘incredibly rare’ aggressive fundraiser for House seats

Congressional Democrats have shifted to fundraising mode and have launched a reportedly rare campaign for donations that sees them calling for 100 percent donation participation among freshmen.

March 12, 2013

Democratic Sen. Patty Murray’s budget plan delivers $1 trillion tax increase

Sen. Patty Murray's budget, due to be debated by fellow Democrats in a closed-door meeting with President Obama on Tuesday, will raise taxes by almost $1 trillion, unnamed sources say.

March 12, 2013

Sarah Palin: Ex-Alaska governor’s new book calls for keeping Christ in Christmas

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has a new book coming out. In November, HarperCollins will release her latest, "A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas."

March 12, 2013

Obama ‘glow’ with voters ‘starting to fade,’ poll says

President Obama's approval ratings are trending downward, falling to levels not seen in more than a year, a new poll finds.

March 12, 2013

Drug-makers join Interpol effort to root out fake medicines as thousands die

Dozens of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies have joined force with Paris-based global investigative group Interpol to root out prescription-drug counterfeiters.

March 12, 2013

Rep. Frank Wolf on Benghazi, Libya: ‘There is a cover-up’

Republican lawmaker Frank Wolf told Fox News on Tuesday morning that the only way the American public will ever learn the truth behind the Sept. 11, 2012, fatal attacks in Benghazi, Libya, is if Congress appoints a special committee to investigate.

March 12, 2013

Marco Rubio chides U.S. travelers: Cuba ‘is not a zoo’

Sen. Marco Rubio issued some harsh words of criticism against Americans who travel to Cuba — including his Senate colleagues on official trips — and then claim an understanding of the nation's root problems.

March 12, 2013

Iran threatens lawsuit over the movie ‘Argo’

State-run media outlets in Iran have painted "Argo," the Oscar-winning film about Americans held hostage by Iranians in the 1979, as propaganda and are considering a lawsuit against Hollywood moviemakers.

March 12, 2013

U.S. Navy sends new ship to Singapore, amid budget cuts

The U.S. Navy has sent its most technologically advanced ship, the highly navigable 388-foot USS Freedom, to Singapore — even as the military is facing sequester cuts.

March 12, 2013

Hacked: Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and others victimized

From Michelle Obama to Joe Biden to Hillary Clinton to Sarah Palin -- more than a dozen of the biggest names in politics and entertainment saw their personal accounts hacked and private financial information posted online.

March 12, 2013

Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles QB, cancels book tour after ‘credible threats’ to safety

Michael Vick, known as much for his 18 months imprisonment on dogfighting charges as his quarterback role with the Philadelphia Eagles, has canceled his book tour over threats to his safety.

March 12, 2013

Maine voters shoot down law requiring a gun in every home

Byron, Maine, voters said no to a proposal that would have mandated all homeowners in the town to stow a gun and ammunition inside their houses.

March 12, 2013