Cheryl K. Chumley

Sarah Palin to Christians: Cling to God, guns

Former Alaska Gov. and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin didn't mince words to students at a Christian university in Lakeland, Fla.

March 11, 2013

Israel preps for Obama’s first visit with operation ‘Unbreakable Alliance’

Israel is preparing to go down into near-lockdown mode, with a security mission dubbed "Unbreakable Alliance" for President Obama's upcoming visit.

March 11, 2013

Paul Ryan calls White House run in 2016 ‘realistic’

Rep. Paul Ryan says he won't run for House speaker, but he could very well run for president in 2016.

March 11, 2013

U.N. conservationist body adds sharks to species protection list

Delegates at a U.N. conservationist gathering in Bangkok have voted to clamp down on the shark trade, and they've added two new species to a threatened list.

March 11, 2013

American troops killed during insider attack in Afghanistan

An unspecified number of American and Afghan troops were killed by an Afghani in uniform who opened fire on Monday in the eastern province of Wardak.

March 11, 2013

EU ministers gather to ‘stop the killing’ in Syria

Foreign ministers with the European Union are meeting to find consensus on how the global community might stop the violence in Syria.

March 11, 2013

England’s top doctor sees growing resistance to antibiotics as ‘ticking time bomb’

Medical experts in England say the growing resistance to antibiotics is a "ticking time bomb" that rivals terrorism as a threat to the human population.

March 11, 2013

Turkey, Germany arrest Iranians in nuclear smuggling scheme

Germany and Turkish security officials have caught smugglers suspected of transporting nuclear materials from India to the Iranian city of Arak, overseas media reports.

March 11, 2013

Chuck Hagel-Hamid Karzai talks marred by accusations of U.S.-Taliban collusion

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's first meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai was a bumpy ride that included public criticism of America's military role followed by an abrupt cancellation of a planned press conference.

March 11, 2013

Hugo Chavez’s successor? Opposition leader Henrique Capriles to challenge Nicolas Maduro

Henrique Capriles, the opposition leader in Venezuela, will face off against Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, interim President Nicolas Maduro.

March 11, 2013

S. Dakota signs law letting teachers carry guns in classrooms

outh Dakota teachers are now allowed by law to carry guns in the classroom, a new law says.

March 8, 2013

Lion attack: One swipe, and it was over for Calif. intern in latest wild animal aggression

It took one quick swipe, and the neck of 24-year-old Dianna Hanson was broken. Her death by lion was likely immediate, said Fresno, Calif., coroner David Hadden.

March 8, 2013

Berkeley, Calif. politicos: Tax email to save Postal Service

Berkeley, Calif., city council members think they've found the solution to the U.S. Postal Service's financial woes: Impose a new tax on emails.

March 8, 2013

Hundreds of Palestinians riot on Temple Mount, as talk of ‘Third Intifada’ grows

Israeli police used stun grenades to disperse hundreds of Palestinians who rioted on the Temple Mount following Friday prayers.

March 8, 2013

Insider says Ashley Judd will fight Mitch McConnell for Senate

Hollywood's Ashley Judd, 44, will challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell for his seat, says one unnamed insider, who says she has yet to officially announce the run.

March 8, 2013

Failing finances lead Philadelphia to close 23 schools

Twenty-three schools in Philadelphia, Penn., will close due to struggling finances, city School Reform Commission members voted, on Thursday.

March 8, 2013

Senators from both parties foresee more filibusters

Sen. Rand Paul's successful filibuster will only inspire others to try the same — and that's a good thing, senators from both political parties said.

March 8, 2013

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews calls Obama the ‘perfect American’ — again

MSNBC host Chris Matthews just can't say enough nice things about President Obama.

March 8, 2013

Bloomberg lauds education, but 80% of NYC graduates can’t read

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg touted about his huge investment in education during his most recent State of the City address — but his bragging may be all talk.

March 8, 2013

Democrat accused of corrupt ties to Hugo Chavez represents U.S. at funeral

Of all the lawmakers President Obama could have chosen to represent the United States at former Venezuela leader Hugo Chavez's funeral, he picks the one with tainted ties to the nation's head — Democrat Rep. Greg Meeks.

March 8, 2013