Cheryl K. Chumley

Swiss hockey player becomes ‘permanent paraplegic’ after being checked from behind

Swiss hockey defenseman Ronny Keller has been left paralyzed by a hit during a game earlier this week that drove him head first into the boards, doctors say.

March 8, 2013

British church of atheists preps to go global

A British-based church of atheists, The Sunday Assembly, is set to take its word — absent of any mention of God — to a global audience.

March 8, 2013

Hugo Chavez’s body put in glass casket for permanent display

Venezuela's deceased president, Hugo Chavez, will remain forever on display to the public in a glass casket to be placed in the Museum of the Revolution.

March 8, 2013

Nancy Pelosi demands $10.10 per hour minimum wage

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that recent Wall Street gains mean one sure thing: The minimum wage should be hike to $10.10 per hour.

March 8, 2013

Ban on pornography set for EU parliamentary vote

Members of the European Parliament will vote next week whether to ban the display of any images that seem to demean women, especially pornography.

March 8, 2013

TSA fails as undercover inspector sneaks mock bomb in Newark Airport — twice

An undercover inspector sneaked an improvised explosive device that was stuffed down his pants past two separate TSA security points, ultimately receiving clearance to board a plane.

March 8, 2013

Records show anti-lobbyist Obama took millions from lobbyists

President Obama may state a public disdain for lobbyists, but his campaign coffers don't match his rhetoric. The Center for Public Integrity finds bundlers for his campaign, whose names were just released, hail from the lobbyist field.

March 8, 2013

Justin Bieber: Singer faints at London concert, has ‘week from hell’

The press is calling it Justin Bieber's "week from hell" — but is there really such a thing? Anyhow, the teenage pop singing sensation did collapse at a London concert Thursday evening and was transported to an area hospital for observation.

March 8, 2013

Obama hints at opening Israeli-Palestinian peace talks within year

President Obama is working hard to tamp down talk that he's going to forge a new and expansive peace agreement when he visits Israel in the next couple weeks.

March 8, 2013

Nervous Israel prepares for war with Hezbollah

Israeli's military is watching the Syrian conflict with a wary eye, concerned about spillover and actively preparing for battle against the Lebanon-based Islamic militant group, Hezbollah.

March 8, 2013

Rand Paul says he’s ‘seriously’ mulling White House run in 2016

Sen. Rand Paul, fresh off a filibuster win over the White House, now says he may put his name in the hat for a 2016 presidential run.

March 8, 2013

Global push to control Internet grows stronger

A top U.S. diplomat warned about a strengthening push from countries to control the Internet, but said not to worry, that Washington politicos weren't seeking the same.

March 8, 2013

Sanctioned Iran loses $1B-per-month oil shipment to India

Iran has just lost one of its biggest buyers, as India announced on Friday that it's not taking crude imports from Iran any longer.

March 8, 2013

Bill Clinton flips on gay marriage — is Hillary far behind?

Former President Bill Clinton, who signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law in 1996, now says it's incompatible with the Constitution and should be overturned.

March 8, 2013

Nutella thefts threaten to set Columbia University back $250K

Columbia University students really do love their Nutella. They're stealing the spread – a mix of flavored chocolate with hazelnut – with such widespread abandon that the school's having to pay an extra $5,000 a week to keep shelves stocked enough to meet demand.

March 7, 2013

Russian row: Gorbachev suggests Putin a scaredy-cat

Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991, had a few words of advice for Russian President Vladimir Putin: Quit being so scared of constituents.

March 7, 2013

Michigan gay marriage ban in limbo, as judge waits on Supreme Court

A federal judge has declined to issue a ruling on Michigan's same-sex marriage ban, opting instead to wait on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on separate gay marriage cases it's due to hear.

March 7, 2013

Volvo unveils airbags for pedestrians

Swedish car maker Volvo unveiled Wednesday a new airbag designed to protect pedestrians who are hit by cars.

March 7, 2013

Jon Stewart commends Rand Paul: Drone filibuster ‘worth’ fuss

Even liberal-leaning Daily Show host Jon Stewart gave Sen. Rand Paul praise for filibustering in a quest for answers on drones.

March 7, 2013

Syrian rebels who seized U.N. peacekeepers now say they’re ‘guests’

Syrian rebel fighters who seized 21 U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights on Wednesday are now backing off their show of force a bit, claiming the captives are simply "guests" whom they actually rescued.

March 7, 2013