Cheryl K. Chumley

White House bought gun-control groups’ silence with access to private meetings

The White House has taken such great care to tip the public relations battle for new Second Amendment policy in its favor that administration officials even bought the silence of gun-control groups with promises of access to meetings.

March 7, 2013

Mitt Romney’s new gig: Working for his son Tagg

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Rommey is re-entering the workforce with a position in his son Tagg's investment firm, Solamere Capital.

March 7, 2013

UFO sightings off South African coastline soar in February

The founder of UFO Research of South Africa says reports of unidentified flying objects off the South African coast near Cape Town rose dramatically during the week of Feb. 21-27.

March 7, 2013

John Kerry, Michelle Obama to honor Egyptian girl tainted by anti-Jewish tweets

First lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State John F. Kerry are set to bestow Thursday an award of courage on a young Egyptian girl who exposed the country's practice of subjecting females to virginity tests.

March 7, 2013

Bill giving Indians court powers over non-Indians sets stage for constitutional crisis

American Indian tribal leaders are hoping a new bill that's expected to be signed into law on Thursday will give them control over punishments for non-Indians who commit crimes on reservations.

March 7, 2013

France finance minister warns austerity fueling populism

Europe needs to quit the austerity and focus on promoting growth, said France's finance minister, Pierre Moscovici.

March 7, 2013

‘Christ’ kicked out of city council invocation in Longview, Wash.

Longview, Wash., Mayor Don Jensen says men and women of faith who are asked to open the city council meetings with prayer may no longer invoke the name of Jesus Christ.

March 7, 2013

Florida bill to send bullet buyers to anger-management class

Would-be ammunition buyers might have to complete anger-management class before making their purchase, if one Florida politico has her way.

March 7, 2013

Ex-TSA head: Let passengers carry on machetes

Kudos to the new Transportation Security Administration plan to let passengers carry on small knives, said the former chief of the agency. Now let them carry on machetes, he added.

March 7, 2013

Lion mauls intern to death at California wildcat sanctuary

A 24-year-old Seattle woman working as an intern at a California wildcat sanctuary was mauled to death by her favorite lion, a 350-pound African beast named Cous Cous.

March 7, 2013

North Korea threatens to nuke America, destroy ‘aggressors’

A furious North Korea threatened Thursday to attack America with nuclear weapons as punishment for perceived Western aggression.

March 7, 2013

Hugo Chavez’s last words: ‘Please don’t let me die’

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's final words to his nearby general were whispered pleas to stay alive, the head of the presidential security force said Wednesday.

March 7, 2013

French study claims Mother Teresa wasn’t so saintly

Even Mother Teresa was — well, no Mother Teresa? A new study published in the French-language magazine, Religieuses, argues that Mother Teresa — whose sainthood is so well established that her name actually serves as a synonym for the word saint — wasn't really all that.

March 6, 2013

Lion alert: Wildlife rangers in Zimbabwe find bodies mauled by beasts

A northern resort town in Zimbabwe is on alert after wildlife rangers round evidence that rogue lions have mauled two people to death.

March 6, 2013

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy feels the stirrings of comeback

He doesn't really want to, but "duty" could force former French President Nicolas Sarkoy to launch a political comeback and seek the nation's highest office once again, come 2017.

March 6, 2013

Georgia city mulls law to mandate gun ownership

A city in northern Georgia is giving the term "bucking the trend" new meaning, as city officials are mulling an ordinance that would actually make it a crime not to own a weapon.

March 6, 2013

Gohmert tells Obama: No White House tours? Then no golf trips

Republican Rep. Louis Gohmert brought up an amendment to the budget bill on Tuesday that would outright deny President Obama from using tax dollars to go on golf outings until he reopens the White House to tourists.

March 6, 2013

Pedophile victims push for right to sue Pope Benedict XVI

Attorneys who've tried for years to sue the Vatican over sexual abuse claims are seeing a cracked door with Pope Benedict XVI's resignation.

March 6, 2013

N.Y. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $250K project: Tell teens loud music hurts hearing

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has a new target for regulatory crackdown: teens who listen to loud music on their earbuds.

March 6, 2013

Hugo Chavez’s handpicked successor Nicolas Maduro takes helm, despite law

Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's influence didn't completely wane in his death. His handpicked successor, Vice President Nicolas Maduro, will run Venezuela for the next 30 days.

March 6, 2013