Cheryl K. Chumley

Israel approves 90 new homes in contested West Bank area

Israel gave the final go-ahead on Monday for construction of 90 new homes in contested and occupied areas of the West Bank — a move sure to ratchet up emotions in the White House, which has pleaded for a peaceful resolution in the settlement dispute.

February 11, 2013

Guantanamo defense attorneys accuse government of illegal eavesdropping

Lawyers for five Guantanamo Bay prisoners who face charges stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have accused the government of eavesdropping on private attorney-client conversations.

February 11, 2013

Russia bans beef and pork imports from U.S.

Russia has temporarily banned imports of all beef and pork products from the United States because of concerns over a steroid-based feed additive.

February 11, 2013

Florida Democrat Grayson returns with nasty shots at Republicans

Rep. Alan Grayson, a Florida Democrat known for his nasty and heated partisan attacks on the Republican Party, has returned for his new term with this simple threat: "I'm back," he said.

February 11, 2013

Obama’s State of the Union to highlight the plusses of progressive policy

Progressive policies are great: That's the gist of what President Obama will suggest during Tuesday's State of the Union speech, according to various leaks, analyses and outright guesses.

February 11, 2013

Egypt on high alert as protesters mark anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s ouster

Egypt is on high alert, as protesters have begun rallying in remembrance of the second anniversary of ex-president Hosni Mubarak's ouster, according to various media.

February 11, 2013

Va. governor race heats up as Cuccinelli hits McAuliffe for flip-flop

Virginia's race for the governor's seat has taken a turn to the hotter, as Republican Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II has indirectly demanded Democratic opponent Terry McAuliffe clarify why he located his business outside the commonwealth's boundaries.

February 11, 2013

Israeli police detain comic Sarah Silverman’s sister

Israeli police have detained the sister of U.S. comedian Sarah Silver, along with nine other women, for wearing improper religious clothing while praying at a holy site in Jerusalem.

February 11, 2013

Chechnya leader orders crackdown on sorcerers, psychics

Chechnya's leader in Caucasus — a mountainous region of Russia dominated by Muslims — has ordered residents to stay away from psychics, sorcerers and others professing powers in the realm of magic.

February 11, 2013

Christopher Dorner manhunt intensifies as police offer $1M reward

The manhunt for suspected cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner continues, and police are actively investigating tips and sighting alerts they received in the hours after offering a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest.

February 11, 2013

Diplomats say Iran could have nuclear bomb by summer

Diplomats report that Iran is changing amounts of nuclear material into reactor fuel and is only one small step away from achieving weapons-grade uranium.

February 11, 2013

China unseats U.S. as top trader in world

China has unseated the United States, and is now No. 1 when it comes to trade and the total sum of exports and imports, according to U.S. Commerce Department statistics.

February 11, 2013

Pope Benedict quitting Feb. 28; pontiff cites poor health for first papal resignation since 1415

Pope Benedict XVI, 85, announced Monday he was resigning his seat because of health reasons, effective Feb. 28.

February 11, 2013

Sequestration may force Obama to make climate change compromises

An internal U.S. Energy Department memo says that workers may face furloughs and other cuts if planned sequestration measures go forth in March — and if they do, that means the president may not get his planned climate change policies, according to one industry analyst.

February 8, 2013

Where’s my money? IRS lags on $22.6B in refunds

Already, the Internal Revenue Service has fallen behind its normal pace of issuing tax refunds — by tens of billions of dollars.

February 8, 2013

Super Bowl power outage linked to power company’s relay device

The very device that was installed to prevent a power outage at the Super Bowl has been pointed as the cause of the power outage, New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. officials said on Friday.

February 8, 2013

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban discharged from hospital

The Pakistani girl shot in the head at point blank range by Taliban militants who were outraged at her advocacy for girls' education was discharged from a British hospital.

February 8, 2013

Republicans to White House: Unions’ Obamacare demands are unlawful

Thirty-one Republican senators have sent a letter to the White House, warning that union demands to expand Obamacare subsidies are unlawful and urging the president to put a halt to the effort.

February 8, 2013

Anti-Rove movement grows: Ex-lawmaker forms pro-tea party PAC

Rep. Joe Walsh — the former Illinois congressman known for bluntly calling on President Obama to "quit lying" in a 2011 video about the nation's looming default — has found a new enemy: Karl Rove.

February 8, 2013

Cheating claims rock European soccer world

English football — called soccer in the United States — is "100 percent clean" of cheating, declared one of the sport's highest ranking official, following hundreds of complaints the games in Europe and around the world have been fixed.

February 8, 2013