Cheryl K. Chumley

U.N. green machine to fine Navy for reef grounding

It's bad enough the U.S. Navy grounded its minesweeper, the USS Guardian, in the Philippines. It's even worse the $227 million ship will have to be dismantled in order to remove it from the reef. But now, environmentalists with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization want to fine the United States for the ship's damage to the coral reef, a listed World Heritage Site.

January 31, 2013

Obamacare glitch could leave thousands uninsured

Glitch may be an understatement, but that's what industry analysts have by and large termed a Wednesday failure of the Internal Revenue Service to properly address an Obamacare funding issue — and now families may be outpriced from health plans.

January 31, 2013

China sics hackers on The New York Times

Chinese hackers have the New York Times in their crosshairs, as paper executives report numerous network attacks in recent weeks. The cybersecurity attacks coincide with a New York Times article that exposed a leading politician as wealthy — a public revelation that angered Beijing, according to the Voice of America.

January 31, 2013

Married NFL great Dan Marino admits affair, secret love child: report

Dan Marino, known as much for his squeaky-clean image as his record-setting touchdown record with the Miami Dolphins, has raised brows with a report of a secret love child he supposedly fathered in 2005.

January 31, 2013

U.N. panel finds Israel guilty in settlement dispute

A panel of U.N. investigators led by a French judge found Israel guilty of violating Palestinians' human rights with "creeping annexation" into disputed territories in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

January 31, 2013

Obama endorses Dem — who supposedly didn’t need help

President Obama's endorsement of a seven-term Democrat in a supposed safe California district raises questions: Just how safe is the district after all?

January 31, 2013

Crackdown on protestors: Radical cleric tells Egypt’s Morsi to kill the ‘thugs’

A radical cleric has encouraged President Mohammed Morsi to "use his powers" to kill the "thugs" and "criminals" who are causing the unrest that has plagued Egypt the past weeks, leading to the death of dozens.

January 31, 2013

Cleric tells Morsi: Kill the ‘thugs’

A radical cleric has encouraged President Mohammed Morsi to "use his powers" to kill the "thugs" and "criminals" who are causing the unrest that has plagued Egypt the past weeks, leading to the death of dozens.

January 31, 2013

Russia condemns reported Israeli air attacks

The intensity level of Middle East affairs ratcheted a degree higher Thursday, as Russian officials expressed concern, almost to the point of condemnation, about reported Israeli air strikes in Syria.

January 31, 2013

Iran vows to speed uranium program

Defiant Iran Thursday vowed to speed up its uranium enrichment program, and told International Atomic Energy Agency officials it will install thousands more centrifuges at its Natanz plant.

January 31, 2013

Tennessee lawmaker wants schools to out gay students to parents

A state lawmaker in Tennessee has introduced legislation that would force school administrators to tell parents if their children are discovered engaging in homosexual acts.

January 31, 2013

Barrasso bill to freeze 2012 NLRB decisions

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso brought forth a bill Wednesday to freeze or moot almost all National Labor Relations Board decisions from the past year.

January 31, 2013

Hostage situation with 5-year-old enters third day

The standoff between an Alabama gunman and law enforcement has entered its third day, and the fate of a 5-year-old boy, abducted from his school bus at gunpoint and subsequently hidden in an underground bunker, is still largely unknown.

January 31, 2013

George Zimmerman seeks to push back trial to November

Attorneys for George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed teen-age Trayvon Martin in February 2012, asked the judge Wednesday to delay the trial.

January 31, 2013

Competition mounts for marijuana consultant job in Washington state

Help wanted: Pot consultant. And dozens of Washington state residents have already applied, according to The Associated Press, in a report that specifies candidates responding to the Wednesday advertisement showed up for interviews wearing everything from flannel to suits to hemp necklaces.

January 31, 2013

Tension goes nuclear on Korean Peninsula: South threatens North over tests

Don't conduct another nuclear test: That's the blunt message of South Korea to North Korea, at a time when Pyongyang is seeming to sidestep international pressure and plan for a third launch.

January 31, 2013

Three shot at Arizona office suite

At least three people have been injured in a shooting at an office suite in Phoenix, Ariz., according to breaking news reports.

January 30, 2013

Morsi friends join foes, pressure leader for unity

President Mohammed Morsi faced calls to unify and settle Egypt's ongoing unrest from a somewhat surprising source on Wednesday. Hardline Islamists normally loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood-backed leader asked him to join with liberal opposition party members.

January 30, 2013

Western states swing Democrat

Go West, young man — a quote centered on America's expansion toward the Pacific Ocean — might as well apply to Democrats now.

January 30, 2013

Toyota recall targets more than 1 million cars

Toyota has recalled more than a million cars around the world because of defects with the air bags and windshield wipers, according to media reports.

January 30, 2013