Cheryl K. Chumley

South Korea launches satellite from own soil

For the first time in history, South Korea has successfully launched a satellite from its own country into space.

January 30, 2013

U.S. Embassy closes amid Egyptian violence

The U.S. Embassy in Cairo shut down Tuesday, as more than 120 were reported injured in the escalating violence that has marked Egypt over the past few days.

January 29, 2013

Landrieu takes up Obama’s anti-Fox chant

On the heels of President Obama's finger-pointing at Fox News, and Rush Limbaugh, for supposedly holding up legislative progress on the national debt, now comes Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu, who lambasted the network for its coverage of entitlement spending.

January 29, 2013

Indiana environmental justice: Save a deer. Go to jail.

An Indiana couple faces jail time for nursing a near-dead deer back to health, in apparent violation of the state's Department of Natural Resources rules for returning wild animals to the forest.

January 29, 2013

Blackburn doubts Obama’s skeet shooting claims

Rep. Marsha Blackburn has some words of skepticism for President Obama's claim of frequent skeet shooting. "If he's a skeet shooter, why have we not heard of this? Why have we not seen photos? Why hasn't he referenced this at any point in time?"

January 29, 2013

Obama’s love fest for Hillary: Subtle send-off to Biden

Sorry, Joe. That's the subtle message from polls and television watchers who saw President Obama's public praising of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday's 60 Minutes and interpreted the fawning as endorsement for her to seek the White House in 2016 — rather than Vice President Joseph R. Biden.

January 29, 2013

Google maps North Korea, including prison camps

North Korea is no longer a big blank on Google's mapping application. Now, users of the 8-year-old online and mobile technology can see where North Korean streets run, where bodies of water are located — where the infamous prison camps are operated.

January 29, 2013

Morsi aide: Holocaust an American fabrication

A top aide to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi said U.S. intelligence made up the Holocaust in order to wreck Germany's public image during World War II, according to various media reports.

January 29, 2013

Report: Israeli defense sector tagged as high risk for corruption

When it comes to the threat of corruption, Israel's defense sector faces the greatest risk, according to a new report from a watchdog group that's dedicated to assessing how easy it is to infiltrate and corrupt government bodies around the world.

January 29, 2013

New military laser technology 10 times lighter, smaller

The U.S. Navy and Air Force of the next decade could be equipped with laser weaponry that's small enough to outfit fighter jets, considerably bolstering U.S. defense capabilities, according to military reports from the U.S. Defense Department.

January 29, 2013

McConnell warns Obama against partisan immigration speech

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had strong words of warning for President Obama on Tuesday regarding his scheduled speech on immigration: Don't be partisan.

January 29, 2013

Sacrebleu! Damage control after France’s job czar claims the country is ‘bankrupt’

France has gone into damage control after job czar embarrassed Socialist Party President Francois Hollande with weekend claims the country is "totally bankrupt," according to multiple media reports.

January 29, 2013

U.S. pushing for criminal charges on the Royal Bank of Scotland

U.S. regulators are pushing for criminal charges against the Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS, over the 2012 Libor rate-fixing scandal. They want bank executives to admit guilt and pay a penalty, rather than simply settle.

January 29, 2013

Chick-fil-A CEO and gay leader make peace

Dan Cathy, the head of Chick-fil-A, and the leader of a national gay rights group have made peace, according to various media reports.

January 29, 2013

Limbaugh vows fight on immigration

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is digging in on immigration, denouncing the bipartisan bill now before Congress and pledging a one-man show of force — if need be — to beat back amnesty and Republican-In-Name-Only compromises.

January 29, 2013

Report: Syrian President Assad’s wife, Asma, is pregnant

Asma Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad, is pregnant, according to various media reports.

January 29, 2013

Activists stymie D.C. power plant expansion plans

The Architect of the Capitol has been cleared by the Environmental Protection Agency to go forward with the Capitol Power Plant expansion, but residents and environmental activists are banding together in protest of coal-fired energy.

January 29, 2013

Drone training ratchets up in preparation for FAA guidelines

Flight training schools have taken a tip from the Federal Aviation Administration's estimates that 10,000-plus commercial drones will be operational in the United States in the next few years, and bolstered their course selection. Even community colleges now offer training on remote piloting, NBC reports.

January 29, 2013

Egypt army head warns of ‘state collapse’

Egypt is headed toward a "collapse" that will impact "future generations" due to continuing violence and unrest, said President Mohammed Morsi appointee, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on Tuesday.

January 29, 2013

Papa John’s pizza firm implores bloggers: Stop the misquotes

Papa John's pizza has been hounded by the media for comments supposedly made in response to Obamacare — that food prices were on the rise, that franchises would face closure due to escalating health care costs, that workers' hours and positions would be sliced.

January 29, 2013