Cheryl K. Chumley

Mercedes-Benz recalls 147K cars in U.S. over risks of engine fires

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz recalled more than 147,000 midsize sedans and station wagons after authorities alerted that a rubber seal on models made between 2013 and 2015 could fall into the exhaust system and cause an engine fire.

February 23, 2015

Willacy County prison guards take back control from rioting inmates

Officers who work in the Willacy County Correctional Center wrested back control of the prison from rioting inmates — although damage to the facility was significant.

February 23, 2015

‘American Sniper’ wins Academy Award — for sound editing

"American Sniper," the Chris Kyle story that's topped $300 million in box office earnings, managed to grab an Academy Award pat on the back — for sound editing.

February 23, 2015

Texas police say 4 dead in SWAT standoff at Killeen home

Texas police say they found four dead inside a Killeen home, after being called to the scene for a domestic disturbance complaint and then engaging in a standoff with an armed suspect.

February 23, 2015

France deploys aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf to fight Islamic State

France has deployed one of its aircraft carriers — the Charles de Gaulle — to the Persian Gulf, the latest in the nation's efforts to slow the spread of Islamic State terrorists in Iraq.

February 23, 2015

Islamic State video shows training of children as young as 5

Islamic State terrorists have released a new propaganda video that shows them training children as young as 5 years old for jihad.

February 23, 2015

David Clarke, Wisconsin sheriff, on Eric Holder: ‘Can’t get this guy out the door soon enough’

David Clarke, the Milwaukee County sheriff who's made a name for himself with blunt-talk and common-sense opining, told "Fox & Friends" on Friday that the nation will be better able to breathe easy when Attorney General Eric Holder departs — that the country can't get him out the door quickly enough.

February 20, 2015

Alaskans happiest; West Virginians most miserable: well-being index

As far as happiness goes, Alaskans lead. The latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index gives top billing to former Gov. Sarah Palin's state of record — and dead last ranking to West Virginia.

February 20, 2015

Wal-Mart agrees to $1B wage hike that sets minimum at $10 an hour

Wal-Mart, a frequent target of unions and protesters who decry the retail giant's wage system, has now agreed to give some of its lowest-paid employees a substantial raise.

February 20, 2015

Democrats to Obama: Go ahead and ignore the court, 43 percent say: poll

Nearly half of Democrats have a strong and clear message for President Obama, especially as it pertains to a recent judicial rein-in on his immigration aspirations: Go ahead and ignore the federal courts.

February 20, 2015

Bill O’Reilly to liberal Christian: Islamic State ‘would behead you’

Bill O'Reilly of Fox News took to task a liberal Christian leader who used his television time to suggest that promoting peace via diplomatic discussion could go far in curbing the types of terrorism furthered by the likes of the Islamic State, telling him outright: You're wrong.

February 20, 2015

New York police told to pop breath mints to keep from cursing

Michael Julian, the former deputy commissioner of training for the New York Police Department — who only lasted two months on the job — offered up so many "wacky ideas," like sucking mints to quell cursing, that underlings said they started giving him the nod-and-smile treatment.

February 20, 2015

Benjamin Netanyahu on Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran: ‘This is a bad agreement’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit hard at the Obama administration, saying that a nuclear deal that's being forged between the United States and Iran — a deal that's been largely discussed behind closed doors — is no good.

February 20, 2015

Tea Party News Network staffers quit, cite ‘despicable practices’

Several Tea Party News Network staffers resigned at once in protest of what they described as the company's "despicable practices," aimed at what they perceived as more for making money that advancing the principles of freedom.

February 20, 2015

Atheists rile with threat to sue over beloved teacher’s angel memorial

A school in West Virginia that put up a memorial for a much-loved teacher who died in a car wreck in 2004 told atheists OK, the Christian crosses can go — but the angel statue is staying, despite your threat to sue.

February 20, 2015

Turkey’s Parliamentarians break into brawl; five sent for medical treatment

Chairs were waved, gavels were flung, and at least five lawmakers were sent for medical treatment for injuries sustained during a recent brawl in Turkey's Parliament.

February 20, 2015

Texas issues gay marriage license to Sarah Goodfriend, Suzanne Bryant

A county in Texas issued the state's first marriage license to a gay couple since voters approved a referendum that defined marriage as a union of only man and woman.

February 20, 2015

Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, ordered to stop screaming at John Kerry

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told his top foreign minister, Javad Zarif: Stop yelling at U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

February 20, 2015

Rudy Giuliani doubles down: I’m not racist — but Obama doesn’t ‘love America’

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani doubled down on his view that President Obama does not "love America" and said that while some people thought his remark was racist, it was not.

February 20, 2015

Jerusalem boxed in as heavy snow closes all entrance and exit roads

A massive snowstorm coursing through Jerusalem has boxed in the ancient city, leaving vehicles unable to enter or exit because all of the roads are closed.

February 20, 2015