Cheryl K. Chumley

Rand Paul’s odds of running: 50-50, he says

Sen. Rand Paul told a fourth-grader who was interviewing him that his odds for running for the White House in 2016 stood right at 50-50.

January 28, 2014

Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai says U.S., not Taliban, secretly conducted fatal attacks

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has placed the blame on America, not the Taliban, for a spate of recent attacks that have left more than 20 dead, accusing the United States of secretly staging insurgent strikes as a coy means of destabilizing the government.

January 28, 2014

Jury seated for former pediatrician accused of waterboarding girl, 11

The trial of a former Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding an 11-year-old girl moved forward this week as prosecutors and defense attorneys settled on a jury of eight women and four men.

January 28, 2014

Utah lawmaker pushes for relaxed liquor laws

A lawmaker in Utah is pushing to tear down a massive wall that's stood between consumers and their liquor — a strictly enforced law that requires drinkers to order food with their alcoholic beverages.

January 28, 2014

Mission stall as China’s moon rover hits critical impasse

China's much-ballyhooed moon rover made it through about half of its three-month mission — and then suffered a massive breakdown that potentially compromised its ability to continue.

January 28, 2014

U.S. poised to sell 24 Apaches to Iraq to battle rebel forces

The U.S. is poised to sell 24 Apache attack helicopters to Iraq to help the government battle its rebel faction, Pentagon officials told Congress on Monday.

January 28, 2014

Mohammed Morsi encased in glass cage for start of trial

Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi on Tuesday was flown by helicopter from prison to court, placed in a glass-encased metal cage and forced to stand on trial for charges of toppling the country's government and destroying its structure.

January 28, 2014

Hillary Clinton calls Benghazi her ‘biggest regret’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead the “biggest regret” of her diplomatic career.

January 28, 2014

‘Theraflu’ heroin causes 17 deaths in one week in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's medical community has issued a warning about a highly potent form of heroin blamed for 17 deaths in just one week, including three Sunday morning in Allegheny County.

January 27, 2014

Dan Aykroyd takes deputy sheriff’s oath in Mississippi county

Comedian Dan Aykroyd, known as much for as his "Blues Brothers" character as his "Ghostbusters" role, has turned in his Hollywood walk of fame for a position with the Hinds County Sheriff's Department in Mississippi.

January 27, 2014

Army develops ‘Combat Gum’ to fight soldiers’ cavities in field

Deployed? Don’t worry about the missed dentist appointment. The Army has discovered — and over the course of seven years, fine-tuned — a gum that helps the soldier in the field fight plaque, cut cavities and clean teeth.

January 27, 2014

Sochi Olympics the ‘most dangerous’ games ever: ex-CIA boss

Mike Morrell, the former deputy director for the CIA, warned on Monday that the Sochi Games are “the most dangerous” he’s ever seen, and that Americans traveling to the region should stay on high alert.

January 27, 2014

Face of food stamps under Obama changes from elderly to working age

The economy under President Obama has changed so dramatically that food stamps are no longer given mostly to the very old or the very young, but rather to working class and working age individuals.

January 27, 2014

MIA Rep. Steve Stockman located in London

Rep. Steven Stockman, who’s running against Sen. John Cornyn for his seat and hasn’t been seen in almost three weeks, may have just been located in London following a brief stay in Russia.

January 27, 2014

Rand Paul: Problem is ‘we try to agree to too much’

Sen. Rand Paul said congressional gridlock is not due so much to a failure to get along, but rather to lawmakers’ attempts to find more common ground than they should.

January 27, 2014

Chattanooga tops as most Bible-minded metropolis in nation

When it comes to most Bible-minded cities, Chattanooga takes the cake. A new study shows the Tennessee's metropolis population comes in at No. 1 on a list that reveals where the Bible is best regarded — and where it's not.

January 27, 2014

Michael Bloomberg: Pass amnesty, stop the ‘national suicide’

Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City and one of the founders of a national group to curb Second Amendment rights, now says America needs to pass immediate amnesty else face a dire fate.

January 27, 2014

Stamp price hikes yet again to 49 cents

Once again, the cost of a first-class postage stamp has risen — this time by 3 cents to 49 cents.

January 27, 2014

U.S. denounces Afghanistan’s order to free 37 Taliban-tied inmates

The United States issued a harsh criticism Monday against the Afghan government over the planned release of 37 inmates from Bagram prison that have been deemed “dangerous individuals” with ties to Taliban terrorism by American military authorities.

January 27, 2014

New York City police turn from crime to traffic control under new mayor

There’s a new mayor in town, and his name is traffic control. New York City’s newly minted Mayor Bill de Blasio has demanded police focus on achieving a “zero” traffic fatality figure for the city, leading agency commanders to shift focus from crime to reckless driving.

January 27, 2014