Cheryl K. Chumley

Arizona firefighters failed to set proper escape route, forestry spokesman says

The 19 firefighters killed in a fast-moving blaze through Arizona did not establish a proper escape route, in accordance with safety protocols, a forestry head said on Monday.

July 2, 2013

Russian rocket explodes seconds after takeoff, crashes in Kazakhstan

An unmanned Russian rocket exploded just seconds after takeoff on Tuesday, destroying all three satellites on board, and then it crashed in Kazakhstan.

July 2, 2013

Sen. Mark Udall’s brother goes missing after hike on Wyoming mountain

Sen. Mark Udall's brother, James, went out for a hike in Wyoming on Wednesday and never returned.

July 2, 2013

NSA leaker Edward Snowden abandons asylum try in Russia

Edward Snowden couldn't abide the terms of Russia's conditions for asylum and has abandoned his request, a spokesman for the Kremlin said Tuesday.

July 2, 2013

Del. pastor denied Rehoboth Beach prayer decries irony: Town founded as ‘Christian camp’

A Delaware pastor whose hopes to hold a Rehoboth Beach worship service were dashed by a denied government permit said that's lunacy — the town was founded on Christian principles.

July 1, 2013

Five Cabinet ministers step down as protests surge in Egypt

The millions of Egyptians protesting President Mohammed Morsi's government inched a bit closer to collapsing their Muslim Brotherhood-backed leadership on Monday, as five top Cabinet ministers announced their resignations.

July 1, 2013

Aaron Hernandez jersey owners take to eBay for premium sales

The flip side of former New England Patriots' star Aaron Hernandez's arrest for first-degree murder: His football jersey is rocking the sales on eBay.

July 1, 2013

New Chinese law: Visit your parents — or else

A new law that went into effect in China on Monday requires children to visit regularly with their elderly parents.

July 1, 2013

George Zimmerman trial: FBI voice expert testifies 911 cry can’t be ID’d

It's impossible to tell with 100 percent accuracy whether the cry for help heard in the background on a 911 call belonged to George Zimmerman or Trayvon Martin, an FBI voice expert testified at trial on Monday.

July 1, 2013

Supreme Court postscript: Gay couple marry, get green card OK’d

Two days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defined marriage as a union of male and female only, more history was made: A gay couple in Florida became the first to see their green card petition approved, a lawyer for the pair said.

July 1, 2013

Agents draw gun on college girl over suspected beer buy — that was water

Agents with Virginia's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control drew a gun and stormed the SUV of a 20-year-old college girl who had dropped her grocery store purchases in the trunk — bottled water, cookie dough and ice cream.

July 1, 2013

Fourth of July fireworks shuttered at key military bases

Money woes have led at least three military bases to cancel Fourth of July fireworks, a move that will save up to $100,000, one general estimated.

July 1, 2013

Pilot with ‘nerves of steel’ lands in Hudson River, saving 4

A pilot who's credited with having "nerves of steel" successfully navigated his helicopter to a safe emergency landing on the Hudson River, saving all four tourists who were aboard — and even keeping them dry.

July 1, 2013

Gay Catholic Andrew Sullivan: Same-sex marriage in line with Christianity

Andrew Sullivan, noted gay commentator and self-professed practicing Catholic, said on a Sunday news talk show that same-sex marriage is in line with his religious faith.

July 1, 2013

Facebook blocks Fox reporter for pro-gun, pro-Bible, pro-Jesus post

Fox News correspondent Todd Starnes says Facebook blocked him after he posted a lengthy remark about his political incorrectness, citing his favorable view of everything from the National Rifle Association to Jesus.

July 1, 2013

Gitmo inmates: ‘Most pampered prisoners on the planet’

Inmates at Guantanamo Bay are so catered to and pampered that hunger strikes are seen more like weight-loss programs — the prisoners are well-fed, to the point of being overweight.

July 1, 2013

Sarah Palin on a third party: It could happen

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said to a Twitter poster who messaged her on Fox News: Yes, a third-party emergence for the next presidential election is a real possibility.

July 1, 2013

Germany summons U.S. ambassador over EU spying

German authorities on Monday said they were summoning the country's U.S. ambassador to discuss what they called a breach of trust — the recent revelations that the National Security Agency had bugged EU offices.

July 1, 2013

Death toll from Pakistan terror attacks climbs to 52

The death toll from a string of weekend terror attacks in Pakistan hit 52 on Monday after more victims died at area hospitals.

July 1, 2013

Baghdad terrorists target soccer field, kill 12, injure dozens

Iranian terrorists detonated a bomb nearby a popular soccer field in Baghdad late Sunday evening, killing 12 and leaving dozens injured.

July 1, 2013