Cheryl K. Chumley

Iranian President-elect Hasan Rowhani tied to Jewish-targeted bomb plot that killed 85

Hasan Rowhani, the president-elect of Iran, was part of a special government task force that plotted in 1994 to bomb a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, a terrorist attack that ultimately left 85 dead and hundreds wounded.

June 20, 2013

Police probe bomb threat made to help Fort Hood suspect Nidal Hasan get ‘demands’

Police are trying to identify who threatened to bomb a county courthouse nearby Fort Hood if demands from Maj. Nidal Hasan — on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage that left 13 dead — weren't met.

June 20, 2013

All-white town in South Africa fights to keep segregation

A South African town that spans about 2,000 acres and touts about 1,000 residents is fighting to maintain its historical roots — as an all-white community that beckons from apartheid days.

June 20, 2013

Obama sparks Catholic ire with claim: Parochial schools are ‘divisive’

President Obama suggested to a Northern Ireland crowd that gathered for the Group of Eight summit that parochial education leads to a divided community, irking some in the Catholic Church.

June 20, 2013

MLB legend Joe Torre’s daughter catches falling baby

Good hands. Cristina Torre, the daughter of Major League Baseball legend Joe Torre — who won the National League All-Star recognition for his skills as catcher — saved a 1-year-old who was plummeting to his death.

June 20, 2013

FBI charges 2 with plot to build lethal mobile X-ray machine

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested two New York men for what they allege was a plot to create a mobile X-ray machine that could silently kill people, a federal spokesman said.

June 20, 2013

Taliban offer to trade: 5 Gitmo prisoners for 1 U.S. soldier

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have offered a trade to the United States: Give us five senior operatives imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay and we'll free one American soldier held captive since 2009.

June 20, 2013

Paris tourism board tries profiling: Japanese are ‘demanding,’ Italians are ‘impatient’

Paris is hoping a little profiling might go a long way. Tourist board heads are trying to overturn the city's reputation for rudeness by focusing on what travelers from specific countries want.

June 19, 2013

Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out in favor of gay marriage

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced her support for gay marriage on Wednesday — the third Republican in the Senate to do so.

June 19, 2013

Al Qaeda militants storm U.N. compound in Somali capital, kill 12

Militants with an al-Qaeda-linked group threw several bombs into the United Nations compound in Mogadishu, Somalia, early Wednesday, storming the facility and unleashing a gunbattle that left at least 12 dead.

June 19, 2013

100 Americans trapped in Kuwait over contract snub

An estimated 100 U.S. citizens are trapped on U.S. military bases in Kuwait, unable to leave the post else face arrest — the victims of a Kuwaiti prime minister's sister-in-law who felt snubbed when a recent contract wrapped without renewal.

June 19, 2013

Men’s Wearhouse founder abruptly ousted — despite revenue growth

In a surprise move Wednesday, Men's Wearhouse put off its annual shareholders meeting and gave its founder, executive chairman and pitchman the boot, The Associated Press reported.

June 19, 2013

‘TWA Flight 800’ filmmaker: ‘Solid proof’ aircraft was shot down

Conspiracy theorists and eyewitnesses who insist that 1996 TWA Flight 800 was shot down have found a friend in a filmmaker, who's made a documentary including radar data that counters the government's official finding.

June 19, 2013

Ex-Rep. Allen West mulls Senate run for Marco Rubio’s seat

Former Rep. Allen B. West said on Wednesday he would consider a run against Sen. Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican primary in Florida.

June 19, 2013

State Department whistleblower: Law enforcement officials ‘harass her children’

The whistleblower who came forth with claims that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped cover up misconduct that occurred in the department during her tenure now says law enforcement agents are harassing her.

June 19, 2013

Tennis star Serena Williams to raped teen girl: You should have known better

Tennis sensation Serena Williams had some blunt words of wisdom and harsh criticism for the 16-year-old girl who was raped by two high school football players in Ohio in August 2012: You kind of brought this on yourself.

June 19, 2013

6,000 flee as explosions rock Russian military depot

At least 6,000 people were evacuated from a village in southern Russia on Wednesday after a nearby military depot exploded in flames, sending fireballs high into the sky and injuring at least 30.

June 19, 2013

N.Y. City Council to cops: Don’t describe suspect’s gender, race, age

Talk about a blind justice system. The latest New York City Council push is for police to shut their eyes to a suspect's gender, race, age and disability, out of concern that such descriptions constitute unfair profiling.

June 19, 2013

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez questioned in homicide

Massachusetts police spent Tuesday evening at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez as part of an investigation into a homicide scene about a mile away.

June 19, 2013

Weighty issue: Doctors at AMA vote to make obesity a disease

The American Medical Associated opened the door for mandatory insurance treatment for tens of millions of overweight Americans with a Tuesday vote to define obesity as a disease.

June 19, 2013