Cheryl K. Chumley

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe calls on court for emergency election delay

President Robert Mugabe filed a request with the top court in Zimbabwe to stop the nation's elections for two weeks, his minister of justice said on Wednesday.

June 19, 2013

Sen. Mike Lee: Chief Justice John Roberts OK’d Obamacare on ‘campaign of intimidation’

Sen. Mike Lee's new book, "Why John Roberts Was Wrong About Healthcare," includes a dramatic theory — that the leading Supreme Court justice did not want to rule in favor of Obamacare but was pressured and intimidated.

June 19, 2013

Michael Hastings, journalist who ended Gen. McChrystal’s career, dies in fiery crash

Michael Hastings, a 33-year-old journalist who grabbed national headlines for reporting on Gen. Stanley McChrystal's criticisms of President Obama for Rolling Stone magazine, died Tuesday in a fiery car crash in Los Angeles.

June 19, 2013

Sen. Chuck Grassley: IRS poised to pay $70M in employee bonuses

One senator says the Internal Revenue Service is set to pay $70 million in bonuses for employees, over the objections of a White House mandate for all agencies to cancel discretionary spending — specifically, bonuses — due to looming automatic budget cuts.

June 19, 2013

South Korea faults Iran for angry mob finish to soccer match

South Korea's media blasted Iran on Wednesday for the angry, mob-like scenes that marked the end of the World Cup qualifying match.

June 19, 2013

Taliban kill 4; Afghanistan’s President Karzai suspends talks

Taliban militants said Wednesday they killed four U.S. military troops in a rocket attack targeting the Bagram Air Base just outside Kabul.

June 19, 2013

Easy withdrawals: ‘Mattress safe’ for cash an option to shaky Spanish banks

A job layoff turned lucky for one Spanish businessman, who used his down time from work to invent a new form of investing that taps into the nation's mood toward banks: A locked unit that's built into a bed mattress.

June 18, 2013

Pope Francis commands Christians to love those who ‘bomb and kill’

Pope Francis exhorted the faithful in a Tuesday homily to love one's enemy — even when the enemy is a terrorist who blows up other people.

June 18, 2013

Gas line explosion rocks Louisiana town, sends residents packing

An early morning gas line explosion on Tuesday sent residents of one Louisiana community packing, as emergency responders rushed to extinguish the flames and contain the fire.

June 18, 2013

Girl, 2, who lost feet in dad’s mowing accident, takes first steps with prosthetics

Nine weeks after a 2-year-old girl lost both feet in a tragic lawn mowing accident involving her father, she's up and walking, wearing new prosthetics that are plastered with stickers of cartoon character Dora the Explorer.

June 18, 2013

Video: ‘Obama phones’ given to those who would sell them for drugs

An undercover video from conservative activist James O'Keefe shows corporate "Obama phone" distributors handing out the devices to even those who ask if they can be sold for drug money.

June 18, 2013

John Bolton slams Obama-Putin meeting: What a ‘predictable’ waste of time

ohn R. Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, weighed in on Tuesday morning on the obviously uncomfortable get-together of President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, characterizing the attempt to find common ground on Syria a pure waste of time.

June 18, 2013

N.C. schools head suggests exempting teachers from income taxes

The elected supervisor of North Carolina's public school system said teachers should be given an exemption from personal income taxes.

June 18, 2013

Glock block: Pistol-packing Oregon neighborhood fights crime wave

An Oregon community fed up with rising petty neighborhood crime and dissatisfied with police response has taken matters into their own hands. They’ve organized a citizens’ watchdog group – armed with Glock handguns and ready to protect their property.

June 18, 2013

Syrian President Bashar Assad warns world will pay for arming rebels

Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a clear warning to the world this week, promising the world — and, specifically, Europeans — would "pay a price" for providing arms to rebels.

June 18, 2013

Bill Clinton to Israel: Forge peace, as ‘Palestinians are having more babies’

Former President Bill Clinton had blunt words for Israel during a visit and speech at a noted academic facility: Agree to a two-state solution. The Palestinians are having more babies than you.

June 18, 2013

Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan could win another trial delay

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 in a Fort Hood shooting rampage in 2009, could get yet another trial delay. The judge will rule Tuesday on his request for more time to prepare his case.

June 18, 2013

Black Louisiana senator flees Democratic party: ‘Free at last’

Louisiana State Sen. Elbert Guillory said in a video message delivered to constituents — and particularly, his fellow black voters — that he's finally come to his senses and realized the Democratic Party disguises an all-consuming quest for control as concern and aid for minorities.

June 18, 2013

Lil Wayne ignites firestorm with flag-stomp, ‘God Bless Amerika’ lyrics

Lil Wayne's latest music video shows the best-selling rapper stomping an American flag that's stretched on the ground — and Twitter followers aren't happy.

June 18, 2013

China intercepts 213 illegal bear paws from Russia

Chinese authorities have intercepted the delivery of 213 bear paws that were crossing the border from Russia, hidden inside the tires of a vehicle.

June 18, 2013