Cheryl K. Chumley

Syrian troops retake Jobar, a key Damascus district

Syria's state-run media reported Tuesday that government troops have taken back a key Damascus district from rebel fighters.

June 4, 2013

Twin ‘miracle’ babies born on Utah highway — near statue named ‘Tree of Life’

It's a pregnant woman's worst nightmare. A Salt Lake City woman, who was 30 weeks pregnant and driving by herself on a lonely portion of highway with no buildings in sight, suddenly went into labor.

June 4, 2013

Olympic ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial gets delayed until August

Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic "Blade Runner" accused of murdering his model girlfriend, made a brief appearance in court Tuesday where he said two words: "Yes sir." The judge agreed to delay Mr. Pistorius's murder trial until Aug. 19.

June 4, 2013

Hundreds flee rising waters in Missouri as levee breached

Hundreds of residents near St. Louis have been evacuated after a levee was breached late Monday evening and flood barricades crumbled.

June 4, 2013

Suspect in grisly killing of British soldier blows kisses in court

One of the men charged in the grisly daytime street killing of British soldier Lee Rigby made his first court appearance Monday, blowing kisses to supporters en route to the hearing room.

June 3, 2013

Maj. Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood shooting suspect, to represent self in court

A military judge ruled Monday that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan may represent himself in his trial for the 2009 Fort Hood shootings

June 3, 2013

Wisconsin town to fine parents of bullies $114

Parents in a Wisconsin suburb face fines of $114 if their children bully others, according to a new ordinance that went into effect late last month.

June 3, 2013

Toronto-area town bans ‘4’ from postal addresses

A superstitious suburb of Toronto has outlawed the number four from its postal addresses because its translation into Cantonese and Mandarin rings too much of the word "death."

June 3, 2013

White House wants Attorney General Eric Holder to go: report

Aides at the White House say the general mood on Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s political mishaps and missteps is this: It's time for him to resign.

June 3, 2013

U.S. skips signing ceremony for U.N. arms treaty

The White House stepped back from its open support for the U.N. arms treaty, deciding not to attend a public signing ceremony for the document in New York on Monday morning after all.

June 3, 2013

China ramps space program with planned astronaut launch

China took another step on Monday toward its goal of dominating space and announced three astronauts will be launched this month with a mission to dock with an experimental module.

June 3, 2013

Iran’s Ahmadinejad survives ‘helicopter incident’ after emergency landing

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing during Sunday travel over Tehran.

June 3, 2013

Bloody Big Apple: 25 shootings in 48 hours leaves 6 dead, girl paralyzed in NYC

A spate of weekend shootings in New York City left six dead and more than a dozen injured, including an 11-year-old girl who was caught by a stray bullet outside her apartment and left paralyzed.

June 3, 2013

Suicide bomber targeting U.S. team in Afghanistan kills 10 kids, 2 troops, 1 cop

A suicide bomber killed at least 10 school children walking Paktia province streets on their lunch break, two soldiers and an Afghan police officer on Monday.

June 3, 2013

Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s aggressive job recruitment push ruffles Democrats’ feathers

Gov. Rick Perry is ruffling quite a few feathers with his aggressive push to drive job growth in Texas, as critics from other states characterize his competitive strategy as undiplomatic and downright rude.

June 3, 2013

Turkey’s market tumbles as anti-government rallies roil

Protests in Turkey that have sparked clashes with police and embroiled Istanbul in violence left investors reeling on Monday, as stock indexes fell by more than 6 percent.

June 3, 2013

Poultry plant fire in China kills more than 100 people

A huge fire that swept through a poultry plant in China on Monday killed more than 100 people, and the death count continues to rise as rescue workers discover more bodies in the debris.

June 3, 2013

Anthony Weiner jeered, booed in Israel Day Parade in NYC

New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner couldn't shake his political past during Sunday's Israel Day Parade through the city streets, as tough critics converged along Fifth Avenue to remind why they don't appreciated his rebound from private life.

June 3, 2013

New book: Bill Clinton forges secret deal with ‘incompetent’ Obama

Noted political writer Edward Klein claims in his latest book that former President Bill Clinton dismissed President Obama as inept and incapable of performing the duties of the White House — but that he formed a secret deal to give him an endorsement for office anyway.

June 3, 2013

Pfc. Bradley Manning heads to court-martial trial on WikiLeaks case

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, 25, heads to trial on Monday on charges related to the biggest classified information leak in U.S. history, The Associated Press reported.

June 3, 2013