Cheryl K. Chumley

Police may have a person of interest for ricin letters to Obama, Bloomberg

Investigators seeking the identity of the person who sent ricin-tainted letters to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and to President Obama say they now have a person of interest.

May 31, 2013

Arizona mother who was jailed in Mexico on drug charges is now free, back home

An Arizona mother of seven who was jailed last week on drug charges is now free, after a judge reviewed security footage of her boarding the bus and dismissed the charges.

May 31, 2013

Leon Panetta lands book deal for personal memoir

Former Defense Secretary and Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta scored a book deal to write a personal account of his public and private life, his publisher, Penguin Press, announced on Thursday.

May 30, 2013

Walmart hit with $110M fine for dumping pesticides down sewer

The Department of Justice's Environmental Crimes unit said Walmart has been slapped with $110 million in pollution fines — the second largest criminal environmental fee imposed in American history.

May 30, 2013

TSA tells lawmakers: No more naked pictures

Transportation Security Administration agents told congressional lawmakers this week that they've stopped taking images of passengers that are graphic to the near-naked level.

May 30, 2013

Police confiscate gun from homeowner for firing shot at burglar

A military veteran in Oregon had his rifle confiscated after police decided he had no good reason to fire a warning shot at a burglar who was breaking into his home.

May 30, 2013

Disney World patron finds gun aboard ride

A patron aboard a Dinosaur ride at Walt Disney World in Florida found a gun on her seat, police said Wednesday.

May 30, 2013

Ill. Rep. Bobby Rush: Sen. Mark Kirk has a ‘white boy solution’ to crime

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk is an out-of-touch white man with "simplistic, unworkable" ideas to fix Chicago's gang problem, said a black congressman from the state.

May 30, 2013

Not so fast: Vatican says Pope Francis got it wrong, atheists do go to hell

The Vatican has issued a new statement running counter to Pope Francis' recent suggestion that good deeds can earn atheists entrance to heaven.

May 30, 2013

David Petraeus finds new gig at private equity firm

David H. Petraeus has hung up his CIA director hat for a new role: chairman of a group within a private equity firm that will look at world economics and chart a course of new investment.

May 30, 2013

Sample vendor shot by Virginia sheriff deputy at Costco is identified

Costco in Sterling, Va., erupted in chaos Wednesday, as a sheriff deputy called to investigate the strange behavior of a woman handing out pizza samples ended up shooting and killing her.

May 30, 2013

Disneyland worker arrested after trash can explosion rattles park

Police arrested a Disneyland worker who's believed to be tied to the trash can explosion that left theme park tourists fleeing earlier this week.

May 30, 2013

Arizona mom of 7 who’s in Mexican jail on drug charges puts hope in judge

The attorney for an Arizona mother of seven who is behind bars in a Mexico prison on drug charges said a judge very well could toss the case.

May 30, 2013

Al Qaeda letter bemoans undisciplined terrorist: You never call

An undisciplined terrorist ticked off his al Qaeda bosses a time too many, it seems, and militant leaders sent him a scathing letter condemning his waywardness: You never call, they complained.

May 30, 2013

‘Recall Joe Arpaio’ effort hits final hours, is shy of signatures

Activists against Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio have only a few hours left to try to oust him from office. Thursday is the deadline to turn in the necessary number of signatures to mount a recall, and by media accounts, effort organizers still have a long way to go to reach 335,000.

May 30, 2013

Suspect in British soldier street killing appears in court

The suspect accused of killing a British soldier in broad daylight on a busy London street, by using a machete and knives, made his first court appearance on Thursday.

May 30, 2013

Joe Paterno’s family to sue NCAA to overturn Penn State sanctions

The family of Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who died amid a scandal of sex abuse charges that tainted his football program, is filing a lawsuit Thursday to overturn the NCAA sanctions against the school.

May 30, 2013

Syria’s Bashar Assad has received Russia’s missiles: report

Syrian President Bashar Assad appeared on Lebanese television Thursday and said he has received the first shipment of missiles from Russia.

May 30, 2013

Australian prime minister under attack — by sandwich thrower

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard might want to lay off the school trips for a while.

May 30, 2013

Chinese mom who flushed baby down toilet regains custody

Authorities in China on Thursday gave back a baby boy to a mother who had flushed him down the toilet, entrapping him in the pipe.

May 30, 2013