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Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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** FILE ** Police and firefighters gather outside La Salle High School, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Cincinnati, after a high school student pulled out a gun and shot himself in a classroom. The Hamilton County sheriff's office says the youth was taken to a hospital with a self-inflicted wound. (AP Photo/Cincinnati Enquirer, Glenn Hartong)

CDC finds 20 percent of nation’s kids may be mentally ill

Up to 20 percent of America's youth are mentally ill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds in a new report that looked at the health of adolescents.

May 17, 2013

** FILE ** New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference at Lucky's Cafe in New York, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ex-Bloomberg guard admits gunshot cover-up

A former security guard for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg — one of the most vociferous voice in America for gun control — admitted Thursday that he shot at his then-girlfriend's ex-boyfriend and then covered it up, concerned about the national attention it would bring his unit.

May 17, 2013

Chicago man facing eviction finds lottery ticket — worth $4.85M

A Chicago man with a stack of unpaid bills and a looming eviction notice experienced a dramatic reversal of fortune this week, after he found a lottery ticket that turned out to be worth millions in his cookie jar.

May 17, 2013

** FILE ** Ultra-orthodox Jewish men scuffle with Israeli security forcers during a prayer organized by the "Women of the Wall" organization, not pictured, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, May 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Orthodox Jews rally against forced military service in Israel

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel rallied against a new plan to force them to serve in the nation's military — a law they say violates their religious beliefs.

May 17, 2013

** FILE ** This U.S. Army photo made available by the Russell family on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, shows U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Russell. Russell pleaded guilty Monday to killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in 2009 at mental health clinic in Baghdad during the Iraq War. The plea agreement in a military court at Joint Base Lewis-McChord means Russell will avoid the death sentence. (AP Photo/Family photo)

Army combat stress expert gets life sentence for shooting 5 soldiers in Iraq

An Army sergeant who worked at a combat stress clinic in Iraq but went on a rampage and killed five colleagues in 2009 was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

May 17, 2013

U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow, of Utah, speaks during an interview at his office Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Salt Lake City. U.S. authorities in Idaho said they have arrested Fazliddin Kurbanov, a man from Uzbekistan accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Feds arrest Idaho man on terror charges

Federal agents arrested an Uzbekistan man in Idaho on ties to terrorism, claiming he provided cash and support to a militant group in his country in order to carry out an attack on unspecified targets.

May 17, 2013

** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 photo, a man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The graffiti reads, "no God but God," " God is great," and "Muhammad is the Prophet." (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)

U.S. upgrades Benghazi mission to ‘capture or kill’

The U.S. military has a new set of orders in its pursuit of the terrorists who are guilty of killing four Americans in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi: Capture or kill.

May 17, 2013

** FILE ** Vladimir Putin has shown little interest in resetting Russian relations with the U.S. once again during his third term as president. (Ria Novosti via Associated Press)

Russia sends warships, missiles to Syria

Russia has sent more than a dozen war ships to patrol the waters near Syria, U.S. military spokesmen said on Friday.

May 17, 2013

**FILE** A woman smokes a cigarette at her home in Alabama on March 2, 2013. (Associated Press)

Cigarette-smuggling ring investigated for terror ties

A $55 million cigarette-smuggling ring that cheated several East Coast states out of sales tax dollars could be tied to terrorist groups, authorities said.

May 17, 2013

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

PETA accuses IRS of ‘Nixon’ and ‘totalitarian’ tactics

Add to the list of IRS targets: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

May 17, 2013

**FILE** John Brennan, then-nominee for CIA director, testifies Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. (Associated Press)

CIA chief John Brennan in Israel on mystery stop

The head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency made an unannounced visit to Israel on Friday to meet with Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon.

May 17, 2013

**FILE** Guests wait in long lines for the Dumbo ride at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on May 17, 2007. (Associated Press)

NYC elite’s solution to long Disney lines: Hire disabled to cut to front

The wealthy and elite have found a way to combat long lines at Disney World: Hire disabled people to stand with them so they can cut to the front.

May 15, 2013

** FILE ** Vermont governor Peter Shumlin. (Associated Press)

Vermont on cusp of legalizing assisted suicide

Vermont lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill that would legalize doctor-assisted suicide, making it the third state in the nation to allow for the practice.

May 15, 2013

Exhibit: Manifold Greatness
The best-selling book of all time is said to be the Bible. The Folger Museum´s exhibit on The King James Bible seeks to put that claim in context with a history of the how the King James Bible in particular came to exist, and its cultural penetration. The astronauts on Apollo 8, for instance, read King James on Christmas Eve in 1968, while orbiting the moon, while Gonzo comic R. Crumb copied its verse word-for-word for his illustration of Genesis. To Jan. 16 at the Folger Museum, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Phone: 202/544-4600. Web: http://www.folger.edu/

Georgia parks personnel orders Bible out of state-run lodges

Georgia's Department of Natural Resources heads have ordered that all Bibles be taken out of the guest rooms at all state-run lodges and cabins.

May 15, 2013

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Zimbabwean in coffin, en route to ground, stuns with return to life

Good thing it wasn't a cremation. A Zimbabwean man on his way to being buried — in the coffin, about to be lowered into the cemetery burial plot — shocked family and friends when he suddenly came to life.

May 15, 2013

Luck of the draw: Virginian has won lottery 4 times since 2004

A retired postal worker from Woodbridge, Va., must be the luckiest man alive, winning the lottery four times in the past few years for a total pot of $2.025 million.

May 15, 2013

Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev (FBI)

Free Dzhokhar: Pro-Tsarnaev leaflets fly in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has become a ground zero of sorts for supporters of Boston bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

May 15, 2013

Columbia University vows to end its ‘whites only’ scholarship

Facing mounting criticism, Columbia University has called for an end to a scholarship program established at the school decades ago that selects recipients based on skin color — Caucasians only.

May 15, 2013

Nigeria busts another baby factory, saves 6 pregnant teens

For the second time in a week, Nigerian authorities on Wednesday discovered a baby factory and rescued pregnant teens from the forced selling of their newborns.

May 15, 2013

Jessica Kocian practices first-aid response for CPR during a Red Cross course in Chicago in May 2008. Two new studies conclude that "hands only" chest compression is enough to save a life in many cases, even without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. (Associated Press)

New CPR technology breathes life into patients dead 40 to 60 minutes

New CPR technology put to the test at an Australian hospital has passed with flying colors after a man — clinically dead for 40 minutes — was brought back to life. And he later was discharged with a clean bill of health, absent any disability.

May 15, 2013