Cheryl K. Chumley

Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro’s bail set at $8 million

A scruffy, unshaven Ariel Castro, accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and holding them captive for nearly 10 years, stood with head down before the judge on Thursday morning, and received his bail: A total of $8 million.

May 9, 2013

Britain’s Prince Charles condemns ‘corporate lobbyists’ for killing planet

The Prince of Wales issued a scathing denouncement of corporations and of climate-change skeptics for failing to take environmental actions to save the "dying patient," planet Earth.

May 9, 2013

The dead got $108M in Social Security benefits in 2012, feds estimate

Government records are so messed up that it's likely dead people are collecting Social Security benefits, the Government Accountability Office found in a study.

May 9, 2013

Ex-Westboro Baptist member shows remorse for pain caused

A former Westboro Baptist Church member shed tears over the pain she caused at funeral protests during an emotional appearance on a television show earlier this week.

May 9, 2013

Michael Moore on Bloomberg’s gun control: ‘It’s wonderful!’

Hollywood's Michael Moore couldn't gush enough about New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's nationwide push for gun control.

May 9, 2013

Gunmen kidnap the son of Pakistan’s former prime minister during rally

The son of a former Pakistani prime minister — who is himself now running for political office — was kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday during a dramatic snatch that played on the streets outside the central city of Multan.

May 9, 2013

Chinese filmmaker facing investigation for fathering 7 children

Chinese authorities are investigating one of the nation's leading film directors accused of fathering seven children, a violation of strict laws that allow for one child per family.

May 9, 2013

Texas cheerleaders win legal right to wave banners with biblical quotes

A judge ruled on Wednesday that high school cheerleaders in Texas do have the legal right to wave banners quoting biblical verses during football games.

May 9, 2013

23 police en route to arrest cult members in Nigeria killed by militia

At least 23 police officers en route to arrest members of a religious cult were ambushed and killed by a militia group in the central Nigerian region of Nasarawa.

May 9, 2013

Voice of Charlie Brown sentenced for threatening ex-girlfriend

What a blockhead. The man behind the voice of Charlie Brown in the special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," was sentenced Wednesday in a San Diego courtroom on charges of stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend and her plastic surgeon.

May 9, 2013

Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro heads to court for first appearance

The man at the center of the Cleveland kidnap and hostage case of three women who were taken nearly a decade ago is due to make his first appearance in court on Thursday.

May 9, 2013

U.S. watchdog on Afghan spending says he’s pressured to keep quiet

A watchdog in charge of tracking how taxpayer dollars are spent in Afghanistan accused the U.S. government of trying to keep him quiet so that the White House isn't embarrassed by waste and fraud reports.

May 9, 2013

Palestinian Authority deputy: If we had a nuke, we’d have bombed Israel

A leading Palestinian Authority said in an interview broadcast earlier this month that he supported violence against Israel, including a nuclear attack.

May 9, 2013

Pope Francis to 800 nuns: Don’t be ‘spinsters’

Pope Francis said to a crowd of 800 nuns at the Vatican on Wednesday: Be obedient to the church, be spiritual "mothers" — but don't be "spinsters."

May 8, 2013

Jordanian parliament votes to boot Israeli envoy

The Jordanian Parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday to petition the government to boot Israel's envoy from Amman and simultaneously pull Jordan's ambassador from Tel Aviv.

May 8, 2013

New E.U. rule would limit what seeds farmers could grow

A new law proposed by the European Commission is being criticized as a massive government overreach that will ultimately damage the farming industry, and lead to the outlaw of certain types of seeds.

May 8, 2013

Michelle Obama captured ‘Kaepernicking’ with 49ers phenom

Signature touchdown celebrations have been all the rage in the NFL in recent years — and now Michelle Obama is getting in on the act.

May 8, 2013

Company that lobbied for ‘Obamacare’ now calls key provision ‘catastrophic’

The head of a drug manufacturer that lobbied on behalf of "Obamacare" now has come out swinging on one key aspect of the plan — the requirement for more tax rebates for dual Medicaid-Medicare recipients.

May 8, 2013

Pakistan bans air conditioning in government offices

Pakistan, amid widespread electrical outages and natural gas shortages, has taken a drastic step and banned the use of air conditioners in government offices.

May 8, 2013

Treasury Department’s Jack Lew in training to fix loopy signature

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is undergoing penmanship training to correct his loopy signature — the one that more resembles a pre-kindergarten creation than adult script. And just in time.

May 8, 2013