Cheryl K. Chumley

Boy, 10, on school camping trip, suspended for carrying Swiss Army knife

A 10-year-old boy in California was suspended for carrying along his Swiss Army knife — a tool that's designed for camping and outdoor use — on a school camping trip.

April 29, 2013

CIA slipped millions to Hamid Karzai’s offices to buy influence: Report

The CIA delivered over the course of a decade tens of millions of dollars of U.S. cash to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's offices via suitcases, backpacks and plastic bags, a media outlet reported.

April 29, 2013

Spain arrests suspect in massive cyberattack

Police in Spain say they've caught the suspect responsible for the biggest cyberattack in the nation's history, a 35-year-old Dutch man who traveled in a van that was equipped as a mobile office.

April 29, 2013

Michael Jackson’s mom heads to court against promoter AEG

Four years later, Michael Jackson fans may receive a more complete accounting of what led to his death. That's because lawyers in Los Angeles representing Jackson's mother are poised to argue that the pop singer's death came by way of the company promoting his comeback tour — and that means plenty of juicy behind-the-scenes details are on their way to tabloid tables.

April 29, 2013

Car bombs in Iraq kill 26, injure dozens

Five car bombs exploded in Iraqi areas dominated by Shiites on Monday, killing 26 civilians and injuring dozens more.

April 29, 2013

Man rushes choir during Sunday service in New Mexico, stabs 4

A 24-year-old man rushed the choir at the tail end an Albuquerque, N.M., church service on Sunday, brandishing a knife and ultimately stabbing four.

April 29, 2013

Abortion counselor explains how fetus pieces are put in jar: Undercover video

An undercover video taken and distributed by a pro-life group suggests that the gruesome details described at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's abortion trial may actually repeat at other clinics in other states.

April 29, 2013

Rescue operations halted in Bangladesh factory collapse

The death count on Monday stands at 380, as emergency responders to a Bangladesh factory collapse shifted operations from rescue to recovery and rubble removal.

April 29, 2013

Several injured, trapped as blast rocks building in Prague

Authorities said a huge explosion on Monday rocked a building in Prague, collapsing portions and trapping an unknown number of victims in the rubble.

April 29, 2013

Syria’s prime minister escapes assassination attempt; bomber targeted convoy

Syria's prime minister escaped a daring assassination attempt on Monday when an attacker targeted his convoy in downtown Damascus and detonated a bomb.

April 29, 2013

Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli targets women with new campaign ad

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is reaching out to women voters with his first television campaign ad for governor, starring his wife, Teiro.

April 26, 2013

N.J. senator pushes to tax electric cars by mile

A senator in New Jersey wants to recoup revenues lost from gas taxes on electric car drivers with a new fee that would charge them by the mile for their travels.

April 26, 2013

50 found alive in Bangladesh factory rubble

An estimated 50 survivors were discovered Friday with the piles of rubble that once served as a garment factory Bangladesh.

April 26, 2013

Exploding bus that killed dozens in Afghanistan blamed on Taliban

A bus exploded in flames after colliding with an abandoned oil tanker that had been attacked by Taliban militants on Friday, southern Afghanistan police said.

April 26, 2013

Indian man caught selling newborn grandson on Facebook for drug money

Investigators have charged a 47-year-old man and two hospital workers in India with trying to sell the man's newborn grandson on Facebook for drug money.

April 26, 2013

500 Marines head to Spain to start new security unit

Five hundred Marines are en route to Spain to establish a new security force tasked with rapid response protection duties for U.S. citizens, government workers and facilities in Africa.

April 26, 2013

British PM David Cameron: No troops to Syria

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday that his nation would not be sending military troops to Syria, despite the surfacing of evidence that shows President Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons against rebel fighters.

April 26, 2013

Hyundai forced to retreat from ad making light of suicide

Hyundai executives issued a hasty apology Thursday after widespread outrage over one of its advertisements that relied on a suicide message to tout the vehicle's clean emissions.

April 26, 2013

Ron Paul endorses Mark Sanford for Congress

Ron Paul, the former representative for Texas, endorsed former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford for his congressional race.

April 26, 2013

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press conference breaks record: 4 hours, 47 minutes long

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a question-answer press conference that covered everything from pork imports and liquor consumption to gas prices and playground equipment, broke records for length: His presser spanned a historic high of 4 hours and 47 minutes.

April 26, 2013