Cheryl K. Chumley

Fuel barges explode on Alabama’s Mobile River, injuring 3

Two fuel barges exploded at a docking site on Alabama's Mobile River, injuring three.

April 25, 2013

CIA recommended Tamerlan Tsarnaev to terror list 19 months ago

Nineteen months before the Boston Marathon bombings, members of the CIA requested that Tamerlan Tsarnaev be placed on a terrorist watch list.

April 25, 2013

Wanted: Stonehenge manager for $99,229 a year

Looking for a job? Stonehenge, the mysterious rock formation that served as a monument to the ancients – it's believed — needs a manager.

April 24, 2013

European recession hits car makers hard, with double-digit sales’ drops

Ford, Volkswagen and Daimler all took deep hits in profits Wednesday, as industry first-quarter results indicated the European recession was dragging down car sales.

April 24, 2013

Thousands gather for slain MIT officer’s memorial

Thousands of well-wishers and mourners gathered Wednesday at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a memorial service for slain campus police officer Sean Collier.

April 24, 2013

Post-bombing, Boston suspects were planning to ‘party’ in NYC

Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were headed to New York City to "party" in the hours after the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured nearly 200, police said Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

Top Sunni cleric boycotts faith conference over Jewish presence

A world-renowned Sunni cleric boycotted an interfaith conference in Qatar on Tuesday to avoid sitting next to Jewish participants.

April 24, 2013

Lebanon clerics call for jihad against Shiites in Syria

Two top clerics in Lebanon have called for a holy war against Shiites in Syria, saying Sunnis are under attack in Homs and need protection from Hezbollah fighters.

April 24, 2013

‘Terrorist attack’ by knife, ax leaves 21 dead in Chinese village

Clashes in a chaotic region of China involving knives, axes and a gun left 21 dead and one home completely gutted by fire, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

Drones over Boston: Police chief says surveillance in the sky a ‘great idea’ after marathon bombing

Boston's police commissioner called on Wednesday for more cameras, more surveillance and even drones in the aftermath of the April 15 marathon bombings that killed three and injured dozens.

April 24, 2013

Boston mosque refuses to host funeral for Tamerlan Tsarnaev

At least one Boston mosque attended by the Tsarnaev family has refused to provide funeral services for the killed Boston bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, his aunt said on Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

Center-left Enrico Letta takes helm as Italian prime minister

Enrico Letta has been appointed as Italy's new prime minister, and President Giorgio Napolitano has put him to the task of organizing a coalition government.

April 24, 2013

Human rights group charges Vladimir Putin with ‘unprecedented’ attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched an "unprecedented" attack against political dissidence that includes harassment and intimidation, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

Newtown voters say no to more money for school security

Newtown, Conn., residents voted down a budget proposal that would have funded more security in schools.

April 24, 2013

Insult to injury: Tamerlan Tsarnaev lived on welfare in Massachusetts

Tamerlan Tsarnaev was living off the Massachusetts welfare system in the lead-up to his involvement in the Boston Marathon bombings, a newspaper investigation found.

April 24, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul: I didn’t flip-flop on drones

Sen. Rand Paul said he's not flip-flopped on his opposition to domestic drone use. He just misspoke and on Tuesday, he clarified.

April 24, 2013

Maryland’s Gov. Martin O’Malley mulling White House run

Democratic Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday from Jerusalem that he is mulling a 2016 run for the White House.

April 24, 2013

China gains another step to replace U.S. dollar with yuan in global markets

Australia's central bank will start investing in Chinese bonds — an "important" decision that marks yet another win for China's growing international financial influence.

April 24, 2013

Top German court says terrorism database with 17,000 names is lawful

Germany can keep and maintain its anti-terrorism database with information on 17,000 people, the nation's top court ruled on Wednesday.

April 24, 2013

Rep. Nancy Pelosi tops list of least-liked congressional leaders: poll

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is the most well-known of the four congressional leaders, a new poll from Gallup found. But she's also the least-liked.

April 24, 2013