Cheryl K. Chumley

Taxpayers beware: Federal tax collections to hit record highs

There's some fine print in President Obama's budget plan presented Wednesday, and taxpayers beware: Collections are going to break records in the coming years.

April 12, 2013

Russia unveils $50B drive for space supremacy

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia will spend $50 billion to achieve space supremacy, a plan that includes the building of a new launch pad that will be operational before the end of the decade.

April 12, 2013

Arizona police intercept bomb package mailed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Flagstaff law enforcement have intercepted a package that contained an explosive device and was en route to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the nationally known Arizona lawman whose tough talk and criminal crackdowns have angered many on the left.

April 12, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry lands in eye of the storm, South Korea

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry landed in the center of the storm, South Korea, on Friday for the start of a four-day sweep through the eastern part of Asia.

April 12, 2013

12 arrested as Turkish police foil bomb plot on U.S. Embassy

Turkish police seized nearly 50 pounds of plastic explosives and arrested 12 in connection with what they believe was a bomb plot on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.

April 12, 2013

John Kerry wraps overseas travels with win: Case of beer

Secretary of State John Kerry may not be returning to U.S. soil with a new Middle East peace deal, or a diplomatic solution to how America might best deal with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's reported resignation – which leaves in charge the less friendly President Mahmoud Abbas. And the question of Iran's nuclear program still hovers.

April 11, 2013

$26K reward offered for info in circus elephant shooting

Federal wildlife officials and police in Tupelo, Miss., are investigating the shooting of a circus elephant, and a $26,250 reward has been offered for information.

April 11, 2013

Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Capitol Police: Can you help out my staffers?

Democratic National Committee head Debbie Wasserman Schultz asked members of the Capitol Police to help out her suffering staffers who had to wait in long security lines to get to their office.

April 11, 2013

Iranian scientist claims technology can see 5-8 years into future

Falling in the category of a Ripley's Believe It or Not segment is this: An Iranian scientist says he's invented a time machine that can predict five years into the future.

April 11, 2013

Rep. Keith Ellison endorses ‘good guy’ Anthony Weiner for NYC mayor

Former Rep. Anthony D. Weiner has just received his first formal endorsement for his potential run for New York City mayor — from Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat.

April 11, 2013

Good Samaritans: Teens return lost bag of cash with $85K inside

Talk about good Samaritans. Two teens riding aboard a Norwegian train had their truth and honesty meter put to full test this week, as they found a bag of cash left on a nearby seat.

April 11, 2013

Sally Jewell confirmed for interior secretary as GOP objections crumble

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sally Jewell to head the Interior Department.

April 11, 2013

Home Depot shoppers in shock when man calmly saws arms to bone

Authorities are trying to determine why a man visiting a Home Depot in a suburban California community on Wednesday took handsaws and calmly began cutting his arms to the bone.

April 11, 2013

Wash. state attorney general sues florist for refusing to supply same-sex wedding

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a suit against a florist who refused to serve as the flower supplier for a same-sex wedding.

April 11, 2013

Lance Armstrong sells Austin estate

Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin estate to an oil-and gas-rights agent for nearly $7 million less than its listed value — the latest in a long string of woes for the disgraced cyclist.

April 11, 2013

Oh, Lord: Catholic bishop goes after guns, says bans foster pro-life culture

Banning guns builds a "culture of life" and lawmakers must consider more clampdowns, not less, said one Catholic Church bishop in California in a written petition to U.S. senators.

April 11, 2013

Ex-White House czar Van Jones calls part of Obama’s budget a ‘doozy’ of a mistake

One of President Obama's own campers — former White House green-jobs czar Van Jones — has come out in opposition to portions of the president's budget, presented to Congress on Wednesday.

April 11, 2013

Obama doubles estimated cost of health exchanges to $4.4B

Budget estimates for states to participate in the Obamacare health insurance exchange have soared to $4.4 billion, the president's proposal sent to Congress on Wednesday outlined.

April 11, 2013

Western Wall women detained for breaching gender law

Five women have been detained for questioning at the Western Wall in Jerusalem because they performed a religious ritual that Orthodox Jewish law dictates as for men only.

April 11, 2013

North Korea propaganda machine: U.S. like ‘a boiled pumpkin’

North Korea's propaganda machine has been in full-speed-ahead mode lately, using Stalin-era techniques that appear whimsical to the West but are nonetheless effective on the domestic front — and at garnering international attention.

April 11, 2013