Cheryl K. Chumley

Momentum builds for U.S. successor to Pope Benedict

The cardinals are gathering in Rome to select Pope Benedict XVI's successor — and calls are growing for someone hailing from the United States.

February 21, 2013

‘Rolling gunbattle’ along Vegas Strip leaves 3 dead

It's like a movie scene — only not. Fox News reports that a "rolling gunbattle" that took place in the midst of the Las Vegas Strip early this morning has left three dead and police searching for suspects.

February 21, 2013

Jimmy Carter insists he had better support from Republicans, Congress than President Obama

Former President Jimmy Carter, who touts one of the lowest average approval ratings among all U.S. chief executives for his 1977-1981 term of office, said President Obama's biggest problem is Congress.

February 21, 2013

DNC struggles to rein in debt; RNC debt-free

The Democratic National Committee reported donations of $4.3 in January — but that's significantly less than the amount needed to pay off its debt.

February 21, 2013

Electric cars go full steam ahead in Estonia with national charging system

The Northern European nation of Estonia has made world history.

February 21, 2013

Chinese hackers have hit every Washington network, intel says

Chinese hackers have hit nearly every Washington institution, according to unnamed intelligence officials.

February 21, 2013

Liberal Bob Beckel: Women don’t need guns because campus rape isn’t common

Bob Beckel, co-host of "The Five" on Fox News, doubted the need for women to carry guns on college campus as protection because rape rarely takes place at institutions of higher learning anymore.

February 21, 2013

West set to make ‘serious offer’ to Iran for nuclear concessions

A Western diplomat says world powers are prepared to make Iran a "substantial and serious offer" to move along agreements about its nuclear development program.

February 21, 2013

Texas bill would charge police with crime for enforcing federal gun laws

A bill winding through the Texas Legislature would charge local police officers who dare to enforce any new federal gun laws with a Class A misdemeanor.

February 21, 2013

Biden speaks on gun violence in shadow of Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Conn.

Vice president Joseph R. Biden speaks on gun violence Thursday at conference being hosted just down the road of the December school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn.

February 21, 2013

‘Very active’ snowstorm in the Midwest leaves one dead

A wintery storm predicted to hit heartland states hard was moving slower than expected Thursday, but meteorologists warn not to be fooled.

February 21, 2013

FBI averts Newtown-style shooting at Conn. community college

Federal agents arrested a Connecticut woman who claimed to have constructed napalm bombs and was threatening to carry out a mass shooting at a community college in New Haven, authorities said.

February 21, 2013

Virginia DMV wages war on Iraq veteran’s vanity license plate

"ICUHAJI." That's the root of a legal battle between Iraq war veteran Sean Bujno and the commonwealth of Virginia.

February 21, 2013

Obama mulls intervention in Supreme Court case on Calif. gay marriage ban

President Obama may formally interject the power of the White House into a Supreme Court case involving California's ban on same-sex marriage, with the filing of an amicus brief about Proposition 8.

February 21, 2013

Oscar Pistorius’ lead investigator faces 7 attempted murder charges

The detective who testified against Oscar Pistorius and said the Olympian should not be granted bail now faces scrutiny himself — for an attempted murder charge stemming from a 2011 incident.

February 21, 2013

Germany’s Angela Merkel pushes for EU-U.S. trade pact

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the time has come for the United States to join a trade agreement with the European Union.

February 21, 2013

Car bomb explosion rocks Damascus; Syria’s Baath Party headquarters targeted

A car bomb exploded near the Russian Embassy and the headquarters of President Bashar Assad's ruling Baath party in central Damascus on Thursday.

February 21, 2013

Senior Pakistani Taliban commander captured in Afghanistan

A senior-level Pakistani Taliban commander has been captured in the southeastern region of Afghanistan — a sure sign of warming relations between the two countries, military analysts say.

February 20, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama plans nationwide tour on healthful eating

First lady Michelle Obama is about to go on tour. She's taking her message of healthful eating and daily exercise — her signature Let's Move! campaign — on the road, with planned stops from Mississippi through Missouri to Illinois on Feb. 27 and 28.

February 20, 2013

European ‘mantyhose’ trend now puts American men in pantyhose

It started in Europe — and perhaps it should have stayed there. A fashion trend that sees men sporting pantyhose — or mantyhose, as it's been dubbed — has now shifted from Europe to America.

February 20, 2013