Cheryl K. Chumley

Dozens arrested as Ferguson protesters try to shut down highway

Police arrested dozens of protesters in Ferguson who had assembled near the entry and exit ramps of Interstate 70, with apparent plans to shut down travel on the highway.

September 11, 2014

Millions of Gmail addresses, passwords leaked online

Millions of Gmail addresses and passwords were leaked online — but Google company officials are saying not to worry.

September 11, 2014

Missouri lawmakers pass 3-day waiting period for abortions

Missouri lawmakers overruled Gov. Jay Nixon's veto and passed legislation requiring women to wait three days before obtaining abortions.

September 11, 2014

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford enters hospital with tumor in abdomen

Mayor Rob Ford, the Toronto politico who rocked international headlines for his admitted use of crack cocaine, has now entered a hospital for treatment of a tumor in his abdomen.

September 11, 2014

Adolf Hitler birth home to be museum, dubbed ‘House of Responsibility’

The home where Adolf Hitler was born could be turned into a museum, dubbed the "House of Responsibility," Austrian officials say.

September 10, 2014

HIllary Clinton ‘most effective’ secretary of state: Henry Kissinger

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had nothing but praise for Hillary Rodham Clinton on her own leadership of the department, even going so far as to say she did a better job than he did.

September 10, 2014

Ravens offering trade-ins for Ray Rice jerseys

The Baltimore Ravens announced anyone who wants to dump their Ray Rice jerseys can trade it in, so long as certain criteria are met.

September 10, 2014

Bored boy nosedives on Oval Office couch while parents, Obama chat

Apparently, not everyone is impressed by a visit to the Oval Office. The White House's official Flickr account shows a young boy plunging headfirst on top of a sofa while his parents chat up President Obama.

September 10, 2014

Co-founder of home for retired circus elephants gets trampled to death

The co-founder of a facility that takes care of retired circus elephants was trampled to death, investigators said.

September 10, 2014

Obama rejected: Top golf courses say no to his Labor Day play requests

At least three elite golf courses in the wealthy New York community of Westchester turned up their noses at President Obama and declined to let him play during his Labor Day travels to the area, citing concerns of inconveniencing their high-profile clients, a source told New York media.

September 10, 2014

Darrell Issa claims proof of DOJ working with Democrats to leak documents

Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he knows for a fact the Department of Justice tried to coordinate with Democrats to leak documents to the press — a Justice official mistakenly called his office to set the wheels in motion, he said.

September 10, 2014

Ferguson fires up City Council: ‘You’ve lost your authority to govern’

In what shaped up to be a showdown of sorts, residents of Ferguson made clear to City Council members in the first formal meeting since the police shooting of teen Michael Brown that they no longer held the reins of authority.

September 10, 2014

Texas sheriff to Islamic State: ‘We’ll send them to hell’

A tough-talking Texas sheriff had a strong message for Islamic State terrorists who might have sleeper cells near the Lone Star state, bluntly telling them in a CNN interview to stay sleeping — or else face death.

September 10, 2014

David Cameron warns Scotland: ‘There will be no going back’

Prime Minister David Cameron made a final-hour plea to Scotland on Wednesday to stay in the United Kingdom — that if leaders voted to leave, they would have to live with that decision for life.

September 10, 2014

Islamic State allies vow to kill Twitter workers for shuttering accounts

Terrorists tied to Islamic State say they're going to kill any Twitter workers they find shuttering their social media accounts.

September 9, 2014

Wyoming moves to ban police from using drones without a warrant

Wyoming lawmakers say police shouldn't be allowed to use drones for random surveillance — the type that is conducted without warrants — and they're taking legislative steps to rein in that power.

September 9, 2014

Senators offer $10M for capture of Islamic State beheaders

Five Democratic and Republican senators have pulled together on a bill that offers a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of the Islamic State terrorists who beheaded the two American journalists.

September 9, 2014

Janay Rice blames media, unwanted opinions for trashing ‘the man I love’

Janay Rice, the wife of released Baltimore Ravens' running back Ray Rice, broke her silence about her husband's violence and subsequent team termination and blamed the media.

September 9, 2014

Ben Carson on Ray Rice: ‘Let’s not demonize this guy’

Ben Carson, the noted neurologist and potential Republican candidate for president in 2016, said ex-Baltimore Ravens' running back Ray Rice needs help and the American public should refrain from demonizing him.

September 9, 2014

Oregon man arrested after refusing to stop videotaping SWAT raid

An Oregon man was arrested by police officers after he refused to stop filming their SWAT raid of a neighbor's home and return to his own house as ordered.

September 9, 2014