Cheryl K. Chumley

Police under fire for anti-Obama post: Your ‘racism is an embarrassment’

A Seattle police officer is under fire for taking to social media to defend what he described as the so-called militarization of police, and then posting an unflattering rebuke of President Obama as an outright racist.

September 5, 2014

Mayor sounds alarm as lava flows toward Hawaii community

Rural Koache Homesteads residents beware: Lava from the nearby Kilauea volcano is less than a mile away, and inching closer day by day, geologists warned.

September 5, 2014

Lebanese teens start campaign: ‘#BurnISISFlagCHallenge’

Teens in Lebanon have reportedly kicked off a new campaign aimed at countering the Islamic State -- with the Burn ISIS Flag Challenge.

September 5, 2014

Woman found beheaded at London home: ‘It is not terrorist-related’

A woman was reportedly beheaded and found in the garden area of a London home Thursday, police said.

September 4, 2014

Democratic governor tweets pic of girl in bondage gear

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell was trying to tweet about his visit to an elementary school to announce a new program for disadvantaged children — but an attached photo said otherwise.

September 4, 2014

Hillary Clinton’s energy speech seen as possible run-up to White House bid

Hillary Rodham Clinton's planned Thursday speech at a clean-energy summit in Las Vegas — a high-profile appearance before a crowd of influential environmentalists and powerful Sen. Harry Reid — is being seen by political watchers as a possible run-up to a White House bid.

September 4, 2014

Children hurt by flying acid in science experiment gone awry

A science experiment at a Nevada museum went horribly wrong and exploded, sending children fleeing with acid burns on their hands, arms and faces.

September 4, 2014

Putin says peace deal looms, depending on Ukraine’s nod

President Vladimir Putin says peace could come as early as Friday if Ukraine agrees to a deal that's in the works and that's "very close" to reaching consensus, he said.

September 4, 2014

Police demand AR-15 purchase records on 165 customers: gun shop owner

A gun shop owner in Albion, New York, says police gave him 24 hours to turn over the purchase records of customers who'd bought "bullet button" AR-15 rifles in recent months, since the passage of the state's SAFE Act in 2013.

September 4, 2014

Michael Bloomberg resumes post as boss of Bloomberg LP

It's out Daniel Doctoroff and in Michael Bloomberg. The former mayor of New York City is taking back the top helm at the news and financial data company he founded, Bloomberg LP, and Mr. Doctoroff is stepping aside.

September 4, 2014

Elizabeth Warren jabs Hilllary Clinton as too-tied to Wall Street

Elizabeth Warren insists she's not running for president in 2016, but she nonetheless took pains to distance herself from her main would-be competitor, Hillary Clinton, grouping the former secretary of state as one of many in Washington with too close of ties to Wall Street.

September 4, 2014

Chinese police detain 8, including journalists, over extortion plot

Chinese media reported Thursday that police in Shanghai have taken into custody eight suspects -- including journalists -- who were accused of extorting money from companies and threatening those that didn't pay with negative news reports.

September 4, 2014

Nashville detention center where teens escaped faces fresh disturbance

A Nashville youth detention facility that was the focus of national media attention when more than 30 teens escaped just a few days ago is now back in the limelight, this time for a new disturbance.

September 4, 2014

Tom Coburn presses to change Constitution via convention of states

Sen. Tom Coburn said it's high time states exercised their Article V powers to hold a convention and change the Constitution -- and he's vowing to spend full-time hours pushing for the cause once he retires in a few months.

September 4, 2014

New York psych center inmates attack, injure dozen staffers

Twelve staffers at a New York psychiatric center suffered injuries -- including two who had to be taken to the hospital for head wounds -- when inmates suddenly grabbed kitchen tools and went on attack.

September 4, 2014

Al Qaeda expanding to India to ‘wage jihad’ and ‘liberate its land’

Al Qaeda terrorists say they're expanding operations, and will soon open a new branch in India "to liberate its land," they said.

September 4, 2014

N.J. town nixes plan to rename JFK Center after Obama

So much for renaming the John F. Kennedy Center in Willingboro, New Jersey, after President Obama.

September 3, 2014

Joe Biden warns Islamic State: We’ll ‘follow you to the gates of hell’

Vice president Joseph Biden opened his speech on the economy in New Hampshire on Wednesday with some words of warning for the Islamic State, reportedly calling them "barbarians" and vowing that America will track them down.

September 3, 2014

Michael Sam signs to Cowboys practice squad; ‘We just want to give him a chance,’ coach says

The Dallas Cowboys announced Wednesday that they've signed Michael Sam — the NFL's first openly gay player — to the team's 10-man practice squad.

September 3, 2014

‘Saving Nemo’: Feds mull ocean rules to save clownfish of Disney fame

Federal authorities are considering new regulations to rid the ocean of more pollutants as a means of saving the orange clownfish made famous in the Disney movie "Finding Nemo."

September 3, 2014