Cheryl K. Chumley

U.S. Air Force faces lawsuit over Lockheed Martin-Boeing’s lock on contracts

The head of Space Exploration Technologies says Lockheed Martin and Boeing shouldn't be the only companies that are allowed to provide the U.S. Air Force with certain satellite technology, and that's why he's launching a lawsuit.

April 28, 2014

Sanitation worker saves 700 U.S. flags from NYC incinerators

A New York City sanitation worker with a patriotic bent has pulled more than 700 American flags from the trash heaps over the past year, collecting them in order to provide them with a proper disposal ceremony.

April 28, 2014

Valerie Harper sued $2M for not telling former Broadway boss about cancer

Hollywood actress Valerie Harper has been sued for $2 million by her former Broadway boss, Matthew Lombardo, over allegations that she failed to tell him of her cancer until after she signed a contract to star in his theatrical production.

April 28, 2014

Search crews seek pilot after planes collide over California

Search crews are combing the northern part of San Francisco Bay after a pilot went missing when two planes collided.

April 28, 2014

Hillary Clinton says biggest job regret is Benghazi: ‘It’s very, very painful’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a question-answer session at Simmons College this week that her biggest on-the-job regret was Benghazi, and that she still suffers pangs of pains at the memory.

April 25, 2014

N.H. lawmaker: Men, ‘by and large,’ deserve to earn more than women

A New Hampshire lawmaker is in hot water with political colleagues and the public in general after saying that he didn't support a "Paycheck Equity Act" because men deserve to be paid more than women.

April 25, 2014

Cliven Bundy: ‘Negro’ term ‘shouldn’t offend anybody’

Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy took to national television on Friday to try and clarify his recent "negro" remarks — but doubtless made matters worse.

April 25, 2014

Nearly 8 percent of U.S. students on meds for psychiatric issues

One out of every 13 American students — or 7.5 percent of the school-age youth — between the ages of 5 and 17 take prescription medications for psychiatric problems, the National Center for Health Statistics found.

April 25, 2014

Fallen sailor to receive rare award — the ‘non-combat Medal of Honor’

A sailor who died during the course of duty — Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Mark Mayo — will posthumously receive a rare Navy and Marine Corps Medal during his Friday burial service at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia.

April 25, 2014

Mass. Democrat snubbed by DCCC accuses party of waging ‘war on women’

Massachusetts Democrat Marisa DeFranco accused her own party of waging a war on women after she was excluded from a campaign poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

April 25, 2014

Oregon politicos put emergency stop to using aborted fetuses for electricity

Local politicians in Oregon responded to widespread reports that a nearby waste-to-energy plant was processing aborted fetuses into electricity with a speedy message: They suspended the plant's processing in an emergency meeting held late Thursday.

April 25, 2014

Kim Jong-un swarmed by female soldiers donning tears of joy

North Korea's leading despot, Kim Jong-un, received the rock-star treatment during a recent inspection of a female artillery unit stationed near the border with South Korea.

April 25, 2014

Dozens of dead cats found hanging from trees in New York

More than 30 dead cats were found hanging from trees in an abandoned lot in Yonkers, stuffed inside plastic bags and decomposing, authorities reported.

April 25, 2014

Big baby: Massachusetts mom gives birth to 14-pound girl

A Massachusetts mom gave birth to a 14-pound, 5-ounce girl this week, surprising even doctors who thought her last ultrasound put her weight at 11.5 pounds.

April 25, 2014

Iran wins seat on U.N. body that presses for women’s rights

Iran won seats on five subcommittees of the U.N. Economic and Social Council earlier this week, including one to the Commission on the Status of Women — a body tasked with pressing for women's rights around the world.

April 25, 2014

Massachusetts moves to dub fluffernutter the official state sandwich

Move over peanut butter and jelly. In Massachusetts, moves are afoot to give a state stamp of recognition to peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff, as lawmakers have just pushed forward a bill that declares the fluffernutter as the official state sandwich.

April 25, 2014

Pro-Palestinian ‘eviction’ fliers on NYU campus spark Jewish outrage

New York University administrators kicked off an investigation of over 2,000 fliers surreptitiously slipped under student dormitory doors bearing a pro-Palestinian message that included an "eviction notice," authorities said.

April 25, 2014

Angry birds: Turkeys in Minnesota take to roads to terrify drivers

A couple of turkeys in one Minnesota metro area have taken their mischievous selves to local roadways and started terrorizing motorists, preventing them from passing, police said.

April 25, 2014

Colorado 4th-graders busted selling legal marijuana on school playground

This probably isn't what lawmakers had in mind — but a fourth-grader in Greeley, Colo., was just caught trying to sell a bag of marijuana he took from his grandparents to fellow classmates on their school playground.

April 25, 2014

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: West wants ‘to seize control of Ukraine’

Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, accused the West on Friday of trying to seize control of Ukraine.

April 25, 2014