Cheryl K. Chumley

National guardsman sues over Army tattoo rules: I can’t go special ops now

A soldier serving in the Kentucky National Guard has launched a lawsuit over the Army's new tattoo restrictions, claiming that he's now been unfairly prevented from living his dream — from joining a special operations unit.

May 2, 2014

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s mother: ‘I had no idea’ my son was such an addict

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's mother said she didn't know her son, Rob, was so far down the path of substance abuse that he needed rehab until the moment he actually came out and announced to the world that he was taking a break from office to seek help.

May 2, 2014

Squirrel attacks teen, 17, in selfie photo shoot that goes awry

Seventeen-year-old Brian Genest of Auburn, Maine, may have learned a selfie lesson the hard way: Do not take photographs with squirrels. They attack.

May 2, 2014

NAACP head resigns over achievement award to Donald Sterling

Leon Jenkins resigned his position from head of the NAACP's Los Angeles chapter, over the massive criticism that erupted after it was learned the civil rights group was poised to give L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling a lifetime achievement award.

May 2, 2014

Seoul subway collision injures about 170 passengers

A subway crash in Seoul, South Korea's capital, on Friday has left about 170 injured, emergency responders said.

May 2, 2014

Stephen Colbert is a ‘moderate,’ not leftist, CBS chief insists

Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS, is trying to calm those who worry the new "Late Show" host, Stephen Colbert, is a far-left ideologue whose politics and cultural outlooks put him way out of sync with most of America.

May 1, 2014

Barry Goldwater statue sparks rift between artists

Barry Goldwater was controversial enough in life — and now in death, it seems more of the same. A couple of artists have been feuding over a bronze statue of the now-dead, five-term U.S. senator, with one accusing the other of ripping off his work and failing to give proper credit.

May 1, 2014

Mass. senator seeks to regulate TV, Internet, radio for ‘hate crimes’

Democrat Sen. Edward Markey from Massachusetts says the government should crack down on broadcast messages that promote what he calls hate crimes, by regulating content on television, radio and the Internet.

May 1, 2014

Donald Sterling banned from Bunny Ranch and ‘smoking hot’ black prostitutes, owner says

Beleaguered L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling hasn't only been banned for life from the NBA. Dennis Hof just issued his own order: Don't bother entering any of my brothels in the state of Nevada, either.

May 1, 2014

Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun group leader stepping down: It’s ‘tough grind’

Mark Glaze, who heads up Mayors Against Illegal Guns — the pet project of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg — said he's done with the group and is stepping down in June.

May 1, 2014

Joe Biden: ‘Don’t see any downside’ to executive orders for LGBTs

Vice President Joseph R. Biden said there isn't really a negative side to President Obama taking executive action and issuing an order to include lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals in federal laws against workplace discrimination.

May 1, 2014

Computer glitch grounds inbound, outbound L.A. area flights

All inbound and outbound flights in the Los Angeles area were grounded Wednesday after a technological failure at a regional air traffic control facility.

May 1, 2014

China orders bulldozing of Christian church in remote village

Chinese authorities called in the military to tear down a towering church located near a Christian community by the city of Wenzhou.

April 30, 2014

Illinois Democrat, a former state representative, charged with child porn possession

An Illinois Democrat who resigned a month ago as a state representative — and who once co-sponsored two bills to crack down on child pornography offenders — has now himself been charged with possession of child porn.

April 30, 2014

Oprah weighs in on Donald Sterling race flap: ‘Plantation days are over’

Oprah Winfrey gave some glib comments on the Donald Sterling fiasco, saying the now-banned Los Angeles Clippers owner ought to know better that times have changed.

April 30, 2014

Ga. FedEx shooting suspect ID’d: Geddy Kramer, 19, dressed ‘like Rambo’

Police and witnesses say the man who is accused of shooting and injuring six at the FedEx facility in Kennesaw, Ga., on Tuesday was a 19-year-old man named Geddy Kramer, who strode into the building as if he were a character from an action movie — armed with an assault rifle, knife and belt of bullets that was strapped across his chest.

April 30, 2014

New York City, Chicago ban e-cigarettes from public places

New York City and Chicago government heads have outright banned restaurant and bar patrons from "lighting up" their electronic cigarettes inside the establishments.

April 30, 2014

China boots another Communist Party chief over graft

The Communist Party in China has kicked off a criminal investigation into a senior government official, Li Chuncheng, accusing him of everything from taking bribes to taking part in acts of depravity.

April 30, 2014

German priest who fathered girl petitions pope to waive celibacy vow

A German Catholic priest who fathered a daughter eight years after he vowed celibacy has nonetheless pressed forward with a petition to Pope Francis: Please waive my oath.

April 30, 2014

Librarians pressed to ban Dr. Seuss ‘Hop on Pop’ for violent undertones

Dr. Seuss is safe at the Toronto Public Library — at least for the time being. But one of his books was targeted for banning. A letter of complaint filed in March with the facility petitioned for the removal of all copies of the 1963 book penned by Dr. Seuss, "Hop on Pop."

April 30, 2014