Cheryl K. Chumley

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

Russia poised to ban curse words in movies, concerts

Russian lawmakers have moved a step toward banning curse words in movies — as well as in plays, concerts and most other publicly shown theatrical productions.

April 24, 2014

USF decrees: No onstage selfies during graduation ceremonies

The University of South Florida has sent out a warning to graduating seniors: No selfie shots onstage during commencement ceremonies.

April 24, 2014

List Hillary Clinton’s successes? State Dept. spokeswoman flubs answer

A spokeswoman for the State Department has been subjected to mocking national headlines after she stumbled over a question about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's accomplishments — and then made matters worse with a second-day do-over that was little more than a bureaucratic jumble.

April 24, 2014

Netanyahu’s driver accused of raping girls under age 12

A driver for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was arrested and accused of serially raping girls between the ages of 8 and 12 — and he admits some of the allegations are true, his attorney said.

April 24, 2014

Psychologist blasts youth sports league’s ‘everybody wins’ mantra

A youth sports league with an "everybody wins" mentality has rankled a psychology expert who wondered how such competitions prepare kids for real life.

April 24, 2014

Gov. Rick Perry: ‘It’s not a dare, it’s a promise’; Texas will fight BLM

Gov. Rick Perry had a clear message to the Bureau of Land Management: Don't think you can come into Texas and take Red River private properties without a fight.

April 24, 2014

Muslims offended that 9/11 museum movie speaks of jihad

Muslims say that a documentary that's going to be shown at the National September 11 Memorial Museum called "The Rise of al Qaeda" is offensive and shouldn't be shown in its current form.

April 24, 2014

Massachusetts ‘married’ trio of lesbians poised for 1st baby

A so-called "married" trio of lesbians in Massachusetts — the only known "married" lesbian threesome in the world — will now make new history: They're poised to have their first baby.

April 24, 2014

China spends for 17 new warships as U.S. cuts back military

President Obama and Democrats in Congress may be scaling back spending on the U.S. military — but China is not.

April 24, 2014

FDA proposes ban on e-cigarette sales to minors

The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a proposal on Thursday to ban the sales of electronic cigarettes to minors, a move that market watchers say could dramatically impact the industry's pocketbook.

April 24, 2014

Wyoming gas plant explosion sends entire town fleeing

A gas explosion at a processing plant in southwesters Wyoming sent an entire town into evacuation mode and on Thursday, emergency responders were will waiting for the fire to burn itself out.

April 24, 2014

Aborted fetuses from British Columbia incinerated in Oregon plant to make electricity

The British Columbia Health Ministry recently admitted that tissues from aborted fetuses are part of the "biomedical waste" that it regularly sends to an American plant that turns the waste into electricity for Oregon-area residents

April 24, 2014

3 Americans dead in shooting at Kabul hospital by Afghan guard

Three Americans who worked in a Christian hospital located in Kabul were killed Thursday after an Afghan security official opened fire.

April 24, 2014

Pfc. Bradley Manning is now Pfc. Chelsea Manning: Court says so

It's official: Pfc. Bradley Edward Manning is now Pfc. Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.

April 23, 2014

Bill Clinton to endorse Charlie Rangel for re-election

Former President Bill Clinton is set to back Rep. Charlie Rangel, who's seeking a record-setting 23rd term in Congress. And the endorsement couldn't come at a better time: The Harlem district representative has fallen out favor with several notable politicos.

April 23, 2014

Ex-Army Ranger petitions to keep tan beret off certain soldiers’ heads

More than 2,500 have signed on to a petition that calls for only those in the 75th Ranger Regiment to don the tan beret — and nobody else.

April 23, 2014

Donald Trump jabs Obama walk: ‘So inelegant and so unpresidential’

Business billionaire Donald Trump made a harsh assessment of President Obama's exit walk down the stairs of Air Force One, describing the leader of the free world on Twitter as an embarrassment, and suggesting he tone down the bob and hop.

April 23, 2014