Cheryl K. Chumley

German police on hunt for flamingo killer at Frankfurt Zoo

German police are actively seeking the identity of the guilty party, or parties, who committed at least 15 flamingo kills at Frankfurt Zoo while they slept — beheading some of them.

March 24, 2014

Michelle Obama’s hotel suite: $8,400 a night — deemed too pricey for Joe Biden

Not all the costs are in, but so far Michelle Obama's soft-sell public relations tour — little more than a vacation, some say — to China includes her stay at a hotel that charges $8,400 a night.

March 24, 2014

U.N. blames humans for wild weather patterns of 2013

A weather agency affiliated with the United Nations said in a report on Monday that humans are mostly to blame for the wild forecasts that rocked around the world in 2013.

March 24, 2014

Dems scramble as ex-NYT stat man predicts GOP Senate takeover

Democrats are scrambling to undo the public relations damage from a recent prediction by former New York Times statistician Nate Silver that the GOP will win big in upcoming elections and take back the Senate.

March 24, 2014

Teen who breached World Trade Center security apologizes on Twitter

Justin Casquejo, the teen who managed to breach the security at the World Trade Center and climb to the near-top at the spire, now says he's sorry — he didn't mean any harm.

March 24, 2014

Elephants break from St. Louis circus to storm parking lot

Three elephants broke free from their circus masters in St. Louis, then stormed through the nearby parking lot, damaging cars and trucks in their paths.

March 24, 2014

Glenn Beck: Progressives ‘nothing more than patient communists’

Conservative big-whig and tea party favorite Glenn Beck delivered remarks at the Summer Retreat for David Horowitz's Freedom Center before a crowd of hundreds, warning listeners that progressives aren't simply liberals with a louder voice.

March 24, 2014

Jack Lew, Treasury secretary, heads to hospital for surgery

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is heading to the hospital for surgery for an enlarged prostate, various media reported.

March 24, 2014

Jimmy Carter is sad that Obama doesn’t call for advice

Former President Jimmy Carter said during a broadcast interview that President Obama never calls him for advice — and that's a point of regret and even sadness for him.

March 24, 2014

Air Force general warns Russia may move to Moldova next

The top general at NATO, U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, said that the world shouldn't rest easy once the dust settles over Crimea -- that Russia may have more land in its annexation sights, including nearby Moldova.

March 24, 2014

Navy’s Will McKamey in coma, as dad pleads: ‘All I can say is Just pray!’

Will McKamey, a freshman Navy football player, has fallen into a coma after collapsing on the field during a weekend practice in Annapolis, Md.

March 24, 2014

Greek police destroy bomb outside tax office

Police in Greece said on Monday that the warning calls of a bomb sent into local television stations turned out to be true, and they found and safely destroyed a device that was located outside a tax office in the western portion of Athens.

March 24, 2014

China demands U.S. explain intel hack of tech giant, government heads

An angry China is demanding the United States clarify and explain whether intelligence agencies did in fact hack into the email services of technology giant Huawei.

March 24, 2014

Texas oil spill halts travels of 59 vessels and 3 cruise ships

Three cruise ships were among the scores of sea craft that were trapped in waters near Texas after a massive oil spill closed down the channel that connects Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

March 24, 2014

8 dead and ‘no signs of life’ from Washington mudslide

Rescuers say the chances of pulling any more survivors from a massive mudslide on the banks of the Stillaguamish River in Washington state are slim to none.

March 24, 2014

Top 10 psychopathic professions: CEO, lawyer — then media, twice

More psychopaths are CEOs than any other profession, according to an author who spent time researching the common denominators between successful people and sanity.

March 21, 2014

Israel uncovers ‘biggest terror tunnel’ ever by Gaza border

Israeli authorities said Friday they've discovered one of the biggest terror tunnels ever near the Gaza border, a massive underground operation they believe was plotted by Hamas to carry out a substantial attack or kidnapping.

March 21, 2014

MSNBC and CNN at war over ‘breaking news’ about missing Malaysia plane

A couple of hosts at MSNBC and CNN are headed down the path of a duke-out, finding fault what constitutes a news monicker of "breaking news" and mocking the likes of broadcasts that blare such updates as: Nothing new to report on missing Malaysia plane.

March 21, 2014

Teachers told to quit the red ink: It’s ‘very negative’

Teachers at the Mounts Bay Academy in England have been told to ditch the red pen — because it hurts students' self-esteem.

March 21, 2014

LGBTs for Hillary: PAC plots pricey fundraiser to press 2016 run

Hillary Rodham Clinton, former first lady and former Secretary of State, is the featured guest of a LGBT-themed fundraiser hosted by Ready for Hillary, a super PAC that wants to see her president.

March 21, 2014