Cheryl K. Chumley

Brooklyn recycling plant overtaken by ‘deep-seated’ fire

Fire is tearing through a recycling plant in Brooklyn, and New York firefighters say it'll probably take a while to extinguish.

March 19, 2014

Data deleted on Malaysia jet pilot’s flight simulator at his home, investigators find

Some of the information from the flight simulator that investigators found at the home of the Malaysian plane's pilot has been deleted, the nation's transport minister reported on Tuesday.

March 19, 2014

Rachel Canning, N.J. teen, drops suit against parents

Rachel Canning, the 18-year-old New Jersey high-schooler who left home and then sued her parents for $650 a week in support, plus college tuition, has now dropped her claim.

March 19, 2014

Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in attack at base in Crimean town

A Ukrainian military member was killed Tuesday when the base he was stationed at in the main Crimean town of Simferopol came under attack, various media reported.

March 18, 2014

N.Y. shoots down tuition for illegals in surprise Senate vote

New York has shut the door on providing taxpayer dollars for undocumented and illegal immigrants to attend school in the state, after the Republican-controlled Senate shot down the matter during a vote that fell just two ballots shy of passage.

March 18, 2014

California sheriffs see surge in concealed carry permits

Sheriffs in California say they've been swamped with requests for concealed carry permits since last month's court ruling that residents only have to show a desire for self-defense — and little else — in order to take advantage of the right.

March 18, 2014

Ex-Georgian leader warns: Putin won’t stop at Ukraine

Mikheil Saakashvili, the former two-term president of Georgia who now serves as a leader of the United National Movement Party, said in a column for a U.K. newspaper that Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression against the Ukraine is far from over.

March 18, 2014

National Guardsman arrested for terrorist ties: ‘I would love to join Allah’s army’

An Army National Guardsman in California suspected of plotting to blow up the Los Angeles subway system was arrested by federal authorities for attempting to give material support to an overseas terrorist group.

March 18, 2014

Catholic League tells faithful: Boycott Guinness, Heineken, Sam Adams

The Catholic League is sending a strong message to three different beer brewery companies that boycotted St. Patrick's Day parades over gay rights issues: We should boycott you, too.

March 18, 2014

Bill Maher would be dead, but for God’s mercy: evangelist

If it were't for God's mercy and compassion, Bill Maher — who recently made headlines by dismissing the deity as a "psychotic mass murderer" — would be struck down, one evangelist explained.

March 18, 2014

Kevin Trudeau, TV pitchman, gets 10 years for infomercial fraud

Kevin Trudeau, a best-selling author whose claim to fame stems from his late-night television informercial pitches, was sentenced to 10 years in jail for making what the judge described as fraudulent claims related to his weight-loss book.

March 18, 2014

Missing Malaysia jet was steered off course by cockpit computer

Investigators say the first turn that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took that led it off course was due to a computer system entry that came from the cockpit, a finding that's bolstered arguments the plane was purposely diverted.

March 18, 2014

N.J. girl, 9, rocks social media with pro-gun speech to state capitol

A 9-year-old New Jersey girl whose competitive pastime is firing semi-automatics — and who could soon became a criminal because her AR-15 violates magazine limits under lawmaker consideration — has created social media waves with her videotaped plea to Trenton lawmakers: Don't take away my guns.

March 18, 2014

Obama adviser sparks neighbor ire by tearing up historic homes for mansion

Residents of a quiet New York City suburb are outraged after watching one of President Obama's key advisers — billionaire hedge fund founder David E. Shaw — make way for his $40 million mansion by tearing down three homes that were built during prewar times.

March 18, 2014

Afghan bazaar rocked by deadly suicide bombing

A suicide bomber struck at a busy market setting in the northern section of Afghanistan on Tuesday, leaving at least 15 dead.

March 18, 2014

Michelle, Malia, Sasha Obama set for China trip to tout ‘people-to-people’ power

The three Obama ladies — first lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha — are heading out to China this week for a few days of tourism, meetings and what's being billed by the White House as "soft diplomacy" type talks.

March 18, 2014

Joe Biden touches down in Poland to flex U.S. muscle to Russia

Vice president Joe Biden landed in Poland on Tuesday on a quick trip to the region aimed at flexing America's muscles and showing Russia just who they're dealing with -- a White House resolved to turn back President Putin's aggression in the Ukraine.

March 18, 2014

Syrian-linked hostilities swell in Lebanon in Shiite-Sunni conflicts

Gunmen from the Shiite militant organization Hezbollah have banded together with Shiite residents to clamp down on a Sunni-majority town near the Lebanon-Syria border.

March 18, 2014

China deploys 21 satellites in separate search for Malaysia jet

China has jumped aboard the search bandwagon for the missing Malaysia jetliner, deploying its own stash of satellites — 21 of them — and scouring its own territories for debris.

March 18, 2014

Crimean P.M. mocks Obama in faked Russian uniform on Twitter

So the prime minister of Crimea has a sense of humor — and he unleashed it at the White House on Monday, sending out a mocking Photoshopped photograph of President Obama wearing a Russian military uniform.

March 17, 2014