Cheryl K. Chumley

Fighter pilot’s ultimate ‘selfie’ catches moment of missile launch from cockpit

Move over Ellen DeGeneres: The Oscar selfie snapped with a gaggle of celebrity A-listers at the Oscar's has been trumped by an F-16 fighter pilot.

March 5, 2014

Illinois AG: Gay couples can marry now, despite law

The attorney general in Illinois announced that clerks around the state can start immediately issuing licenses for gay couples to marry, despite a law that says the ceremonies shouldn't go forth until June.

March 5, 2014

Mardi Gras wraps with 2 dead, as Lent dawns for Christians

Christians on Wednesday headed into 46 days of Lent, the sacrificial lead-up to Easter -- just a few hours after the revelry of Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, left two dead by gun fire in a parking lot in New Orleans.

March 5, 2014

High schooler suing parents for money shot down by judge

A judge ruled that New Jersey teen Rachel Canning does in fact seem "spoiled" and that she's not entitled to the $650 of weekly child support she sought from her parents.

March 5, 2014

Russia claims successful test fire of ICBM

Russian authorities say the nation's successfully test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, an RS-12M Topol that traveled from the Astrakhan area and touched down at a site in Kazakhstan.

March 5, 2014

Michigan city moves to nix ban to ‘willfully annoy another’

Grand Rapids, Mich., council members have taken a step toward overturning a 38-year-old rule that bans individuals from purposefully annoying another.

March 4, 2014

Virginia lawmakers bicker over homeowners’ bill

Lawmakers in Virginia are under fire for a bill they say curbs powers of homeowners associations, as those opposed to the measure claim it does the exact opposite and could even lead to homeowners losing their electricity for infractions.

March 4, 2014

Washington Post labels Obama foreign policy as ‘fantasy’

Even the liberal leaning Washington Post finds President Obama's foreign policy nonsensical, issuing a scathing commentary penned by its editorial board that called the current White House's expectations from other nations a "fantasy."

March 4, 2014

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow: Bush to blame for Ukraine

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow asserted Monday that George W. Bush, who exited office in 2009, is ultimately at fault for the current Ukrainian crisis.

March 4, 2014

Kim Jong-un accused of purging No. 2 leader

North Korea's number two — the leader who stands right behind Kim Jong-un in terms of power — hasn't been seen in a while, and South Korean authorities are saying that's because he's fallen victim to the latest government purge.

March 4, 2014

Michelle beats Barack — but not Bush ladies — in popularity poll

Michelle Obama may take the cake when it comes to popularity comparisons with her presidential husband. But even she can't best Laura Bush or Barbara Bush.

March 4, 2014

Justice Department sues Sprint over $21M in disputed wiretapping fees

The U.S. federal government filed a lawsuit against Sprint Communications Inc. in a San Francisco court, alleging the company charged law enforcement agencies $21 million too much for wiretapping services.

March 4, 2014

Sarah Palin jabs Obama for ‘mom jeans’ and weak leadership

Sarah Palin took to Sean Hannity airwaves this week to discuss her 2008 predictions that Russia's Vladimir Putin would take advantage of President Obama's weak overseas policies -- and to take a more personal jab at the president.

March 4, 2014

Scott Brown to Democrats: Keep attacking me, and I’ll run

Former Sen. Scott Brown said that all the Democratic Party attacks that have been unleashed against him in recent weeks aimed at driving him from the political stage are really having the opposite effect.

March 4, 2014

New York Times corrects 161-year-old article

The New York Times has pulled an article from its archives that was written more than a century ago and issued a correction that makes clear the spelling of a man's name.

March 4, 2014

Bill Gates reclaims top spot on world’s richest list, with $76B

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has won back his top spot on the annual Forbes list of the world's richest people, sliding Mexico telecommunications businessman Carlos Slim Helu to the number two role.

March 4, 2014

CodePink activist Medea Benjamin jailed in Egypt, begs for U.S. help

The co-founder of the peace activist group CodePink, Medea Benjamin, said Egyptian police have grabbed her and put her in jail, breaking her arm in the process.

March 4, 2014

N. Korea accused of firing 7 artillery shells into seas

North Korea has fired off seven suspected artillery shells into ocean waters, South Korea's Defense Ministry said.

March 4, 2014

Oscar Pistorius murder trial takes dramatic turn with judge’s warning

Day two of the murder trial of Olympian Oscar Pistorius was marked by a stern warning from the judge, who told a local television channel in no uncertain terms to quit broadcasting photographs of a key witness.

March 4, 2014

Pope Francis drops f-bomb during Vatican blessing

Pope Francis gave yet more show of his regular guy persona during a recent blessing he issued from the Vatican -- during which he dropped the f-bomb by accident.

March 4, 2014