Cheryl K. Chumley

Suicide attack kills, wounds several at Afghan police complex

Suicide attackers in Kabul hit a police compound with bombs and guns early Friday, killing one and wounding four, Afghan security forces said.

February 21, 2014

George W. Bush waxes on vets: Most want ‘their service understood’

Former President George W. Bush took to the Texas stage to speak about the true 1 percent crowd in America that deserves the respect and admiration of all — the veterans.

February 20, 2014

Air Force agency to launch 3 new GPS satellites

The Air Force Global Positioning Program is set to launch three new satellites from Cape Canaveral, beginning with a planning liftoff Thursday night.

February 20, 2014

Oliver North: Obama is ‘Jimmy Carter on steroids’

Oliver North said on a Wednesday national broadcast that if anyone was happy that President Obama won a second term, it's former President Jimmy Carter — and maybe Russian President Vladimir Putin.

February 20, 2014

Portland teens accused of carving swastika on classmate’s head

Three teenagers in Portland, Ore., have been charged as adults in a shocking crime that rocked the community and left a 16-year-old with a swastika carved into his forehead.

February 20, 2014

Dalai Lama to plug free enterprise in video message

The Dalai Lama has partnered with the American Enterprise Institute to stream a video message that touts the benefits of free market systems.

February 20, 2014

Waiter tosses $7K ‘Tips for Jesus’ tip: I thought diner was drunk

A waiter in West Hollywood, Calif., said he didn't realize the tip for $7,000 attributed to "Tips for Jesus" was real when he tossed it -- and now he's praying for a miracle to resurrect the money.

February 20, 2014

Actress Robin Wright: ‘D.C. more corrupt than Hollywood’

Robin Wright, the actress who plays Claire Underwood on "House of Cards," was in Washington, D.C., to research her role as a powerful politician's wife and found: This place is seedier than Hollywood.

February 20, 2014

White House taps Mideast expert to bolster Gulf relations

The White House quietly announced it was bringing on board a Middle East expert with a background in forging peace deals, a late-hour move to help President Obama smooth relations with key regional leaders that comes as he's poised to visit Saudi Arabia.

February 20, 2014

Ted Cruz slams GOP for ‘trickery’ on debt ceiling vote

Sen. Ted Cruz issued a strongly worded rebuke against his fellow Republican colleagues regarding a recent debt ceiling vote that he saw as all show, zero substance and outright "trickery" to the American public.

February 20, 2014

American flags made in China now banned in U.S. military

U.S. troops can no longer cart around American flags that were made in China, thanks to legislation written by Rep. Mike Thompson.

February 20, 2014

McDonald’s worker sent packing after paying firefighters’ meals

A McDonald's worker who had been on the job for eight years was told to go home — that her services were no longer needed — the day after she paid $92 out of her own pocket for firefighters who came in to eat.

February 20, 2014

NSA slap-down: Feds lose court try to curb mocking T-shirts

A Minnesota man who was sent a cease-and-desist letter by the federal government over his sales of merchandise, which mocks the National Security Agency's citizen surveillance activities, has won his legal battle.

February 20, 2014

White House to sniff out newsrooms: ‘Troubling and dangerous development’

The Obama administration is pushing forward with a Federal Communications Commission project that would send government researchers into newsrooms across the country — and First Amendment advocates want to know why.

February 20, 2014

University of Maryland data breach leaves 300,000 staff, students exposed

A data breach at the University of Maryland has left some 300,000 staff members and former and present students exposed, with their personal information — including Social Security numbers — stolen and floating around unknown locations.

February 20, 2014

20 journalists on trial in Egypt for terror charges

Twenty journalists — including four foreigners — are set for trial Thursday in Egypt on charges related to terror, a case that's being watched closely by free press advocates around the world.

February 20, 2014

15 injured as second floor of Mississippi church crumbles

At least 15 were injured when the second floor of a Mississippi church collapsed during a youth service, the pastor said.

February 20, 2014

Net neutrality rears as GOP fears government grab

The Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday that it will overhaul net neutrality regulations that were overturned in court and bring them back to the Internet.

February 19, 2014

MillerCoors hikes beer alcohol level to entice younger drinkers

Regular beer may have a 5 percent alcohol content level -- but MillerCoors is bringing out the booze for the millennials, upping the alcohol level to 6.9 percent to hopefully compete with the spirit-consuming crowd.

February 19, 2014

Scott Brown, Fox News renew contract deal

Former Mass. Sen. Scott Brown and Fox News renewed a contract deal that puts the ex-politico back on air as an official contributor, a cable network executive said Wednesday.

February 19, 2014