Cheryl K. Chumley

Capital One to credit card customers: We’ll visit you anywhere, any time

Capital One has a new, ominous-sounding contract for its credit card customers — one that has some users wondering about the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.

February 18, 2014

Bibles decried as ‘religious propaganda,’ banned from Iowa State University hotel

Administrators at a hotel run by Iowa State University have given the boot to Bibles in their guest rooms after protest from a religious separatist group.

February 18, 2014

Russians threaten to kill U.S. hockey game referee

Russians upset at losing to America in the Olympics hockey match-up have gathered about the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, vowing to kill the American hockey referee they blame for their 3-2 shootout loss.

February 18, 2014

Navy vessel set to showcase first laser with drone-shooting ability

The U.S. Navy is set to install its first laser ever, with the technological capability of shooting down aerial craft — including drones — with science-fiction, movie-like drama.

February 18, 2014

‘Son of God’ movie cuts Satan due to Obama likeness

Producers of the new "Son of God" movie — the followup to the highly successful miniseries, "The Bible" — say they've cut out the character of Satan because he looks too much like President Obama.

February 18, 2014

Pro-marijuana activists give up on California for a couple years

Looks like California will likely stay out of the marijuana business for at least the next couple years. The leading strategists who have brought to vote most of the marijuana initiatives seen around the nation since 1996 have put the brakes on a California measure, saying funding is proving an issue.

February 18, 2014

One of Puerto Rico’s most-wanted murder suspects caught in Connecticut

One of Puerto Rico's most-wanted murder suspects, 24-year-old Pedro A. Salcedo, has been caught and arrested in Norwich, Conn.

February 18, 2014

Antonin Scalia rules on Chicago deep dish: ‘It’s not pizza’

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has issued perhaps one of his most controversial decisions yet — at least to Chicagoans: The deep-dish slice the city's known for is not really pizza.

February 18, 2014

U.S. mulls Taliban prisoner trade to bring Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl home

The Obama administration is mulling a plan to trade five imprisoned Taliban members for one U.S. soldier — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who's been detained by suspected members of the Haqqani network since 2009.

February 18, 2014

George Zimmerman: ‘I’d like to … become an attorney’

Once all the dust from his legal battles settles, George Zimmerman said he'd like to pursue a degree in law become a lawyer.

February 18, 2014

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Barbados

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck just northeast of Barbados, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Tuesday

February 18, 2014

Ronald Reagan slammed as sexist in college textbook

Conservatives students attending the University of South Carolina say one of the college's textbooks has portrayed Ronald Reagan as a sexist and a pessimist — and they're so angry at the description that they're ready to revolt.

February 18, 2014

Five injured from several turbulence that rocks United Airlines jet

Three flight attendants and two passengers were transported to the hospital after severe turbulence rocked they plane they were riding.

February 18, 2014

Lawmaker: ‘We should never underestimate Pyongyang’ cyber savvy

At least one lawmaker says North Korea has flexed enough muscles to show that it has the capability and technological savvy to conduct a significant cyberattack on the United States. Now the question is: Would they?

February 14, 2014

Rand Paul: GOP ‘will not win again in my lifetime’ the presidency, absent change

Sen. Rand Paul from Kentucky warned his fellow Republican politicos that without change, the GOP would fail miserably in the upcoming White House contest -- and that goes for the next few decades.

February 14, 2014

The new GOP? Republican openly campaigns with gay partner

A Republican seeking congressional office and touting a reform agenda has just made history by becoming the first politician on the campaign trail to bring his gay partner to the forefront, with an advertising film

February 14, 2014

Busted: New York City web site outs top cheating communities

Want to know where all the cheaters live? A new New York City website aimed at helping cheaters do their thing now offers some geographical data that tells where most reside.

February 14, 2014

Pennsylvania Turnpike in chaos amid multiple crashes

Multiple accidents along the eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike caused a massive pileup Friday, and emergency responders are still trying to sort out what happened.

February 14, 2014

Israel reveals laser shield technology with ‘Star Wars’ like powers

It's like something out of a "Star Wars" movie — but Israel has moved a step closer to manufacturing and deploying new laser shield technology that will shoot down short-range missiles and prevent damage from enemy rocket fire.

February 14, 2014

Army reservist says Afghanistan service medals stolen

An Army Reserve soldier recognized for outstanding service in Afghanistan says a robber stole her military medals while she ate with her parents at a reunion dinner in Hartford, Conn.

February 14, 2014