Cheryl K. Chumley

Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark to be sold to Japanese company: Consumers told ‘nothing has changed’

The nation's leading whiskey operations, Jim Beam and Maker's Mark, may be joining business hands with Japan, but bourbon executives vow the product taste won't change — and neither will the company's historic purity standards.

January 14, 2014

John Kerry off to the Vatican — but won’t meet with Pope Francis

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was en route to the Vatican on Tuesday for a meeting with a leading church diplomat — but probably not Pope Francis.

January 14, 2014

Turkey’s six-city raid roots out several al Qaeda suspects

Turkish police wrapped a six-city investigation and raid with the detainment of several suspected of ties to al Qaeda, including one who worked at a prominent charity with Islamic roots.

January 14, 2014

France’s Francois Hollande to face reporters over affair fallout

French President Francois Hollande has switched gears. Instead of insisting that any affair he may or may not have been conducting with an actress is his own business, Mr. Hollande is now holding a press conference with reporters and will face the masses on Tuesday.

January 14, 2014

Mikhail Kalashnikov: Late AK-47 creator writes that ‘soul aches’ over invention

The inventor of the AK-47 said in the months before his death that he wrestled with guilt over the killing machine his creation had become and confessed he felt partially responsible for the lives lost.

January 13, 2014

Israeli air force retaliates against Palestinian funeral rocket fire

Israel's air force responded to Palestinian rocket fire from the Gaza Strip with an attack of its own Monday, launching missiles into sites known to be used by militants.

January 13, 2014

Hope chest tragedy kills Massachusetts brother and sister

Two Massachusetts children — a brother and sister both under the age of 10 — were killed after they were trapped inside a hope chest inside their Franklin home.

January 13, 2014

‘World’s Most Admired’: Rush, George W. Bush top Hillary, Americans say

U.S. participants in a poll of who is the most admired person in the world put Hillary Rodham Clinton on the list — but she came in tenth, well behind George W. Bush and even notable conservative radio head Rush Limbaugh.

January 13, 2014

Colorado cop cars hit by driver they say was high on marijuana

In a state where recreational marijuana smoking was just ruled legal, a 23-year-old man was reportedly high on the drug when he crashed his car into two Colorado trooper vehicles.

January 13, 2014

Pope Francis to baptismal moms at Sistine Chapel: Go ahead and breastfeed babies

Pope Francis — already perceived as the pontiff of the plain masses for his humble reach-out to the poverty-stricken and his physical embrace of the afflicted and obviously ailed — has now sent a new shockwave with another image buster, telling moms during a baptism: Go ahead and breastfeed.

January 13, 2014

No men allowed: ASU’s new president banned from bringing dates home

The newest president of Alabama State University has just signed a contract for a $300,000 annual salary – if in return, she promises not to bring home any men to stay or live with her on campus.

January 13, 2014

Philly Eagles player’s home hit for nearly $400K cash, items

Around the same time the Philadelphia Eagles were losing to the New Orleans Saints, a burglar was hitting the home of Philly's DeSean Jackson, taking tens of thousands of dollars in cash and jewels along with a couple of handguns.

January 13, 2014

Robert Gates: Obama emotionless on military, except for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy

About the only time President Obama showed any emotion for the U.S. military was when the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy giving gays more freedom to serve was raised, said former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in his new book, "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary of War."

January 13, 2014

Hillary Clinton’s political hit list of top betrayers includes Kerry, Kennedy

Aides for Hillary Clinton who worked her 2008 presidential campaign kept tight watch on her friends and foes, naming and maintaining a list of those in the party who were perceived to have betrayed her during her primary war with President Obama, a new book revealed.

January 13, 2014

Target, Neiman Marcus data breaches spread to three other retailers

Security heads say Target Corp and Neiman Marcus aren't the only retailers in the United States to be hit by massive data breaches that potentially compromised millions of shoppers' personal data.

January 13, 2014

Chess game dispute in Dublin ends with ‘gruesome’ killing, police say

A chess game gone awry led an Italian man to kill a religion researcher in his Dublin home, police said, announcing the arrest of the suspect on Monday.

January 13, 2014

West Virginia water woes near end, as chemical spill almost cleaned

West Virginia health authorities on Monday promised the 300,000 residents who have been brushing and bathing with bottled water for five days that the ban on tap was almost over, and the chemicals that polluted a nearby waterway were nearly cleaned.

January 13, 2014

Michelle Obama’s second inaugural gown heads to museum display

For the second time, Michelle Obama has sent her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian Institution for display — a historical first for the museum, which has never before showcased a gown from a second inauguration.

January 13, 2014

German beer brewers fined $145M for antitrust breaches

Five beer brewers in Germany were fined Monday a total of $145 million for breaking antitrust laws and joining forces to set sales prices for their products.

January 13, 2014

Dennis Rodman sorry for failing Kenneth Bae: ‘It’s not my fault’

Former basketball great Dennis Rodman said sorry on Monday once again, this time for failing to bring about any assistance for imprisoned American Kenneth Bae while visiting North Korea and presenting Kim Jong-un with a birthday exhibition game.

January 13, 2014