Cheryl K. Chumley

Mortar shell slams into Vatican Embassy in Damascus

The Vatican Embassy in Damascus, Syria, was hit by a mortar shell Tuesday, witnesses said.

November 5, 2013

Colorado secession vote seen locally as lark

Voters in 11 counties across Colorado are heading to polls Tuesday to decide on a key ballot question: To secede or not to secede?

November 5, 2013

Jimmy Carter admits to near-‘fistfight’ with ex-South African president

Former President Jimmy Carter said he very nearly came to blows with the ex-president of South Africa over AIDS treatment.

November 5, 2013

Congress, Hollywood left vulnerable as limo service website is hacked

A limousine company that provides services to the stars — sports legends, actors and actresses, and congressional elite — admitted this week its website had been hacked, potentially exposing sensitive information about a million customers, including the likes of actor Tom Hanks, business mogul Donald Trump and Sen. Mark Udall.

November 5, 2013

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews skewers Democratic guest for ‘flackery’

MSNBC host Chris Matthews ought to watch out — he might start earning the reputation as a convert to Republicanism.

November 5, 2013

Northwestern’s bloody Wounded Warrior uniforms made by Under Armor stirs emotion

Northwestern University’s new football uniforms are causing quite a splash: They’re solid gray, dotted with images of the U.S. flag – then splattered with simulated blood.

November 5, 2013

Spanish newspaper to give prosecutor proof of U.S. spying

A newspaper in Spain says it’s going to supply a prosecutor with the necessary documents to prove that the National Security Agency did in fact tap into millions of Spanish civilian telephone calls.

November 5, 2013

Nazi-looted art worth $1.3B uncovered in squalid Munich home

Picasso and Matisse and Chagall — oh my. A treasure trove worth of artwork seized by Nazis in Holocaust-era Germany and valued at $1.35 billion has been discovered inside the dilapidated Munich home of an 80-year-old recluse.

November 5, 2013

Eric Holder: We might still charge George Zimmerman

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said George Zimmerman of Florida may have been acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, but in the eyes of the federal government, he's still living in a shadow of suspicion.

November 5, 2013

Two armed suspects arrested inside Denver middle school

SWAT teams and local police arrested two men who were carrying rifles and backpacks and wandering inside an empty Denver middle school Tuesday morning.

November 5, 2013

Obamacare casualty: David’s Bridal moves workers to part-time

Corporate heads for David’s Bridal shops have reportedly sent out notices to their employees that due to Obamacare, their full-time services will no longer be needed.

November 5, 2013

Parents slam pro-Islam slant in Florida school textbook

Hundreds of parents, angry at what they say is a biased student textbook with a decided pro-Islam slant, have launched a campaign demanding equal religious representation and planned a protest at the school board meeting this week.

November 5, 2013

Professor’s son dressed in ninja costume caused campus lockdown: police

The son of a professor was to blame for a police-ordered lockdown at Central Connecticut State University that lasted more than three hours and included talk of weapons and shots fired, authorities said Tuesday.

November 5, 2013

Deployed soldier watches live chat in horror as Texas wife is stabbed

An American soldier stationed overseas and engaged in a video chat with his pregnant wife was shocked and horrified to watch as someone broke into their El Paso, Texas, home and brutally stabbed her several times.

November 4, 2013

Blastoff: India set to send spacecraft to Mars

India is in final-countdown mode, prepping to send a spacecraft to Mars on Tuesday as a sort of multimillion-dollar test to see if the country's technology is advanced enough to compete on a solar-system scale.

November 4, 2013

Beagle trained to sniff out polar bear pregnancies at Ohio zoo

Forget the pregnancy stick. A 2-year-old beagle named Elvis underwent a year’s worth of special training to sniff out pregnancies among the threatened polar species.

November 4, 2013

Japanese paper lanterns face state bans at hands of firefighters

One of the Japanese community’s most revered celebratory traditions, the lighting and floating of paper sky lanterns, faces a doomed fate as a national organization of firefighters says they’re too dangerous and should be banned.One of the Japanese community's most revered celebratory traditions, the lighting and floating of paper sky lanterns, faces a doomed fate as a national organization of firefighters says they're too dangerous and should be banned.

November 4, 2013

Latest Rand Paul plagiarism claim is ‘witch hunt,’ aide says

Sen. Rand Paul is fighting charges that entire sections of his book, “Government Bullies,” were taken and reprinted, word for word, from a study from The Heritage Foundation.

November 4, 2013

LGBT activist blasts Obama for failed leadership

President Obama may have just pushed for quick congressional action for a ban on workplace discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but not all LGBT activists are enamored with his action.

November 4, 2013

Iranians flock by thousands to U.S. Embassy for anti-America protests

Tens of thousands of protesters converged MOnday at the U.S. Embassy in Iran, calling for “death to America” in what’s shaping to be the largest anti-American gathering in the nation in years.

November 4, 2013