Cheryl K. Chumley

Detroit worker grouses on tax-paid grant: ‘Bailout would have been better’

The Obama administration on Friday stepped forward and announced millions in grant dollars to give to financially failing Detroit — but even that taxpayer dole-out may not prove acceptable to some of the city's workers, who instead wanted a full-scale bailout.

September 27, 2013

Mumbai rescue operation ‘in full force’ as building collapse kills 4

Hundreds of emergency responders rushed to the scene of a five-story building collapse in Mumbai on Friday, frantically searching the rubble for survivors and hoping the death toll of four wouldn’t rise.

September 27, 2013

United Airlines pilot suffers heart attack mid-flight, forced to land in Boise

A United Airlines pilot heading toward Seattle with 164 other passengers and crew members was forced to make an emergency landing in Boise, after suffering a heart attack hundreds of feet in the air. His condition was not known on Friday.

September 27, 2013

Atari makes a comeback as casinos gamble on skill-based games

Atari, the stuff of 1981 video game legends, is making a comeback of sorts — in the casino gambling industry.

September 27, 2013

Alec Baldwin: South Park calls out actor’s ‘free pass’ on anti-gay rhetoric

Comedy Central’s “South Park” writers took on Hollywood’s Alec Baldwin in a recent episode, wondering why one of liberalism’s most vocal defenders can simultaneously spout anti-gay rhetoric, yet still receive the adoration of mainstream media and the left-wing.

September 27, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz joins prayer vigil for American pastor jailed in Iran

Sen. Ted Cruz joined a handful of protesters in prayer outside the White House who were seeking spiritual intervention for an American pastor who's been jailed in Iran for a year. They were asking the Obama administration to step up its efforts to free him.

September 27, 2013

Lee Rigby’s Muslim murder suspects plead not guilty to hacking in London street

Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, the two men who were arrested for hacking to death a British soldier as he walked down London streets in broad daylight, pleaded not guilty in court on Friday.

September 27, 2013

MAC 11 machine pistol found stashed in JFK airport closet

Investigators on Friday are still seeking clues about a MAC 11 subcompact machine pistol found stashed inside a closet at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

September 27, 2013

Al-Shabab on offense: Muslim terrorists from Nairobi mall vow ‘abundance of blood’

The same Islamic terror group that killed dozens of mall-goers in Nairobi is claiming credit for two more attacks that killed three Kenyan villagers, and the leader of the al Qaeda affiliate is vowing that more violence is on its way.

September 27, 2013

Paul Oliver, former NFL star, shoots self: report

Paul Oliver, a former defensive back for the San Diego Chargers, shot and killed himself Tuesday night, authorities said on Wednesday.

September 26, 2013

Pa. lesbians sue state, demand recognition for Mass. marriage

A lesbian couple who married under Massachusetts law and then moved to Pennsylvania for work sued their new home state on Thursday, demanding legal recognition for their union.

September 26, 2013

Bill Gates: Ctl-Alt-Delete ‘was a mistake’

Apparently, money really doesn't buy everything. Even Bill Gates, one of the world's wealthiest, couldn't convince a technology engineer to fix one of the seven greatest mysteries of Computer Geek Land -- the infamous Ctrol+Alt+Delete command.

September 26, 2013

Pakistan pulls plug on gay, lesbian, transgender website

The website Queer Pakistan is no longer, as government authorities in the Muslim-dominated nation that's ranked among the worst in the world for gay tolerance issues have pulled the plug on the online resource.

September 26, 2013

Jesus Christ was the original tweeter: Vatican

Twitter's got nothing on Jesus Christ. That was the thrust of a message from one Vatican cardinal who commented that the savior of Christian faithful was really the first and foremost when it came to encapsulating powerful messages in short-form.

September 26, 2013

Utah H.S. coach suspends football team — all 80 players

A high school football coach in Utah has taken the unusual step of suspending his entire team, hoping the 80 players might reflect, mature and return to the field with a life lesson in humility, respect and hard work.

September 26, 2013

Justice at last: ‘Evil woman’ outed for grabbing girl’s game ball

Talk about a haunting past that follows. An unidentified woman at Houston's Minute Maid Park only now is making a splash on social media and YouTube — but she probably wishes she weren't. A video from a 2011 Astros-Diamondbacks game shows her snatching a baseball from the hands of a little girl as the stadium announcer expresses shock and awe.

September 26, 2013

Jesse Jackson on Ted Cruz: He’s a ‘clown’ to Obama’s ‘wise man’

The Rev. Jesse Jackson had harsh words for Sen. Ted Cruz's filibuster on Obamacare, calling the Texas tea party darling a "clown" who could learn a thing or two from President Obama.

September 26, 2013

California counties vote to secede from Golden State

Two counties in California have voted to secede from the state and create the State of Jefferson, the 51st of the United States of America.

September 26, 2013

Treasury gives $100 bill a high-tech makeover

The newest version of the $100 bill, unveiled this week, may be glitzier, shinier and high-tech — but it's still worth $100.

September 26, 2013

Senate website says 2nd Amendment unclear: Rights may be ‘collective’

The Senate's official government website on the Constitution says that the Second Amendment right to bear arms could be a collective right, not an individual freedom.

September 26, 2013