Cheryl K. Chumley

Disneyland eliminates line cuts for disabled, citing cheaters

Too many cheaters — that's the reason Disneyland and Walt Disney World cited for a new rule prohibiting the disabled from jumping place in ride lines.

September 24, 2013

Wonder Bread returns to store shelves

Wonder where the Wonder Bread’s been? The iconic white bread made a return to store shelves on Monday, following a weeks-long hiatus due to the sale of the company that used to make it, Hostess.

September 24, 2013

Israel to boycott Iran’s speech as U.S. sets for sidebar meeting

Israel announced on Tuesday that ministers attending the U.N. General Assembly session in New York on Tuesday will boycott the scheduled speech of Iran's new leader, President Hasan Rouhani.

September 24, 2013

Obama endorses ‘progressive’ Bill de Blasio for NYC mayor

President Obama endorsed Bill de Blasio for New York City mayor on Monday, calling the fellow Democrat's progressive-minded principles a win for his constituents.

September 24, 2013

Boy, 4, shames Kenya mall gunman: You’re a ‘very bad man’

A little 4-year-old British boy trying to protect his wounded mother and 6-year-old sister looked into the eyes of an armed gunman at Kenya’s mall and told him what he thought of him: You’re a “very bad man,” he said.

September 24, 2013

Boeing booted from bid for $7.7B South Korean contract

South Korea turned down a bid on Tuesday from Boeing Co. to build the country 60 new fighter jets, suggesting the company’s technology on its proffered planes was old and out-of-date.

September 24, 2013

President Obama caught joking on mic: ‘I’m scared of my wife’

President Obama may be the leader of the free world, but when it comes to his home life, he admittedly takes second seat.

September 24, 2013

Vandals torch Ronald Reagan statue at California park

Vandals have set fire to a life-size statue of Ronald Reagan at a Southern California sports park that bears the name of the 40th president, authorities reported on Monday.

September 23, 2013

Hackers breach biometrics on new Apple iPhone 5S

A hacking group from Germany says it has discovered how to breach the biometrics security system of the new iPhone 5S.

September 23, 2013

Gunmen in Kenya mall shooting targeted non-Muslims to kill, witness says

The gunmen responsible for killing nearly 70 and injuring more than 175 in the ongoing Kenya mall massacre and hostage situation targeted non-Muslims who couldn’t recite passages from the Koran, witnesses who escaped said on Monday.

September 23, 2013

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense lawyers plead for more time to fight death penalty

Attorneys for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appealed to a judge on Monday to grant them more time to mount a defense against the death penalty.

September 23, 2013

Edward Snowden, in fear, forced to wear disguises

Edward Snowden, who fled the United States after releasing intelligence secrets to the British press, is now living in fear in Russia, dressing in disguise whenever he leaves his house, his attorney said.

September 23, 2013

Rep. Paul Ryan spurs talk of White House run with book deal

Rep. Paul Ryan — former vice presidential candidate, current Wisconsin congressman and rumored White House candidate for 2016 — has scored a deal for a book, due out in August, commenting on the state of conservatism and the way of the Republican Party's future.

September 23, 2013

Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran agree to ‘axis of resistance’

Senior members of Hezbollah and Hamas announced on Monday in Lebanese press that they’ve formed a stronger pact with Iran’s government to watch out for each other’s interests in the Middle East.

September 23, 2013

Syria’s Bashar Assad warns that weapons inspectors might face rebel attack

Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with state-run Chinese media that other nations may incite rebel forces into attacking U.N. inspectors who are headed into the country to secure chemical weapons.

September 23, 2013

Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood, orders assets seized

An Egypt court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to cease and desist all activities in the nation, and told authorities to seize the group’s funds.

September 23, 2013

Sarah Palin to GOP: ‘Woman up’ and fight Obamacare

Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and a tea party darling, sent a strong message to Republicans who are waffling on the defunding of Obamacare: “Woman up.”

September 23, 2013

North Korea accused of testing engine for long-range rocket

New satellite pictures indicate North Korea most likely has tested one of its long-range-rocket engines — just a few months after Pyongyang defied international pressures and launched a rocket into space.

September 23, 2013

Huma Abedin given ultimatum: Anthony Weiner or Hillary Clinton

Huma Abedin, a top staffer for Hillary Clinton and the wife of beleaguered and scandalized Anthony Weiner, was told to give her husband the boot — or leave the Clinton camp.

September 23, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul pushes bill to put Chief Justice John Roberts on Obamacare

Sen. Rand Paul said federal workers shouldn't get a pass from joining Obamacare — and that means Justice John G. Roberts Jr., too.

September 23, 2013