Cheryl K. Chumley

China backs Russia’s call for Syria to give up chemical weapons

China on Tuesday said it was backing a Russian call for Syria to turn over chemical weapons, the latest in international debate on military action in the war-torn country.

September 10, 2013

Russia reprimands U.S., Israel over missile test launch

Russia's Defense Ministry issued a sharp rebuke to diplomats from the United States and Israel for a joint naval exercise that included the test-firing of several ballistic missiles.

September 9, 2013

Matthew Cordle, who confessed via YouTube video, indicted in drunken-driving crash

A 22-year-old man who made a video to admit he killed someone during a drunken-driving accident — a video that has since gone viral with more than a million viewers — was indicted Monday for aggravated vehicular homicide.

September 9, 2013

‘Compassionate immigration’ is focus of liberal prayer-fasting fest

If prayer can move mountains, it can move lawmakers to pass immigration reform — that's the theme of a largely liberal faith-based campaign on Capitol Hill to enact immigration reform via prayer and fasting.

September 9, 2013

Colorado voters come out in droves to recall anti-gun senators

Officially, Colorado residents won’t be voting in the recall of two state senators who supported tighter gun control laws until Tuesday. But if early voting is an indication of how the recall will turn out, then Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron may need new jobs.

September 9, 2013

Craig James fired by Fox Sports for saying homosexuality is a ‘choice’ to be judged by God

A Fox Sports college football analyst was fired after just one week once video footage surfaced of him in 2012 speaking of gays having to face God for their sexual choices.

September 9, 2013

Justice Antonin Scalia: ‘I hate the Redskins’

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia may spend the majority of his workday hours in the nation's capital city, but that doesn't mean he's a fan of the local sports teams.

September 9, 2013

U.S. taxpayers on hook for $1B to Syria — and most intercepted by Assad

While debate swirls among national and international political leaders about the best course of action to take in Syria, the fact is American taxpayers are already on the hook for more than $1 billion in aid for the conflict. Moreover, most of that aid doesn't even reach the intended recipients — the civilians hit hardest by the two-plus years of conflict.

September 9, 2013

Meghan McCain: ‘We’re not all crazy rednecks’

Meghan McCain said she respects the Republican Party, but wants to make clear: Some GOPers are crazy rednecks. She’s just not one of them.

September 9, 2013

Wither Weiner: Disgraced Dem at just 7% NYC ahead of primary in NYC mayoral race

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is having an Energizer Bunny moment: He just won't quit, despite polls that put him at the bottom of the New York City mayoral race, with only 7 percent of support from would-be constituents.

September 9, 2013

Yellowstone National Park: Police investigating shooting death of girl, 3

Police are continuing to investigate on Monday the shooting death of a 3-year-old girl at a Yellowstone National Park campground.

September 9, 2013

Van Gogh Museum unveils newly discovered painting by the Dutch master

The Van Gogh Museum unveiled a new painting Monday from the famous artist, a work called “Sunset at Montmajour” that he did in Arles in 1888.

September 9, 2013

14 Thai Airways passengers injured during plane skid at Bangkok airport

Fourteen passengers were injured when a Thai Airways plane with a wheel base problem skidded off a runway at the main airport in Bangkok, an airline spokesperson said Monday.

September 9, 2013

Football fan falls to death at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

A football fan walking across an elevated pedestrian walkway at Candlestick Park in San Francisco fell to his death Sunday.

September 9, 2013

NSA spied on Brazil’s state-run oil company, documents show

More documents that were leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that the National Security Agency put Brazil's state-run oil company under secret surveillance — though what for is largely an unknown.

September 9, 2013

Connecticut carnival chaos: 18 injured in fall from ride

Eighteen people — including 12 children — were hurt when they fell from a carnival swing ride at a Sunday festival in Norwalk, Conn.

September 9, 2013

Dennis Rodman lets slip North Korea’s secret — Kim Jong-un, wife have a baby

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman returned from a visit with his self-described lifelong buddy, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, this weekend and promptly let slip a closely guarded secret about the dictator's baby — her name.

September 9, 2013

More than half of Americans say no to military action in Syria, polls show

Americans don't want President Obama to unleash missile attacks — even if Congress give the White House the green light, a pair of new polls found.

September 9, 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron abandons British secrets on public train

Prime Minister David Cameron momentarily left alone some of Britain's top secrets, stored in a little red box, during a train ride over the weekend to Scotland.

September 9, 2013

Four shot at N.C. anti-violence vigil

Police on Friday were still hunting the suspects who shot at a crowd of anti-violence rally attendees in North Carolina, injuring four.

September 6, 2013