Cheryl K. Chumley

Dennis Rodman visits North Korea to ‘have a good time’ with Kim Jong-un

Former basketball star Dennis Rodman touched down in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, prepared for a second meeting with the dictator he dubs his friend, Kim Jong-un.

September 3, 2013

Singapore ‘toy nerd’ amasses 6,000 Barbie dolls

A 33-year-old Singapore man is aware he has doll fetish, but he says he can’t help it. His 6,000 Barbie dolls make him happy.

September 2, 2013

Christian bakers who refused cake order for gay wedding forced to close shop

A husband-and-wife bakery shop team in Oregon were forced to close their shop doors and move to cheaper digs — their home — after gay-rights activists hounded them and drove away contract business because they refused for Christian reasons to bake for a same-sex wedding.

September 2, 2013

NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen: ‘Convinced’ Syria used chemical weapons

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday that he was "convinced" President Bashar Assad's forces had unleashed chemical weapons on rebel fighters and that the international community should respond with a strong message.

September 2, 2013

Syrian boy, 11, in Aleppo: When I grow up, I want to kill Bashar Assad

An 11-year-old, AK-47-toting Aleppo boy said his grown-up wish is to kill Syrian President Bashar Assad.

September 2, 2013

‘Duck Dynasty’ star Uncle Si dishes on faith in Christ in new book

Uncle Si, as Silas Merritt Robertson is known to "Duck Dynasty" watchers, has a new book coming out Tuesday, and it promises more of the same of what makes the A&E hit one of the most-watched reality shows in television history: family-friendly tales that highlight the power and grace of Jesus Christ.

September 2, 2013

Appeals court rules White House visitor logs can stay private

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Secret Service does not have to release visitor logs for President Obama and top White House advisers and that the Freedom of Information Act does not cover these documents.

September 2, 2013

Pope Francis to flock: Gossiping is as bad as murder

Pope Francis told his Catholic Church faithful in a Monday mass that they ought to control their tongues and stop gossiping – it’s very nearly akin to murder.

September 2, 2013

Chinese student gypped $4,420 for $300 Chicago taxi ride

Police in Chicago are trying to identify and bring to justice the cab driver who allegedly ripped off thousands of dollars from a student from China who was trying to travel from O’Hare International Airport to his University of Illinois campus.

September 2, 2013

Mass. atheists get day in court for Pledge of Allegiance as nation holds breath

This week, the highest court in Massachusetts will hear the argument of an atheist couple who think the Pledge of Allegiance — especially with its mention of "under God" — violates students' rights, and court experts say the outcome will reverberate around the nation.

September 2, 2013

NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-gun group rally falls flat, as NRA takes over

A recent rally staged by members of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control group fell flat, as nearly 10 times the number of Second Amendment supporters showed up, took over the scene and countered with such a voice that bystanders thought it was actually an NRA-sponsored event.

September 2, 2013

CIA finds 1 in 5 flagged job applicants come from Hamas, Hezbollah, al Qaeda

An estimated one-fifth of a subset of all applicants for Central Intelligence Agency positions had significant ties to the terror groups Hamas, Hezbollah and al Qaeda, a newly released document from NSA leaker Edward Snowden's collection revealed Monday.

September 2, 2013

Dick Cheney’s daughters dispute over gay marriage

Mary Cheney, the daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney, isn't pulling any punches when it comes to weighing in on her Senate-hopeful sister Liz's objection to gay marriage, calling her view 100 percent wrong in a blunt Facebook posting picked up by various media.

September 2, 2013

Syrian minister calls for preemptive strike on America

As the White House dithers on how to respond to the chemical weapons attack unleashed by President Bashar Assad on rebel forces outside Damascus, and delays decision on U.S. military force, some in Syria have struck a more decisive tone: Let’s take preemptive action.

September 2, 2013

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s legacy: Friend of the gay cause

Justice Anthony Kennedy will likely go down in history as the biggest judicial friend the gay-rights movement has ever known, court watchers say.

September 2, 2013

Nelson Mandela not dead: Aide for elder Bush apologizes for saying so

Contrary to what one aide for former President George H.W. Bush put out in a statement on Sunday, the South African leader Nelson Mandela is not dead. He's gone home from the hospital, recovering from a lengthy stay.

September 2, 2013

Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi to face trial for inciting violence

A top prosecutor referred ousted President Mohammed Morsi to face a court trial for inciting violence and standing idly by as his government forces killed protesters outside his office while he sat as Egypt's president.

September 2, 2013

China to U.S.: Don’t go into Syria with force

China weighed in Monday on the possibility of the United States taking military action in Syria with this quick message: Don’t.

September 2, 2013

U.S. drug agents grab more data than NSA; ‘profound privacy concerns,’ ACLU says

When it comes to subpoenaing telephone records, U.S. drug agents may take the trophy from the National Security Agency.

September 2, 2013

Taliban militants attack U.S. base in Afghanistan; 3 dead

Taliban militants on Monday attacked a U.S. military base in Afghanistan that’s located near the Pakistan border, setting off bombs and torching vehicles.

September 2, 2013