Cheryl K. Chumley

Massachusetts military veteran tossed from diner for service dog

A military veteran recently tossed from a Massachusetts diner after the owner objected to the presence of his certified service dog said he felt "belittled" and wants an apology.

August 27, 2013

WWII veteran Delbert Benton died trying to defend self from thugs: police

The 88-year-old World War II veteran who was beaten to death with a flashlight as he crossed a parking lot in Washington state may have died because he tried to defend himself, police said.

August 27, 2013

Obama spokesman sends condolences to family of Australian killed in Oklahoma

Through his spokesman, President Obama sent out a statement this week expressing condolences to family members of the Australian baseball star who was attending college in Oklahoma when he was shot and killed in a random act of violence.

August 27, 2013

Wisconsin lawmaker pushes English as official state language

A Republican lawmaker isn’t giving up the fight to make English the official language of the state of Wisconsin, and reintroduced a bill this week that would do just that.

August 27, 2013

China’s trouncing of U.S. in space race: ‘Unmistakable warning signs’

It's irrefutable, said one political science professor from Georgia: China is moving full speed ahead with its race to space, while other nations — including the United States — have entered yawn status.

August 27, 2013

Sarah Murnaghan: Pennsylvania girl who sparked transplant debate heads home with new lungs

The 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who sparked a nationwide debate about the rights of children versus adults who are on organ transplant lists headed home on Tuesday with new lungs in place.

August 27, 2013

ACLU ‘stunned’ as New Mexico judge rules gay marriage legal, despite law

New Mexico doesn't have a specific constitutional provision or law that allows same-sex marriages, but a judge said on Monday that prohibiting the unions is a form of sexual discrimination — and by proxy, ruled gay marriage legal.

August 27, 2013

Flying kid-free: Singapore airline offers adults-only seating

For a paltry $14, fliers on one Singapore-based airline can now kick back in kid-free zoned seating.

August 27, 2013

Bradley Manning ratchets hormone fight, as pressure builds to call him a ‘her’

The attorney for Army Pvt. Bradley Manning — the convicted soldier who now wants the world to call him Chelsea Manning — says his client is more than willing to pay for estrogen treatments himself, if the military allows.

August 27, 2013

Taliban kill 12 civilians in Afghanistan, including aid workers

Taliban militants in Afghanistan shot and killed on Tuesday 12 civilians, six of whom had been in the country to assist with government-related projects.

August 27, 2013

Montana nuclear missile chief fired for failed safety inspection

The head of security at a nuclear missile base in Montana was fired from his position after failing to pass a recent safety inspection, a military spokesman said on Monday.

August 27, 2013

Syria to Secretary of State John Kerry: You’re lying

Syria on Tuesday issued a formal reply to Secretary of State John Kerry’s claim of “undeniable” evidence of chemical weapons use by government forces on a rebel stronghold near Damascus: You’re lying.

August 27, 2013

China hit by biggest hacklike attack in history

Internet users in China received a single message on Sunday while trying to get online: service denied.

August 26, 2013

Ruth Bader Ginsburg blames Supreme Court colleagues for judicial activism

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg faulted her colleagues recently for creating a judicial atmosphere of activism, and she suggested she's going to stick around and try to turn back that tone, for at least another year.

August 26, 2013

Congressional Black Caucus chair: Race relations backsliding since Obama’s election

The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus said race relations in America haven’t improved any since the election of President Obama — and as a matter of fact, they’ve even gotten worse.

August 26, 2013

Knife-wielding robber surprised by gun-toting victim is shot dead

It’s like that old adage: Never bring a knife to a gun fight. But one unaware Florida would-be robber forgot that basic rule while trying — to his ultimate detriment — to rob a pizza delivery man from Domino’s at knife point over the weekend at a Days Inn motel parking lot in West Melbourne.

August 26, 2013

Man sneezes, shoots own shin, while cops seize gun and activists wonder why

An elderly Connecticut man pestered by a raccoon decided to lie in wait at his New Haven home with a .22 caliber rifle, but ended up accidentally shooting himself after sneezing and falling from his chair.

August 26, 2013

Miley Cyrus performance makes waves; sexual romp called ‘cringeworthy’

Move over, Madonna. Look out, Lady Gaga. Miley Cyrus has arrived, and the 20-year-old underwear-wearing, strip-act-strutting musical maven has brought shock performance to a new level.

August 26, 2013

Second suspect arrested in WWII vet’s fatal beating

Police on Monday arrested the second of two suspects accused of beating to death a World War II veteran, 88, as he walked across the parking lot toward his Spokane, Wash., Eagle Lodge to play pool.

August 26, 2013

Donald Trump says N.Y. attorney general is a ‘political hack’ on a White House witch hunt

Business mogul Donald Trump lashed back on Monday at the New York attorney general who’s suing him for $40 million over his Trump University, calling him nothing more than a political player who’s reached out to the tycoon for money and donations on numerous occasions.

August 26, 2013