Cheryl K. Chumley

Florida school under fire for pro-Islam, anti-Christian history book

Advanced Placement history students at one Florida school have plenty of course materials on Islam, including 36 pages in the textbook devoted to the religion. But not so much on Christianity or Judaism — and that has one state lawmaker in an uproar.

July 29, 2013

Ariel Castro’s son says his father should be imprisoned for life

The son of Ariel Castro — the Ohio man who confessed to kidnapping and holding three Cleveland-area women for nearly 10 years — said Monday his father rightly belongs in jail for the rest of his life.

July 29, 2013

Birther alert: Venezuela President Maduro born in Colombia, opposition says

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was born in Colombia and is therefore ineligible to hold the high office, said members of a political party that opposes his presidency.

July 29, 2013

FBI arrests 150 in 76-city child prostitution ring

Federal Bureau of Investigations agents arrested 150 suspects on Monday on charges related to a child prostitution ring that wove through 76 cities around the nation

July 29, 2013

Eric Holder prodded by ethics group to probe Clapper claims

A government watchdog group demanded Monday in a letter that Attorney General Eric Holder investigate James Clapper, accusing the intelligence head of lying about NSA intelligence collection practices during recent congressional testimony.

July 29, 2013

Anthony Weiner to New Yorkers: ‘You’re stuck with me’

Embattled New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner said he doesn't care what people say or how critics respond — he's not leaving the race.

July 29, 2013

Colo. town on alert as ‘Islamist jihadist’ threatens Catholics, Mormons

Police in Fort Collins, Colo., have asked religious groups to watch for a self-proclaimed "Islamist jihadist" who threatened to kill area Catholics and Mormons in the next two weeks.

July 29, 2013

Obama’s economy sends 4 of 5 Americans near poverty: poll

Four out of five Americans are near poverty, walking the line between joblessness and welfare application, and the American dream under the current Obama administration is slowly dying, a new survey shows.

July 29, 2013

Actor James Woods sets Rolling Stone in Twitter target sights

Hollywood's James Woods took to Twitter to condemn a recent Rolling Stone magazine edition that seemed to glorify terrorism by splashing a rock-star-type photograph of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover.

July 29, 2013

U.S. flag photo nearly cut from 9/11 museum, deemed too patriotic, book says

A photograph of firefighters raising the U.S. flag amid World Trade Center debris was very nearly cut from the National September 11 Memorial and Museum display because it was deemed by the creative director as too patriotic.

July 29, 2013

Pope Francis: ‘Who am I to judge’ gays?

Pope Francis said on Monday that he would not issue judgments against homosexual priests — a stance that run counters to his predecessor's more blunt assessment that men with gay tendencies should not have priesthood doors opened for them.

July 29, 2013

‘The Simpsons’ co-creator Sam Simon, 58, dying and donating millions to charity

Sam Simon, the co-creator of "The Simpsons," has just months to live but is spending his last moments giving away millions of dollars to various charities.

July 29, 2013

Spain’s new road rules: No walking while drunk

Spain has passed some new road rules — and alcohol imbibers beware: Walking while drunk could get you fined.

July 29, 2013

Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity may lose 40-channel Cumulus deal

Cumulus Media, the second-largest broadcast company in the nation, is poised to drop Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from its stations before the close of 2013, an industry source said.

July 29, 2013

Germany’s ‘going green’ campaign falls flat, as pollution rises

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's much-touted clean air campaign — launched with the fanfare closing of the nation's nuclear plants and a vow to lead European climate change controls – has fallen flat, as a recent report shows pollution levels have actually increased for the second year in a row.

July 29, 2013

Depression-era Beer Can House in Houston becomes historic landmark

A house made of beer cans that hails from Great Depression-era days has now morphed into something more inspirational — a piece of folk history that tops Houston's landmark list.

July 29, 2013

NYC welfare food found on Dominican Republic black market

Barrels of food intended for welfare recipients in New York City is instead being turned into profit on the Dominican Republic's black market, The New York Post reported Sunday.

July 29, 2013

Surfers’ event in California ends in mayhem, with riot police

A surfers' event in Huntington Beach, Calif., ended in mayhem late Sunday, as riot police were called to the streets to disperse violent crowds and break up numerous fights.

July 29, 2013

Wave of car bombings in Iraq kills at least 47 people

A dozen car bombs racked several spots in central and southern Iraq on Monday, leaving at least 47 dead and scores injured.

July 29, 2013

Bus in Italy plunges 100 feet, killing 38 people

Emergency responders on Monday were trying to determine what made a bus skid off the side of the road and down a 100-foot ravine in southern Italy, killing 38 and wounding 16.

July 29, 2013