Cheryl K. Chumley

Indiana pilot crashes into house, igniting fire

Indiana State Police say a pilot crashed a small plane into a home in central Indiana on Thursday, igniting a fire and sending residents fleeing.

July 25, 2013

Christian church evicted from NYC restaurant for preaching against same-sex relations

The Gallery Church in New York City claims it was booted from its $25,000-per-year rental space in a local restaurant for preaching Christian messages that included sermons against same-sex relations and marriage.

July 25, 2013

Obama admits some reporters fawn over him in private

President Obama said during Wednesday's remarks in Illinois that he hears from members of the media all the time that his economic plans are solid.

July 25, 2013

Mission Mars: Scientists in Britain map out conceptual astronaut landing

Scientists at London's Imperial College say they've mapped out the means of landing a three-person crew of astronauts on Mars — but that they're still a far cry from moving the plan from its concept stage to implementation.

July 25, 2013

Lance Armstrong: U.S. Postal Service knew I was doping

Disgraced bicyclist and admitted doper Lance Armstrong beat back a lawsuit filed by whistleblower Floyd Landis that accused him of defrauding his sports sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service, with this defense: The government agency knew I was doping all along.

July 25, 2013

Pope Francis heads to slums of Rio de Janeiro to highlight help for poor

Pope Francis on Thursday was taking to the slum streets of Rio de Janeiro, walking among the poor and downtrodden in hopes of shedding light on one of his key messages: It's the duty of Catholic Church faithful to help those who are less fortunate.

July 25, 2013

Detroit tells Christie’s auction house: Go home

Financially distraught Detroit is determined to keep hold of its historic artifacts, and art critics in the city are telling buyers with New York-based auction house Christie's: Go home. There's nothing to see here.

July 25, 2013

Rocket hits UAE Embassy in Tripoli, Libya

An unknown person fired a rocket at the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Tripoli on Thursday, Libya's interior ministry reported.

July 25, 2013

KTVU fires 3 producers over Asiana Airlines fake name flap

Three producers with the San Francisco-area Fox affiliate KTVU were fired this week, the latest fallout from a hoax about the Asiana Airlines crash that led to the inaccurate reporting of the pilots' names.

July 25, 2013

Christian Air Force chaplain under fire for reference to atheists

Air Force Lt. Col. Kenneth Reyes, a Christian chaplain stationed in Alaska, was censored for a line he wrote in his regular "Chaplain's Corner" musings that are posted at the base's online site, and now the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is saying he should be punished.

July 25, 2013

‘Burka Avenger’ makes debut as Pakistani counterpart to Wonder Woman

Pakistani television now has a counterpart to America's Wonder Woman — a burka-wearing superheroine who teaches at an all-girls' school by day and employs her secret martial arts tactics to battle anti-school thugs by night.

July 25, 2013

Obama’s economy: Two food stamp recipients for every job created

For every job the White House claims to have created — 7.2 million now — two more Americans were added to the nation's food stamp program, federal statistics reveal.

July 25, 2013

Last Boston Marathon bombing victim leaves hospital, 100 days after losing leg

The last victim of the Boston Marathon bombings was discharged from the hospital Wednesday morning — exactly 100 days after the April 15 terror blast that took one of his legs.

July 25, 2013

China indicts ex-Communist leader Bo Xilai for corruption

Bo Xilai, a former rising star in China's Communist Party, was formally indicted this week on several charges related to bribery, corruption and abuse of power, state media reported Thursday.

July 25, 2013

Florida train derailment leaks ethanol as responders fight fire threat

Emergency responders rushed to spray foam at the scene of a 15-car train derailment at the Port of Tampa in Florida on Thursday morning to keep the freight of ethanol from exploding and igniting into a massive fire.

July 25, 2013

Luxury liner that charges $5K a week fails surprise health inspection

A luxury cruise ship flunked a surprise sanitation inspection, after investigators with the Centers for Disease Control saw crew members repeatedly trying to hide 15 trolleys of food from the ship galley to dodge scrutiny.

July 25, 2013

Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court-martial for WikiLeaks leak nears closing arguments

Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who faces court-martial for leaking sensitive U.S. intelligence information for WikiLeaks publication, may soon know his fate.

July 25, 2013

Anthony Weiner blames marital woes for sexting snafu as Dems say: Quit

Anthony Weiner said in an email to campaign supporters that the root of his most recent sexting scandal is simple — he hit a rough marital patch last summer with wife, Huma Abedin.

July 25, 2013

Trayvon Martin’s dad tells lawmakers to name gun control law after son

Tracy Martin, the father of killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, said to legislators during a Wednesday appearance on Capitol Hill that he'd like to see his son's name attached to a measure that cracks down on right-to-carry gun laws.

July 25, 2013

Spain train driver is investigated as police cite speed as factor in fatal derailment

Investigators on Thursday said speed was a factor in the Spain train derailment that killed at least 78, and are bringing the driver in for questioning.

July 25, 2013