Cheryl K. Chumley

Israeli newspaper slams John Kerry: ‘Clueless U.S. mediator’

Israeli media doesn't have a favorable impression of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his push toward peace in the Middle East, opening one opinion page posting with this title: "Clueless U.S. mediator."

July 9, 2013

Angry Taliban shutter Qatar office over flag, sign disputes

Angry Taliban members shut down their Qatar office on the heels of a dispute about a sign they hung labeling the building as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

July 9, 2013

Samuel Adams beer defends removing ‘Creator’ from quote: It’s just policy

Boston Beer Company, the owner of the Samuel Adams brand, defended its removal of "Creator" from a recent ad that quoted the Declaration of Independence this way: It's just company policy.

July 9, 2013

Cleveland kidnap victims take to YouTube: Thank you

The three women who spent nearly a decade locked in a Cleveland, Ohio, house took to YouTube to express their thanks to a public that smoothed their escape, respected their privacy and prayed for their recovery.

July 9, 2013

Liz Cheney, ex-vice president’s elder daughter, mulls run for Senate

Liz Cheney, the elder of ex-Vice President Dick Cheney's two daughters, said she is considering a run against Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi in the next Republican primary.

July 8, 2013

40 still missing in Canadian train wreck

Investigators still were trying on Monday to locate about 40 people who were involved in a fatal train wreck over the weekend in a small Canadian town.

July 8, 2013

Jim Carrey to gun owners: Sorry for calling you names

Hollywood's Jim Carrey — known for his vitriolic put-downs of gun owners and for a somewhat bizarre denouncement of a very violent flick he just starred in — now has issued an apology to the very same segment of society he publicly disdains.

July 8, 2013

Chicago priest who abused boy, 8, to be deported to Bolivia

A priest who was sent to jail for abusing an 8-year-old boy will be deported to Bolivia, law enforcement authorities said.

July 8, 2013

Nevada cops sued for storming home they wanted for lookout

A Nevada family's lawsuit against police claims they stormed one man's home to use it for a lookout site for a criminal investigation of a nearby residence, shot the owner and owner's dog with pepperball rounds, and committed a slew of other Third Amendment offenses.

July 8, 2013

British PM David Cameron pushes knighthood for Wimbledon champ Andy Murray

Wimbledon winner Andy Murray should be knighted, said Prime Minister David Cameron.

July 8, 2013

Coroner: Girl killed in San Francisco plane crash may have been run over by responder

A California coroner said one of the 16-year-old girls who died during Saturday's plane crash at San Francisco International Airport may in fact have been killed by an emergency vehicle.

July 8, 2013

Spidey power: Man arrested for vandalism, was naked except for Spider-Man briefs

Law enforcement officials in Cincinnati are still scratching their heads, wondering why a man they arrested Sunday night during a vandalism call at a local high school was wearing nothing but Spider-Man underwear.

July 8, 2013

To fund or not to fund: Congress bickers on Egypt

Congress can't find consensus on the fate of $1.5 billion that the United States gives to Egypt, with some saying keep the status quo and others saying, no, the America people should not be funneling money to a country that's just underwent a military coup.

July 8, 2013

New search engine roots out anti-Islamic content for Muslims

A search engine that blocks all content that's deemed in conflict with Islamic law just launched, aimed at giving the world's 1.5 billion Muslims an Internet experience that doesn't violate their religious beliefs.

July 8, 2013

Iran’s President Ahmadinejad touts achievement: Advancing Holocaust denials

Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during Sunday's farewell ceremony that one of his biggest accomplishments while president was advancing the perception that the Holocaust never happened.

July 8, 2013

St. Louis Cardinals GM orders Christian symbol off pitching mound

The general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals ordered the grounds crew at Busch stadium to stop etching Christian symbols onto the pitching mound.

July 8, 2013

PETA kills 2,000 dogs and cats each year: report

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals puts to sleep an estimated 2,000 dogs and cats each year, a new report finds.

July 8, 2013

Piers Morgan on Chicago gun violence: Send in the feds

Sixty-seven were shot in Chicago in a five-day span that wrapped Sunday, and CNN host Piers Morgan says he has the solution to the violence: Send in the federal government.

July 8, 2013

American hacked to death in Bangkok over $1.60 taxi dispute

A 51-year-old American working at the U.S. Caterpillar plant in Bangkok was hacked to death by a machete-wielding taxi driver in a dispute over a $1.60 fare, police in Thailand said.

July 8, 2013

France businesses to socialist Francois Hollande: Leave us alone

Businesses in France have had enough of President Francois Hollande and his socialist government, sending the leader this past weekend a blunt message: Leave us alone.

July 8, 2013