Cheryl K. Chumley

Texas abortion battle heats up as activists ‘Hail Satan!’

Tensions in Texas ratcheted a bit higher Tuesday as activists on both sides of the abortion issue squared off at the Capitol in Austin for a somewhat odd religious-themed shout-down.

July 3, 2013

Ex-Attorney General Ramsey Clark offers to defend Fort Hood’s Nidal Hasan

The Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage in 2009 at Fort Hood, Maj. Nidal Hasan, asked for a three-day trial delay to consult with an attorney who's offered to represent him — former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark.

July 3, 2013

Canada police foil al-Qaeda-inspired bomb plot

Canadian authorities have arrested a man and a woman who were suspected of plotting a pressure-cooker bomb attack at the legislative building in British Columbia.

July 3, 2013

Egypt’s military vows fight to death in Facebook posting, ‘The Final Hours’

Egypt's military command told President Mohammed Morsi in a Wednesday posting on Facebook they're not leaving, they're not ceding the fight, and they'll fight to death until he caves to their demands or leaves office.

July 3, 2013

Homeland Security watchdog under fire for nepotism, abuse of position

The official who's supposed to watch the Department of Homeland Security and report misdeeds on behalf of the American taxpayer is now himself under fire, facing congressional investigation for suspected nepotism and covering up a Secret Service prostitution scandal.

July 3, 2013

Chechen rebel calls on Russian Islamists to attack Olympics at Sochi

A top Chechen rebel leader, Doku Umarov, has called for Islamist radicals in Russia's North Caucasus to attack the Winter Olympic Games being held in Sochi in February.

July 3, 2013

China fires Communist head for ‘disciplinary violations’

The Communist Party's Organizational Department sacked a top leader for charges of "disciplinary violations," state media reported.

July 3, 2013

U.S. drone strikes kill at least 16 in Pakistan

At least 16 suspected militants were killed by an early morning U.S. unmanned drone strike on Wednesday, Pakistani intelligence officers said.

July 3, 2013

David Petraeus lands $150K teaching gig — for one class

Disgraced Gen. David Petraeus has landed a teaching position at the City University of New York's Macaulay Honors College that pays $150,000 for one class — a significant salary that far surpasses that of professors with full course loads.

July 2, 2013

Colorado gun laws leave pawn shops in the lurch, forced to break contracts

Pawn shop clients in Colorado are feeling the immediate impact of a new state law that bans magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. They can't buy them back from the shops.

July 2, 2013

‘The Bible’ sequel ‘AD: Beyond the Bible’ set for NBC

"AD: Beyond the Bible," the follow-up to the blockbuster History series "The Bible," is set for NBC in the coming months with the reappearance of husband-wife hosts Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.

July 2, 2013

Syrian Christians ask Congress: Why is U.S. waging war on us?

A group representing Syrian Christians told congressional members on Tuesday that the United States ought to stop funding the very same extremists who are trying to kill all the Christians.

July 2, 2013

Yoga not religious and can be taught in school, judge rules

Yoga is not necessarily religious, and teaching it in schools does not violate laws separating church and state, a Superior Court judge in California ruled.

July 2, 2013

Michelle Obama: White House like a ‘prison’

First lady Michelle Obama spoke of the power and the prestige — and prison feel — of the White House during a visit with African wives in Tanzania on Tuesday.

July 2, 2013

Sri Lanka bans Time magazine issue on terrorism

Sri Lanka on Tuesday banned the sale of the latest issue of Time magazine because of the newsweekly's feature article on terrorism, describing recent clashes between Buddhists and Muslims.

July 2, 2013

New York’s Cardinal Dolan accused of shielding pedophile priests: documents

The Catholic Church in Milwaukee shielded and defended from prosecution numerous priests accused of pedophilia, hundreds of newly released documents show. And among the document dump: New revelations that New York's archbishop helped shield the church from the financial hit it was taking from sexual abuse charges.

July 2, 2013

Battle of Gettysburg 150th anniversary: Hallowed ground swarmed by reenactors

More than 10,000 participants turned out for the 150th anniversary reenactment of the Civil War’s bloodiest battle, the Battle of Gettysburg, waged July 1-3, 1863.

July 2, 2013

Wendy Davis, Texas Democrat who filibustered on abortion, mulls run against Rick Perry

The Texas Democrat who made national headlines for her 11-hour filibuster of a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks may make a run for governor against Rick Perry in 2014.

July 2, 2013

Big Mac attack: NYC Dem vows to cut McDonald’s calories to kids

Democratic New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn said one of her first priorities if elected next year would be to impose calorie limits on menu items offered at fast-food restaurants like McDonald's.

July 2, 2013

Egypt’s Morsi rebuffs military demands; Muslim Brotherhood cries ‘coup’

President Mohammed Morsi says he wasn't given a chance to discuss the 48-hour deadline imposed by armed forces to forge a peace deal with protesters, and so he's not abiding by their demands.

July 2, 2013