Cheryl K. Chumley

Zealous zoning: N.M. homeowner ordered to remove lawn chairs

A New Mexico homeowner was ordered in a letter from the city inspector to remove the two lawn chairs from her front yard, or face a fine of up to $300.

July 4, 2013

Egypt’s chief justice sworn in, pushes to keep the revolution going

The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mansour, took his oath of office early Thursday, taking over as the country's interim president. Among his stated priorities: To keep the revolution going.

July 4, 2013

Alec Baldwin angles to interview Edward Snowden: Let’s see ‘what he’s got’

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin said in an interview this week that he's pulling out all stops to win permission to fly to Russia and interview NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

July 4, 2013

British spy company denies bugging Ecuador embassy

A British company that specializes in surveillance said on Thursday it did not bug Ecuador's embassy in London.

July 4, 2013

More Americans say blacks more racist than whites: Rasmussen report

Americans, by and large, see blacks as more racist than whites or Hispanics, a new survey said on Wednesday.

July 4, 2013

Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 4 girls carting water

Four Afghani girls on their way home from a mission to fetch water for their families were killed by a roadside bomb early Thursday morning.

July 4, 2013

Lost at sea: 2 Americans, 6 others rescued off the coast of Honduras

Two Americans, a Canadian and five Hondurans who disappeared days ago in the Caribbean Sea were found and rescued on Wednesday.

July 4, 2013

Sen. Mark Udall’s brother found dead on Wyoming mountain range

The brother of Sen. Mark Udall, who had gone on a hike through Wyoming mountains a week ago, was found dead Wednesday.

July 4, 2013

Fourth of July gift: Statue of Liberty reopens for business

The Statue of Liberty, hit hard by Superstorm Sandy in October and closed for repairs, is now back in business — just in time for Independence Day.

July 4, 2013

Band of brothers: 3 siblings settle in at West Point

In a show of familial patriotism — and on the same week as America celebrates almost 240 years of freedom, this Independence Day — a trio of brothers started their cadet training at West Point.

July 3, 2013

NSA fallout: France petitions EU to halt trade talks with U.S.

France is pushing to put a temporary stop to trade talks between the European Union and the United States until the Obama administration releases more details about the National Security Agency's surveillance program.

July 3, 2013

John Bolton: U.S. ‘made big mistake’ pushing out Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak

John R. Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said the United States made a strategic error in pushing former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power, and now must pay the consequences of a Muslim Brotherhood-backed government that isn't friendly to Western interests.

July 3, 2013

Russian President Putin signs law banning gays from overseas adoptions

It’s official: Gay couples who live outside of Russia can no longer adopt children, due to a new restriction signed into law Wednesday by President Vladimir Putin.

July 3, 2013

Minn. Catholic school president resigns: I’ve been in gay relationship for 18 years

A Catholic school president in Minnesota resigned from his position on the heels of this conflict-of-job admission: I'm gay, and I've been in a same-sex relationship for almost 20 years.

July 3, 2013

Texas pro-choice protesters to senator: ‘I hope you’re raped’

Texas legislators who support the bill to ban abortion past the 20th week of pregnancy say they've been harassed, threatened and intimidated — and thank goodness for the state's concealed carry gun laws.

July 3, 2013

Angry Bolivia accuses Austria of ‘kidnapping’ president to search for NSA leaker Edward Snowden

A furious Bolivian government accused Austria of "kidnapping" President Evo Morales after authorities on Wednesday boldly searched his plane, accusing him of hiding U.S. fugitive and NSA information leaker Edward Snowden.

July 3, 2013

Doctor who penned best-seller ‘Proof of Heaven’ under fire for false claims

A neurosurgeon who gave an account of his near-death experience and journey into the afterlife in the best-selling "Proof of Heaven" is facing fire from doctors who treated him after his slip into a coma and say his book is part bunk.

July 3, 2013

7-Eleven clerk fired for wresting gunman from store

A 7-Eleven clerk in Flagler Beach, Fla., manhandled an armed robber through the doors and into police custody — and was fired three days later for breaking company policy that dissuades self-defense in the face of confrontation.

July 3, 2013

Afghan army head: Pakistan controls the Taliban

The head of Afghanistan's army said that the fate of fighting in his country rests with the leadership in Pakistan and that insurgencies could come to a standstill with one simple command.

July 3, 2013

Aaron Hernandez trial twist: Man wanted for questioning killed in car wreck

Thaddeus Singleton III, 33, was driving Sunday with a female passenger, Tabitha Perry, when his car shot into the air and rammed the Farmington Country Club.

July 3, 2013