Cheryl K. Chumley

Religious school in Pakistan bombed, leaving 14 dead

At least 14 were killed and 28 injured in a religious school attack that took place in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, police said.

June 21, 2013

Turkey: ‘Terrorists’ fired 4 shots at helicopter carting commanders

A military spokesman for Turkey said Friday that "terrorists" shot at a helicopter transporting two commanders over an area that's heavily populated by Kurds.

June 21, 2013

Canada bans protesters from wearing masks

A consortium of conservative Canadians pushed through a ban on mask-wearing protesters, clamping down on even those who assemble for unpermitted rallies in groups of three.

June 21, 2013

Arrest warrant issued for New England Patriots’ Aaron Hernandez

A warrant was issued Friday morning for the arrest of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

June 21, 2013

Gun owners of America unite! Emily Miller is seeking photos of gun-toting patriots for her new book

Own a gun? Emily Miller, an award-winning columnist for The Washington Times who’s made waves and rocked boats with her coverage of Second Amendment issues, wants your photograph for her new book.

June 21, 2013

New book finds many U.S. foods banned overseas for cancer links

Put down the Mountain Dew and step away from the Pringles. An estimated 80 percent of all packaged foods sold in America are actually so unhealthy and packed with chemical additives that they're banned in much of the world, a new book reveals.

June 21, 2013

Canadian woes: ‘Insane’ flooding forces 100,000 from homes

An estimated 100,000 western Canada residents could be sent packing, as heavy flooding and mudslides have wreaked havoc across much of the country and waters aren't expected to start subsiding until Saturday.

June 21, 2013

Brazil in chaos as 1 million swarm into streets

An estimated 1 million protesters took to the streets of Brazil early Friday, clashing with police and swarming through more than 80 cities in the biggest anti-government demonstration the nation has seen in years.

June 21, 2013

FAA investigates: NYC dodges disaster as planes nearly collide

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the recent near-miss of two airplanes that flew above New York City.

June 21, 2013

Spain police arrest 8 with al Qaeda links

Spanish police said on Friday that they've arrested eight suspects who are accused of recruiting jihadists to fight with groups linked to al Qaeda in Syria.

June 21, 2013

Ireland’s top health minister advocates for abortion bill

Ireland's minister of health came out in full support of the nation's hotly contested abortion bill on Thursday, assuring that hospitals would not be allowed to perform the procedure at will, but only to save the lives of at-risk women.

June 21, 2013

‘Allahu Akbar’ shout at Western Wall gets man shot, killed in Israel

Israeli police said a guard at the Western Wall shot and killed a suspicious man with his hands jammed in his pockets and who began to shout "Allahu Akbar," of God is great, early Friday.

June 21, 2013

Howard Kurtz: Goodbye to CNN, hello to Fox News

It just became a smidge harder for Fox News haters to dismiss the network as Republican drivel.

June 20, 2013

Man who threatened Obama on Twitter sentenced to a year in jail

A federal judge sentenced an Alabama man to a year in prison for putting on Twitter a threat against President Obama.

June 20, 2013

Jimmy Hoffa: Wood chipper determined union boss’ final resting place outside Detroit: report

Investigators will never find the remains of Jimmy Hoffa because the former Teamster’s body was fed through a wood chipper decades ago, according to a bombshell new report.

June 20, 2013

For sale: Two Navy LCM-8 landing vessels, circa Vietnam era

The U.S. Navy is auctioning off two LCM-8s, landing vessels used during the Vietnam conflict that are capable of plowing onto a beach and kicking off an amphibious assault.

June 20, 2013

Florida activists launch drive to legalize gay marriage

Activists with Equality Florida, the largest LGBT rights group in the state, have kicked off a campaign to legalize gay marriage.

June 20, 2013

Jimmy Carter to John Kerry: Ease sanctions on terror groups

Former President Jimmy Carter has signed on to a petition to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the United States to back off certain sanctions on groups that are deemed terrorist organizations, so that peace workers can go in and work.

June 20, 2013

North Carolina repeals Racial Justice Act, seen as roadblock to executions

North Carolina's governor signed into law Wednesday a repeal of a law that gave death penalty inmates the opportunity to seek softer sentences if they proved the court was guilty of racial discrimination.

June 20, 2013

N.Y. firm alleges London Olympics designers pilfered cauldron idea

Designers with the New York firm Atopia are seeing red, accusing the maker of the much-praised cauldron for the London Olympics of pilfering their idea.

June 20, 2013