Cheryl K. Chumley

Chris Matthews: I voted for Michael Steele because he’s black

"Hardball" host Chris Matthews, who lives in Maryland, said in a televised appearance this week that he voted for Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele in 2006 in part because he's black.

June 7, 2013

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv for gay pride

Friday dawned in Israel with the gathering of tens of thousands for a massive gay pride through Tel Aviv.

June 7, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry quietly sends $1.3B to Egypt, waiving U.S. law: memo

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has quietly sent $1.3 billion of military assistance to Egypt — controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood — in defiance of congressional restrictions on dollars going to countries that haven't yet complied with standards of democracy, a memo revealed.

June 7, 2013

N.Y. woman admits to scam exploiting Sandy Hook shooting for money

A New York woman pleaded guilty to faking a relationship to a Newtown, Conn., shooting victim as a means of raising money from emotionally torn charitable donors.

June 7, 2013

Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio suspends immigration enforcement

Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio has suspended immigration enforcement on the heels of a federal court ruling that declared his patrol profiling polices as biased against Hispanics.

June 7, 2013

New U.S. bunker bombs take out replica underground nuclear site

The Pentagon has successfully destroyed a replica of an underground nuclear facility using advanced bunker-buster bombs, military officials said Friday.

June 7, 2013

First lawsuit filed in Philadelphia building collapse that killed six

A lawyer on behalf of a survivor of a building collapse in Philadelphia that killed six filed a lawsuit late Thursday against the city, claiming the incident was due to lax city regulation of the construction contracting industry.

June 7, 2013

Atheist group blames school for student reciting the Lord’s Prayer at graduation

An atheist group is pointing fingers at the school board for a South Carolina valedictorian who ripped up his prepared remarks at a graduation ceremony and instead recited the Lord's Prayer.

June 7, 2013

Medical helicopter crashes in Kentucky, killing 3

A medical helicopter crashed about 100 miles south of Lexington, Ky., late Thursday evening, killing all three crew members who were aboard.

June 7, 2013

Best-seller list: Bible sales surge in Norway

Bibles have been flying off the book shelves in Norway, a country hailed more for its adherence to secular politics and culture than spiritual development. And while religious leaders aren't quite calling the strong biblical book sales proof positive of a spiritual awakening, they are seeing it as a sign of the nation's more public embrace of God and a continuing quiet growth in biblical teachings.

June 6, 2013

Austria pulls out of peacekeeping, as Syrian fight erupts at Israel’s door

A Filipino peacekeeper was injured in a Thursday skirmish that ignited between Syrian rebel and government fighters in a small border town near Israel, prompting Austria to withdraw its troops from the UNDOF.

June 6, 2013

Farm bill follies: 80% of $955B for funding of food stamps

Almost 80 percent of the Senate's proposed farm bill — a $955 billion measure — will be used to pay for food stamps in the coming decade.

June 6, 2013

U.S., British tourists gather at Omaha Beach to mark D-Day

A quiet ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of D-Day opened Thursday in France with the raising of the Stars and Stripes at the American cemetery that overlooks Omaha Beach.

June 6, 2013

Severed human leg washes ashore on Chicago beach

Police in Chicago are investigating a human leg found on a Lake Michigan beach on the South Side.

June 6, 2013

Allen West appeal: We must stop ‘dangerous duo,’ Holder and Obama

Former Rep. Allen West said in a fundraising email that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is more harmful to America's constitutional future than the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri.Former Rep. Allen B. West, Florida Republican, said in a fundraising email that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is more harmful to America's constitutional future than the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri.

June 6, 2013

Army soldier serves Chick-fil-A at pro-DOMA party, is punished

An Army enlistee who supports the federal Defense of Marriage Act received a promotion amid Chick-fil-A's cultural battle over same-sex marriage, so he served food from the restaurant at his celebration party as sign of support — and was promptly punished by his military superiors.

June 6, 2013

Maryland sheriff: New gun laws unconstitutional

One sheriff in Maryland is bucking his state's new gun laws, calling them unconstitutional and requesting that local governing authorities agree to selective enforcement.

June 6, 2013

House votes to limit Homeland Security’s gun ammunition buys

Lawmakers voted late Wednesday for limits on the amount of ammunition that can be purchased by the Department of Homeland Security.

June 6, 2013

Southern Baptist ranks decline, once again

Once again, the membership rolls of Southern Baptists, the largest Protestant denomination in the country, have dipped.

June 6, 2013

German high court rules that gay unions must get equal tax benefits

A top court in Germany ruled Thursday that same-sex unions must be granted the same tax benefits as heterosexual marriages, a significant win for gay rights activists who have been pushing for the right for years.

June 6, 2013