Cheryl K. Chumley

Feds mull dropping DUI level from .08 to .05

Federal authorities are mulling recommendations that states drop the threshold that determines drunken driving from .08 to .05.

Sen. Rand Paul: Obama ‘drunk on power’

President Obama seems to have departed from his duly elected duties, Sen. Rand Paul said Monday, referring to the growing scandal on the IRS targeting of conservative nonprofits.

Sarah Palin on TV host offer: ‘Never say never’

Location, location, location — and money. Those are the main sticking points for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who reportedly was asked by reality-show producer Mark Burnett to host her own television talk show.

3 U.S. soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

Three American soldiers were killed Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.

John Boehner’s daughter weds Jamaican once busted for marijuana possession

House Speaker John Boehner's new son-in-law is a Jamaican-born, dreadlock-sporting 38-year-old who was once busted for possessing marijuana.

Out on a limb: Firefighters rescue N.Y. cop who climbed tree to save cat

It started out as a good deed. A New York Police Department officer responding to frantic 911 telephone calls about a stray cat stuck in a tree actually agreed to the climb-and-rescue mission.

Sen. Max Baucus, who’s heading IRS hearings, once urged agency to target conservative groups

Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, may be leading the current investigation against the Internal Revenue Service, heading hearings about the agency's admitted targeting of certain conservative-minded nonprofits.

New Orleans police IDs suspect in mass Mother’s Day parade shooting

Police in New Orleans working with federal investigators identified one of the suspects believed to have opened fire at a Mother's Day parade through town, injuring 19.

Feds arrest Saudi who flew with pressure cooker, altered passport

Federal agents arrested and charged a Saudi Arabian who flew into Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport from Amsterdam with a pressure cooker and an altered passport.

U.S. sailor killed while rescuing woman from mugger in the Bahamas

An American sailor was killed while trying to save a woman who was being mugged in the Bahamas.

A month after U.S.-Russia flap over Boston Marathon bombing, American ‘spy’ detained in Moscow

An American was detained by Russian authorities late Monday, amid accusations he was trying to spy for the CIA. He's been subsequently turned over to American authorities.

Boats of Muslims fleeing cyclone capsize off Myanmar; dozens killed

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims attempting to flee a cyclone were killed when the boats in which they were sailing capsized off western Myanmar.

Locusts swarm Israel’s desert in worst infestation in decades

Huge swarms of newly hatched locusts have started their march across the sands of Negev Desert in Israel, eating much of the nation's technologically produced farmland, and teams of exterminators have been working nonstop to fight off the threat, NBC reported.

Japanese mayor: Sex slaves were necessary to ‘maintain discipline’

The conservative mayor of Osaka, Japan, said Monday that forcing Asian women to prostitute themselves to Japanese soldiers during World War II was a necessity to "maintain discipline" among the ranks.

Joyce Brothers: Mother of media psychology dies at 85

Joyce Brothers, the mother of television psychology, died at the age of 85, her daughter said on Monday.

Mystery substance sent to U.S. Consulate in China

U.S. workers at the Consulate General in China opened an envelope containing a mystery substance on Monday.

Health premiums could hike 400 percent under Obamacare

Prepare your wallet. Health premiums are set to rise by as much as 400 percent under Obamacare. That's according to a new report from the House Energy and Commerce Committee released this week that uses information from the nation's largest health insurance companies to estimate the emerging costs of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Minnesota moves toward gay marriage law

Minnesota senators will likely give the final stamp of legislative approval on Monday to a same-sex marriage bill, the twelfth state in the nation to pass the law.

Daily Mail pulls story accusing scientologists of doctoring event photo

40 mental patients overthrow guards, bolt hospital in Kenya

Authorities set off a search on Monday for 40 mental-hospital patients who overpowered guards and escaped their facility in Kenya.