Cheryl K. Chumley

WTC spire in NYC installed: ‘We’re better than ever’

New York City now touts the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

May 10, 2013

South Korean president fires press secretary for groping D.C. embassy worker

South Korea President Park Geun-hye gave the boot to her press secretary during her much-publicized trip to the United States, after hearing he sexually assaulted a female worker at the nation's embassy in downtown Washington, D.C.

May 10, 2013

Slippery slope? NYC threatens to fire school cafeteria workers for buying butter

The butter police are on the job. New York City school kitchen managers said they've being targeted and "bullied" by bureaucrats who have threatened "disciplinary action" for buying butter, in violation of a five-year-old policy against using or offering the spread in cafeterias.

May 10, 2013

Ariel Castro’s daughter: My father ‘is dead to me’; kidnapping suspect may face death penalty

The daughter of Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro didn't mince words in describing her current mindset toward her father: "He is dead to me."

May 10, 2013

Spain leads pack of 3-D plastic gun-making downloads

The blueprints for a plastic gun that can be produced on a 3-D printer were downloaded 100,000 times in two days, with Spain leading the global rush to obtain the directions.

May 10, 2013

Colorado poised to be first state to tax recreational marijuana sales

Colorado is on its way to becoming the first state to regulate and tax the sale of recreational marijuana, as a bill passed by lawmakers earlier this week is on the governor's desk, awaiting signature.

May 10, 2013

Survivor emerges from 17-day-old Bangladesh factory rubble

Rescue workers at the scene of a Bangladesh factor collapse that occurred 17 days ago were stunned when they paused in their labors and heard a weak female voice, followed by a waving hand.

May 10, 2013

For sale: Former Air Force One

A former Air Force One has gone on the market.

May 10, 2013

International Space Station springs a leak

The International Space Station has sprung a leak and is releasing ammonia coolant that's used to keep its solar-panel power equipment up and running.

May 10, 2013

Rep. Steve King: Obama ‘lowering American values’

Iowa's Rep. Steve King Thursday accused President Obama of "lowering American values" and butting into issues unrelated to his real job.

May 10, 2013

Cyber thieves net $45M in ATM hack; 27 countries hit

Cyber thieves cashed in on $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks in a matter of hours in what's being billed as one of the biggest heists to hit financial facilities in history.

May 10, 2013

North Korea releases details of why American was sentenced to hard labor

North Korea's highest court finally released details of why an American was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, saying he smuggled anti-government documents into the hands of radicals.

May 10, 2013

Fire kills 8 in second Bangladesh factory disaster

For the second time in just a couple weeks, Bangladesh's garment industry has been hit by disaster — this time, from a fire that swept an 11-story clothing manufacturing facility, killing eight on Thursday.

May 9, 2013

Afghan President Hamid Karzai wangles for more money for U.S. presence

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that yes, the United States may indeed install military bases in his country — if America first coughs up enough cash.

May 9, 2013

Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro wrote: I’m a sexual predator who ‘needs help’

Police combing Cleveland kidnap suspect Ariel Castro's home stumbled upon a letter he supposedly wrote in which he admitted to being a sexual predator who "needs help."

May 9, 2013

American stabbed outside U.S. Embassy in Cairo

An American has been rushed to the hospital after being stabbed Thursday on a street outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.

May 9, 2013

Sen. Tom Coburn blasts Sen. Harry Reid: He’s ‘dishonest,’ ‘not truthful’

Sen. Tom Coburn ripped Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday morning, calling him untruthful, unsuccessful and double-crossing.

May 9, 2013

Michael Jackson: ‘God keeps talking to me,’ singer said days before death

The "king of pop" told his tour director in the days leading up to his death that he had heard God's voice, court testimony revealed.

May 9, 2013

Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried at undisclosed location outside of Worcester, Mass.

The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried at an undisclosed location outside Worcester, Mass., a Boston newspaper reported Thursday.

May 9, 2013

Pope Emeritus Benedict shrinking away: He’s ‘halved in size’

Pope Emeritus Benedict has lost so much weight in the weeks since he left the papal that one archbishop commented he seems to have actually shrunk in size.

May 9, 2013