Cheryl K. Chumley

Too Fat, Too Furious: NYC bike-share riders fume over city’s weight limit

Too fat for fitness? New York City has its limit — apparently a 260-pound one.

May 2, 2013

Saudi compound in Virginia investigated for human trafficking

Federal authorities have launched an investigation into a Saudi Arabian compound in Northern Virginia over suspicions its residents may be engaging in human trafficking.

May 2, 2013

Benedict returns: Ex-pope to share Vatican with Francis

For the first time in history, the Vatican will host two popes.

May 2, 2013

Hackers take out section of Labor Department website

A section of the Department of Labor's website has been taken down, and hackers are to blame, various media reported Thursday.

May 2, 2013

Texas schools cancel gun-safety speakers after learning of NRA ties

Gun-safety speakers scheduled to address a couple of student bodies at Texas elementary schools were abruptly told not to come, shortly after administrators learned they were affiliated with the National Rifle Association.

May 2, 2013

GM pulls ad with ‘ching, ching, chop suey’ lyrics

General Motors announced it will pull a television commercial for its Chevrolet Trax after complaints that its background music promoted Asian stereotypes.General Motors announced it will pull a television commercial for its Chevrolet Trax after complaints that its background music promoted Asian stereotypes.

May 2, 2013

Duke University hikes student fees to pay for sex-change surgeries

Duke University is hiking student fees in order to cover the cost of sex-change surgery in its insurance plan.

May 2, 2013

Feds spend $4 million for food stamps at farmers markets

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded its food stamp program to farmers markets around the nation, announcing a $4 million grant plan to entice recipients to buy fruits and vegetables.

May 2, 2013

Ice cream wars: Sno Cone Joe arrested for stalking Mr. Ding-A-Ling

Ahh, the sounds of summer. When Mr. Ding-A-Ling dared to drive his ice cream truck into the New York neighborhood of Gloversville, Sno Cone Joe's response was immediate, and brusque, the San Francisco Chronicle reported: "You don't have a chance! This is my town!"

May 2, 2013

Sorcery killings lead Papua New Guinea to mull law to institute firing squads

Sorcery killings have become such a problem in Papua New Guinea that political leaders are pushing for the creation of firing squads as a cost-effective way of dealing with crime.

May 2, 2013

Pentagon: Soldiers who spread faith may be prosecuted

Soldiers who promote their faith can be prosecuted under military law, the Pentagon said in a brief statement released to the media.

May 2, 2013

Paula Broadwell turns to faith, family to smooth over affair

Paula Broadwell, the woman at the heart of the sex scandal involving now-retired Gen. David Petraeus, is finally speaking in public, and her message is simple: Faith and family are what matter.

May 2, 2013

Seattle May Day protest turns violent; 17 arrested

Seventeen were arrested for hurling objects at police in a Wednesday evening May Day protest in Seattle that turned violent.

May 2, 2013

North Korea sentences American to 15 years of hard labor

North Korea has sentenced a Washington state citizen to 15 years of hard labor, accusing him of "hostile acts" against the government.

May 2, 2013

PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad seen as racially offensive

PepsiCo was forced to pull a Mountain Dew online advertisement after complaints it was racially charged and poked fun of violence against women.

May 1, 2013

New evidence: Starving Jamestown settlers resorted to cannibalism

Archeologists said Wednesday they've solved a decades-long mystery with the discovery of evidence that shows Jamestown, Va., settlers did indeed engage in cannibalism.

May 1, 2013

Media scrub face-first fall from horse by Turkmenistan president

Call it the fall that never happened. When Turkmenistan President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov fell face-first from his horse and hit the dirt hard during an elite race attended by thousands, media turned a blind eye — and camera, and pen. The nation's press doesn't have any account of it occurring.

May 1, 2013

Bolivia expels USAID for ‘conspiring’ against government

Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he's giving the boot to the U.S. Agency for International Development for supposedly undermining his government.

May 1, 2013

Tax dollars at work: Calif. kids get free condoms by mail

Children as young as 12 in California are able to get free condoms delivered to their doors by simply clicking a computer mouse — and the initiative is reportedly funded partly by federal tax dollars.

May 1, 2013

Depressing statistic: 11 Boston University deaths in 13 months

Obituary writers at the student-run newspaper at Boston University have faced an uncomfortable honing of talents lately, as campus-related deaths soared into the double-digits in recent months.

May 1, 2013