Cheryl K. Chumley

Hundreds of protesters turn backs on former British PM Margaret Thatcher’s coffin

Hundreds who hated former Britain Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's policies expressed their disdain during her funeral services Wednesday by turning their backs on her coffin as it passed.

April 17, 2013

Puzzled ‘Today Show’ hosts on Reagan’s popularity: He must be a liberal

If Ronald Reagan were alive today, he would be the most loved liberal candidate for White House. That's according to three mainstream media hosts, who tried to make sense of poll numbers that showed three-of-four respondents thought the nation was better off in the 1980s than now.

April 16, 2013

Mississippi mayoral candidate admits past as prostitute

A Mississippi mayoral candidate admitted this week that she once worked as a prostitute and owned a brothel.

April 16, 2013

Teachers unions scour charter schools for new memberships

Members of the nation's largest teachers unions — the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers — are pushing to organize in charter schools in several cities around the nation.

April 16, 2013

Eight prison officials in Georgia indicted for attacking inmates

Eight prison officials at a Georgia facility have been indicted on accusations they repeatedly attacked inmates.

April 16, 2013

Ex-Sen. Richard Lugar knighted by Queen Elizabeth II

Former Sen. Richard Lugar, the six-termer from Indiana who lost his primary fight to tea party favorite Richard Murdouck last May, has picked up a new title: He's been awarded the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, or KBE, his office announced.

April 16, 2013

European lawmakers vote to cap bankers’ bonuses

The European Parliament, the elected legislative body of the European Union, voted on Tuesday in favor of a new law that caps bankers' bonuses and implements other financial-sector reforms.

April 16, 2013

France’s top bishop warns of violence over gay marriage

Legalizing same-sex marriage could prove the final spark in inciting violence in economically frazzled France, the nation's top Catholic bishop said Tuesday.

April 16, 2013

Army policeman gets 16 years for trying to sell secrets to Russia

A military policeman serving in the U.S. Army was sentenced to 16 years in prison and given a dishonorable discharge for trying to sell secrets to an agent he believed was a Russian spy.

April 16, 2013

Westboro Baptist Church thanks God for Boston bombs, vows funeral protests

Westboro Baptist Church said that the bombings during the Boston Marathon were sent by God as punishment for same-sex marriage and that members would definitely show up at funerals to protest.

April 16, 2013

Elephant handler trampled to death at South African sanctuary

An elephant handler herding the beasts for their daily exercise at a South African animal sanctuary was trampled to death, the park's owner said on Monday.

April 16, 2013

Hawaiian court rules bed-and-breakfast must accommodate lesbian couple

A state judge ruled Monday that a bed-and-breakfast in Hawaii was wrong when it denied service to two women on the basis of their homosexuality.

April 16, 2013

Man suspected in Mitch McConnell bugging makes plea for legal defense funds

The man who is suspected of bugging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office has started a legal defense fund aimed at raising $10,000 — and so far, he's received $185.

April 16, 2013

EU ruling lets hate cleric dodge U.S. extradition

A European court has ruled that hate cleric Haroon Aswat, 39, who's accused by the United States of conspiring to build a jihad training camp in Oregon, can stay in the United Kingdom.

April 16, 2013

North Korea vows ‘sledgehammer blows’ for South Korea’s protests

Seoul needs to apologize for the anti-North Korea protests it staged on Monday, else face devastating attacks, Pyongyang ministers vowed.

April 16, 2013

Israeli military, politicos prep for solo attack on Iran

Israeli military and political heads are holding intense discussions on how best to launch an independent attack on Iran, should the need arise, the nation's defense force chief said Tuesday.

April 16, 2013

Hamas bulldozes cultural site to make way for ‘terrorist training camp’

The Hamas-run government in Gaza has bulldozed down a 3,000-year-old culturally significant site that was listed as a U.N. heritage site in order to make room for military training.

April 16, 2013

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits along Iran-Pakistan border

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Iran at its central border with Pakistan on Tuesday has left up to 46 dead, various media reported.

April 16, 2013

U.S. helicopter crash near North Korean border sends 21 to hospital

A U.S. Marine CH-53E helicopter crashed just south of the demilitarized zone that separates North Korea from South Korea on Tuesday.

April 16, 2013

Vladimir Putin: Russia ‘ready to provide assistance’ for bombings

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said his country stands ready to help the United States to investigate Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed three and injured at least 140.

April 16, 2013