Cheryl K. Chumley

Security tightened for Margaret Thatcher funeral, in wake of Boston Marathon attacks

Security plans for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday just got a bit tighter, in the wake of the Boston Marathon bomb attack that killed 3 and wounded more than 140.

April 16, 2013

Pakistani Taliban deny role in Boston Marathon bomb attacks

A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban said the group is not responsible for the bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three and injured more than 140.

April 16, 2013

Police question Saudi national on Boston Marathon bombings

Police have taken into custody and questioned a Saudi national in connection with the bombings at Monday's Boston Marathon, law enforcement officials told one reporter.

April 16, 2013

Israel marks memorial period, as PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to never surrender

A two-minute siren sounded right at 11 a.m. on Monday, bringing Israel to a halt during a days-long period of remembrance and honor for the nation's 25,578 victims of war and terrorist attacks.

April 15, 2013

Turkey talks global helm and names ambassador to Palestine

Turkey has become the first state to appoint and recognize an ambassador to Palestine.

April 15, 2013

Margaret Thatcher’s leadership spirit passes to family

Former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's spirit of leadership and empowerment lives on.

April 15, 2013

Gun-toting Michigan man, 80, fends off 5 burglars with 2 shots

An 80-year-old man in Flint, Mich., was able to fire off two shots from his handgun and drive away five male teenagers who were trying to rob him.

April 15, 2013

Kerry faults U.S. gun rights for drop in foreign students: They’re ‘scared’

Foreign students looking to study abroad are avoiding America because they're too scared of guns, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said.

April 15, 2013

Renowned Turkish pianist convicted of mocking Islam on Twitter

An internationally known pianist was convicted by a Turkish court of mocking and denigrating Islam for comments he posted on Twitter, and was given a 10-month suspended prison sentence.

April 15, 2013

Florida man building Noah’s Ark replica to push environmentalism

A Florida resident has embarked on an estimated two-year journey to build a replica of Noah's Ark using precise biblical specifications.

April 15, 2013

Afghanistan expects banner crop of poppy for opium

The Taliban fell 12 years ago in Afghanistan, but one of its steadiest sources of funding — opium, which is derived from the poppy plant — has hardly faded, and U.N. experts say this year's crop is on target to near record-breaking production levels.

April 15, 2013

Former President George W. Bush surprises with his painting talent

Former President George W. Bush says people can't believe he can actually paint — but then again, some can't even believe he can read.

April 15, 2013

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Western morals, not nukes, the bigger threat

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his nation's nuclear program on Monday and said Western morals seeping into the world's cultures are the real threat.

April 15, 2013

Dennis Rodman: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un ‘just wants to be loved’

North Korea's dictator isn't a bad guy — he "just wants to be loved," said former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman, who vowed to return to the nation on Aug. 1.

April 15, 2013

Ex-lawmakers join hearing: What if ETs live among us?

Former Rep. Lynn Woolsey, California Democrat, is one of a handful of ex-lawmakers meeting at the National Press Club in Washington for a five-day mock hearing on extraterrestrials living in the United States — and their impact.

April 15, 2013

Rat-size snails with appetite for stucco wreak havoc in Florida towns

Snails that grow as large as rats and have an appetite for plants, plaster and stucco are wreaking havoc in Florida communities.

April 15, 2013

Ex-justice of the peace arrested in Texas prosecutors’ shootings

A former justice of the peace was arrested on Monday and charged with making a terrorist threat in the case of the killings of two Texas prosecutors.

April 15, 2013

L.A. cops asked to crack down on kids buying energy drinks

Police should crack down on kids who buy too many energy drinks, said one Los Angeles City councilman who wants tougher regulations on the caffeine-filled beverages.

April 15, 2013

Gun rights group heads to court as N.Y. gun laws take effect

An NRA affiliate asked a judge to issue an immediate halt to New York's magazine limits on Monday, the same day the state's tough gun laws are set to take effect.

April 15, 2013

Labor nominee Thomas Perez orchestrated Minnesota quid pro quo, GOP report says

Republicans looking at the background of Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez say he "manipulated" federal law while in service as assistant attorney general and is guilty of cutting a "quid pro quo" deal.

April 15, 2013