Cheryl K. Chumley

‘Cannibal cop’ case wraps up in NYC: Guilty, jurors say

A jury has convicted a New York City policeman — dubbed by press as the "Cannibal Cop" — of plotting to kidnap, kill and then eat women.

March 12, 2013

Democrats launch ‘incredibly rare’ aggressive fundraiser for House seats

Congressional Democrats have shifted to fundraising mode and have launched a reportedly rare campaign for donations that sees them calling for 100 percent donation participation among freshmen.

March 12, 2013

Democratic Sen. Patty Murray’s budget plan delivers $1 trillion tax increase

Sen. Patty Murray's budget, due to be debated by fellow Democrats in a closed-door meeting with President Obama on Tuesday, will raise taxes by almost $1 trillion, unnamed sources say.

March 12, 2013

Sarah Palin: Ex-Alaska governor’s new book calls for keeping Christ in Christmas

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has a new book coming out. In November, HarperCollins will release her latest, "A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas."

March 12, 2013

Obama ‘glow’ with voters ‘starting to fade,’ poll says

President Obama's approval ratings are trending downward, falling to levels not seen in more than a year, a new poll finds.

March 12, 2013

Drug-makers join Interpol effort to root out fake medicines as thousands die

Dozens of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies have joined force with Paris-based global investigative group Interpol to root out prescription-drug counterfeiters.

March 12, 2013

Rep. Frank Wolf on Benghazi, Libya: ‘There is a cover-up’

Republican lawmaker Frank Wolf told Fox News on Tuesday morning that the only way the American public will ever learn the truth behind the Sept. 11, 2012, fatal attacks in Benghazi, Libya, is if Congress appoints a special committee to investigate.

March 12, 2013

Marco Rubio chides U.S. travelers: Cuba ‘is not a zoo’

Sen. Marco Rubio issued some harsh words of criticism against Americans who travel to Cuba — including his Senate colleagues on official trips — and then claim an understanding of the nation's root problems.

March 12, 2013

Iran threatens lawsuit over the movie ‘Argo’

State-run media outlets in Iran have painted "Argo," the Oscar-winning film about Americans held hostage by Iranians in the 1979, as propaganda and are considering a lawsuit against Hollywood moviemakers.

March 12, 2013

U.S. Navy sends new ship to Singapore, amid budget cuts

The U.S. Navy has sent its most technologically advanced ship, the highly navigable 388-foot USS Freedom, to Singapore — even as the military is facing sequester cuts.

March 12, 2013

Hacked: Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and others victimized

From Michelle Obama to Joe Biden to Hillary Clinton to Sarah Palin -- more than a dozen of the biggest names in politics and entertainment saw their personal accounts hacked and private financial information posted online.

March 12, 2013

Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles QB, cancels book tour after ‘credible threats’ to safety

Michael Vick, known as much for his 18 months imprisonment on dogfighting charges as his quarterback role with the Philadelphia Eagles, has canceled his book tour over threats to his safety.

March 12, 2013

Maine voters shoot down law requiring a gun in every home

Byron, Maine, voters said no to a proposal that would have mandated all homeowners in the town to stow a gun and ammunition inside their houses.

March 12, 2013

California greenies push lead bullet ban to save scavenger birds from poison

Environmentalists in California are pushing for a new state law that prohibits lead ammunition because scavengers — like buzzards — that eat the carcasses that hunters leave behind are being poisoned.

March 12, 2013

Colo. shooting suspect James Holmes must be drugged to claim insanity, judge says

If defense attorneys want to claim use an insanity defense for Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes, they must first agree to drug him for a psychiatric examination, a judge ruled.

March 12, 2013

CIA ratchets covert operations in Iraq to fight al Qaeda

Central Intelligence Agency officials have ramped up covert missions in Iraq to root out al Qaeda operatives who are providing assistance to militant fighters in Syria.

March 12, 2013

Picking the pope: Smoke signaling to declare papal decision is complicated business

Catholic cardinals are under media lockdown, with communications to the outside world cut by an electronic shield, and the first indication they have made a decision on the replacement for Pope Benedict XVI will come old-world style: A smoke signal in the skies above the Vatican.

March 12, 2013

South Korea to North: You can’t scrap the armistice

South Korea told its northern neighbor Tuesday that they can't toss out the armistice that's been in place since 1953 and advised the North to soften its rhetoric.

March 12, 2013

Five U.S. soldiers, 2 Israeli airmen killed in separate chopper crashes

Five U.S. military members have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, bringing the total of American troop fatalities on Monday to seven.

March 12, 2013

Former Sen. Scott Brown heads to law firm, as polls give high marks for governor run

Former Sen. Scott Brown is making the move from politics to law. The Massachusetts politico who rose to national prominence by beating the odds and snagging Democrat Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in 2010 is now taking a position with Nixon Peabody law firm.

March 11, 2013