Cheryl K. Chumley

Patent dispute: Facebook sued over ‘like’ button

Facebook is being sued by a Dutch widow who alleges her husband, who died in 2004, was the inventor of the social media site's "like" button, and that the technology was used without permission.

February 12, 2013

D.C.-area men in bidding war for Valentine’s dates

This isn't desperate at all. So far, 2,696 Washington-area men have paid good money to place bids on the website WhatsYourPrice, all in hopes of winning of a Valentine's Day date with a local woman, according to a report in The Washington Examiner.

February 12, 2013

Chris Kyle’s funeral draws thousands of mourners along 200-mile trek for slain ex-Navy SEAL

Thousands lined streets and highway overpasses in Midlothian, Texas, on Tuesday to pay respects to slain former Navy SEAL Christopher Kyle as his funeral procession travels 200 miles to Austin.

February 12, 2013

Republicans to Obama: Schmooze more, and you might get your way

Republicans are sending a message to President Obama in the final hours before he's expected to lay out an ambitious policy plan in his State of the Union address: Schmooze more, and White House policies might pass congressional muster more easily.

February 12, 2013

Canadian news anchor warns: Gun registration brings confiscation

Canadian news anchor Brian Lilley has blunt words of warning for the United States: Gun "registration will lead to confiscation." And that's a first-person perspective.

February 12, 2013

Iraqi Airways resumes flights to Kuwait

It's been 22 years, but Iraqi Airways is resuming its commercial flights to Kuwait, said one Kuwaiti transportation official.

February 12, 2013

Putin bill would ban Russian Cabinet members from foreign bank accounts

Russia President Vladimir Putin has brought forth a bill to prohibit Cabinet members from owning foreign stock and having accounts in overseas banks.

February 12, 2013

Pakistan conducts ballistic missile test

First North Korea. Now Pakistan. The Pakistani government said Tuesday it had successfully conducted a test of its short-range ballistic missiles — which are capable of carrying nuclear firepower.

February 12, 2013

Disgraced British bank Barclays vows new path, lays off 3,700

The new chief executive of disgraced banking empire Barclays — the third largest bank in Britain — is vowing a return to ethical investments, underscoring his message with the firing of 3,700 employees.

February 12, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry seeks to free $700 million for Palestinian aid

One of newly appointed Secretary of State John Kerry's first moves is to free up an estimated $700 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians, according to a spokeswoman for the department.

February 12, 2013

IOC cuts wrestling from 2020 Olympic Games over slumping ratings, ticket sales

The International Olympic Committee has cut wresting from the 2020 games — but it's still not known which sport will take its place.

February 12, 2013

Original Emancipation Proclamation on display in Nashville

The original Emancipation Proclamation is making its one and only 150th anniversary tour stop, at the Tennessee State Museum, beginning on the signer's birthday Tuesday.

February 12, 2013

Lehigh University graduate sues school for $1.3m for C-plus

A former Lehigh University student is suing her alma mater for $1.3 million over a C-plus she received in class in 2009.

February 12, 2013

Phone subsidies cost Americans $2.2 billion a year, much of it wasted

Taxpayers spent an estimated $2.2 billion to give phones to those with low incomes in 2012 — but some shouldn't have received them. According to one report, a large number of program participants may have received phones even though they didn't meet income limits.

February 12, 2013

Terror group Hamas launches own news organization

The terrorist organization Hamas has launched its own news group, Al Rai, which means Opinion, with a staff of 15 writers who will "focus on the Palestinian issue, and Arab and international news relating to this issue," according to the agency's spokesman.

February 12, 2013

Investigators believe slayings suspect Chris Dorner had accomplice helping him flee

Investigators believe Christopher Dorner, the fugitive former Los Angeles police officer charged with murdering three, may have had help fleeing to Mexico, a new report says.

February 12, 2013

Obama faces struggle to marshal business support for climate policy

President Obama is facing a tough time shepherding the same level of support from the business community for his environmental agenda that he touted during his first term. Politico reports he would do well to broaden his base of support, given the loss of several who once supported his cap-and-trade.

February 12, 2013

Berlusconi’s sex trial delayed until after Italian election

Italian judges have delayed the sex trial of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi until after elections because he has too many campaign commitments, they ruled.

February 12, 2013

EU pressured to ban sales of goods from disputed Israeli lands

The European Union may take disciplinary action against Israel and ban the sale of products from the nation that hail from the Golan Heights and the West Bank.

February 12, 2013

Iran calls for the destruction of all nuclear weapons

Just hours after North Korea conducted its third nuclear test, Iran officials have called on world powers to abolish all nuclear weapons.

February 12, 2013