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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison in July 2014 for bribery, money laundering, fraud and tax violations stemming from his two terms as New Orleans' mayor from 2002-2010. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin heads off to prison for corruption

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Supporters of gay marriage in Wisconsin and Indiana attend a rally at the federal plaza Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Chicago. The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Tuesday on gay marriage fights from Indiana and Wisconsin, setting the stage for one ruling. Each case deals with whether statewide gay marriage bans violate the Constitution. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Gay California man sues Little Caesars for denying benefits to husband

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 8, 2007, file photo, Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan poses for photo upon arrival for "The Drummer" premiere at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. (AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung, File) ** FILE **

Jackie Chan’s son arrested in Beijing for drug use

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community arrive to the camp of Bajid Kandala at Feeshkhabour town near the Syria-Iraq border, in Iraq Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. The displacement of at least tens of thousands of Yazidis- Kurdish speakers of an ancient Mesopotamian faith - means yet another Iraqi minority have been peeled away as extremists continue their sweep of Iraq, seizing territory they brutally administer. The Islamic State group fighters already caused the expulsion of Iraq's Christians, Shiite Muslims and adherents of the tiny Shabak faith. The hardliners see other religious groups as heretics who may be killed or forced to submit to their rule. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

Islamic State kills 500 Yazidis, buries some victims alive

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks with members of the media in a hallway of a hotel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Boston. Patrick addressed an audience at the convention. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Massachusetts to let police chief deny gun buys to those deemed unfit

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This March 12, 2014, file photo shows a drone flown by Brian Wilson, landing after flying over the scene of an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. Even though it's illegal to fly the devices just about anywhere in New York City without permission, the incidents and breathtaking videos of Manhattan's steel-and-glass canyons and sweeping skyline photos suggest that the restrictions are being widely flouted. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Drug-filled drone crash outside S.C. prison sends police on alert

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 photo, a Palestinian collects mint at a farm in al-Qarara, Gaza Strip. Israel bars virtually all exports from Gaza, as part of punitive policies against the territory’s ruling Islamic militant group Hamas, but makes an exception for some fresh produce, allowing export abroad, but not to Israel and the West Bank, traditionally Gaza's main market. Israel has cited security reasons for its export restrictions, but critics say that once goods are allowed out of Gaza after having undergone security checks, there's no reason to limit the destinations they can be sent to. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Belgium pushes for clear labeling of goods from Israeli settlements

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said six Philadelphia narcotics officers have been indicted on charges they spent years shaking down drug dealers, using gangland tactics to rob them of cash and drugs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

6 Philadelphia narcotics officers charged with robbing drug dealers of over $500K in cash

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Department of Homeland Security director Jeh Johnson, right, walks to a podium after finishing a tour of the Residential Detention Facility inside the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, N.M. on Friday, July 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Pool, El Paso Times, Rudy Gutierrez)

Feds tout nearly 200 arrests, $625K in seized cash in Texas border crackdown

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A masked Lebanese Sunni gunman holds up his weapon in Akkar, north Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Clash of the terrorists: Hezbollah and al Qaeda in five-day battle on Syria-Lebanon border

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford (Associated Press)

NATO troop commander questions Obama’s Afghan war strategy at Senate hearing

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks during a meeting on jobs and education at the National Governors Association convention Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Missouri governor vetoes bill to arm teachers in schools

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this image made from video by The Associated Press, smoke rises from the direction of Tripoli airport in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Rival militias battled Sunday for the control of the international airport in Libya's capital, as gunfire and explosions echoed through the city and airlines canceled some international flights. (AP Photo)

Heavy fighting near Libya’s Tripoli airport kills at least 7: report

By Jennifer Pompi - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks near a guard of honor at a welcome ceremony for Myanmar President Thein Sein in Beijing, China, June 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

A ‘new Cold War’: China’s top paper warns of ‘slippery slope’ towards conflict with U.S.

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Iraqis sign up for military service to help battle an al Qaeda-inspired militant army intent on capturing Baghdad International Airport and eventually the capital itself. (Associated Press)

Iraq tells U.N. that ‘terrorist groups’ have seized nuclear materials

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Friday, June 20, 2014 photo, Central American migrants use trash bags and cardboard to protect themselves from the rain as they wait atop a stuck freight train, outside Reforma de Pineda, Chiapas state, Mexico. The first leg of the long cross-country train journey, to Ixtepec in Oaxaca, typically takes 12-14 hours. On this occasion, the migrants had to endure alternate exposure to rain, cold, and heat for two full days, as the train suffered a minor derailment in a remote area halfway to Ixtepec. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Mexican train carrying 1,300 migrants headed toward U.S. derails

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Omar al-Shishani stands next to a group of ISIL fighters as they declare the elimination of the border between Iraq and Syria, June 28, 2014. (AP Photo/militant social media account via AP video)

Chemical weapons now in ISIL’s hands: Iraqi ambassador

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 3, 2014 file photo, Al-Jazeera's award-winning Australian correspondent Peter Greste appears in a defendants' cage in the Police Academy courthouse along with several other defendants during a trial on terror charges in Cairo, Egypt. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday, June 23 that he told Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi that the jailed Australian journalist is innocent of charges that he supported the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. (AP Photo/Hamada Elrasam, File)

Egyptian president regrets putting Al Jazeera journalists on trial

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot is escorted by police officers outside a police station in Tacna, Peru, near the Chilean border, on Friday, June 4, 2010. Peruvian police said on Tuesday, June 7, 2010, that Mr. Van der Sloot has confessed to killing Stephany Flores in his Lima hotel room on May 30. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)

Dutch killer Van der Sloot to marry pregnant girlfriend in prison wedding

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times