Cheryl K. Chumley

Al Sharpton calls ‘emergency meeting’ over Hollywood’s all-white Oscar list

The Rev. Al Sharpton announced he was holding an "emergency meeting" to discuss Hollywood's all-white list of Oscar nominees and talk about possible action against the Academy Awards' powers-who-be.

January 16, 2015

Duke University reverses plan to sound Muslim call of prayer from chapel bell tower

Duke University has decided to reverse its plan to sound the Muslim call-to-prayer from a chapel bell tower on campus after receiving a wave of backlash from Christians who called the plan unfair.

January 15, 2015

Christian mom sounds alarm on Tennessee school bus taillight that flashes pentagram

A Christian mother in Tennessee has sounded the alarm on her town's school bus brake lights that she says form the shape of a pentagram — a pagan symbol of witchcraft and devil worship — when activated by the driver.

January 15, 2015

Terror suspects killed in police raid in Belgium: ‘A second Paris has been avoided’

At least two suspected jihadists were killed in an anti-terror raid by Belgian police in Verviers on Thursday.

January 15, 2015

Pope Francis: Climate change mostly man’s fault

Pope Francis said Thursday that climate change is due primarily from human activities.

January 15, 2015

Boston in mayhem: 17 arrested as ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests shut down interstate

Protesters with the group "Black Lives Matter" caused a massive traffic backup by Boston on Thursday, shutting down Interstate-93 — a main thoroughfare for commuters — by chaining themselves to roadway railings and 1,200 pound construction barrels.

January 15, 2015

Franklin Graham on TV tells Muslims: Convert to Christianity — ‘Christ will forgive’

The Rev. Franklin Graham told Muslims during a nationally televised interview on Fox News that they should convert to Christianity — that Jesus Christ will forgive and save them.

January 15, 2015

American Sniper: Oscar best picture nomination

"American Sniper" may snag the highest honor in Hollywood: An Oscar for best picture.

January 15, 2015

Rand Paul on Mitt Romney candidacy: ‘Same old, same old’

Sen. Rand Paul cautioned Republicans against supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for another run at the White House, saying his candidacy wasn't likely to produce anything new — that it would be pretty much business as usual.

January 15, 2015

Afghanistan confirms Islamic State in-country; recruiter is ex-Gitmo guy

An Afghan general and governor both confirmed that the Islamic State is now in-country, flying its black flags and recruiting fighters -- and that one of the group's main recruiters is Mullah Abdul Rauf, a former U.S. captive sent to Guantanamo Bay but released in 2007.

January 15, 2015

Pinellas County sheriff’s ‘In Dog We Trust’ rug flies under radar for weeks

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office in Florida is changing out a rug that's been displayed for some weeks in its front lobby, after an alert deputy noticed a massive misprint — "In Dog We Trust."

January 15, 2015

Secret Service reassigns four from protections detail in wake of agency scandals

The Secret Service said it's sending four senior-level officials packing into likely lower-level positions, the latest agency shake-up that comes on the heels of high-profile security lapses and widely reported sexual scandals.

January 15, 2015

Obama loses luster on Islamic State: Almost 56 percent say he’s not up to the fight

Nearly 56 percent of Americans say President Obama doesn't have what it takes to fight Islamic terrorists, and only 33 percent think he's up to the job, a new Fox News poll showed.

January 15, 2015

Salman Rushdie: Don’t blame Charlie Hebdo — free speech ‘indivisible’ or not at all

Salman Rushdie, the author of "The Satanic Verses" who lived for years in hiding due to a death threat from radical Islamists, said it's an outrage to blame Charlie Hebdo for the terrorist attacks on its Paris offices — that freedom and the right to speak freely is either "indivisible" or not at all.

January 15, 2015

Tanzania bans witchdoctors in desperate try to halt murders of albinos

Tanzania authorities have issued a ban on witchdoctors as a means of stemming the surge of murders against albinos, whose body parts are sold for witching ceremonies.

January 14, 2015

Mississippi lawmakers push to make Bible the official state book

A handful of lawmakers in Mississippi say the Bible ought to be the state's official book because it gives good guidance on how to treat people.

January 14, 2015

IRS warns that budget cuts could shut down operations, delay refunds

The Internal Revenue Service's commissioner, John Koskinen, warned that too many budget cuts could lead the agency to shut doors for a couple of days, leading to unpaid furloughs for employees and cuts in services to taxpayers.

January 14, 2015

Raymond Leo Burke, Catholic cardinal: Yes, church is suffering from ‘man-crisis’

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, the former Archbishop of St. Louis, said the Catholic Church is heading into dangerous times — that a "man-crisis" is indeed toppling its mission and radicalized feminism is destroying the rightful roles of the family unit.

January 14, 2015

Liberty Ammunition wins $15.6M in patent theft case against Defense Department

Liberty Ammunition, a Florida-based maker of bullets, won a $15.6 million judgment against the Department of Defense after a federal court found the feds did in fact infringe upon one of the company's patents.

January 14, 2015

Robert Ellis, Heritage Foundation speaker: ‘Romney is a nerd … nerds don’t win elections’

Robert Ellis, an entrepreneur who spoke at a recent Heritage Foundation conference titled "Opportunity for All, Favoritism for None," gave a pretty clear reason why former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney doesn't stand a chance of winning the 2016 presidential nomination: He's a "nerd," he said.

January 14, 2015