Cheryl K. Chumley

Pope Francis’ New Year’s wish: ‘That there will never be more wars’

Pope Francis said his wish for the new year was clear and simple — that the world never see another war.

January 2, 2015

Robert De Niro urges gifts to slain policemen’s fund: ‘They’ve done their duty’

Hollywood bigwig Robert De Niro said New Yorkers and others ought to donate to the fund for family members of slain Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos — it's an obligation, he said.

January 2, 2015

Marco Rubio guesses new sanctions on Iran are on the way

Sen. Marco Rubio said the New Year's new Republican majority in the Senate was more than likely to bring something else new: more sanctions on Iran.

December 31, 2014

Michigan university votes on ‘banished’ words: ‘Swag,’ ‘foodie,’ cra-cra,’ ‘hack’

Michigan's Lake Superior State University just released its list of overused and misused words, saying the likes of "polar vortex," "hack," and "skill set" ought to be outright banned from use.

December 31, 2014

Creationists reveal ‘Thank God for Freedom’ billboard to counter ‘intolerant liberals’

Those of faith have shelled out the money needed to rent billboard space in Times Square for a New Year's message aimed at who they've deemed the "intolerant liberals" — one that bluntly thanks God for America's freedoms.

December 31, 2014

GAO to feds: Bring your own plastic forks — taxpayers shouldn’t buy them

The U.S. Government Accountability Office sent a message to federal employees who brown-bag their lunches: Bring your own forks to eat with — it's not the taxpayer's job to provide them.

December 31, 2014

Jonathan Gruber in 2009: Obamacare’s unaffordable and that’s ‘a major issue’

Jonathan Gruber, the White House adviser infamously captured on video crediting Obamacare's passage to the "stupidity" of the American people, admitted in a 2009 policy brief that the health care package was unaffordable — and the way to trim costs was to make the insured pay for expensive treatments.

December 31, 2014

New Year’s biggest partiers: Russians, who don’t hit bed until 3:43 a.m.

When it comes to partying on New Year's Eve, Russians take the cake, staying at celebrations — and away from their beds of slumber — until almost 4 a.m., on average.

December 31, 2014

John Bolton: America’s biggest problem is the ‘self-induced weakness’ of Team Obama

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton predicted a dire year for the United States in 2015, at least when it comes to foreign affairs.

December 31, 2014

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Saudi king, hospitalized for medical tests

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, believed to be 91 years old, has been admitted to the hospital for undisclosed medical tests.

December 31, 2014

Lizard Squad hackers offer cyberattacking services for fee

Lizard Squad, the group that's claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day cyberattacks on Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox systems, is now offering it's hacking services to the public at-large, via a new website promotion.

December 31, 2014

Edmonton man, ‘depressed and overly emotional,’ kills 8 and himself

Police say an Edmonton man shot and killed eight people — including two children — before taking his own life.

December 31, 2014

CDC warns flu season ‘severe’ — but then says it’s normal, not ‘terribly severe’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a somewhat confusing assessment of this year's influenza strain, warning first of a "severe" season and then clarifying that well, it's not that different from past seasons.

December 31, 2014

David Duke, ex-KKKer, warns GOP: Back Steve Scalise, or I’ll name names

David Duke, the former head of the Ku Klux Klan, sent out a somewhat ominous message to Republican Party operatives to treat Rep. Steve Scalise fairly, or he'll start naming names of others in the political arena with whom he's met and maintained ties.

December 31, 2014

U.N. Security Council votes no on Palestinian statehood

The 15-member U.N. Security Council voted down a resolution that would have granted the Palestinian-dominated territories statehood status.

December 31, 2014

Sean Hannity: Boot John Boehner — ‘Trey Gowdy is my choice’

Conservative Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity issued some sharp words about House Speaker John Boehner, outright calling for the ousting of his GOP leadership role and naming a new option: Rep. Trey Gowdy.

December 31, 2014

Vladimir Putin to Obama: Our shared mission is ‘international stability’

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent some New Year's well-wishes President Obama's way, reminding the U.S. leader of the two nations' forged pact during World War II times and chiding that "world peace and stability" should be their shared goal.

December 31, 2014

Muhammad Ali ‘vastly improved’ from pneumonia-induced hospital stay

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is recovering after being hospitalized a couple of days ago for a bout with pneumonia.

December 22, 2014

Valerie Plame retweets article that outs CIA agent

Valerie Plame, the former CIA operative whose identity was revealed in a published media column in 2003 that cited information from the U.S. State Department, has played a part in the outing of yet another field agent.

December 22, 2014

Pope scolds Vatican higher-ups for ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s,’ hypocrisy

Pope Francis issued some harsh criticisms Monday of Vatican higher-ups, saying some in the church bureaucracy lust for power way more than they seek God.

December 22, 2014