Cheryl K. Chumley

Queens kid, 17, lied, did not score $72M from Wall Street investments

After this article was published, Mohammed Islam admitted he lied to New York Magazine and did not make any money on the stock market, the New York Observer discovered.

December 15, 2014

Defense Department tests .50 caliber bullet that changes direction midflight

The Defense Department has been testing a type of .50 caliber bullet that can change direction, midflight.

December 15, 2014

Chuck Schumer on Hillary Clinton: ‘I’ll bet she’s running … I’ll bet she’ll win’

Sen. Charles Schumer said his senatorial colleague Elizabeth Warren may be coming on strong — but his bet on who's most likely to win the Democratic primary for the 2016 White House stands firmly with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

December 15, 2014

Utica, N.Y., fire department criticized by atheist group for ‘Happy Birthday Jesus’ sign

A fire department in Utica, N.Y., is facing fire from atheists and the Freedom From Religion Foundation for a sign posted outside its door that reads: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS WE LOVE YOU."

December 15, 2014

Boston-area parents incensed after Santa pulled from school concert

A Cambridge, Massachusetts, school yanked Santa from its planned Christmas and holiday concert after a parent complained and board officials went into a closed-door session to discuss the matter.

December 15, 2014

George W. Bush makes surprise visit to 9/11 memorial museum

Former President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to the 9/11 museum in lower Manhattan on Sunday, walking silently for an hour among the Ground Zero exhibits with his security agents.

December 15, 2014

Belgium police storm apartment to end hostage situation

Belgium police stormed an apartment complex early Monday, putting to end a reported hostage situation involving a gunman and one victim who was safely rescued.

December 15, 2014

Obamacare puts free health clinics on the chopping block

Free health care clinics in 28 states and Washington, D.C., have been shuttered due to Obamacare and the fallout of funding shortfalls.

December 15, 2014

Marco Rubio, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen banned from Nicaragua

Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have been banned from entering Nicaragua by President Daniel Ortega.

December 15, 2014

Virginia billboard, ‘Nobody is born gay,’ sparks activist backlash

A billboard along Interstate 95 in Virginia that says "Nobody is born gay" sparked some backlash from the gay-rights community, and about 400 assembled in downtown Richmond to take a group photo to circulate on social media to protest the highway message.

December 15, 2014

James Bond screenplay for new ‘SPECTRE’ movie stolen by hackers

The producers of the James Bond movie series, Eon Productions, said their newest screenplay called "SPECTRE" was among the stolen documents in a recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.

December 15, 2014

Steve Cohen labels Peyton Manning, Eli Manning as sexual attackers

Rep. Steve Cohen, Tennessee Democrat, has gone on the defense after suggesting that football quarterback greats Peyton Manning and Eli Manning committed acts of sexual assaults against their wives.

December 15, 2014

Sydney gunman demands chat with Prime Minister Tony Abbott: report

Australian police monitoring social media say that the gunman holding hostages inside a Sydney cafe is demanding a telephone audience with Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

December 15, 2014

Australian, 18, killed by shark on Great Barrier Reef

An 18-year-old Australian man was killed during a shark attack Monday while spearfishing on the Great Barrier Reef, police said.

December 15, 2014

Sarah Palin on budget: GOP chiefs ‘flipped American voters the bird’

Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor, issued a scathing assessment of the Republican-dominated House vote to pass the $1.1 trillion budget bill, despite the inclusion of funding for President Obama's executive action on amnesty: The GOP flipped off the American voters, she said.

December 12, 2014

Martin Stutzman, Indiana lawmaker: GOP chiefs duped me into voting for budget

Rep. Martin Stutzman, a Republican congressman for Indiana, said he wouldn't have been one of the deciding vote factors that led to the passage of the $1.1 trillion budget bill — except that his GOP leadership duped him.

December 12, 2014

Tokyo restaurant bans Christmas Eve couples so workers don’t feel sad

One restaurant in Tokyo was so concerned about staffers' feeling that managers outright banned couples from eating there on Christmas Eve — because they thought the cozy partnerships might depress their workers.

December 12, 2014

Bill de Blasio, ‘mayor of the people,’ builds higher privacy fence around home

New York City's Bill de Blasio, who's put himself forth as both mayor and man "of the people" with progressive-minded principles, has nonetheless build up his privacy fence around his Gracie Mansion home.

December 12, 2014

Native American reservations get federal OK to grow, sell marijuana

Native American reservations have just been given the legal federal authority to grow and sell marijuana.

December 12, 2014

St. Louis Rams wrap Ferguson protest — ‘Hands up’ — field fiasco by giving money to police group

The St. Louis Rams haven't apologized for the "Hands up, don't shoot" gesture made by five of their players while taking the field at a recent game — but they have decided to donate some money to a police organization.

December 12, 2014