Cheryl K. Chumley

Ben Affleck, Hollywood A-listers dig deep for Democrats

Polls may paint Democrats as on-the-out with voters this November, but Hollywood stars aren't tossing in the towel yet, and are instead digging deep in their pockets for some last-minute campaign cash.

October 31, 2014

Sioux Falls stands strong in face of atheist group who decries ‘Jesus’ snowplows

Atheists may complain, but Sioux Falls, S.D., officials say they're not going to remove Jesus messages painted on the front of city-owned plows. Instead, they're going to add on a disclaimer to make clear the Christian lines aren't officially endorsed by the government.

October 31, 2014

Mike Tyson: I was ‘sexually abused and stuff’ as a child

Former heavyweight hitter Mike Tyson told an Opie Radio interviewer that he was sexually abused by a mystery man on the street when he was 7 years old.

October 31, 2014

Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama hit by hecklers at separate speeches

First Hillary Clinton, then Michelle Obama. Both of the Democratic Party's leading ladies were heckled while giving speeches at separate campaign events this week — not a good sign in the lead-up to an Election Day that's already expected to go Republican.

October 31, 2014

Ex-SEAL under investigation for Osama bin Laden disclosures

Matt Bissonnette, a former Navy SEAL who penned a best-selling book about the Osama bin Laden raid, now faces a criminal investigation from the feds for possibly disclosing information that was deemed classified, his lawyer said.

October 31, 2014

North Carolina girl, 8, chides Senate candidates: Play nice

A North Carolina girl, 8, obviously fed up with hate-based politics and negative campaigning took to pen and paper to vent her frustrations and fired off a letter to her state's two Senate candidates telling them, basically, to play nice.

October 31, 2014

Michelle Obama lends voice for robo-calls for California candidate

First lady Michelle Obama has loaned out her voice to the Democratic Party in the state of California, cutting an audio to send out last-minute recorded calls to drum up votes for Rep. Mike Honda's re-election.

October 31, 2014

Oklahoma Christian man arrested in near-beheading of warlock

A self-proclaimed Christian man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the near-beheading of a 19-year-old acquaintance with whom he had previously argued -- over witchcraft.

October 31, 2014

Charlie Rangel on GOP: They ‘believe slavery isn’t over’

Rep. Charlie Rangel tossed out the race card and said publicly this week that many Republicans are haters who think slavery is still alive and well.

October 31, 2014

SUV strikes train in Illinois, killing 3 family members

Three family members were killed when the SUV they were riding in slammed into a freight train at a railroad crossing in Illinois.

October 31, 2014

Boys, 13 and 11, sue Malaysia Airlines over death of parents in Flight 370

Two Malaysian boys, ages 13 and 11, have launched a lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines and the government over the death of their parents in the horrific March 8 plane crash of Flight 370.

October 31, 2014

Michael Jordan opines on Obama’s golf game: ‘He’s a hack’

Basketball legend Michael Jordan was asked in an interview with Ahmad Rashad to name his dream team golfing foursome — and President Obama definitely didn't make the cut.

October 30, 2014

Mystery drones soar over French nuclear plants

The operator of France's nuclear facilities said some mystery drones have been flying over seven of the 19 system plants in recent weeks and that police have been notified.

October 30, 2014

Hillary Clinton takes on women’s issues for Bruce Braley

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone where Bruce Braley couldn't in the Iowa Senate race, taking on the so-called war on women for the Democrat as his Republican opponent Joni Ernst continues to outpace him in the polls.

October 30, 2014

Palestinian’s Mahmoud Abbas: Israel’s mosque closure ‘declaration of war’

Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas has denounced Israel's closure of a mosque in East Jerusalem as "tantamount to a declaration of war."

October 30, 2014

Chris Christie battles heckler over Superstorm Sandy: ‘Sit down and shut up’

Chris Christie, New Jersey's blunt-talking governor, didn't stand on patient ceremony with a press conference heckler, telling the Superstorm Sandy critic to sit down and keep his opinions to himself.

October 30, 2014

Liberia’s men of God predicted Ebola death toll as God’s punishment for gays

As far back as July, religious and spiritual leaders meeting in Monrovia predicted that the Ebola crisis would only worsen if affected nations didn't take immediate steps to stave off what they concluded was a punishment from God for homosexuality.

October 30, 2014

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘I’m proud to be gay’ — it’s gift from God

Apple's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook announced he was gay in a Bloomberg Businessweek column published Thursday.

October 30, 2014

White House decrees for-profit colleges can’t let students get in massive debt

The White House issued new rules Thursday saying that for-profit schools are actually in charge of limiting the amount of debt that students take on to participate in career-training programs — rather than the students themselves.

October 30, 2014

Wendy Davis’ campaign coffers running dry as Election Day nears in Texas

Wendy Davis still has a few days to go before the election, but the Texas gubernatorial hopeful is almost out of money — at least in comparison to her Republican counterpart.

October 30, 2014