Cheryl K. Chumley

Angry dad pulls son from Massachusetts elementary school over pro-Allah text

A Massachusetts father pulled his son out of his Boston-area elementary school after finding the Muslim Call to Prayer and perceived pro-Allah statements in a textbook.

October 27, 2014

California police accused of lifting nude cell phone photos

California Highway Patrol police officers have been accused of taking the nude photos that women they arrest have stored on their cell phones and distributing them for friends to see.

October 27, 2014

Jimmy Carter: Leave gay marriage to states to decide

Former President Jimmy Carter said the federal government really doesn't have a role in ruling on gay marriage — that the issue should actually be left to the states to decide.

October 27, 2014

Judd Nelson forced to fight media reports: I am not dead

Judd Nelson, one of Hollywood's iconic 1980s Brat Pack stars, was forced to tackle a fast-moving media rumor that painted him as dead — to the point where his agent even shot some photos of him holding the front page of the Los Angeles Times newspaper with the current date displayed.

October 27, 2014

Democrats take nosedive on popularity to 20-year lows

Democrats in Congress have pretty much bottomed out with the American people in terms of popularity, nosediving to 20-year lows in the most recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.

October 27, 2014

9,000 Hawaii villagers poised to flee from fast-moving lava

Hawaii residents of one village are poised to evacuate in the face of approaching lava from a new eruption from the volcano Kilauea that's been moving at the rate of 10 yards per hour.

October 27, 2014

Gloria Steinem rallies women to vote out ‘anti-women’ GOPers

Gloria Steinem has put out the email call for women to rise up, seize their ballot power -- and scare the heck out of Republicans this November.

October 24, 2014

911 operator credits ingenious victim for saving self from abuser in fake pizza call

An emergency 911 operator contacted by a domestic abuse victim — who called in her plight by feigning a pizza order — credited the woman for her "clever" bravery at saving the day.

October 24, 2014

Hillary Clinton shifts to shed pro-Wall Street reputation

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took yet another subtle step toward the White House in 2016 by swiping at the very thing those in the progressive camp of her party accuse her of cozying up to — Wall Street.

October 24, 2014

Donald Trump tweets of Obama’s Ebola fail: ‘Resign!’

Donald Trump, billionaire businessman and frequent political pundit, went on a Twitter rant about President Obama's failure to properly address the growing Ebola threat, ultimately calling on the White House head to step down from office.

October 24, 2014

Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s dogs wait in vain for his return after he was fatally shot

Pictures from the scene of slain Canadian soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo's home show his two dogs peeking beneath the wooden fence, noses outstretched right next to his makeshift memorial, anxiously and forlornly — and futilely — awaiting his return.

October 24, 2014

Mr. Incredible, Batgirl get in shoving match on Hollywood Boulevard

A man dressed as Mr. Incredible took on a woman dressed as Batgirl in the streets of Los Angeles, ultimately shoving her and throwing her to the ground in an apparent — and very public — battle over tourist territory.

October 24, 2014

Madeleine Albright stings Conan O’Brien in tweet response to ‘slutty’ slur

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright wasn't exactly all smiles after late-night comedy show host Conan O'Brien sideswiped her physical attributes during a joke about her and a Halloween costume.

October 24, 2014

Humane Society: Yes, White House dog attacker should be given felonies

The Humane Society has weighed in on the case of the White House fence-jumper who attacked and bruised two Secret Service canines and come to a conclusion: Yes, the suspect should be charged with felonies.

October 24, 2014

Eric Holder’s wife wins ‘executive privilege’ for ‘Fast and Furious,’ watchdog says

Documents obtained from a government watchdog on the "Fast and Furious" debacle reveal the feds have gone to such lengths to maintain privacy on the gun-running program that even Attorney General Eric Holder's wife has been granted executive privilege status.

October 24, 2014

EU agrees to 40 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions

The European Union signed off Friday on a massive cut in greenhouse gas emissions, vowing to lower the levels by 40 percent of what was recorded in 1990 — by the year 2030.

October 24, 2014

7 injured as car plows into San Francisco Bay area restaurant

Police report that seven individuals were injured after a car plowed into a restaurant at a San Francisco Bay area shopping mall.

October 24, 2014

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg visits China, shocks students with Q&A — in Mandarin

China has a block on Facebook, but that has not stopped founder Mark Zuckerberg from trying to open the social media channels by piling on the charm in front of a crowd of Chinese students — and speaking in Mandarin.

October 23, 2014

‘Angel’ Roma Downey touts new show of God’s miracles

Roma Downey of "Touched by an Angel" acting fame said a new show's coming to television that will highlight how God has worked in every day believers' lives — and she's seeking those with a miracle story to tell.

October 23, 2014

Nebraska school says students can pose with guns in yearbook photos

Seniors at one Nebraska high school won the permission of school board members to pose with their rifles and guns in photographs for this year's yearbook, so long as the poses are "tasteful," administrators said.

October 23, 2014