Cheryl K. Chumley

South Florida politicos press to be 51st state, are upset at climate change

Several politicians in South Florida, frustrated by what they perceive as a lack of attention from the higher-ups on the political chain regarding climate change, said they want to form a new state.

October 22, 2014

Valerie Jarrett, post-spine surgery, ‘making progress every day’

One of President Obama's top advisers, Valerie Jarrett, has emerged from spinal surgery in good condition and was given the OK to return to work in the coming days.

October 22, 2014

Puerto Rico judge upholds gay marriage ban

A federal judge in Puerto Rico said yes, the territory may in fact keep intact a ban on gay marriage — a ruling that legal minds say could now reverberate among Northeastern states.

October 22, 2014

U.S. turns over Marine suspected of murder to Philippine military

The U.S. military turned over a Marine, who was suspected of brutally killing a transgender Filipino, to the Philippine military on Wednesday, putting to end a long-simmering dispute between the two governments.

October 22, 2014

Anthony Weiner: I’m doing what it takes to ‘be a good house-husband’

Anthony Weiner, the disgraced sexting lawmaker who lost his New York City mayoral bid, admits that he's probably seen his last political office days but that he's fine with that -- he's committed to being the best "house-husband" he can be, he said.

October 21, 2014

Red-light cameras slapped down by Florida court

A Florida District Court of Appeals judge ruled recently that red-light camera companies can't issue tickets, a decision that slaps back the right of private firms to mail fines to motorists.

October 21, 2014

Ohio faithfuls get last laugh at ACLU suit to tear down Jesus painting

In a fight over the school display of a Jesus painting, the American Civil Liberties Union may have won the battle, but a handful of Ohio faithfuls seems to have won the war.

October 21, 2014

Hollywood’s Cybill Shepherd: I’m once again ‘talking with Jesus’

Actress Cybill Shepherd said she was born a Christian, turned away from praying during her rising Hollywood years, but has since rekindled a relationship with Jesus — and just shortly after was tapped to act in a film about redemption.

October 21, 2014

White House secrecy extends to the chef, who refuses to name the Obamas favorite foods

President Obama's penchant for keeping information under wraps extends all the way to the staff in the White House kitchen.

October 21, 2014

America’s $7.6B war on opium in Afghanistan failing: inspector general

America has spent about $7.6 billion to battle opium growth and trade in Afghanistan over the past 10 years — but it's been largely a moot effort, a new inspector general report found.

October 21, 2014

Rand Paul, Ron Paul bring clashing views of Ebola to the table

When it comes to Ebola, tea party darling Sen. Rand Paul and his doctor dad, the former libertarian-turned-Republican Rep. Ron Paul, view it 180 degrees differently.

October 21, 2014

Taliban spokesman fired for vowing allegiance to Islamic State

The spokesman for the Pakistan Taliban, Shahidullah Shahid, has been formally fired because he took a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State.

October 21, 2014

Eric Holder: ‘I take personally as a failure’ the inability to pass gun control

If there's one thing that Eric Holder regrets during his time as attorney general for the United States, it's his failure to press through a Second Amendment crackdown on the heels of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead, he said.

October 21, 2014

Obama: ‘Actually, I’m doing pretty good’ — ‘we’ve only got one’ dead from Ebola

President Obama — who just came off a poll that showed his favor with America had dropped to an all-time low — nonetheless told a high-dollar fundraising crowd that he's doing "pretty good" and that all's well on the White House front.

October 21, 2014

Wyoming is the latest state to crumble on gay marriage ban

Wyoming on Tuesday was poised to become the next state in line to cave to the gay marriage crowd, prepping to file a legal notice that makes clear authorities won't defend its ban on same-sex unions.

October 21, 2014

Far-left Democrat threatens to infect Hillary Clinton protesters with Ebola

A group of conservative students protesting Hillary Clinton during her campaign rally at Oakland University in Michigan were threatened by a left-leaning Democrat, who vowed he would infect them with Ebola if they didn't cease and desist.

October 21, 2014

Rob Ford booted from Toronto polling booths, accused of illegal campaigning

Embattled Rob Ford just can't seem to keep out of the limelight. The latest on the former crack-smoking, alcohol-imbibing, rehabbed Toronto mayor — who is currently running for a city council seat — is that he's been kicked out of three different voter polling places and accused of illegal campaigning.

October 20, 2014

Monica Lewinsky, social media recluse, joins Twitter: ‘#HereWeGo’

Monica Lewinsky, of former White House intern fame, has shed her antisocial image and jumped aboard the Twitter bandwagon, sending out her first post Monday.

October 20, 2014

California ‘water cops’ on patrol to bust lawn-sprinkling offenders

California "water cops" are on the patrol, combing the streets of various communities to make sure nobody is watering their grass or washing their vehicles without government permission — even asking neighbors to turn in neighbors who go against the state's drought rules.

October 20, 2014

U.S. Marines turn to female CEOs for advice on recruiting women

U.S. Marines are reaching out to female executives in the private sector to get advice on recruiting more women into the Corps.

October 20, 2014