Cheryl K. Chumley

John Grisham, international author, calls for leniency for child-porn possessors

John Grisham, one of the world's best-selling crime-fiction writers, sparked some fan backlash by saying in a recent interview that U.S. prisons are "filled with guys my age" who were convicted of child sex crimes but who are basically innocent.

October 16, 2014

Seattle City Council socialist blasts colleagues for ‘corporate favoritism’

Seattle City Council's socialist member, Kshama Sawant, slammed her fellow board members for planning to attend a retreat with corporate executives at a luxury resort site in Cle Elem, Washington.

October 16, 2014

‘Bring Your Bible to School Day’ kicks off across America

Focus on the Family, a Christian-based group, has launched a nationwide campaign for students across the nation to carry their Bibles to school on Thursday — an endeavor aimed at pressing the point that religious freedom is alive and well.

October 16, 2014

Connecticut hotel visitor arrested for ‘aggressive mopping’

Police in Connecticut have arrested and charged a man with second-degree breach of peace after he allegedly grabbed a mop from the hands of a hotel worker and went on an overly "aggressive mopping" spree.

October 16, 2014

Ebola puzzler: Plainclothes man among hazmat responders sends shockwaves

A man responding to the emergency transport of an Ebola patient in Dallas is sending shockwaves after a news crew captured him on video helping hazmat-outfitted responders with the procedure — wearing nothing but pants, a buttoned-down shirt and sunglasses.

October 16, 2014

EPA sued by environmentalists to save butterfly from new pesticide

Lawyers with the powerful Natural Resources Defense Council have kicked off a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, calling the feds' approval of a new pesticide a danger to monarch butterflies.

October 16, 2014

Family of killed Marine sues Corps over alleged death coverup

Family members of a Marine who was killed by an Afghan rebel on a U.S. military base back in 2012 has kicked off a lawsuit against the Corps, accusing top officials of concealing details regarding the attack.

October 16, 2014

Two Ohio schools close over Ebola scare from staffer

Two schools in Ohio shut down on Thursday because of fears of Ebola, after administrators realized a staffer may have been aboard the same plane as a nurse from Dallas who contracted the disease.

October 16, 2014

Obama to announce micro-chip benefit cards Friday

President Obama will visit the headquarters of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Friday where he's expected to announce a new change for those on the government dole — benefit cards currently embedded with a magnetic strip will likely switch over to a microchip.

October 16, 2014

Washington gunman opens fire on police, cruisers in three towns

Police in Washington and witnesses say a gunman with a "high-capacity" rifle went on a rampage against law enforcement, ultimately injuring an officer while firing at several more in three different towns.

October 16, 2014

Chicago ‘rattiest’ city in U.S., pest-control giant Orkin says

Chicago has been dubbed the most rat-infested city in the United States, based on a study of pest-control treatments performed by Orkin.

October 15, 2014

Navy veteran fined $500 by New York City over service pig

New York City slapped a $500 fine on a Navy veteran who keeps a therapy pig to help stabilize her emotionally, saying an ordinance is an ordinance and the beast falls under "wild animal" restrictions.

October 15, 2014

Meghan McCain: My dad, John McCain, can beat up Rand Paul

Meghan McCain took to SiriusXM airwaves with Howard Stern on Wednesday to say yes, it's true — her dad, Sen. John McCain, has little love for Sen. Rand Paul.

October 15, 2014

PBS under fire for documentary, ‘The Whiteness Project,’ on Caucasian hardships

PBS has a new documentary in the works, "The Whiteness Project," that attempts to show some of the experiences and hardships of being white — and it's already causing some consternation and controversies.

October 15, 2014

Obama’s Twitter account pleads to ‘stick it to the climate change deniers’

The official Twitter account of President Obama contained a pleading message to the environmental regulatory crowd to "stick it" to skeptics who don't believe that carbon dioxide emission crackdowns are the only way to save the world.

October 15, 2014

American killed by camel in Mexico wildlife center attack

An angry camel broke free of his wildlife center confines at a popular beach resort in Tulum, Mexico, charging at his 60-year-old American caretaker and killing him.

October 15, 2014

Southern Oregon University threatens to call police on students for distributing Constitution

Administrators at Southern Oregon University were caught in a constitutionally compromising position after telling students they couldn't pass out copies of the U.S. Constitution because they weren't abiding by the terms of the campus free-speech zone.

October 15, 2014

From hope to nope: Respect for Obama plummets in eyes of Americans

President Obama in the lead-up to November's elections can't shake the disfavor of the American public, and his numbers have dropped to all-time lows in at least one poll from ABC News and The Washington Post, released Wednesday.

October 15, 2014

Michelle Obama gets her rap on with turnip in healthy eating video

Move over, Mr. President. First lady Michelle Obama has found a new dance partner — a softball-sized turnip, which she holds closely in her hand while rapping and bobbing in a new and brief video to promote healthy eating.

October 15, 2014

Converse sues Wal-Mart plus 30 companies over Chuck Taylor knock-offs

Converse Inc. has said enough is enough — no more knock-offs of its signature Chuck Taylor sneakers. The Nike subsidiary has launched a lawsuit against 31 companies, alleging breach of trademark.

October 15, 2014