Cheryl K. Chumley

Bobby Jindal ‘thinking and praying’ about 2016 run

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said he's thinking hard about a run for the presidency in 2016 and will announce his decision shortly after the holidays.

October 7, 2014

Tony Bennett flubs lyrics to ‘God Bless America,’ Twitter explodes

Twitter was afire with both mocks and defenses of famed singer Tony Bennett, who flubbed one of the lines to "God Bless America" while crooning Tuesday during the seventh-inning stretch of the Giants-Nationals game in San Francisco.

October 7, 2014

Police skate on charges for blowing up toddler in botched drug raid

A grand jury in Georgia said no — police will not face charges for mistakenly tossing a flash grenade into a toddler's crib, blowing off his nose and injuring his chest during a drug raid gone wrong in May.

October 7, 2014

Stephen Collins, ‘7th Heaven’ pastor-dad, investigated for molesting girl

Stephen Collins, the actor who played a minister and father of seven on the wholesome family show "7th Heaven," has been reportedly captured on tape admitting he molested a girl and exposed himself to a couple more.

October 7, 2014

Bill O’Reilly: Ben Affleck would be ‘beheaded in a heartbeat’ by jihadists

Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly came down hard on Hollywood's Ben Affleck for comments he made in defense of Islam on a recent television appearance, saying the actor is living in denial.

October 7, 2014

South split as historic gay marriages take root

Southern states are in somewhat of a turmoil over the Supreme Court's recent denial of same-sex marriage cases that could have clarified if voter-inspired bans were lawful.

October 7, 2014

Jeb Bush rolls out campaign ads in Spanish for fellow GOPers

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has taken his Spanish-speaking self to the campaign ad trail, cutting several promotional spots in his secondary language of fluency to woo Hispanics to the Republican side in Colorado, Arizona and California.

October 7, 2014

Girl, 4, hands out bags of heroin at Delaware daycare

Police have arrested a Selbyville, Delaware, mom after her daughter, age 4, was allegedly caught handing out bags of suspected heroin to other children at her daycare center.

October 7, 2014

Chicago flights grounded for second time in two weeks

For the second time in just a couple of weeks, dozens of flights at both of Chicago's airports were grounded, stranding hundreds of passengers.

October 7, 2014

Ted Cruz slams Supreme Court for turning away gay marriage cases: ‘Tragic and indefensible’

Sen. Ted Cruz didn't pull any punches when he reacted to the Supreme Court's decision to turn away from taking any cases that could clarify the Constitution's rules regarding same-sex marriage and states' rights, saying blunting the justices abdicated their duties to the American people.

October 7, 2014

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani calls for more academic freedom

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on his country to grant more academic freedoms in its universities, saying stifling open debate and thought will only harm the government in the long run.

October 7, 2014

Queen Elizabeth bestows honorary knighthood on Michael Bloomberg

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has joined the ranks of a select few Americans to become Queen Elizabeth II's newest selection for honorary knighthood.

October 7, 2014

North Korea, South Korea warships trade warning shots at sea border

Warships from North Korea and South Korea each fired warning shots after a North Korean craft briefly entered waters belonging to their southern neighbor, a South Korean defense spokesman said.

October 7, 2014

FBI’s James Comey: Chinese hackers like ‘drunk burglar’

FBI Director James Comey said Chinese hackers are more prolific than talented with technological savvy — more like drunken thieves than able-minded, strategic criminals.

October 6, 2014

Talk swirls that N. Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been deposed

North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un hasn't been seen in public for so long that talk is swirling he may have been deposed.

October 6, 2014

Cornel West: ‘Black America in the age of Obama has been one of desperation’

President Obama hasn't exactly been a gift to the black community, said Cornel West in his new book, "Black Prophetic Fire."

October 6, 2014

Rep. Jack Kingston, Stephen Colbert go fishing in Capitol Reflecting Pool

Rep. Jack Kingston and Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert rolled up their pant legs, donned striped straw hats, grabbed fishing poles and dangled their feet into the waters of the Capitol Reflecting Pool.

October 6, 2014

Benjamin Netanyahu: Radical Islam is a ‘malignancy that’s growing’

Radical Islam is a cancer that needs to be stopped, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a televised interview on "Face the Nation" on CBS News.

October 6, 2014

John Boehner hits campaign trail for gay GOP candidate

Speaker John Boehner is poised to hit the California campaign trail for openly gay Republican legislative hopeful Carl DeMaio, over the objections of several conservative groups.

October 6, 2014

Dog named ‘Lazarus’ after surviving euthanasia attempt

A dog that was unwanted, at an animal shelter, and given a lethal injection somehow came back to life — and subsequently was named "Lazarus," after the biblical Lazarus that Jesus saved.

October 6, 2014