Cheryl K. Chumley

FBI’s facial recognition technology goes fully operational

The federal government's Next Generation Identification System — a biometric database that relies largely on facial-recognition technology — is now fully operational, the FBI announced Monday.

September 16, 2014

Jon Stewart rips Obama for ‘chaotic and confused’ Islamic State dealings

Comedian Jon Stewart ripped into President Obama during his recent "Daily Show," calling into question the commander-in-chief's discombobulated approach to dealing with Islamic State terrorists.

September 16, 2014

Welsh mom shocked by Barbie doll’s F-bomb drop

A Welsh mom said she was shocked and outraged after hearing her daughter's talking Barbie doll drop an expletive that begins with the letter "f."

September 16, 2014

Mike Huckabee makes waves with 2016 White House talk

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said another run at the White House is a distinct possibility and that he's in a much better spot than he was in 2008 — better known, a better money draw.

September 16, 2014

Pro-Hillary Clinton groups arm for Benghazi battle

Three Democratic Party groups with hopes of seeing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton make a run for the White House in 2016 — or at least emerge from upcoming Capitol Hill hearings on Benghazi unscathed — are rallying around their leader and gearing up for a public relations battle.

September 16, 2014

Trump Plaza closes after long decline: ‘They had no bedspreads’

For Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, it's lights out — but its closure, the fourth casino to shutter operations on the Boardwalk this year, is hardly a surprise.

September 16, 2014

Syrian aircraft crashes in Islamic State-held city, killing family

A plane belonging to the Syrian military crashed in the northeastern city of Raqqa, a site held by members of the terror group, Islamic State.

September 16, 2014

Oscar Pistorius’ judge faces threats for not-guilty murder verdict

The judge who issued Oscar Pistorius a not-guilty finding for murder — but guilty verdict for culpable homicide — is now facing harsh criticisms and even threats, and police have circled to protect her.

September 16, 2014

Pennsylvania police to ‘coward’ killer of trooper: ‘We will find you’

Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens sent out a blunt warning to the suspect — or suspects — who ambushed two of his troopers and killed one of them a few days ago: "We will find you," he said.

September 16, 2014

White House: ‘We support the use of cameras’ on police uniforms

The White House said that issuing cameras for police to wear on their uniforms is a good thing, and it would help ward off just the type of mistrust displayed by Ferguson, Missouri, residents toward law enforcement.

September 16, 2014

Taliban suicide bomber kills 3 soldiers, injures 20 in NATO convoy

Three soldiers serving in the U.S.-led NATO force in Afghanistan were killed by a suicide bomber who attacked their convoy early Tuesday morning.

September 16, 2014

San Diego school takes MRAP to store ‘medical supplies,’ ‘teddy bears’

The San Diego Unified School District is facing criticism for accepting a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, from the Department of Defense.

September 15, 2014

Hobby Lobby president urges Christians to stand strong against feds

The president of Hobby Lobby — the business at the heart of the Supreme Court case that solidified the rights of for-profit ventures to deny abortifacient coverage in employee insurance plans — said Christians need to stand strong for religious freedoms.

September 15, 2014

Now even Piers Morgan blasts Obama’s golf getaways

Former CNN host Piers Morgan Even is the latest in a growing number of liberals who say President Obama has gone too far with the golfing getaways.

September 15, 2014

Thai police find two British tourists with heads smashed in ‘gruesome’ murder

Thailand police say they've found the bodies of two British tourists, their heads beaten and bloody, on a beach in the southern island portion of the country.

September 15, 2014

Bill Clinton rails against GOP: They want you ‘to check your brain at the door’

Former President Bill Clinton dove into Democratic campaign waters head first this weekend, railing against Republicans during an Iowa event and suggesting that the GOP's success depends largely on the ignorance of its constituency.

September 15, 2014

N.Y. Dems press for citizen rights for illegals; ‘it’s unconscionable,’ GOPer says

Illegal immigrants can score big in New York, where Democrats are pushing a bill — aptly dubbed "New York is Home" — that would grant driver's licenses and voting rights, and even the ability to seek public office, to those in the country unlawfully.

September 15, 2014

Mark Sanford blames ex-wife for ending wedding to adulterous Argentine

Rep. Mark Sanford — the Republican politico from South Carolina who used taxpayer dollars to made adulterous visits to his girlfriend — is now blaming his ex-wife for ending his marriage plans to the Argentine named Maria Belen Chapur.

September 15, 2014

Girl, 11, told by school to leave 9/11 memorial T-shirt at home

An 11-year-old girl trying to honor those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, the same way she has for years — by wearing a T-shirt to school that lists the names of those who died in New York City's twin towers — was suddenly told by administrators to take it off, her stepfather said.

September 15, 2014

Civil War’s 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing to get Medal of Honor from Obama

It's been long time coming, but 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, a Union Army soldier, is finally going to receive the nation's highest commendation for battlefield bravery.

September 15, 2014