Cheryl K. Chumley

Socialist Francois Hollande falls from grace: 62 percent want him gone

Almost two-thirds in France want their Socialist leader, Francois Hollande, to step down from his presidential role before his term ends in 2017, new poll numbers show.

September 11, 2014

Feds want 16 months in prison for Dinesh D’Souza

Federal authorities are seeking between 10 and 16 months of prison time for conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, saying his guilty plea to a campaign law violation warrants such punishment.

September 11, 2014

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson says AIDS, syphilis God’s penalty for gays

Duck Dynasty's outspoken patriarch, Phil Robertson, said during a recent Christian radio show with Family Research Council head Tony Perkins that AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are God's way of imposing consequences for sin on gays.

September 11, 2014

Sen. Ted Cruz booed off stage at event for Mideast Christians

Sen. Ted Cruz was booed off the stage Wednesday at a sold-out conference for Middle Eastern Christians after claiming that Christians are Israel's best friends.

September 11, 2014

Arnold Schwarzenegger scrubs Maria Shriver’s face from gubernatorial portrait

Former Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was apparently so anxious to leave behind the memory of his wife, Maria Shriver — who was revealed in recent reports to have committed adultery even before he did — that he erased her face from his just-revealed gubernatorial portrait.

September 11, 2014

China set to launch second space lab into orbit by 2016

China is moving another step closer toward landing a man on the moon, announcing its latest space endeavor includes the launching of a second orbiting lab within the next two years.

September 11, 2014

Michael Moore on Obama: ‘He’s been a huge disappointment’

Michael Moore, the left-leaning, anti-capitalistic millionaire filmmaker who nonetheless tries to maintain a man-of-the-people image, has issued a scathing assessment of President Obama — simply that he's a big letdown.

September 11, 2014

9/11 anniversary sends Capitol Police to high alert mode

Law enforcement on Capitol Hill on Thursday were preparing for the 13th anniversary year of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States while hoping for a peaceful, uneventful day.

September 11, 2014

Sarah Palin to Obama: ‘War is hell, so go big or go home’

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin penned a reaction to President Obama's speech on the Islamic State on her Facebook page, telling the commander-in-chief that if he can't lead with boldness, then he's better off stepping aside.

September 11, 2014

India police suspended for charging toddler, 1, with ‘coercion’

Two police officers in Uttar Pradesh in India were suspended after they charged a 1-year-old boy and the toddler's father with "coercion" in the lead-up to an election.

September 11, 2014

Honolulu council poised to scoot homeless from tourist streets

Hawaiian vacationers don't want to see homeless on the streets — and that's the driving logic behind a handful of Honolulu City Council measures approved this week that would make it nearly impossible for those without fixed addresses to loiter in public.

September 11, 2014

Dozens arrested as Ferguson protesters try to shut down highway

Police arrested dozens of protesters in Ferguson who had assembled near the entry and exit ramps of Interstate 70, with apparent plans to shut down travel on the highway.

September 11, 2014

Millions of Gmail addresses, passwords leaked online

Millions of Gmail addresses and passwords were leaked online — but Google company officials are saying not to worry.

September 11, 2014

Missouri lawmakers pass 3-day waiting period for abortions

Missouri lawmakers overruled Gov. Jay Nixon's veto and passed legislation requiring women to wait three days before obtaining abortions.

September 11, 2014

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford enters hospital with tumor in abdomen

Mayor Rob Ford, the Toronto politico who rocked international headlines for his admitted use of crack cocaine, has now entered a hospital for treatment of a tumor in his abdomen.

September 11, 2014

Adolf Hitler birth home to be museum, dubbed ‘House of Responsibility’

The home where Adolf Hitler was born could be turned into a museum, dubbed the "House of Responsibility," Austrian officials say.

September 10, 2014

HIllary Clinton ‘most effective’ secretary of state: Henry Kissinger

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had nothing but praise for Hillary Rodham Clinton on her own leadership of the department, even going so far as to say she did a better job than he did.

September 10, 2014

Ravens offering trade-ins for Ray Rice jerseys

The Baltimore Ravens announced anyone who wants to dump their Ray Rice jerseys can trade it in, so long as certain criteria are met.

September 10, 2014

Bored boy nosedives on Oval Office couch while parents, Obama chat

Apparently, not everyone is impressed by a visit to the Oval Office. The White House's official Flickr account shows a young boy plunging headfirst on top of a sofa while his parents chat up President Obama.

September 10, 2014

Co-founder of home for retired circus elephants gets trampled to death

The co-founder of a facility that takes care of retired circus elephants was trampled to death, investigators said.

September 10, 2014