Cheryl K. Chumley

Obama rejected: Top golf courses say no to his Labor Day play requests

At least three elite golf courses in the wealthy New York community of Westchester turned up their noses at President Obama and declined to let him play during his Labor Day travels to the area, citing concerns of inconveniencing their high-profile clients, a source told New York media.

September 10, 2014

Darrell Issa claims proof of DOJ working with Democrats to leak documents

Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he knows for a fact the Department of Justice tried to coordinate with Democrats to leak documents to the press — a Justice official mistakenly called his office to set the wheels in motion, he said.

September 10, 2014

Ferguson fires up City Council: ‘You’ve lost your authority to govern’

In what shaped up to be a showdown of sorts, residents of Ferguson made clear to City Council members in the first formal meeting since the police shooting of teen Michael Brown that they no longer held the reins of authority.

September 10, 2014

Texas sheriff to Islamic State: ‘We’ll send them to hell’

A tough-talking Texas sheriff had a strong message for Islamic State terrorists who might have sleeper cells near the Lone Star state, bluntly telling them in a CNN interview to stay sleeping — or else face death.

September 10, 2014

David Cameron warns Scotland: ‘There will be no going back’

Prime Minister David Cameron made a final-hour plea to Scotland on Wednesday to stay in the United Kingdom — that if leaders voted to leave, they would have to live with that decision for life.

September 10, 2014

Islamic State allies vow to kill Twitter workers for shuttering accounts

Terrorists tied to Islamic State say they're going to kill any Twitter workers they find shuttering their social media accounts.

September 9, 2014

Wyoming moves to ban police from using drones without a warrant

Wyoming lawmakers say police shouldn't be allowed to use drones for random surveillance — the type that is conducted without warrants — and they're taking legislative steps to rein in that power.

September 9, 2014

Senators offer $10M for capture of Islamic State beheaders

Five Democratic and Republican senators have pulled together on a bill that offers a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of the Islamic State terrorists who beheaded the two American journalists.

September 9, 2014

Janay Rice blames media, unwanted opinions for trashing ‘the man I love’

Janay Rice, the wife of released Baltimore Ravens' running back Ray Rice, broke her silence about her husband's violence and subsequent team termination and blamed the media.

September 9, 2014

Ben Carson on Ray Rice: ‘Let’s not demonize this guy’

Ben Carson, the noted neurologist and potential Republican candidate for president in 2016, said ex-Baltimore Ravens' running back Ray Rice needs help and the American public should refrain from demonizing him.

September 9, 2014

Oregon man arrested after refusing to stop videotaping SWAT raid

An Oregon man was arrested by police officers after he refused to stop filming their SWAT raid of a neighbor's home and return to his own house as ordered.

September 9, 2014

Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils 6-foot-high portrait of self at Calif. Capitol

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — also of Hollywood and body-building fame — unveiled a massive portrait of a younger version of himself during a Capitol event in Sacramento on Monday.

September 9, 2014

Home Depot confirms hack of payment systems in U.S., Canada

Home Depot shoppers beware: The retail chain reported that its payment systems at stores nationwide and in Canada were hacked, leaving untold numbers of customers who use debit and credit cards at financial risk.

September 9, 2014

U.S. air marshal assaulted in Nigeria with filled syringe

A U.S. air marshal was attacked by a man who jabbed him with a syringe filled with an "unknown substance" at the Lagos, Nigeria, airport, federal investigators said.

September 9, 2014

Malaysia Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects’ outside plane, report says

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was more than likely hit by an object outside the plane, which caused it to break and crash, the Dutch Safety Board reported Tuesday.

September 9, 2014

Pope walks back Vatican’s endorsement of Iraq strikes

Pope Francis -- who seemed to suggest a month ago that airstrikes against the Islamic State was a viable option -- now says otherwise, that war isn't the solution to the terrorist attacks waging through Iraq and Syria.

September 8, 2014

British cops outsource criminal investigations, tell some victims to do it yourself

British boys in blue seem to have sent out a loud and clear signal to would-be victims: We're pretty busy so please, help investigate your own crimes -- particularly those that involve property damages and stolen cars.

September 8, 2014

Donna Brazile on national TV: What’s a caliphate, anyway?

Donna Brazile, the former campaign manager for Al Gore and a current key Democratic Party strategist, admitted on national television that she didn't know what a caliphate was.

September 8, 2014

Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin heads off to prison for corruption

The former mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, shuffled off Monday to serve a 10-year federal prison term on corruption convictions stemming from the city's years-long recovery of Hurricane Katrina devastations.

September 8, 2014

Mike Ditka backs Ill. GOP governor hopeful: ‘Bam! Hit ‘em right in the mouth!’

Famed former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka has taken his gruff style of speaking from the football field to the political world, cutting a campaign ad for Republican Illinois gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner.

September 8, 2014