Cheryl K. Chumley

Philippine train crash into concrete barrier leaves scores injured

Rescue workers in the Philippines were scrambling Wednesday to save passengers on a train that crashed into a concrete barrier and rolled into a busy street intersection.

August 13, 2014

Antibacterial chemical in Colgate Total linked to cancer-cell growth in animals

Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical used in the toothpaste Colgate Total, has been linked to cancer-cell growth in animals, a Bloomberg News investigation found.

August 12, 2014

Feds: Kids ‘entitled’ to U.S. education, no matter immigration status

The Department of Education said in a recently released fact sheet that it doesn't matter if children are illegally in the country — they're entitled to the same taxpayer-funded public education as everyone else.

August 12, 2014

Democrats caught paying black campaign workers 30% less than white employees

Black campaign workers are paid noticeably less than their white counterparts — and the disparity is especially egregious when the paychecks are being signed by Democrats, versus Republicans, a new report found.

August 12, 2014

Ex-admirals, generals to defend Michelle Obama’s school lunch laws

First lady Michelle Obama's lunch room mandates for schools around the nation have now received a bit of a public relations boost from retired admirals and generals who say: They're not a bad idea.

August 12, 2014

Military families left without transportation over contractor glitch: ‘It’s just a nightmare’

It's not quite reached the level of Veterans Affairs' incompetence, but a new contractor in charge of moving military families' cars as they transition from one site to another is failing miserably to perform, leaving some without transportation for as many as 30 days.

August 12, 2014

Progressives warn Hillary Clinton to toe the anti-intervention line

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have scored a few points with her followers for blasting President Obama's foreign policy mantra — summed up in the White House catchphrase of "don't do stupid stuff" — but progressives aren't amused.

August 12, 2014

John Kerry faces fire for stay at Myanmar hotel owned by blacklisted tycoon

Secretary of State John Kerry was put on the defensive for his recent stay at a high-priced hotel in Myanmar that is owned by a tycoon who's blacklisted by the United States.

August 12, 2014

Catholic League is OK with ‘Black Jesus’ character who smokes, drinks

The Catholic League said the "Black Jesus" character on the Adult Swim network may drink, smoke and try to pick up women — but that he has some redeeming qualities, nonetheless, and the show could actually draw viewers to the spiritual light.

August 12, 2014

Berkeley, Calif., City Council votes to give free marijuana to poor

Call it compassionate distribution, but City Council members for the liberal enclave of Berkeley, California, just passed an ordinance mandating medical marijuana dispensaries set aside 2 percent of their product stashes to distribute to low-income users for free.

August 12, 2014

Obama tosses expletive to fend off foreign policy critics

A frustrated President Obama offered up a very un-presidential response to lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle who say he could have averted Islamic State atrocities with stronger Syrian policy, reportedly calling such suggestions "horse [expletive]."

August 12, 2014

Polish man and woman posing for selfie fall off Portugal cliff

A man and woman visiting the cliffs of Cabo da Roca in Portugal with their two children, ages 5 and 6, fell to their deaths after they stumbled while trying to snap a quick selfie.

August 12, 2014

‘Obscure’ Louisiana law forcing 200 elderly from elected office

A little-known law in Louisiana that prohibits those age 70 and older from serving in certain public offices will oust 200 elected officials by the end of November.

August 11, 2014

Virginia tops when it comes to Internet speed; D.C. comes in 5th

And the award for the nation's fastest Internet connection goes to … Virginia.

August 11, 2014

Women stoned to death for adultery in Syria

Two women were sentenced to death by stoning in a 24-hour period for supposed acts of adultery — verdicts handed down by clerics in Syria affiliated with Islamic State.

August 11, 2014

Trayvon Martin’s lawyer hired by family of slain St. Louis black man, 18

The same attorney who represented the family of Trayvon Martin — the Florida teen who was killed by George Zimmerman during a confrontation in residential streets — was just hired by the family of the 18-year-old black St. Louis man who was killed this weekend by a police officer.

August 11, 2014

GOP nixes Eric Holder’s demand for money for illegals

The Republican-led House has shot down — for yet another time — the Justice Department's request for money to pay for lawyers to represent and defend the scores of illegal minor-age immigrants who've poured into the United States in recent months.

August 11, 2014

Fox host to Muslim terrorists: ‘Time to unleash hell on radical Islam’

Fox News host Eric Bolling wrapped his recent "Cashin' In" show with a direct and bold message to radical Muslims carrying out jihadist attacks on those with differing beliefs: If you want a holy war, "we'll give you one," he said.

August 11, 2014

N.J. town erupts after council votes to rename Kennedy Center as the Obama Center

The governing body of one New Jersey town voted in favor of renaming the local Kennedy Center after the current White House head — and calling it the Barack Obama Center — and some residents aren't exactly happy.

August 11, 2014

Proud terrorist dad posts ‘That’s my boy!’ photo of son, 7, holding severed head

The Australian man who left his home to go fight with Islamic State terrorists — Khaled Sharrouf — has shocked the world with a social media post of one of his sons holding on to the severed head of a victim.

August 11, 2014