Cheryl K. Chumley

Massachusetts to let police chief deny gun buys to those deemed unfit

Massachusetts lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Deval Patrick's desk for passage that puts police chiefs in charge of deciding whether or not a person is fit enough to own a gun — and gives them the power to deny purchases in certain cases.

August 1, 2014

Geraldo slammed as ‘dummy’ for backing Clinton’s bin Laden claim

The "Fox & Friends" Friday morning broadcast set turned into a verbal battleground over differing opinions — and whether opinions were being spun as facts — about Bill Clinton and his recently revealed audio claim that he almost killed Osama bin Laden.

August 1, 2014

Ruth Bader Ginsburg slams male justices as blind to women’s issues

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave a scathing assessment of her five male court colleagues, referencing the Hobby Lobby case, and told Yahoo's Katie Couric that they couldn't possibly understand the legal needs of women.

August 1, 2014

Feds raid N.C. home to seize Land Rover in EPA emission-control crackdown

When it comes to environmental regulation compliance, the Department of Homeland Security isn't playing — as evidenced by a recent federal raid of a North Carolinian's home to confiscate a Land Rover that violated EPA emission rules.

August 1, 2014

Russia snickers as Obama holds poodle — Putin holds leopard

A photograph of President Obama holding a small, white poodle with only three legs has unleashed a score of snickering from Russia, with top Kremlin aides allegedly pointing out the contrast with President Putin's own recently snapped photo — of him stroking a snow leopard.

August 1, 2014

Al Sharpton to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: ‘I’ll be your worst enemy’

A political feud involving the Rev. Al Sharpton, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton went from polite conversation to dire warning mode during a recent City Hall roundtable discussion, with Mr. Sharpton cutting through the bureaucracy to vow: "I'll be your worst enemy."

August 1, 2014

South Africa to prosecute after giraffe killed during truck transport

Truck drivers who didn't take care while transporting two giraffes — and who allowed the beasts' heads to slam into a cement highway overpass they were driving under — will face prosecution, animal welfare officers said.

August 1, 2014

London mayor flies Palestinian flag at town hall to support Gaza

The mayor of the Tower Hamlets, a borough on the east side of London, hung a Palestinian flag over town hall as a means of showing solidarity with Gaza.

August 1, 2014

U.N. condemns Israel, U.S. for not sharing Iron Dome with Hamas

The United Nations slammed Israel for possibly committing war crimes in its fight against Hamas — and then backed that accusation by suggesting the Jewish nation ought to be sharing its Iron Dome defensive technology with the very terror group it's fighting.

August 1, 2014

Ted Nugent slams ‘lying freaks’ at liberal media: I’m ‘doing God’s work’

Conservative firebrand Ted Nugent hit back at his detractors in the media who've characterized him as racist — and even pressed a couple of venues to cancel his concerts for alleged racist remarks he made — and he called them hateful destroyers of the truth.

August 1, 2014

Joe Biden’s secret love: Skinny-dipping, Secret Service agents say

Vice President Joseph R. Biden has a secret love — skinny-dipping. A new tell-all book about Secret Service agents and the presidents they protect describes just how much they dread protecting the vice president, in part because of his penchant for going naked.

August 1, 2014

Just-forged Israel-Hamas 3-day cease-fire ends in rocket fire

A just-forged three-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas lasted just a couple hours, ending Friday in rocket fire first from Gaza and then leading to the reported death of 17 Palestinians.

August 1, 2014

Kelsey Grammer forgives sister’s murderer

Kelsey Grammer, the star of hit television series "Frasier" and "Cheers," said he's offered forgiveness to his sister's murderer but still refuses to support the man's parole.

July 31, 2014

Sarah Palin’s online channel hits snag as Stephen Colbert buys similar URL

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's newest venture, an online television broadcast, hit its first real snag when Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert dropped a bombshell and announced he bought up a domain name that mirrors the one used for her show.

July 31, 2014

SWAT spends seven hours in standoff with empty home

A Hayward, California, SWAT team on the search for a bomb suspect spent seven hours in a standoff at a home they thought was occupied by the targeted individual — only to find the residence was empty.

July 31, 2014

Planned Parenthood strikes ‘pro-choice’ label in favor of ‘women’s health’

Planned Parenthood officials say "pro-choice" is no longer a label they like, and they'd much prefer if people started talking about the more generic — and less politically charged — issue of "women's health."

July 31, 2014

Jesse Ventura suggests suit not over; HarperCollins could be next

Jesse Ventura said the $1.8 million he was just awarded in a defamation suit he first filed against slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle — but carried out and finished against widow Taya and her two children — would go for his attorney fees.

July 31, 2014

‘No American is proud’ of certain CIA tactics: State Department

The State Department said it's true — a Senate report on CIA interrogation tactics used after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on U.S. soil don't represent America's proudest moments.

July 31, 2014

Drug-filled drone crash outside S.C. prison sends police on alert

Authorities have arrested one — and still seek another — in connection with an investigation into a drone that was filled with phones, marijuana and tobacco that crashed outside a South Carolina maximum-security prison.

July 31, 2014

GOP to Obama: Take your ‘golf cap off’ and get down to coal country

Republicans hit hard at President Obama's regulatory crackdown on carbon emissions from coal-fired plants, quipping that he ought to get off the golf course and head to coal country to see for himself how electricity is generated.

July 31, 2014