Cheryl K. Chumley

Bill Maher touts ‘granny ticket’ of Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren

Political talk show host Bill Maher said in a sit-down interview with Larry King on Ora.tv's PoliticKING that he's already picked his No. 1 president-vice president team for 2016 — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

May 16, 2014

Drone champagne delivery service comes to California hotel

Guests who stay in the $10,000-per-night posh Alexandrite Suite at the Mansion at Casa Madrona hotel in Sausalito, Calif., have a new luxury amenity at their fingertips: A drone that brings them champagne.

May 16, 2014

Flooding mars Friday commute, closes schools, strands D.C. area drivers

The Washington, D.C., area faces a flash flood warning through Friday afternoon and that goes for spots into Maryland — but the good news is the storm is fast-moving and the weekend will dawn sunny.

May 16, 2014

Lindsey Graham: Susan Rice ‘should resign’ over ‘totally collapsed’ Benghazi line

Sen. Lindsey Graham said National Security Adviser Susan Rice may wish otherwise, but her mantra about the Benghazi attacks stemming from an anti-Muslim video has "totally collapsed" and she ought to just admit it and even resign.

May 16, 2014

Chuck Hagel vows U.S. will stand with Israel and deny Iran nuclear weapons

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took a firm stand to Israeli leaders on Friday, pledging that the United States would do whatever it take to keep at bay the Jewish nation's biggest threat — an Iran that has nuclear capabilities.

May 16, 2014

Kangaroos killed off, forced on birth control in overrun Australia

More than 1,600 kangaroos are expected to be shot by Australia's capital of Canberra, a population-control measure that has drawn massive fire from animal-rights activists.

May 16, 2014

Sterling rejects $2.5M fine, threatens to sue NBA

The latest in a line of skirmishes between Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and NBA authorities is that he's unlikely to pay his $2.5 million fine, handed down because of his racial comments about blacks, sports sites are reporting.

May 16, 2014

Indiana man sues, saying police forced catheter test on him

An Indiana man has launched a lawsuit against police, saying they fudged his alcohol level numbers on their traffic stop report, forced him to provide a blood test at a nearby hospital — and then demanded he lay still while a nurse inserted a catheter and withdrew urine.

May 14, 2014

Environmentalists sue to list bumble bee as endangered

Environmentalists concerned about the dwindling bumble bee populations have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, saying the insect needs endangered species protection.

May 14, 2014

Martin O’Malley cautioned to ease White House dream and be ‘loyal soldier’ to Hillary

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has been holding off an announcement on his White House intent: He's been waiting, along with several other Democratic potential candidates, for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to decide to run and either free up or grab up key campaign contributor dollars.

May 14, 2014

Illegal immigrant ordered to deport ducks into church: I’m not leaving

An illegal immigrant, 36, defied a federal order to leave the United States and instead, took cover in a Tucson, Ariz., church, and is now vowing to stay there indefinitely.

May 14, 2014

Operation American Spring to hit D.C. to oust Obama, Biden, Boehner, Holder

A group of self-described revolutionary-style patriots with a million mobilized militia members are heading to downtown Washington, D.C., this week to bring a simple message to political leadership, from President Obama to House Speaker John Boehner: Get out.

May 14, 2014

Ted Cruz goes Jack Nicholson: Dems ‘can’t handle the truth’ on Benghazi

Sen. Ted Cruz turned to Hollywood mega-star Jack Nicholson and his famous one-liner from "A Few Good Men" to make a harsh point about Democrats — that they don't seem to be able to handle the truth when it comes to Benghazi.

May 14, 2014

Obamacare whistleblower: $1.2B spent in part on data workers who do nothing

A $1.2 billion taxpayer-funded contract that's gone toward an Obamacare enrollment processing center in Missouri is being spent in part to hire data entry workers to basically sit at their computers and do nothing, a whistleblower told a local television station.

May 14, 2014

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is assembling ‘team of legal advisers’ to take on feds

Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy said in a lengthy written statement that he's not going to sue the federal government after all, despite the number of lawyers he says have lined up to state his case against the Bureau of Land Management for free.

May 14, 2014

Coal mine explosion traps hundreds in Turkey

Rescuers were rushing, but hopes were fading and time was ticking Wednesday on the fate of hundreds of coal workers who were trapped inside a mine in Turkey that exploded in a fiery ball.

May 14, 2014

Idaho defiant as judge rules voter ban on gay marriage is wrong

U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale just ruled that Idaho's voter-approved ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional — that the prohibition is discriminatory and denies same-sex couples their core, fundamental rights.

May 14, 2014

‘Idol’ singer Clay Aiken is certified N.C. winner, by less than 400 votes

"American Idol" star Clay Aiken was certified the winner of the North Carolina Democratic congressional party with a lead of less than 400 votes, just one day after his main contender, Keith Crisco, was found dead in his home.

May 14, 2014

Hillary Clinton’s camp hits back: Karl Rove is ‘flat-out lying’ about her health

Republican political pundit Karl Rove is under fire from the pro-Hillary Clinton camp, whose members accuse the former White House strategist of dirty politics and outright lies regarding the former Secretary of State's health.

May 14, 2014

Pentagon mulls quiet transfer of Pvt. Manning for gender treatment

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has quietly given the Pentagon approval to transfer the former Pvt. Bradley Manning — now known as Pvt. Chelsea Manning — to a civilian prison facility to undergo treatment for his gender issues, sources said.

May 14, 2014