Cheryl K. Chumley

Illinois readies to spend $100M for Obama museum in Chicago

Illinois wants President Obama's museum and library in Chicago so badly that lawmakers are set devote as much as $100 million in state funds to securing the project.

April 17, 2014

John Edwards back in court — this time as a lawyer for Va. boy’s malpractice case

Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who lost his bid for the White House in 2004, has returned to his original trade as a lawyer and launched a medical malpractice case on behalf of a 4-year-old Virginia boy.

April 17, 2014

Boise business entices customers to come break stuff — ‘recreational destruction’

Got stress? A business owner in Boise, Idaho, has the solution, telling customers that they're more than welcome to come in and start breaking stuff — a "recreational destruction" exercise for a modest fee.

April 17, 2014

Lawmakers rail against Air Force rules on religious expression

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing back at the Air Force's crackdown on religious expression, penning a letter that requests the military branch adopt what they say is a more constitutional policy regarding First Amendment freedoms, especially for cadets.

April 17, 2014

Glenn Beck takes on Hollywood with big movie production plans

Conservative talking head Glenn Beck said he's in the midst of reshaping The Studios at Las Colinas, a 72,000-square-foot Texas-based facility known as the shooting point for "JFK" and television series "Walker, Texas Ranger."

April 17, 2014

Anthony Weiner on his current sexting habits: ‘None of your business’

Anthony Weiner, whose political career took a tumble over revelations of his sexting activities — especially after he was outed the second time — clammed up when asked what he's doing in that regard present day.

April 17, 2014

Cliven Bundy’s Nevada ranch wrecked by retreating feds

The federal government may have ordered Bureau of Land Management agents to stand down and ride away from the surveillance spots they took up outside a Nevada rancher's cattle property — but they didn't exactly go quietly.

April 17, 2014

Atheists lodge complaint against Clemson football program for prayers, Bible studies

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has lodged a complaint against the Clemson football program, accusing coach Dabo Swinney of hosting a team that's "entangled" and "entrenched" in religion.

April 17, 2014

Brain surgery victim struggles with Obamacare: ‘It’s scary’

A New York brain surgery patient who's stood strong for four separate operations is only now starting to crumble after finding out in February that Obamacare isn't going to give her easy access to the care or providers she needs.

April 17, 2014

Pro-Russian forces storm Ukraine national guard base; 3 killed

Three pro-Russian fighters are dead after they and about 300 of their colleagues stormed onto a national guard base in the eastern segment of Ukraine, sparking a gun battle in their quest to take control of the Mariupol property.

April 17, 2014

Joe Biden’s first Instagram pic mocked as shill for sunglass ad

Vice President Joseph R. Biden just can't avoid the comedic spotlight, it seems. His jump into Instagram — while remarkable in that within a few short hours, he already hit at 16,000 followers — nonetheless brought out the critics who mocked that his first photo share seemed a blunt advertisement for a sunglasses company.

April 17, 2014

Confederate flag, blackface flaps lead Catholic school to expel 4

Administrators with a Catholic high school located on Long Island have given the boot to four students after finding two brought a Confederate flag to one school-sponsored event and the other two posted a blackface photo on a social media site.

April 17, 2014

California tourist community evacuated over suspected explosive device

Hundreds of homes and businesses in one community in the central region of California have been evacuated after local officials found what they believe could be an explosive device.

April 17, 2014

Obama to use executive seat to push private companies onto solar

President Obama on Thursday is set to issue what's being billed as a challenge to private businesses — but will likely come off more as an executive dictate — to start using solar power rather than coal-based energy sources.

April 17, 2014

‘X-Men’ director Bryan Singer accused of sexually abusing a boy

Bryan Singer, the director of "X-Men," has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a teenage boy 15 years ago.

April 17, 2014

Tennessee ammunition site explodes, killing 1

An explosion rocked a Tennessee plant where several ammunition businesses are based, leaving one dead and three injured.

April 17, 2014

Teen taking selfie by train: ‘Wow, that guy just kicked me in the head’

A thrill-seeking teenager who was trying to take a selfie with an oncoming train as a backdrop was handed a valuable life lesson when the conductor stuck out a quick leg and knocked him in the head.

April 16, 2014

Iran mulls ban on vasectomies, decrease on abortions to bolster population

Iran lawmakers say population levels are dropping — and to reverse that, they want to ban vasectomies and scale back abortions.

April 16, 2014

Alec Baldwin gets advice from Tracy Morgan: ‘Chill out, raise your family’

It's not just paparazzi and fed-up fans who think Hollywood's Alec Baldwin has been taking his frustration over media intrusions into his family life a bit too far.

April 16, 2014

Sneaky Nebraska toddler traps self inside claw machine game

A 3-year-old in Nebraska who wandered from his mother and skirted his apartment in Lincoln was discovered safe and sound at a nearby bowling alley — trapped inside the "Bear Claw" toy machine, playing with all the stuffed animals.

April 16, 2014