Cheryl K. Chumley

Another outlandish Bidenism: I led Senate push for NATO to add Poland

Vice president Joseph R. Biden uncorked his latest head-scratcher while visiting Warsaw — claiming he used his chairman post on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to lead Poland to join NATO.

March 19, 2014

Netanyahu hits back at Syria: We’ll hit ‘those who attack us’

Tough-talking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the early morning air attacks on strategic military Syrian sites in the Golan Heights were not only justified, but that they would continue if necessary.

March 19, 2014

Franklin Graham: Putin gets a thumbs-up on gay issues, Obama not so much

When it comes to deciding what to do with gays, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has the lead on President Obama, in the eyes of world-renowned evangelist Franklin Graham.

March 19, 2014

Obamacare glitch leaves heart attack victim with $400K bill

A man in Las Vegas who thought he was covered under his state's Obamacare exchange just learned — after having a heart attack — he wasn't, and he's now been stuck with the $400,000-plus medical bill.

March 19, 2014

American beliefs: CIA infects blacks with HIV; feds hide cancer cure

About half of Americans think that the federal government is purposely keeping the world in the dark about the link between cancer and cell phones — and that the Central Intelligence Agency purposely infected blacks with the HIV virus, a new survey showed.

March 19, 2014

Downtown Disney disaster: Fish tank explodes at dinosaur-themed cafe

No fish were injured in the making of this video: That's the message one patron at a Downtown Disney cafe in Florida wanted to convey, after she caught on tape the quick-thinking actions of workers who responded to a sudden fish tank explosion.

March 19, 2014

N.J. ‘Duck Dynasty’ fan drives 20 hours for Phil Robertson baptism

A New Jersey man enamored with Phil Robertson's Christian messages hopped in his car and drove about 20 hours to the "Duck Dynasty" star's Church of Christ in Louisiana, just so he could be baptized by the family patriarch.

March 19, 2014

White House pastry chef quits: ‘I don’t want to demonize cream, butter, sugar and eggs’

Michelle Obama may have pushed the White House pastry chef a bit too far with her constant requests to replace fatty foods like cream and butter with lower-calorie options: He's quit, calling the decision "bittersweet," various media reported.

March 19, 2014

Brooklyn recycling plant overtaken by ‘deep-seated’ fire

Fire is tearing through a recycling plant in Brooklyn, and New York firefighters say it'll probably take a while to extinguish.

March 19, 2014

Data deleted on Malaysia jet pilot’s flight simulator at his home, investigators find

Some of the information from the flight simulator that investigators found at the home of the Malaysian plane's pilot has been deleted, the nation's transport minister reported on Tuesday.

March 19, 2014

Rachel Canning, N.J. teen, drops suit against parents

Rachel Canning, the 18-year-old New Jersey high-schooler who left home and then sued her parents for $650 a week in support, plus college tuition, has now dropped her claim.

March 19, 2014

Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in attack at base in Crimean town

A Ukrainian military member was killed Tuesday when the base he was stationed at in the main Crimean town of Simferopol came under attack, various media reported.

March 18, 2014

N.Y. shoots down tuition for illegals in surprise Senate vote

New York has shut the door on providing taxpayer dollars for undocumented and illegal immigrants to attend school in the state, after the Republican-controlled Senate shot down the matter during a vote that fell just two ballots shy of passage.

March 18, 2014

California sheriffs see surge in concealed carry permits

Sheriffs in California say they've been swamped with requests for concealed carry permits since last month's court ruling that residents only have to show a desire for self-defense — and little else — in order to take advantage of the right.

March 18, 2014

Ex-Georgian leader warns: Putin won’t stop at Ukraine

Mikheil Saakashvili, the former two-term president of Georgia who now serves as a leader of the United National Movement Party, said in a column for a U.K. newspaper that Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression against the Ukraine is far from over.

March 18, 2014

National Guardsman arrested for terrorist ties: ‘I would love to join Allah’s army’

An Army National Guardsman in California suspected of plotting to blow up the Los Angeles subway system was arrested by federal authorities for attempting to give material support to an overseas terrorist group.

March 18, 2014

Catholic League tells faithful: Boycott Guinness, Heineken, Sam Adams

The Catholic League is sending a strong message to three different beer brewery companies that boycotted St. Patrick's Day parades over gay rights issues: We should boycott you, too.

March 18, 2014

Bill Maher would be dead, but for God’s mercy: evangelist

If it were't for God's mercy and compassion, Bill Maher — who recently made headlines by dismissing the deity as a "psychotic mass murderer" — would be struck down, one evangelist explained.

March 18, 2014

Kevin Trudeau, TV pitchman, gets 10 years for infomercial fraud

Kevin Trudeau, a best-selling author whose claim to fame stems from his late-night television informercial pitches, was sentenced to 10 years in jail for making what the judge described as fraudulent claims related to his weight-loss book.

March 18, 2014

Missing Malaysia jet was steered off course by cockpit computer

Investigators say the first turn that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took that led it off course was due to a computer system entry that came from the cockpit, a finding that's bolstered arguments the plane was purposely diverted.

March 18, 2014