Cheryl K. Chumley

Russian President Vladimir Putin vows open-arm embrace of gays at Olympics

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed that despite his recently signed ban against gays promoting their sexuality to minors, he would welcome gays to Sochi in the Winter Olympics and preserve their rights for equal treatment.

October 30, 2013

Quid pro quo: Airports, airlines ‘pamper’ Congress to keep regulation at bay

The average flier may have to pay costly parking rates and pricey flight cancellation fees — but not so for congressional members.

October 30, 2013

Las Vegas makes bid for 2016 Republican convention

It may seem far in the future, but Nevada authorities already have put in their bid to bring the 2016 Republican National Convention to Las Vegas.

October 30, 2013

O.J. Simpson’s $500K home heads to auction block

While O.J. Simpson sits in jail, his lavish Florida home is set to hit the auction block Wednesday with a current appraised value of nearly $500,000.

October 30, 2013

Joe Biden’s niece sports black eye during court hearing for hitting cop

Caroline Biden, the niece of Vice President Joseph R. Biden, arrived at a Manhattan court for the charge of hitting a police officer wearing a black dress, black heels – and a black eye.

October 30, 2013

Putin unseats Obama on Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful list

The votes are in and Forbes has the tally: Topping its list of World's Most Powerful People this year is Russia President Vladimir Putin — not President Obama.

October 30, 2013

MSNBC Chris Matthews blasts Obama administration on Benghazi

MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews — a staunch pro-Obama defender who famously earned the nickname "Tingles" for remarking on the president's ability to send shivers down his leg with his speeches — is singing a new tune.

October 30, 2013

Mars candy co-owner charged in fatal Virginia wreck

Jacqueline Badger Mars, the co-owner of the Mars Inc. candy company, has been charged with a reckless driving charge stemming from a fatal wreck on Virginia roads.

October 30, 2013

California town sues Sriracha chili sauce factory over smell

An economically struggling town in Southern California at first embraced the opening of a 650,000-square-foot chili sauce factory within its borders as a job booster and revenue raiser — and then the smell hit.

October 30, 2013

Arizona dust storm leaves 3 dead in highway pileup

A massive dust storm that swept suddenly across Interstate 10 in Arizona sent 19 vehicles onto a collision course, ultimately leaving three dead and a dozen injured.

October 30, 2013

Israel dashes Palestinian state hopes with new home builds in Jerusalem

Israel announced on Wednesday it was going forward with a new construction project in east Jerusalem, a move sure to spark controversy as it’s at the very site that Palestinians want as their future home state.

October 30, 2013

Virginia, Kentucky, Idaho scrap health insurance: ‘Easier just to start from scratch’

And the Obamacare hits just keep on coming. The latest is from Virginia, Kentucky and Idaho, where state leaders just announced insurance carriers will be completely scrapping their plans, because it’ll be easier to start with a clean slate to abide by Obamacare minimum mandates, than adjust and reform what was in existence.

October 30, 2013

Egypt captures, arrests Muslim Brotherhood head

Egyptian authorities acted on a tip on Wednesday and raided an apartment in eastern Cairo, discovering and arresting a leading Muslim Brotherhood leader who had been on the run for months.

October 30, 2013

Russia bugged goodie bags with spy technology at G-20

Apparently, America isn't the only country to spy on neighbors and world leaders. Russia gave out goodie bags filled with USB drives and telephone chargers at the recent G-20 summit in St. Petersburg — but the devices were designed to download the users' information and pass it along to intelligence agents at the Kremlin.

October 30, 2013

Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners in nod at peace talks

Israel on Wednesday set free 26 Palestinian prisoners, its next step in a promised round of inmate releases aimed at jump-starting peace talks.

October 30, 2013

S.C. domestic shooting leaves 4 adults, 2 kids dead

Six people were discovered dead late Tuesday evening in Greenwood County, S.C., the apparent victims of a domestic shooting, police said.

October 30, 2013

Mass. college cancels music show because band ‘too white’

A band set to perform at Hampshire College in Massachusetts was sent packing, after a social media campaign morphed into a movement and students deemed the group “too white” to play.

October 29, 2013

Iranian court sentences Christians to 80 lashes for drinking wine

Christians in Iran, take notice: Don't drink wine during communion. Doing so could bring a court-imposed sentence of 80 lashes, as four Christian men recently discovered during an informal worship service.

October 29, 2013

USS Zumwalt hits the water as largest Navy destroyer ever

The USS Zumwalt, a massive 610-foot modern-day destroyer with an advanced rocket system, launched into the water off a Maine dock on Monday, in a surprisingly quiet ceremony, given the vessel’s record-breaking size and unusual shape.

October 29, 2013

Sean Penn: Commit tea partyers, Ted Cruz ‘by executive order’

If it weren't for the tea party, Congress would work well, Hollywood actor Sean Penn said during a recent appearance on CNN with host Piers Morgan. And he also said tea partyers should be forcibly committed for mental health treatment.

October 29, 2013