Cheryl K. Chumley

Florida dad decries fourth-grade lesson: I’ll give up rights for security

A Florida father is outraged at a scrawled crayon message he just found in his fourth-grade son's backpack, as dictated by the teacher during a lesson on the Constitution.

April 12, 2013

NYC council seeks to ban businesses from checking applicants’ credit

If City Council has its way, businesses in the Big Apple will no longer be able to check job applicants' credit histories as a means of deciding whom to hire.

April 12, 2013

Israel has secret peace plan to quietly stop settlement builds: Report

A senior Israel official said that the government will indeed stop its much-contested settlement building as a step toward peace with the Palestinians — but very quietly, without fanfare or policy order.

April 12, 2013

Voters speak: 63 percent say new taxes aren’t needed

New taxes aren't needed. That's the loud and clear statement from 63 percent of participants in a new Rasmussen survey about federal spending.

April 12, 2013

Pervez Musharraf admits Pakistan OK’d U.S. drone attacks

For the first time, a top Pakistani government official has publicly admitted that the United States was sanctioned to carry out drone strikes to root out suspected terrorists.

April 12, 2013

Gabby Giffords’ new anti-gun push: Up close and personal on Capitol Hill

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is taking her gun control policy directly to Capitol Hill, with a new campaign that includes personal visits to congressional members to compel nationwide background checks.

April 12, 2013

600 evacuated as bomb uncovered on Taiwan train

Taiwanese authorities found an explosive device hidden inside a couple of bags that were placed in a high-speed train's bathroom on Friday.

April 12, 2013

Hey Rupert Murdoch, don’t air NRA-sponsored NASCAR race: Sen. Chris Murphy

It’s not appropriate for the National Rifle Association to sponsor this weekend’s NASCAR race, and News Corporation head Rupert Murdoch should cancel the broadcast, Sen. Chris Murphy said.

April 12, 2013

Police arrest 2nd white supremacist in case of Colorado prison chief’s killing

Colorado Springs police arrested on Thursday the second white supremacist gang member whose name surfaced during investigations into the killing of Colorado prison chief, Tom Clements.

April 12, 2013

U.S. slaps penalties on Iran sanction violators

An Iranian businessman, a Malaysian bank and a handful of companies believed to have been involved in a money laundering scheme were all slapped with financial penalties Thursday, in a U.S. crackdown on companies that violate sanctions against Iran.

April 12, 2013

Catholic leader to Congress: Immigration policy violates biblical teachings

First it was guns. Now, immigration. Members of the Catholic Church have been hitting hard at Congress this week on matters of national policy.

April 12, 2013

Taxpayers beware: Federal tax collections to hit record highs

There's some fine print in President Obama's budget plan presented Wednesday, and taxpayers beware: Collections are going to break records in the coming years.

April 12, 2013

Russia unveils $50B drive for space supremacy

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia will spend $50 billion to achieve space supremacy, a plan that includes the building of a new launch pad that will be operational before the end of the decade.

April 12, 2013

Arizona police intercept bomb package mailed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Flagstaff law enforcement have intercepted a package that contained an explosive device and was en route to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the nationally known Arizona lawman whose tough talk and criminal crackdowns have angered many on the left.

April 12, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry lands in eye of the storm, South Korea

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry landed in the center of the storm, South Korea, on Friday for the start of a four-day sweep through the eastern part of Asia.

April 12, 2013

12 arrested as Turkish police foil bomb plot on U.S. Embassy

Turkish police seized nearly 50 pounds of plastic explosives and arrested 12 in connection with what they believe was a bomb plot on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.

April 12, 2013

John Kerry wraps overseas travels with win: Case of beer

Secretary of State John Kerry may not be returning to U.S. soil with a new Middle East peace deal, or a diplomatic solution to how America might best deal with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's reported resignation – which leaves in charge the less friendly President Mahmoud Abbas. And the question of Iran's nuclear program still hovers.

April 11, 2013

$26K reward offered for info in circus elephant shooting

Federal wildlife officials and police in Tupelo, Miss., are investigating the shooting of a circus elephant, and a $26,250 reward has been offered for information.

April 11, 2013

Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Capitol Police: Can you help out my staffers?

Democratic National Committee head Debbie Wasserman Schultz asked members of the Capitol Police to help out her suffering staffers who had to wait in long security lines to get to their office.

April 11, 2013

Iranian scientist claims technology can see 5-8 years into future

Falling in the category of a Ripley's Believe It or Not segment is this: An Iranian scientist says he's invented a time machine that can predict five years into the future.

April 11, 2013