Cheryl K. Chumley

Amanda Knox faces new murder trial; Italian high court overturns acquittal

The highest court in Italy has overturned Amanda Knox's acquittal, and she now faces a new trial in the murder of her former British roommate.

March 26, 2013

Chief Justice John Roberts’ lesbian cousin to attend Supreme Court case

Chief Justice John Roberts' lesbian cousin is planning to attend the Supreme Court's high-profile case on same-sex marriage.

March 25, 2013

Ghadafi’s widow, 3 children go missing in Algeria

Libyan officials have confirmed that the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi's wife and three of his children have gone missing from their Algerian home, where they had taken refuge.

March 25, 2013

Biden’s weekend flights home to Delaware cost taxpayers plenty

Vice President Joseph R. Biden's weekend flights from Washington to his Delaware home have cost taxpayers thousands of dollars, one White House blogger finds.

March 25, 2013

Conservatives take John McCain to task for gun control views

Political insiders are seeing Sen. John McCain as a key player in the upcoming Senate vote to expand background checks for gun buyers, and that has conservative constituents rocking. They say they're sick and tired of his Republican-In-Name-Only tendencies.

March 25, 2013

Jerry Sandusky, from prison, says he was misinterpreted: ‘I didn’t violate them’

Jerry Sandusky said he was misinterpreted and that key witness was wrong when he concluded that the former assistant football coach at Penn State was engaged in sex with a young boy in the shower.

March 25, 2013

Ford says sorry for ads showing Kardashians bound, gagged

Ford has been forced to issue a mea culpa for an advertising campaign in India that showed the Kardashian sisters — Khloe, Kim and Kourtney — wearing bondage outfits.

March 25, 2013

FedEx special delivery: Panda bears en route to Canada

A few hundred pounds of bamboo, another hundred or so pounds of bamboo shoots, some apples, some water and voila — you've got everything it takes to ship a couple of panda bears by land and sea, from China to Canada.

March 25, 2013

Taxpayers shell out thousands for lawmakers’ coffee, doughnuts

Have you thanked your taxpayer today? Maybe that should be the sign hanging above coffee machines in Capitol Hill offices. Lawmakers are spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on coffee, snacks and catered food services, USA Today reports.

March 25, 2013

Ted Cruz decries ‘defeatist attitude’ of Senate GOPers

Republicans in the Senate are so down and out, they're losing their belief in themselves and their party to enact change, one prominent member said on Sunday.

March 25, 2013

Obama’s favorability falls with Muslim world

President Obama isn't doing as well with Middle Eastern and Muslim relations as he promised, according to a poll released by the Pew Research Center.

March 25, 2013

New Jersey Democrat Joe Cryan’s political star falls with sexually graphic emails

A New Jersey politician may have just traded his rising star status for a notation on the Democratic Party's blacklist. Emails obtained by The New York Post paint Democrat Assemblyman Joe Cryan in a most compromising position. He reportedly traded about 150 emails with lobbyist Karen Golding expressing his interest in kinky sexual activities — bondage, spanking and the like.

March 25, 2013

Sen. Claire McCaskill now supports gay marriage

Sen. Claire McCaskill is the latest on Capitol Hill to announce support for same-sex marriage.

March 25, 2013

Oregon teacher placed on leave for pushing out Planned Parenthood

An experienced high school math teacher in Oregon is about to be fired for keeping Planned Parenthood teachings out of his classroom.

March 25, 2013

University of California course work: LGBTQ views of pop music

University of California students needing to a quick music course to fill out their credit requirements for graduation have an option this summer: Take the "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Perspectives in Pop Music" class.

March 25, 2013

Rahm Emanuel: The ‘racist’ ‘murder mayor’ of Chicago, critics say

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget decision to close 53 public schools and 61 buildings isn't going over so well with city residents and union activists.

March 25, 2013

NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Government has right to ‘infringe on your freedom’

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday: Sometimes government does know best. And in those cases, Americans should just cede their rights.

March 25, 2013

Insurers must pay for abortions, Washington state lawmakers say

Washington state legislators are debating a law that would require insurance companies to pay for abortions.

March 25, 2013

Syrian rebels say Assad forces fired chemical weapons

Syrian rebel fighters said Monday that President Bashar Assad's military forces used chemical weapons to attack a base located in Adra, a town just outside Damascus.

March 25, 2013

Karl Rove predicts next GOP president could be pro-gay marriage

The next Republican presidential candidate could very well be in favor of same-sex marriage, said GOP strategist Karl Rove, during an interview on ABC.

March 25, 2013