Cheryl K. Chumley

Harry Reid shoots down Feinstein gun-ban bill

Sen. Dianne Feinstein emerged from a closed-door meeting with Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday — but her ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines didn't.

March 19, 2013

Michael Jordan paternity suit dropped

The Atlanta woman who had filed a paternity suit against former basketball sensation Michael Jordan has abruptly dropped her case.

March 19, 2013

New York poised to raise minimum wage to $9

New York politicians are forging a budget deal that includes a hike of the minimum wage to $9 per hour, over the course of three years.

March 19, 2013

Seven Marines killed in explosion during Nevada live-fire training

Seven Marines were killed and eight wounded during a live-fire training exercise that went awry when a 60-millimeter mortar exploded.

March 19, 2013

Obamacare implementation will be ‘messy,’ White House admits

The White House now admits the full implementation of Obamacare will be "messy," especially when it comes to deciding what care to provide to illegal immigrants.

March 19, 2013

Gitmo commander closes down commercial flights to base

The commander at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp has halted commercial flights to the site, so Red Cross workers, journalists and lawyers now have to pay for charter flights — at pop of $17,000 per ride.

March 19, 2013

Gas prices might soar because of EPA renewable fuels mandate, Congress warns

Congress is warning gas prices — already on the upswing, these past few weeks — could go even higher, given an Environmental Protection Agency mandate on renewable fuels that's about to take effect.

March 19, 2013

Cyberattack on election website jolts Florida community

Election officers in one Florida community are on edge after hundreds of requests for absentee ballots poured in over a 2½-week period were deemed a cyberattack — resulting in the first known cyberattack of a U.S. election.

March 19, 2013

Sen. Chuck Schumer pushes bill of rights for cruise ship passengers

Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, is pushing for passage of a passenger bill of rights for cruise line travelers, following a handful of incidences that left tourists sick and stranded in the middle of the ocean.

March 19, 2013

‘Guccifer’ hacker sends out Hillary Clinton’s memos on Benghazi

A hacker has begun distributing several stolen memos about Benghazi that were sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and stored in a former White House aide's account.

March 19, 2013

Rand Paul: ‘We aren’t going to deport’ millions of illegal immigrants

Sen. Rand Paul will be telling the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce members on Tuesday: America will open its doors to immigrants who want to work here.

March 19, 2013

Rush Limbaugh blasts GOP over autopsy report

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh had harsh words for a just-released Republican National Committee report that called GOP members "narrow minded" and "out of touch."

March 19, 2013

Obama names Cathy Russell to head women’s equality office in State Dept.

President Obama named Cathy Russell on Monday as head of the U.S. State Department's Office on Global Women's Issues.

March 19, 2013

Baghdad ripped by fatal bombs on 10th anniversary of U.S. invasion

Dozens have died, and hundreds more were wounded, as Iraqi insurgents marked the 10th anniversary of America's invasion with bombs targeted at Shiite areas.

March 19, 2013

Joe Biden greets Pope Francis during pontiff’s installation Mass

It's official: Pope Francis has started his ministry.

March 19, 2013

Syrian rebel fighters unite and elect prime minister

Syria's coalition of rebel fighters have banded together and elected a prime minister — Ghassan Hitto, an IT manager who was educated in America.

March 19, 2013

‘Drone court’ not a good idea, former Defense Dept. attorney says

The idea of a "drone court" wouldn't go over well with an American public that's already suspicious about the government's behind-doors discussions on the emerging technology, one former Defense Department official said.

March 18, 2013

Obama military-tuition cut a sequester scare tactic, GOP lawmaker says

Angry lawmakers sensing politics at play with sequester cuts may overturn Defense Department decisions to shut down its tuition assistance program.

March 18, 2013

Social media atwitter: History channel’s Satan looks like Obama

Sunday night's showing of "The Bible" on the History channel has set social media sites on fire, as bloggers and tweeters can't help but notice: The actor who's portraying Satan bears a striking resemblance to President Obama.

March 18, 2013

Take it to the bank: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to raise minimum wage to $22 per hour

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, suggested raising the minimum wage to $22 per hour is only logical if you look at the numbers.

March 18, 2013