Cheryl K. Chumley

Labor Department cafeteria shut down due to rodent feces, flies

Michelle Obama would not be happy. The Labor Department was just forced to shut down its internal cafeteria due to unhealthy standards — specifically, the rodent feces that was found along the floor in one storage room.

February 19, 2015

Mike Honda: I’m the ‘proud grandpa’ of a transgender granddaughter

Rep. Mike Honda took to Twitter to express the pride he feels for his granddaughter, a transgender whom he hopes can attend school without fear of bullies.

February 19, 2015

Tony Avella, New York senator: We need to ban the sales of machetes

A New York senator alarmed by recent blade attacks in the city says the way to combat this form of violence is to ban machetes, and he's introduced a bill to do just that.

February 19, 2015

Guantanamo Bay detainees sent to Uruguay turn down job offers

Six men detained for more than 12 years at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and then sent to Montevideo have upset Uruguay's government after officials offered them jobs — and they said no.

February 19, 2015

Duncan Hunter: Obama better suited for role of mayor than president

Rep. Duncan Hunter told a Fox News television audience that President Obama — with his reluctance to name radical Islam as the root of recent acts of terror and his warning against profiling of American Muslims — sounds more like he's leading a local law enforcement department than the U.S. military and populace.

February 19, 2015

NRA, gun groups tout federal concealed carry bill: ‘This would enhance’ 2nd Amendment

The National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups are rallying behind a bill currently in both sides of Congress, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, saying the measure — if passed into law — would only bolster Second Amendment rights.

February 19, 2015

British RAF scrambles warplanes to intercept Russian bombers

The British Royal Air Force scrambled warplanes to intercept two Russian bombers flying off the coast of Cornwall in the southwest portion of England.

February 19, 2015

Donald Trump claims ‘more than five’ on scale of 1-to-10 for White House bid

NBC "Apprentice" host Donald Trump insists he's seriously mulling a run for the White House in 2016, claiming that on a scale of 1-to-10, with 1 being a "no" and 10 a "yes," he's sitting near the middle — but more toward the 10.

February 19, 2015

Kelvin Cochran, Atlanta fire chief fired for Christian writings, files federal suit

Kelvin Cochran, the Atlanta fire chief who was fired after publishing a religious book tied to his Christian faith that included biblical views of homosexuality, filed a suit against the city and Mayor Kasim Reed in federal court.

February 19, 2015

Rudy Giuliani on Obama: I don’t believe he ‘loves America’

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he was reluctant to say this — but he didn't think President Obama "loves America" one bit.

February 19, 2015

De’Von ‘DayDay’ Pickett, Nicki Minaj’s roadie, stabbed to death

De'Von Pickett, a stage hand for rap artist Nicki Minaj and who goes by the name DayDay, was stabbed to death during an altercation in Philadelphia.

February 19, 2015

Ted Cruz: Obama’s ‘bizarre’ speech makes him sound like ‘apologist’ for terrorists

Sen. Ted Cruz slammed President Obama's recent speech, in which he claimed outright that America wasn't at war with Islamic terrorists, and said the commander-in-chief sounded less like the leader of the free world and more like an "apologist" for terror groups.

February 19, 2015

U.S. embassy evacuation from Yemen left sensitive information exposed: emails

Emails from the State Department reveal that Americans scrambling to exit the U.S. Embassy in Yemen were so pressed for time that they bypassed certain procedures set up to safeguard sensitive information — and in so doing, left a communications system up and running that detailed day-to-day operations.

February 19, 2015

James Risen, The New York Times: Team Obama ‘wrecked First Amendment’

New York Times reporter James Risen didn't hold back — after hearing Attorney General Eric Holder's defense of the Obama administration's record on open government and press freedom — and slammed the White House for being as anti-media as you can get.

February 19, 2015

Jane Fonda: I still smoke pot ‘every now and then’

Jane Fonda, the Hollywood actress Vietnam veterans love to hate for her perceived propaganda reach-out to the North Vietnamese, made a confession to Du Jour magazine: I still smoke pot.

February 18, 2015

Norwegian Muslims plan ‘peace ring’ at Oslo synagogue to protest violence

A group of Norwegian Muslims sick of the violence — and especially outraged at the deadly shooting attack at a Denmark synagogue last week — are planning to form a "peace ring" in Oslo as a show of solidarity and to say: Not all Muslims want to wage jihad.

February 18, 2015

John Ratzenberger, Cliff Clavin from ‘Cheers,’ touts $1M try to boost U.S. manufacturing

Actor John Ratzenberger, best known for his role as know-it-all postal worker Cliff Clavin on "Cheers," took to Atlanta on Wednesday to announce with Gov. Nathan Deal with a million-dollar campaign to bolster U.S. manufacturing.

February 18, 2015

Rob Bell to Oprah: U.S. church ‘moments’ from embracing gay marriage

Rob Bell, the former pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and a best-selling author, told Oprah Winfrey that it's only "moments" until America's faith leaders accept and embrace gay marriage.

February 18, 2015

David Axelrod brags Team Obama has had no ‘major scandal’ in 6 years

David Axelrod, the former senior adviser to President Obama, bragged on the administration's record of ethical governance during a talk at the University of Chicago, telling attendees that the White House's record for the past six years has been pretty much scandal-free.

February 18, 2015

Beagle, Miss P, wins Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show award

Westminster Kennel Club Show's newest Best in Show pick was handed to a beagle named Miss P who's actually a relative to the first beagle to ever win the title, Uno, in 2008.

February 18, 2015