Cheryl K. Chumley

Megyn Kelly on vaccinations: ‘Some things do require … Big Brother’

Fox News host Megyn Kelly told colleague Bill O'Reilly that vaccinations were a good thing — that her three children have all been vaccinated and that other parents ought to do the same for the safety of the nation.

February 3, 2015

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s president: ‘I accuse U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’ of staging coup

Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, accused Vice President Joseph R. Biden of orchestrating a coup against his nation's government — but the United States has weighed in to say hold on, that claim just isn't true.

February 3, 2015

Susan Williams battles Robin Williams’ children for late actor’s belongings

Susan Williams, the woman who was married to Academy-award-winning actor Robin Williams for about three years, is battling his three children — Zachary, Zelda and Cody — for ownership of the late actor's clothing and personal items.

February 3, 2015

Sonia Sotomayor: Judicial activism is not real — it’s called ‘a ruling you don’t like’

Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said it's ridiculous to think that U.S. Supreme Court justices are guilty of judicial activism -- that those who accuse such are simply confusing activism with interpretation.

February 3, 2015

Ben Carson: No religious exemptions for vaccinations

Potential Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said parents ought to vaccinate their children, no matter their religious or philosophical beliefs.

February 3, 2015

Cairo International Airport on high alert as police defuse 2 bombs

Cairo International Airport has gone on high alert after security officials found and defused two bombs on the property — and that was after a blast went off in the downtown area of the city from a bomb planted inside an electrical box.

February 3, 2015

Cuba publishes first photos of Fidel Castro in 5 months

It's been five months, but Fidel Castro's face has finally been released on photograph for the public again.

February 3, 2015

Illinois law would ban terrorists from serving as tax-paid professors

Illinois Rep. Charlie Meier has introduced legislation that would ban anyone convicted of a crime related to terrorism from serving as a teacher at colleges and universities that take taxpayer dollars.

February 2, 2015

Chris Kyle not the best? Brits say their sniper has more confirmed kills

The British press isn't taking away from U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's sniper abilities, but it is reporting that he's not the world's deadliest.

February 2, 2015

Katy Perry’s dancing shark sparks social media mocks: ‘I’m still laughing’ at mess-ups

Pop-star Katy Perry's Super Bowl performance wrapped with a few laughs at her backup singing shark's expense, with a video that's gone viral that shows the costumed character completely messing up the choreography.

February 2, 2015

Steven James Anderson arrested for DUI — on Zamboni at N.D. school hockey game

A 27-year-old North Dakota man, Steven James Anderson, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence — while operating a Zamboni at a local school's female ice hockey match-up.

February 2, 2015

Secret Service arrests man who scaled bike rack by White House

Secret Service agents arrested a man accused of climbing on top of a bike rack that was placed by the fencing around the White House.

February 2, 2015

EU Parliament in Brussels evacuated as bomb squad called to the complex

Police in Brussels on Monday evacuated hundreds from the European Union parliamentary building complex after discovering a suspicious parked car near the site.

February 2, 2015

New York City mulls law to tow out-of-state cars parked on streets between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Michael Miller, an assemblyman who represents the Queens district of New York, has proposed banning out-of-state vehicles from parking on city streets between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. — and towing those found in violation.

February 2, 2015

Navy fielding fire: Lieutenant accused of filming women in officers’ bathroom

For the second time in a month, a U.S. Navy sailor has been accused of videotaping female officers in their bathroom -- this time, an unnamed lieutenant aboard the John C. Stennis carrier.

February 2, 2015

Ron Dermer, Israeli ambassador to U.S., smacks White House with ‘Go Patriots’ tweet

Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, sparked a bit of social media backlash with a Super Bowl tweet that was obviously aimed at the latest President Obama-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tiff — the one where the Jewish leader sidestepped perceived protocols and accepted an invitation from Speaker John Boehner to address Congress.

February 2, 2015

Ricardo Medina Jr., ‘Power Rangers’ star, arrested in fatal sword attack

Ricardo Medina Jr., the 36-year-old former star of the "Power Rangers" television series, was arrested and jailed on suspicion of killing his roommate with a sword.

February 2, 2015

Lindsey Graham calls for 10K U.S. ‘boots on the ground’ to battle Islamic State

Sen. Lindsey Graham said 10,000 American "boots on the ground" are needed to stop the spread of the Islamic State through Iraq and Syria — with targeted attention given to "deal with Assad," he said during a televised interview on "Face the Nation" on CBS.

February 2, 2015

Nationwide on dead kid Super Bowl ad: ‘We hope it served to begin a dialogue’

Nationwide's Super Bowl commercial that ended with a dead kid sparked such outrage and social media fury that the company was forced to issue a statement — but no apology.

February 2, 2015

Northeast braces for big dump of snow from slow-moving storm

Winter's knocking, and the Northeast is buckling down for yet another big dump of snow that's moving slowing from the Plains and the Midwest toward points east.

February 2, 2015