Cheryl K. Chumley

George Zimmerman’s assault charges dropped as victim recants

George Zimmerman — the Florida homeowner who made national headlines for shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — will not be charged with aggravated assault stemming from a Jan. 9 incident after all.

January 30, 2015

Rush Limbaugh: WaPo article on Mitt Romney home is case of ‘class envy’

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh came out swinging against a Washington Post piece that invited readers to compare the size of their homes to Mitt Romney's — but failed to mention the similarly lush residences of leading Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Rodham Clinton.

January 30, 2015

David Clarke, Milwaukee sheriff, rips Eric Holder as rallying ‘cop-haters’

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke slammed Attorney General Eric Holder during the confirmation hearing for his replacement, Loretta Lynch, saying the outgoing law enforcement chief was so inflammatory in his rhetoric regarding police-community relations that he actually rallied the "cop-haters."

January 30, 2015

Michael Moore whines: Clint Eastwood threatened to ‘kill me’ in an ‘American ISIS’ attack

Michael Moore, Hollywood's outspoken left-leaning film maker, confirmed in a Facebook post that Clint Eastwood did in fact threaten to kill him during an awards dinner held ten years ago. And what's more: He concluded his remarks by saying vicious verbal attacks are akin to an "American Isis," he wrote.

January 30, 2015

Doctors boot patients with anti-vaccine views: They’re ‘putting other kids at risk’

Call it tough love, but some doctors in California concerned about the rash of measles outbreaks in recent weeks have posted signs on their doors and in their waiting rooms alerting parents who won't vaccinate their kids: You're not welcome here any longer.

January 30, 2015

Michael Bloomberg-backed gun group forced to retract claims about dealers

Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control group financed by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has gone into mea culpa mode for claims it made about firearms dealers that turned out to be wrong — and that may lead at least one to file a lawsuit.

January 30, 2015

Super Bowl ready? Seattle marijuana dealer doubles production for big game

Are you ready for some football? A marijuana distributor in Washington state is anticipating big orders for the big Super Bowl game and has doubled production to be prepared for all the smoking Seattle-area fan orders.

January 30, 2015

Mitt Romney wins poverty tiff with Obama: Just look at the current stats

President Obama's attempted sideswipe at Mitt Romney on poverty didn't go so well, after the former Massachusetts governor issued a speedy reply via Twitter that reminded of the current administration's record and the dismal economic times.

January 30, 2015

David Duke threatens run against Steve Scalise: ‘He sold out’

David Duke, the former head of the Ku Klux Klan, said he is mulling a run for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's congressional seat, calling the Louisiana Republican a sellout for sending out a public mea culpa for his 2002 speech at the European-American Unity and Rights Organization.

January 30, 2015

Obama: ‘I’m happy to take on some of the blame’ for election losses

President Obama at a Democratic retreat in Pennsylvania spoke about the middle class, the budget — and that he now realizes he's at least partially to blame for his party's midterm election losses.

January 30, 2015

John Kerry fined $50 for leaving snow in front of Boston home

Secretary of State John Kerry was fined $50 by Boston authorities for failing to shovel snow in front of his Boston home.

January 30, 2015

Communist Party USA: ‘Working with the Democratic Party’ is key

John Bachtell, chairman of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA, said in a lengthy essay for "People's World" that America needed a third political party committed to uphold labor — but until that time comes, communists ought to work with Democrats, especially in the coming elections.

January 29, 2015

Julianne Moore discloses atheism: ‘I’ve completely created my own life’

Hollywood's Julianne Moore — who most recently played the character of Sarah Palin in "Game Change," the 2012 HBO movie — said her mother's death in 2009 solidified one world view: God does not exist.

January 29, 2015

Bill Clinton jokes: If Hillary wins, just call me Adam — the first man

Former President Bill Clinton joked during a taped interview with celebrity cook Rachael Ray that he would likely change his name to Adam if his wife and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were to win the White House.

January 29, 2015

Mexico City Children’s Hospital disaster: Gas tank truck explodes, injuring dozens

Dozens have been injured — and at least two believed dead — in a Thursday morning gas tank truck explosion outside a maternity and children's hospital in Mexico City.

January 29, 2015

St. Louis police oversight hearing erupts in brawl: ‘We saw … how fractured our city remains’

A hearing at St. Louis City Hall to discuss a police oversight panel erupted in protests and shoving after Alderman Terry Kennedy and St. Louis Police Offices Association's Jeff Roorda engaged in a heated exchange.

January 29, 2015

Ryan Bundy, son of rancher Cliven Bundy, arrested after fight with police

Ryan Bundy, the 42-year-old son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy — who was at the heart of an armed standoff with the federal government over grazing rights — was arrested on charges related to physically and verbally resisting police.

January 29, 2015

Ted Cruz to Michelle Obama: ‘Kudos’ for refusing headscarf — ‘nicely done’

First lady Michelle Obama received a thumbs-up from an ideological opposite — Sen. Ted Cruz, darling of the tea party crowd — for her refusal to don a headscarf in Saudi Arabia.

January 29, 2015

California agency deems e-cigarettes a health threat that ‘renormalizes smoking’

California health officials have declared electronic cigarettes a hazard and called for more regulations to limit access to the product.

January 29, 2015

Porcupine with record of winning ‘prognostication’ picks Seahawks to snag Super Bowl

Teddy Bear the Porcupine, who has correctly predicted the winners of the last three Super Bowl match-ups, has now chosen a pick for this Sunday's game — the Seattle Seahawks.

January 29, 2015