Cheryl K. Chumley

Two-thirds of Texas abortion clinics close in face of court ruling

Nearly two-thirds of abortion clinics in Texas are being forced to immediately close — the result of a federal appeals court ruling that reinforced a state law that allows the government to require the facilities to abide by the same strict standards as hospitals.

October 3, 2014

Ferguson police arrest protesters, freelance journalist for CNN

Ferguson police and protesters clashed yet again, leading authorities to arrest at least half a dozen ralliers for violating the Missouri community's late-hour noise ordinance.

October 3, 2014

Britain’s David Cameron makes surprise stop in Afghanistan

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron took a detour from his normal routine on Friday, stopping in for a surprise visit in Afghanistan with newly sworn-in President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.

October 3, 2014

Pit bull owner faces life in prison for dog’s fatal mauling

A pit bull owner whose canines mauled to death a woman walking down the California streets could face life in prison, depending on Friday's ruling in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

October 3, 2014

Obama takes a shot at Fox News

President Obama on Thursday took a direct shot at Fox News, alleging that the network is spreading untruths about his signature health care reform law and ignoring the fact that it's working well for most Americans.

October 2, 2014

Michele Bachmann casts herself as the ‘anti-Hillary’

Rep. Michele Bachmann is due to leave office in January, but she's hardly headed back to the life of Minnesota homemaker.

October 2, 2014

NRA: Bloomberg ‘ultimate hypocrite’ for employing armed security

The National Rifle Association has struck back at former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, dinging him as the "ultimate hypocrite" for lobbying hard against Second Amendment rights for average Americans while maintaining his own personal armed security force.

October 2, 2014

Jimmy Carter: I could’ve beaten Reagan if I showed my ‘manly’ side

Former President Jimmy Carter said he would have won his presidential race against Ronald Reagan — if only he had shown his "manly" side during the campaign.

October 2, 2014

George W. Bush says Iraq war was worth it: ‘World is better off’

Former President George W. Bush took time out from his scheduled play at the fourth annual Warrior Open golf tournament for veterans to tell Fox News' Brian Kilmeade: Yes, the incursion into Iraq was worthwhile.

October 2, 2014

China warns U.S. not to intervene in ‘illegal’ Hong Kong protests

China issued a blunt warning to the United States that any intervention to support pro-democracy supporters in the streets of Hong Kong would be regarded as aid and comfort for "illegal acts" and would not be tolerated.

October 2, 2014

Cartoonist says sorry for watermelon reference in Obama drawing

A cartoonist with the Boston Herald issued a mea culpa for a recent drawing of President Obama that included a text reference to watermelon, and said he didn't intend any racial overtones.

October 2, 2014

Senate Democrats call on Kroger to ban firearms from groceries

Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy, Dianne Feinstein and Richard Blumenthal are leading a charge to press Kroger grocery to ban all open carry of firearms in their stores.

October 2, 2014

Search continues for Marine who bailed into sea during Osprey mishap

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps members are still searching for a missing crew member who fell into the water after the tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey he was aboard briefly lost power.

October 2, 2014

North Dakota school forces girls to watch ‘Pretty Woman’ as part of dress code lesson

North Dakota school officials are under fire for requiring 220 high school girls to stay after and watch video clips of "Pretty Woman" to make a point about dress code violations — a move at least one student said was akin to them being called "prostitutes."

October 2, 2014

North Korea shows signs of launching another rocket in 2014

North Korea has finished upgrades to its main satellite launching station, fueling concerns that Pyongyang might be in the works of sending another rocket into space.

October 2, 2014

Piers Morgan slams Obama for ‘shameless, reprehensible display of buck-passing’

Piers Morgan, the CNN host turned Daily Mail editor-at-large, took a somewhat shocking jab — shocking given his left-leaning politics — at President Obama, calling the commander-in-chief's choice of pronoun during a recent "60 Minutes" explanation of what went wrong with the Islamic State pure "buck-passing."

October 2, 2014

Voter registration surges in Ferguson, post-Michael Brown shooting

Voter registration has surged in Ferguson, Missouri, in the weeks since Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, inciting riots, protests and calls for reform in community-police relations.

October 2, 2014

California community stunned as mayor shot dead by wife

Daniel Crespo, the mayor of Bell Gardens — a small suburb of Los Angeles — was shot and killed by his wife after he got into a physical tussle with their 19-year-old son, police said.

October 2, 2014

Danish lawmakers vote to send jet fighters against Islamic State

Danish lawmakers voted to send jet fighters to join the international coalition that's battling Islamic State terrorists.

October 2, 2014

Sierra Club launches $1M push against Joni Ernst in Iowa Senate race

The political action committee of the Sierra Club environmental group kicked in $1 million for a last-minute ad campaign to defeat Republican Joni Ernst in the Iowa Senate race.

September 30, 2014