Cheryl K. Chumley

Obama family set to buy $4.25M desert home in California: report

The Obamas are reportedly poised to purchase a custom-built high-class home in the Rancho Mirage section of California for $4.25 million.

July 22, 2014

Tenn. man, 76, arrested for telling board members to speak up — we can’t hear you

A 76-year-old military veteran who was attending a county board meeting in Greeneville, Tennessee, was taken from the room in handcuffs after interrupting proceedings to tell county government officials to speak up — the audience can't hear you.

July 22, 2014

GLAAD condemns Hollywood’s depiction of LGBT crowd

One of the nation's largest gay rights groups has stepped up its criticism of Hollywood, saying the movie-making crowd isn't giving due nods to those of lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender persuasion.

July 22, 2014

‘Slender Man’ stabbing victim receives Purple Heart from anonymous veteran

The 12-year-old girl who was stabbed repeatedly and allegedly by two friends who were carrying out a crime in the name of the fictional "Slender Man" Internet meme was awarded a Purple Heart medal by a veteran who wished to remain anonymous.

July 22, 2014

Israel hits five mosques, sports complex in overnight Gaza strikes

Israel on Tuesday continued to fire back at Hamas terrorists in Gaza, striking overnight five mosques and a sports complex while bringing the death toll to more than 500.

July 22, 2014

Kentucky city called socialist for buying gas station, undercutting competitor fuel prices

The community of Somerset, Kentucky, has come under fire for buying up a fuel storage facility and converting it into a no-frills station that sells gas a few cents lower than competitors — a move termed outright socialism by one convenience store owner.

July 22, 2014

Hillary Clinton dogged for refusing reporters’ questions on book tour

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is facing new fire from the press over observations that she steadfastly refuses to take any questions from the media while touring for her new book, "Hard Choices."

July 22, 2014

EPA tweet baffles: ‘I’m now a C-List celebrity in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’ iPhone game

The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water sent out a baffling tweet that invited social media readers to join in an iPhone game about reality star Kim Kardashian, leading even one member of Congress to scratch his head and ask, "You OK, @EPAwaster?"

July 22, 2014

Rep. Luis Gutierrez tells Hispanics to vote and ‘punish those’ who oppose amnesty

Rep. Luis Gutierrez issued some tough talk to La Raza event-goers in Los Angeles, telling them bluntly that they should use their voices and their votes to "punish" those who fail to support amnesty-type legislation for the illegal minor-age border crossers.

July 22, 2014

Australian P.M. Abbott: MH17 evidence tampered with on ‘industrial scale’

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott complained on Tuesday that the evidence he's seen regarding the MH17 plane crash has been obviously tampered with by somebody who wanted to purposely conceal something.

July 22, 2014

HIV-killing condom to soon hit shelves in Australia

A condom that can kill the HIV virus and designed by a bio-tech firm in Australia is set to hit stores within the next few months.

July 21, 2014

CHUMLEY: Border stage set for civil rights-type uprisings

With Attorney General Eric Holder at the legal helm, and a pro-amnesty chief executive in the White House, it's hard to know how this whole border fiasco is going to end -- and specifically, whether peace will prevail. Mr. Holder's already defined the issue of immigration in terms of civil rights -- and tame-sounding term to the contrary, civil rights movements generally come with an offshoot attachment of chaotic and even violent resistance.

July 21, 2014

Obama sides with Biden for 2016: He ‘would be a superb president’

President Obama said he couldn't really understand why Vice President Joseph R. Biden — or former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for that matter — would want to undertake the "undignifying process" of running for president in 2016.

July 21, 2014

‘Straight White Guy Festival’ supposedly set for Ohio park

An Ohio park that often hosts gay pride events is deviating from that vein with a festival set for September that celebrates heterosexuality — from the viewpoint of white males.

July 21, 2014

2 Americans killed in Gaza fighting for Israel: ‘We lost a gem’

Two Americans fighting for the Israel Defense Force were killed in the Gaza Strip, while battling Hamas terrorists.

July 21, 2014

Luis Gutierrez: Obama assured me he’ll ‘stop the deportation of our people’

Rep. Luis Gutierrez told a National Council of La Raza crowd in Los Angeles that President Obama has assured him in conversations that his intent is to stop the widespread deportation of illegal Hispanics.

July 21, 2014

Gov. Rick Perry to send 1,000 National Guards troops to border: memo

Gov. Rick Perry is set to announce Monday that he's going to activate and deploy about 1,000 troops with the National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border.

July 21, 2014

McDonald’s, KFC in China face food safety scare from expired meat

China-based McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants put a stop to using meat from the company, Husi Food Co., Ltd., after learning they were sold beef and chicken that had expired.

July 21, 2014

Obama ignored warnings of illegal child crossings on the border for 2 years: report

U.S. border patrol agents spent the last two years issuing warnings to the Obama administration about an uptick in the number of illegal minor-aged immigrants crossers, a new report from the University of Texas at El Paso found.

July 21, 2014

Hamas sends in bomb-covered donkey to hit Israeli troops

Hamas terrorists strapped explosives to the underbelly of a donkey and sent it toward a grouping of Israeli troops in the southern city of Rafah over the weekend, forcing soldiers to unleash fire and kill the beast.

July 21, 2014