Cheryl K. Chumley

Thor, ‘god of thunder,’ to turn into woman in next Marvel comic book plot

Thor, the hammer-wielding god of thunder depicted in the Marvel comics universe, will soon be a woman.

July 15, 2014

‘Bucket list’ created for dog dying of cancer

Five-year-old Marsha is dying from skin cancer, but her new owners say they're going to spend her last days making her happy: moving her through a sort of doggy bucket list.

July 15, 2014

Oscar Pistorius in barroom altercation in Johannesburg

Oscar Pistorius, currently on trial for murdering his model girlfriend, was involved in an altercation at a club in Johannesburg over the weekend.

July 15, 2014

Drunk man arrested for jumping in shark tank at Boston aquarium

A 51-year-old man was arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct after he jumped in a fish tank that contains sharks at the New England Aquarium in Boston.

July 15, 2014

Benghazi terror attack suspect found dead in Libya

Faraj al-Shibli, one of the men suspected in the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been found dead.

July 15, 2014

Vermont woman offers tips to fight terrorists: ‘Let’s work together’

A liberal-minded Vermont woman had some curious words of wisdom for waging the war on terrorism and fighting those who would seek to do harm against America: Let's befriend them.

July 15, 2014

Bill Clinton crack on Jews to Jewish-GOPers haunts in new book

An overlooked joke that Bill Clinton told to a crowd of Jewish Republicans about Jews — one that fell flat — has now resurfaced in a new book, biting at the former president as his wife Hillary mulls a run for the White House.

July 15, 2014

California mulls $500-a-day fines for washing cars, watering yards

Sprinkling yards and washing cars may get a whole lot pricier in California, where regulators are mulling measures to preserve water supplies that includes hefty fines — up to $500 per day — for those who use too much.

July 15, 2014

Massachusetts city ends contract with Christian college over gay rights

Salem, Massachusetts, put an end to a long-time contract with the Christian-based Gordon College after administrators refused to cave to the gay-rights movement and remove a ban on "homosexual behavior" among students and staff.

July 15, 2014

Arizona next Murrieta? Protesters prep for bused illegals, as warned by whistleblower

Move over Murrieta. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said a whistleblower at the Department of Homeland Security has alerted that 40 to 60 illegal minor-aged immigrants were due to be dropped at a remote boys camp in the Arizona mountains on Tuesday — and protesters have rallied accordingly.

July 15, 2014

Missouri governor vetoes bill to arm teachers in schools

Missouri Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon turned aside a legislative attempt to arm select teachers in schools, vetoing a bill that would have put guns in schools and saying he couldn't support such a notion.

July 15, 2014

Feds tout deportation of 40 as proof of Obama’s border protection

Homeland Security authorities gave a pat on the back to themselves for sending home 40 adults and children who were in the country illegally, claiming the deportations prove that the White House means business — that illegals will in fact be shipped to their countries of origin.

July 15, 2014

Iraqi gunmen slaughter 25 prostitutes as religious punishment

Gunmen wearing Iraqi security uniforms stormed into two separate brothels in Baghdad, firing off rounds and killing 25 prostitutes — the women's apparent punishment for violating Islam's religious laws.

July 15, 2014

Obama slammed by black Chicago residents: ‘Worst president ever’

Black residents of Chicago's South Side, who recently rallied to decry a spate of violence in the city, ripped President Obama for ignoring their plight while pushing for funding for illegal immigrants at their expense.

July 14, 2014

Private investigators turn to drones to catch marital cheaters, insurance liars

Private investigators are turning to the latest in technology — drones — to catch adulterers, insurance and workplace liars and even would-be child abusers.

July 14, 2014

IPad metal — nickel — faulted for causing allergic rashes

The nickel that's contained within iPads and other technological devices may be causing users allergic-induced rashes, experts said,

July 14, 2014

Rand Paul to Rick Perry on Iraq: Get some new glasses

A spat over Republican foreign policy that's been brewing between Rand Paul and Rick Perry has taken a turn to the tense, as the Kentucky senator told the Texas governor: Get some new glasses to help with your political viewpoints.

July 14, 2014

Babe Ruth’s 1918 contract sells for $1.02M at auction

The contract that Babe Ruth signed two years before he jumped ship to the New York Yankees sold at an auction in Baltimore for $1.02 million.

July 14, 2014

Sen. John McCain on illegal child immigrants: Fly them home, now

Sen. John McCain took a strong stance on the scores of illegal immigrants who've been streaming across the U.S. southern border in recent weeks, telling a CNN audience that authorities should fly them home as quickly as they can.

July 14, 2014

Pope Francis puts number of priestly pedophiles at 2 percent: report

Two percent or so of Roman Catholic clerics are pedophiles, said Pope Francis during an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

July 14, 2014