Cheryl K. Chumley

Deaf California residents seeking Obamacare rates are connected to sex chat line

California residents who are deaf but were trying to call the insurance provider, Covered California, to compare Obamacare rates in complete enrollment before the deadline were in some cases mistakenly connected to a sex chat line.

April 1, 2014

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio booed during first pitch for Mets

New York Mets fans have spoken — and clearly Mayor Bill de Blasio isn't a pitching mound favorite.

April 1, 2014

Glenn Beck sued by Boston bombing victim for defamation

Glenn Beck is fending off a defamation charge brought by a 20-year-old Saudi Arabian student who was injured during the terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon, and then accused of being an attacker by the conservative media icon.

April 1, 2014

Massachusetts bans FDA-backed pain pill, Zohydro: ‘Dangerously addictive’

A painkiller approved by the Food and Drug Administration is nonetheless being banned in the Bay State as Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said it's just too dangerously addictive to sell.

April 1, 2014

Celebrity cook Rachael Ray on verge of tears for Obamacare

Rachael Ray, the daytime cook known best for drumming up homestyle meals in just a few minutes, is now making waves in the political world for her emotional thank-you to Vice President Joseph R. Biden for helping to bring to fruition the Obamacare that treated her brother.

April 1, 2014

Boy Scouts fires openly gay scoutmaster in Seattle

The Boy Scouts of America has fired an openly gay scoutmaster, a 49-year-old Eagle Scout named Geoff McGrath who had been asked by his Methodist reverend in Seattle to start a new troop.

April 1, 2014

U.S. mulls trading Jonathan Pollard to get Israeli peace pact back on track: report

The United States and Israel are reportedly discussing whether convicted spy Jonathan Pollard could be released early from his life sentence, the latest in U.S. efforts to reignite peace negotiations in the Mideast between the Jewish nation and the Palestinians.

April 1, 2014

Ebola of unprecedented ‘epidemic’ sweeps across west Africa

Medical authorities are warning that a massive outbreak of Ebola is sweeping through west Africa, most recently hitting the Guinea capital and leaving dozens dead and more than a hundred ill.

April 1, 2014

Sniper takes out 6 Taliban militants in Afghanistan — with one bullet

A sniper with a highly accurate eye has shot and killed six Taliban militants in Afghanistan -- with a single bullet, various media reported.

April 1, 2014

Glenn Greenwald, journalist tied to Edward Snowden, to receive courage award

Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who helped bring NSA leaker Edward Snowden's messages to the public via the U.K. Guardian newspaper, is due to receive an award for courage from the University of Georgia.

April 1, 2014

South Korea finds mysterious camera-carrying drone crashed on island

South Korean authorities say they found an unmanned drone that crashed on one of its islands just after its military exchanged hundreds of shells with North Korea — and they suspect the craft was a malicious spy attempt from Kim Jong-un's regime.

April 1, 2014

Washington governor asks for disaster aid as mudslide death toll climbs

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee asked the federal government to issue a disaster declaration for the state, just after the confirmed death toll from the recent mudslides hit 24.

April 1, 2014

FBI alert: Former Army recruit planning ‘Fort Hood-inspired jihad’

Federal agents are actively seeking out a former Army recruit they believe is plotting a "Fort Hood-inspired jihad against U.S. soldiers," they said.

April 1, 2014

Experts ID fault that could unleash ‘earthquake from hell’ on L.A.

A fault that runs beneath the ground of Los Angeles that sent the city on unsteady ground over the weekend could actually be the one that causes the massive earthquake that devastates the entire community, experts warned.

March 31, 2014

Joe Biden warns Dems: ‘We could lose’ to Ted Cruz

Vice President Joseph R. Biden has sent out a call to arms to fellow Democrats, warning in a recent fundraising email that if they don't pony up and pay, the likes of Sen. Ted Cruz could win on Capitol Hill in November.

March 31, 2014

If not Hillary Clinton, then Sarah Palin for 2016, poll shows

When it comes to women in the White House, Sarah Palin takes the cake in Americans' eyes, a new poll found.

March 31, 2014

Massachusetts townies demand school put ‘Christmas’ back on calendar

Apparently, Jesus is not the official reason for the season in Norwood, Mass., schools. But town residents have launched a fight, demanding that the school district — which previously subbed out "Christmas" on its student calendar for the more generic term of "winter" — reconsider its decision.

March 31, 2014

Danes kick off new pro-sex campaign: ‘Do it for Denmark!’

Denmark, just ranked as one of the happiest of countries by the United Nations, has now kicked off a campaign that will undoubtedly bolster its image even further on the world stage: Go forth and have sex.

March 31, 2014

Secret stealth warplane caught on photo flying over Texas

Two photographers with a passion for planes have snapped between one and three pictures of what they believe is a previously unidentified type of stealth warplane as it streaked through airspace above Texas.

March 31, 2014

Secret Service arrest man for scaling White House fence

Secret Service agents say they've arrested a man who was seen climbing over a fence that borders the White House.

March 31, 2014