Cheryl K. Chumley

Millionaires in making: More than half in Congress now have big time bucks

Who dares sling the label, do-nothing Congress? More than half of current members are now millionaires – a historical first, the Center for Responsive Politics reported.

January 10, 2014

Francois Hollande threatens lawsuit over news of a secret affair

French President Francois Hollande has threatened to take legal action against a magazine after reports surfaced that he was have a secret love affair with a well-known actress.

January 10, 2014

Coast Guard calls off search for missing sailor from Virginia helicopter crash

Coast Guard rescuers called off their search for a U.S. sailor who went missing when the helicopter he rode with four other crew members crashed into waters off the Virginia coast.

January 10, 2014

N.J. Democrat: Christie’s ‘Bridgegate’ just ‘tip of the cover-up’

One of New Jersey’s leading Democrats says the information that’s been given the press and public about Gov. Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate” scandal is just the tip of the iceberg, and that further investigation will reveal that the cover-up runs deeper than initially believed.

January 10, 2014

Colorado marijuana stocks run low, one week into legalization

Smoke 'em if you got 'em — and in Colorado, marijuana users have taken that quip to an entirely new level.

January 10, 2014

Indian diplomat angered by strip search ordered to leave U.S.

The Indian deputy consul at the heart of an international outrage over her strip search in New York has now been ordered to leave the United States, after a federal grand jury charged her with making false statements and with visa fraud.

January 10, 2014

Ex-SS officer, 88, charged in massacre of French town

A former Waffen SS soldier, age 88, was charged by German prosecutors with helping to carry out the horrendous massacre of 642 men, women and children in a French village in 1944.

January 9, 2014

Walt Disney remembered as ‘bigot’ in Meryl Streep’s speech at NYC awards gala

Meryl Streep unleashed a wave of attacks against Walt Disney during a recent awards ceremony in New York City, calling the famed movie animator and business tycoon a "bigot" who despised women.

January 9, 2014

Connecticut school board member resigns over ammo distribution remark

A Connecticut school board member resigned under criticism, after he spouted off that he would observe the anniversary of the tragic Newtown shooting by distributing ammunition.

January 9, 2014

Sen. Tom Coburn says cancer scare could cut short his political career

Sen. Tom Coburn said he would have a better idea in February if his political career would come to an abrupt halt, due to treatments for recurring prostate cancer.

January 9, 2014

Rand Paul showcases his b-day gift — a new drone

Sen. Rand Paul, who famously filibustered against the White House's stance that strikes against U.S. citizens using unmanned aircraft were justifiable under certain circumstances, showed off a fitting birthday gift Wednesday night: his own personal drone.

January 9, 2014

Russia on alert after finding 6 bodies in bomb-laden cars

Russian authorities are on high alert Thursday after finding six dead men in four abandoned cars, three of which had been rigged with explosives.

January 9, 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio, shark bait? Actor details ‘terrifying’ ocean encounter

Hollywood's Leonardo DiCaprio recounted this week how he was nearly eaten by a great white shark while filming the 2006 film, "Blue Diamond."

January 9, 2014

Arizona council bans members from texting during meetings

Peoria City Council members in Arizona are now banned from texting and emailing during meetings, effective immediately.

January 9, 2014

N.J. Democrats float criminal charges for Chris Christie in road scandal

It's been barely a day since the news broke that Gov. Chris Christie's administration may not be as innocent as claimed about an alleged politically motivated road closing that jammed traffic through the New Jersey city of Fort Lee. But one local Democrat is already floating the idea of criminal charges.

January 9, 2014

New York assistant principal accused of stealing $800K from teachers union

An assistant principal who works at a New York high school in ritzy Westchester County was charged Wednesday with grand larceny after being accused of stealing almost $800,000 from the teachers union that he served as treasurer.

January 9, 2014

Olympics alert: No liquids to major Moscow airports, Russia rules

Two of Moscow's major airports are banning all airline passengers from carting liquids, gels and aerosol containers in carry-on baggage, a security measure aimed at protecting Russia from a terrorist attack during the Sochi Olympics.

January 9, 2014

Cinnamon regulations from EU rankle Danish pastry chefs

Too much cinnamon — that was the finding of European Union-based regulators to Danish bakers about their pastry rolls. And now Danish bakers are fuming, saying that the spice crackdown is too strict, too burdensome and too ridiculous to abide.

January 9, 2014

Nebraska cops take toddler from home over video of him cursing

Authorities in Nebraska took a toddler into custody after a video surfaced of the child repeating a slew of swear words — even though they admitted no crime had been committed.

January 9, 2014

Alaska steps closer to legalizing marijuana for recreational use

Alaska pro-pot activists are pushing hard for lawmakers to make the state the third in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana use.

January 9, 2014