Cheryl K. Chumley

Obama’s economy sends 4 of 5 Americans near poverty: poll

Four out of five Americans are near poverty, walking the line between joblessness and welfare application, and the American dream under the current Obama administration is slowly dying, a new survey shows.

July 29, 2013

Actor James Woods sets Rolling Stone in Twitter target sights

Hollywood's James Woods took to Twitter to condemn a recent Rolling Stone magazine edition that seemed to glorify terrorism by splashing a rock-star-type photograph of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover.

July 29, 2013

U.S. flag photo nearly cut from 9/11 museum, deemed too patriotic, book says

A photograph of firefighters raising the U.S. flag amid World Trade Center debris was very nearly cut from the National September 11 Memorial and Museum display because it was deemed by the creative director as too patriotic.

July 29, 2013

Pope Francis: ‘Who am I to judge’ gays?

Pope Francis said on Monday that he would not issue judgments against homosexual priests — a stance that run counters to his predecessor's more blunt assessment that men with gay tendencies should not have priesthood doors opened for them.

July 29, 2013

‘The Simpsons’ co-creator Sam Simon, 58, dying and donating millions to charity

Sam Simon, the co-creator of "The Simpsons," has just months to live but is spending his last moments giving away millions of dollars to various charities.

July 29, 2013

Spain’s new road rules: No walking while drunk

Spain has passed some new road rules — and alcohol imbibers beware: Walking while drunk could get you fined.

July 29, 2013

Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity may lose 40-channel Cumulus deal

Cumulus Media, the second-largest broadcast company in the nation, is poised to drop Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from its stations before the close of 2013, an industry source said.

July 29, 2013

Germany’s ‘going green’ campaign falls flat, as pollution rises

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's much-touted clean air campaign — launched with the fanfare closing of the nation's nuclear plants and a vow to lead European climate change controls – has fallen flat, as a recent report shows pollution levels have actually increased for the second year in a row.

July 29, 2013

Depression-era Beer Can House in Houston becomes historic landmark

A house made of beer cans that hails from Great Depression-era days has now morphed into something more inspirational — a piece of folk history that tops Houston's landmark list.

July 29, 2013

NYC welfare food found on Dominican Republic black market

Barrels of food intended for welfare recipients in New York City is instead being turned into profit on the Dominican Republic's black market, The New York Post reported Sunday.

July 29, 2013

Surfers’ event in California ends in mayhem, with riot police

A surfers' event in Huntington Beach, Calif., ended in mayhem late Sunday, as riot police were called to the streets to disperse violent crowds and break up numerous fights.

July 29, 2013

Wave of car bombings in Iraq kills at least 47 people

A dozen car bombs racked several spots in central and southern Iraq on Monday, leaving at least 47 dead and scores injured.

July 29, 2013

Bus in Italy plunges 100 feet, killing 38 people

Emergency responders on Monday were trying to determine what made a bus skid off the side of the road and down a 100-foot ravine in southern Italy, killing 38 and wounding 16.

July 29, 2013

Tea party T-shirted students turned away from Obama speech

Ten student ticket-holders heading into a University of Central Missouri forum to hear President Obama speak on Wednesday were turned away at the door for what staffers at the event described as security reasons.

July 26, 2013

U.N. launches pro-gay campaign to world platform

The United Nations' human rights office on Friday launched its first-ever gay outreach campaign, Free & Equal, to pressure nations around the world to enact laws that benefit gays and the transgendered.

July 26, 2013

Murder suspect says court’s ‘In God We Trust’ sign violates Cherokee beliefs

Just one day after a courthouse in Tennessee erected a sign saying "In God We Trust" — the same motto inscribed on U.S. currency — an Indian defendant charged with attempted murder petitioned for case dismissal, claiming his religion follows the spiritual way known as the "Red Road."

July 26, 2013

Ex-IMF’s Strauss-Kahn to face pimping charges in France

The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, will have to face charges of pimping in a French court, after prosecutors were unable to convince the court to drop the case.

July 26, 2013

Desmond Tutu: I’d pick hell over an anti-gay heaven

South Africa's iconic retired archbishop, Desmond Tutu, said on Friday that if he had his pick, he'd go to hell before heading to a heaven that condemned homosexuality as sin.

July 26, 2013

O.J. Simpson pleads for parole board to cut prison time

O.J. Simpson, 66, told a parole board on Thursday that he's spent long enough in jail and should be allowed a reduced sentence.

July 26, 2013

Secretary John Kerry makes waves with reference to Palestine as country

Secretary of State John Kerry sparked a furor at the United Nations on Thursday, making a mistaken reference to the country of Palestine.

July 26, 2013