Cheryl K. Chumley

Progressives: Free college for everyone; debt is ‘racial issue’

A panel of progressive-minded ideologues speaking at Generation Progress’ 2013 Making Progress Summit earlier this week in Washington, D.C., found common ground on a couple of key facets of federal student loans: First, they’re racist.

July 19, 2013

Chris Matthews: Voter ID is an ‘assault on black America’

Requiring a picture identification card as a condition of voting is "unforgettable" and "unforgiveable," and a blatant hit at black America, said MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews.

July 19, 2013

Egypt’s Morsi supporters: ‘All people here are upset with America’; call it a coup

It's been more than two weeks since Egypt's military ousted Mohammed Morsi — the nation's first duly elected president — and Muslim Brotherhood supporters are growing angry with America.

July 19, 2013

Saudi court: Off with his leg or pay blood money

A Saudi judge ordered that a man who caused the amputation of another Saudi's leg with a gunshot must now face the same fate: He must have his leg cut off.

July 19, 2013

Detroit hits dire straits — may have to sell Howdy Doody

A bankrupt Detroit may have to turn to museum artifacts to make financial ends meet, and financial managers are looking first to hit up the Institute of Arts — and sell off an original Howdy Doody puppet that could fetch half a million dollars at auction.

July 19, 2013

Zimmerman’s handgun held by police on Justice Department orders

George Zimmerman won’t get his gun back any time soon — the Department of Justice has requested a hold on all evidence used in his second-degree murder trial for the death of Trayvon Martin, a law enforcement agent announced late Thursday.

July 19, 2013

Zombie alert: Boy Scout Jamboree turns to technology to teach disease control

A Virus Tracker program that combines new-age technology with old-age gaming — tag — has an estimated 3,000 Boy Scouts at the annual America's National Jamboree trying to turn each other into virtual zombies.

July 19, 2013

Schindler’s List — genuine document — to hit eBay auction

A genuine, onion-skinned Schindler's List is set for eBay auction on Friday evening, and its California sellers are hoping for a $5 million windfall.

July 19, 2013

White House may cancel Moscow meeting with Putin: report

The White House, angry over Russia's consideration of temporary asylum for NSA information leaker Edward Snowden, may cancel a planned fall meeting between President Obama and President Vladimir Putin.

July 19, 2013

Fla. Gov. Rick Scott tells Trayvon Martin supporters: Keeping self-defense gun law

Florida Gov. Rick Scott had a blunt message to protesters who set up camp at the Capitol building and refused to budge unless the governor called a special session on "stand-your-ground" laws: No.

July 19, 2013

Syrian rebel claims Bashar Assad gave weapons to Hezbollah

A Free Syrian Army spokesman has accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of giving two shipments of chemical weapons to Hezbollah, the terrorist group that's based in Lebanon.

July 19, 2013

9 Colorado farm workers, elderly woman struck by lightning

A bolt of lightning struck nine farm workers at a field near Fort Collins, Colo., Thursday afternoon, knocking several of them unconscious.

July 19, 2013

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, sentenced to 5 years, freed after 24 hours

Russia's leading opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was freed from jail on Friday, after serving only 24 hours of a five-year embezzlement sentence.

July 19, 2013

Mass. cop suspended for releasing photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s capture

A Massachusetts State Police trooper furious about Rolling Stone magazine's rock-star portrayal of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev released his own shocking photos showing the alleged terrorist's capture — and was promptly suspended.

July 19, 2013

Kathleen Sebelius to NAACP: Push Obamacare as you did civil rights

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of health and human services, said to an NAACP crowd in Orlando, Fla., earlier this week that members ought to pursue implementation of the president's signature health care reform, Obamacare, with the same furor they sought equal rights.

July 18, 2013

Martin Luther King III calls for boycott of Florida orange juice

Martin Luther King III said at a recent NAACP convention that if supporters of Trayvon Martin really want to put their money where their mouths are, they can boycott the Florida orange juice industry.

July 18, 2013

Rolling Stone’s Dzhokhar Tsarnaev issue booted by retailers

Five major retailers, including CVS and Walgreens, have said they won't allow the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine — with its cover feature on Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — near its store shelves.

July 18, 2013

Jerry Sandusky’s son Matt petitions to change his surname

Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of convicted serial child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, has filed a petition to change his last name.

July 18, 2013

Indian school head on the run after 22 students die from poisoned lunches

The headmistress of the school in India where 22 students between the ages of 5 and 12 were killed from eating free lunches tainted with insecticide has gone missing, authorities said Thursday.

July 18, 2013

Dream Defenders take over Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s office, demand justice for Trayvon Martin

Supporters of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old shot and killed by George Zimmerman, banding together as a group as Dream Defenders, have taken over Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office and refused to leave until their list of demands is met.

July 18, 2013