Cheryl K. Chumley

George Zimmerman’s friend has mic cut on national TV

A friend of George Zimmerman — the Florida suspect facing murder charges for the February shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — was trying to argue on a nationally televised show that his buddy didn't break any laws by carrying a weapon and that the prosecution was presenting unfair arguments. But his microphone was cut.

July 12, 2013

NBC defends Andrea Mitchell as unbiased, despite blast at GOP

MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell was not biased when she said on a national broadcast that Republicans who don't support expansive immigration reform "ought to be ashamed" of themselves, NBC company executives said.

July 12, 2013

Dominican Republic outraged over Obama’s pick of gay ambassador

The Catholic-dominated Dominican Republic is in an uproar over President Obama's selection of openly gay James "Wally" Brewster as ambassador, and religious leaders are calling for a national protest, "Black Monday."

July 12, 2013

U.S. to Egypt: Quit arresting Muslim Brotherhood, or we might halt aid

The Obama administration issued a quiet warning to Egypt on Thursday using diplomatic and veiled language: Quit arresting members of the Muslim Brotherhood, or the United States will freeze up aid.

July 12, 2013

Electrical workers union jumps aboard anti-Obamacare bus

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is the latest in a string of unions to come out against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

July 12, 2013

Eliot Spitzer skips voting — after penning column, ‘Why I Am Voting’ for Obama

Eliot Spitzer, the former governor of New York who stepped down from office in a scandal involving prostitution, secured the necessary number of signatures to make his comptroller run official, in a last-minute scurry that wrapped about 11 p.m. Thursday evening.

July 12, 2013

U.S. weapons show up in hands of pro-Assad militants

Weapons from the United States and other Western countries have been showing up in the hands of Shiite militants backed by Iran, who are fighting to keep Syrian President Bashar Assad in power.

July 12, 2013

Saudi Arabia targeting Israel, Iran with ballistic missiles, satellite images show

Satellite imagery has revealed that Saudi Arabia is targeting Israel and Iran with powerful ballistic missiles.

July 12, 2013

Tea party petition to prosecute Eric Holder nears 1 million signers

A tea party group that launched a petition drive to prosecute U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder reported on its Facebook page that nearly 1 million have signed on — and the movement is only growing by the minute.

July 11, 2013

Obama on track to pass golf record of 34 rounds in one year

President Obama is on track to pass his golfing record from 2011 — 34 rounds for the year — said one conservative blogger who covers all things White House.

July 11, 2013

Syrian President Bashar Assad applauds fall of Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi

Beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that the toppling of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was a good thing for Egypt and sends a clear message to those who would use religion for political gain: Don't try.

July 11, 2013

Dead baby laid on chapel altar comes back to life

A baby girl who was pronounced dead just after birth and carried into the hospital chapel by a nurse who was too sad to send her to the morgue, made what could be called a most miraculous recovery — she "came back to life," witnesses said.

July 11, 2013

Congressional Black Caucus touts 8-city Obamacare tour

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are kicking off an eight-city campaign to bring information to communities about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.

July 11, 2013

Broccoli-headed Obama T-shirt makes debut at PETA

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has jumped on the pro-broccoli bandwagon, releasing on its website pictures of a T-shirt it's now offering for sale. The image on the shirt: a broccoli floret spilling out of President Obama's green-faced head.

July 11, 2013

George Zimmerman judge opens door to manslaughter conviction

The judge for George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial said Thursday that the jury will be allowed to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter.

July 11, 2013

Putin’s Kremlin uses typewriters to prevent computer leaks

Russia is going Back to the Future by taking an old-timey approach to securing top secret communications at the country’s seat of government power, eschewing technology and computers and turning to the typewriter.

July 11, 2013

Eliot Spitzer takes Dem lead in NYC comptroller race: poll

Disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is making headway in his race to become New York City comptroller, with a new poll released Thursday showing he's beating his Democratic opponent.

July 11, 2013

Man who killed puppy with bat wins torture case on appeal

An Iowa man who was accused of animal torture for beating to death his 7-month-old puppy with a baseball bat can go free, an appeals court ruled, angering activists who saw the case as a clear-cut example of intentional cruelty.

July 11, 2013

China accuses drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline of bribery, fraud

China has accused British-based big pharm GlaxoSmithKline of offering bribes and kickbacks in order to boost sales across the country.

July 11, 2013

Ben Bernanke: What’s needed is more stimulus

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that what the economy needs is more government stimulus in the form of easy money, or qualitative easing.

July 11, 2013