Cheryl K. Chumley

A slapdown of civil asset forfeiture

David, meet Goliath. Incredibly enough, a small-town Maryland dairy farmer and his wife just won their legal claim against the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Justice and will now be able to recoup tens of thousands of dollars seized in what turned out to be an unconstitutional application of civil asset forfeiture.

July 13, 2016

CHERYL CHUMLEY: Politicians getting back to ‘In God we trust’

A Quinnipiac University survey recently found 57 percent of Americans agreed the country "has lost its identity," 57 percent felt they were "falling further and further behind economically," and 76 percent believed "public officials don't care much what people like me think."

April 19, 2016

Velmanette Montgomery, black Democrat: ‘White people don’t eat the way we do’

A New York state senator — Velmanette Montgomery, a black Democrat — walked back comments she made about the eating habits of "white people" versus those of minority races, saying she misspoke and could have been a bit more articulate.

February 26, 2015

Al Sharpton moving? Talk turns to MSNBC host losing prime nightly spot

The Rev. Al Sharpton may soon be booted from his weeknight television host role on Politics Nation and relegated to the pile of less-watched weekend fare, one source within MSNBC's ranks said, citing the need for the cable provider to bolster slagging audience numbers.

February 26, 2015

Peter King, Dianne Feinstein: We should let AG deny guns to ‘known or suspected’ terrorists

Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, have teamed up to press a new law that would deny the sale of guns and explosives to terrorists — both known and suspected.

February 26, 2015

Russia on D.C. marijuana legalization: ‘Everyone becomes a drug addict’

Russia's Health Ministry weighed in on the marijuana legalization taking root in Washington, D.C., saying it won't be long before the entire city's addicted to the high.

February 26, 2015

Emma Thompson, actress, vows to quit paying taxes until HSBC chiefs jailed

Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompson and her husband, Greg Wise, say they're mulling a protest to withhold their personal tax dollars from the government, until HSBC officials connected to the bank's latest swindling scandal are sent to prison.

February 26, 2015

Idaho Republicans ponder ‘Judeo-Christian’ declaration for state

Republicans in Idaho say the state should be declared "Judeo-Christian" as a means of returning to constitutional roots and the Founding Fathers' visions, and they've pressed forward with a resolution to do just that — albeit symbolically only.

February 26, 2015

Wall Street regulator warns of ‘Armageddon-type’ cyberattack on U.S. banks

Leading Wall Street regulator Ben Lawsky, who heads up the New York Department of Financial Services, warned that the United States should be preparing for a massive cyberattack on banks -- that it's inevitable, and looming.

February 26, 2015

Mohammed Emwazi named as ‘Jihadi John,” killer of James Foley, Steven Sotloff

Authorities have identified "Jihadi John," the masked terrorist who beheaded American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, as a radicalized Briton named Mohammed Emwazi.

February 26, 2015

Boston-area entrepreneur sells snow by the pound nationwide

A Boston-area man said he was shoveling snow with his wife when he stumbled on this business brainstorm: Hey, why not box this up and ship it around the nation for a profit?

February 26, 2015

Vladimir Putin’s approval rating soars to 86 percent: ‘That figure is made up,’ critic says

Russia President Vladimir Putin seems very popular, according to poll numbers, despite a tanked economy and a growing isolation over Ukraine — but that's because the numbers are fudged, a political analyst said.

February 26, 2015

National Archives hacked? Investigators kick into high gear

Investigators are trying to determine if the National Archives was the target of a hack attack after a video by a known cyberattack group purporting to do just that made the YouTube rounds.

February 26, 2015

Islamic State terror kidnappings of Christians rise to 220-plus: reports

The number of Christians taken by terrorists with the Islamic State has risen in recent days from a reported 50 to more than 220, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights found.

February 26, 2015

Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, praises Fox News as ‘good place’ for journalists to work

Rachel Maddow, whose reputation as a conservative basher often precedes her, offered up kind words of praise for Fox News during a recent broadcast, saying the media outlet actually provides a good learning and working environment for journalists.

February 26, 2015

John Kerry dismisses Benjamin Netanyahu’s Iran fears: His view ‘just may not be correct here’

Secretary of State John Kerry ratcheted tensions with Israel a bit, suggesting that certain concerns that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu verbalized about Iran were off base and nonsensical.

February 26, 2015

Jill Abramson, ex-New York Times editor, nabs $1M book deal

Jill Abramson, the former New York Times executive editor who was booted from her position in May 2014, has moved on and nabbed a $1 million book deal.

February 26, 2015

Trey Gowdy warns Democrats: ‘You will cry out’ one day for immigration enforcement

Rep. Trey Gowdy had some hard words Wednesday for Democrats who've stood idly by or outright supported President Obama's executive action on immigration, warning them that they'd rue the day.

February 25, 2015

T.J. Maxx follows Wal-Mart, hikes minimum wage to $9 an hour

T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other chains under the TJX Cos. umbrella announced Wednesday their employees will be given pay raises that bring their minimum wages to $9 per hour, beginning in June.

February 25, 2015

Wesleyan University Molly scare: 4 students arrested after 12 overdose on suspected MDMA

Four students at Wesleyan University in Connecticut were arrested and charged in connection with a drug scare that sent 12 other students to the hospital for suspected MDMA, or "Molly," overdoses.

February 25, 2015