Cheryl K. Chumley

Ted Cruz to Michelle Obama: ‘Kudos’ for refusing headscarf — ‘nicely done’

First lady Michelle Obama received a thumbs-up from an ideological opposite — Sen. Ted Cruz, darling of the tea party crowd — for her refusal to don a headscarf in Saudi Arabia.

January 29, 2015

California agency deems e-cigarettes a health threat that ‘renormalizes smoking’

California health officials have declared electronic cigarettes a hazard and called for more regulations to limit access to the product.

January 29, 2015

Porcupine with record of winning ‘prognostication’ picks Seahawks to snag Super Bowl

Teddy Bear the Porcupine, who has correctly predicted the winners of the last three Super Bowl match-ups, has now chosen a pick for this Sunday's game — the Seattle Seahawks.

January 29, 2015

Raul Castro to Obama: Give Guantanamo Bay to Cuba, and we can be friends

Cuba President Raul Castro said that if the United States wants to smooth relations, then the United States must first turn over Guantanamo Bay.

January 29, 2015

Mitt Romney on economy: Marriage and ‘family formation’ fight off poverty

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said in a speech at Mississippi State University that the government should not press forth policies that discourage marriage because the formation and maintenance of the family unit is what helps stave off poverty.

January 29, 2015

John Boehner: ‘I was the tea party before there was a tea party’

Speaker John Boehner claimed in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier that before there was a tea party, there was John Boehner — and the two are one and the same.

January 29, 2015

North Korea shows satellite signs of restarting nuclear bomb fuel reactor

A U.S. research group said that it looks like North Korea is restarting its nuclear bomb fuel reactor, which has been shut down for five months.

January 29, 2015

Mikhail Gorbachev warns Russia, West tensions headed to ‘hot war’

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says tensions between Russia and the West have hit such high levels that outright war is right around the corner.

January 29, 2015

GoDaddy pulls cute puppy ad over uproar about online sales of animals

GoDaddy released a Super Bowl ad about a cute but lost puppy that finds its way home amid a rainstorm — but the company, shortly after, pulled it from YouTube and social media, amid a firestorm of criticisms.

January 28, 2015

Bill Nye ‘the Science Guy’ on climate change: ‘You should give a [expletive]’

TV's Bill Nye "the Science Guy" cut a video spot for Funny or Die to test the deflation rate of footballs in various temperatures, veering at one point to discuss what he called as a genuine issue — and dropping an F-bomb in the process.

January 28, 2015

Islamic State video warns Obama: ‘We will cut off your head in the White House’

A new video from the Islamic State shows a clip from one of the group's terrorists bluntly telling President Obama: Watch out — we're going to cut off your head.

January 28, 2015

Tulsi Gabbard slams Obama’s refusal to say ‘Islamic extremism’

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran, issued a scathing assessment Tuesday of President Obama's refusal to utter the words "Islamic extremism" in reference to recent terror attacks, saying the omission is a threat to the safety of the nation.

January 28, 2015

Apple Watch available in April: ‘[I] love it and can’t live without it,’ Tim Cook says

The Apple Watch — the company's first major new product since its release of the iPad in 2010 — is poised for shipment in April.

January 28, 2015

White House to border agents: Tell illegals about Obama’s amnesty to see if they qualify

The White House has ordered federal authorities to inquire of any illegal immigrants they happen to come across during the course of duty: Do you know whether you qualify for any type of amnesty grant under President Obama's recent deportation order?

January 28, 2015

Hillary Clinton agrees to testify again on Benghazi, Elijah Cummings says

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Select Committee that's investigating Benghazi, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has agreed to testify for a second time on the 2012 terror attack that left four Americans dead, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens.

January 28, 2015

Al Jazeera English bans words: ‘Terrorist,’ ‘Islamist,’ ‘jihad’ off-limits to news employees

Al Jazeera English executive Carlos van Meek banned his news employees from using words like "terrorist," "Islamist" and "jihad," explaining that it's important to realize that some might take offense — that one person's idea of terrorism is simply another person's fight for freedom.

January 28, 2015

Jordan OKs prisoner swap with Islamic State: Convicted terrorist for air force pilot

Jordan's governing authorities agreed Wednesday to release a convicted terrorist in exchange for the Islamic State's freeing of an air force pilot who has been held captive in Syria for a month.

January 28, 2015

Howard Dean says sorry to veterans, not ‘right-wing nut jobs,’ for ‘American Sniper’ jab

Howard Dean, former Vermont governor and Democratic National Committee head, issued an apology to military veterans who may have taken offense at his negative characterization of "American Sniper" movie fans — but qualified that mea culpa as not applying to those he called right-wingers.

January 28, 2015

Obama-tied operatives hit anti-Netanyahu campaign trail in Israel: report

A group of political operatives who've worked for President Obama have touched down in Israel, poised to campaign against the re-election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli newspaper reported.

January 28, 2015

Ted Nugent on Bryant Gumbel: He can ‘wallow in his ignorance,’ and ‘lies’ on NRA

Conservative rock star Ted Nugent slammed back hard at Bryant Gumbel over comments the HBO "Real Sports" host made about the National Rifle Association, characterizing him as a liar and a hater and saying that if he wanted to know the real truth about the gun group's membership, he should do some actual research.

January 28, 2015