Cheryl K. Chumley

Pope Francis says good Catholics don’t have to breed ‘like rabbits’

Pope Francis had a message to followers of the faith, as passed along to reporters aboard his flight back from the Philippines: You don't have to breed "like rabbits" in order to be good Catholics, he said.

January 20, 2015

Al Sharpton, at National Action Network, insists: ‘We are not anti-police’

The Rev. Al Sharpton insisted during a Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration that neither he nor his organization, the National Action Network, were "anti-police" but rather they were simply watchdogs for the community.

January 20, 2015

Michael Moore backtracks on sniper diss: ‘I never tweeted 1word bout’ Chris Kyle

Left-leaning Hollywood moviemaker Michael Moore backed off critical comments he tweeted shortly after "American Sniper" hit the theaters, saying that his snipe about snipers being "cowards" was not aimed at Chris Kyle — and that, in fact, he never mentioned the U.S. shooter by name.

January 20, 2015

MI5 refuses agents with tattoos: ‘Make you unsuitable for this role’

Britain's counter-terrorism and domestic intelligence agency, MI5, has banned new recruits from having tattoos.

January 20, 2015

Jon Stewart mocks John Kerry’s France trip: ‘Are you trying to get us in a war?’

Jon Stewart sent a mocking message John Kerry's way, poking fun at the secretary of state's recent trip to France and bemoaning the Kumbaya atmosphere he created with crooner James Taylor.

January 20, 2015

Harry Reid labeled ‘most vulnerable Democrat incumbent’ in upcoming Senate race

The tallies are in, and Sen. Harry Reid has pulled the short end of the stick: He's been rated the "most vulnerable" of all Democrats by Larry Sabato, the political scientist who oversees the University of Virginia's Crystal Ball polling site.

January 20, 2015

Obama mocked for MLK photo that features him: ‘It’s always about the Big O!’

The White House is facing backlash for a photo it sent out in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day that featured President Obama in a more prominent pose than critics thought proper.

January 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton document dump: More than 150K of her policy papers to be released

A huge collection of Hillary Clinton policy papers are set to be released this spring, just as campaign season dawns and the former secretary of state is predicted to hit the White House hopeful trail.

January 20, 2015

Billy Crystal on gay TV characters: ‘It’s just pushing it a little too far’

Hollywood's Billy Crystal — who crossed cultural divides by playing an openly gay man on the long-running series "Soap" — said that television storylines were perhaps pushing it a little too far when it comes to portraying the homosexual side of life in shows.

January 20, 2015

Paris accountability: Four to face judge for France attacks that killed 17

Four men between the ages of 22 and 28 are due to stand before a judge in Paris on Tuesday for charges of supporting one of the gunmen, Amedy Coulibaly, in the terror attacks that left 17 dead.

January 20, 2015

Islamic State to Shinzo Abe: Pay us $200M, or 2 Japanese hostages will die

The Islamic State released a video on Tuesday vowing to kill two Japanese hostages unless they're paid $200 million within 72 hours — and the Japanese prime minister vowed to do what he could to save them.

January 20, 2015

Islamic State terrorists kill 13 teen boys for watching soccer

Terrorists with the Islamic State put to death 13 teenage boys in Mosul for watching a soccer match between Iraq and Jordan on television.

January 20, 2015

Julie Bishop, Australia’s foreign minister, tweets for help: Find my earring, please

Julie Bishop, the foreign minister from Australia, turned to Twitter for some help finding her missing jewelry after she went on Sky News with a noticeably absent earring.

January 19, 2015

Alfonse D’Amato slams Obama: Quit showcasing your ‘manhood by threatening vetoes’

Alfonse D'Amato, a former U.S. senator, issued a sharp rebuke to President Obama over his ongoing threats to veto Republican-sponsored legislation, saying the White House chief was throwing his "manhood" around and should stop.

January 19, 2015

Saly Griege, Miss Lebanon, and Doron Matalon, Miss Israel, spar over beauty selfie shot

Saly Griege, Miss Lebanon, took to Facebook to say that she didn't mean to be photographed alongside beauty queen contestant Doron Matalon, Miss Israel — that her contender jumped into the shot at the last minute.

January 19, 2015

Ben Carson jabs ‘political class,’ calls for candidates with ‘faith in God’

Retired neurosurgeon and possible 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson didn't name names, but took a shot at the cadre of political elites who form the Republican Party's "political class" and said what America really needs are leaders who believe in God.

January 19, 2015

New York City may yank terror report to appease Muslims, settle suits: report

New York City may take down a terror report from its website that alerts law enforcement and citizens alike to the characteristics of would-be terrorists because critics say it discriminates against Muslims and is deeply flawed.

January 19, 2015

Leon Panetta, ex-CIA head, on terror attack on America: ‘It’s a matter of time’

Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta told a television audience that it's only a matter of time before terrorists strike America again.

January 19, 2015

Steven Bonano, 9/11 police chief, dies at 53 from suspected Ground Zero-tied blood cancer

Steven Bonano, 53, a New York Police Department chief who headed up the agency's elite Emergency Service Unit — and who was among the first on the scene at the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the Twin Towers — died from a blood cancer that was believed tied to his service at Ground Zero.

January 19, 2015

EU to appeal the court’s removal of Hamas from terror list

The foreign policy chief for the European Union said the bloc is kicking off an appeal against a court ruling that ordered Hamas off the terror list -- for a technicality.

January 19, 2015