Cheryl K. Chumley

Al Qaeda-North Africa to France: ‘Undermine our prophet’ and you’ll get ‘the worst and more’

The al Qaeda branch in North Africa, the Islamic Maghreb, took to its jihadist websites to issue France a new warning that basically vowed more violence and attacks were coming.

January 13, 2015

Ted Cruz faults Obama: He ‘encourages radical Islamic terrorists’

Sen. Ted Cruz didn't pull punches at a recent speech before the Heritage Foundation, telling conference listeners that President Obama's foreign policy failures had a lot to do with the fueling of radical Islamism and that his leadership skills were actually proving dangerous.

January 13, 2015

Charlie Hebdo showcases latest cover with Muhammad and message: ‘All is forgiven’

The new cover of Charlie Hebdo was just published by French media and, as promised, it's neither cave nor cower to terrorists. Rather, the prophet Muhammad is featured prominently, holding a sign: "Je Suis Charlie," or "I am Charlie."

January 13, 2015

Mitch McConnell to Obama: GOP can help you hit your ‘historic achievement’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a commentary for the Cincinnati Enquirer that the newly seated Republican majority does't want to stymy and roadblock President Obama on each and every move — rather, the GOP wants to help him enter "his time" of leadership, he suggested.

January 13, 2015

NYC’s ID cards for illegals grant access to city banks, buildings

New York's new identification cards for illegal immigrants go up for grabs Monday, giving the 500,000 or so individuals in the city unlawfully the chance to come out of the shadows and open bank accounts with participating institutions.

January 12, 2015

#RIPFidel hashtag for Kenya’s Fidel Castro Odinga confuses Twitter users

A Rest-In-Peace message that made the rounds of Twitter for the son of a former Kenyan prime minister confounded social media users: The son's name was Fidel Castro Odinga and the accompany hashtag expressing condolences, #RIPFidel.

January 12, 2015

Hayat Boumeddiene, Paris terror suspect, slips to Syria: ‘Unbelievable she got away’

Hayat Boumeddiene, the female suspect wanted for the terrorist killings in Paris, has crossed through Turkey and made it safely into Syria — and intelligence chiefs are saying she never should have escaped so easily.

January 12, 2015

John Kerry motorcade in car collision in India; vehicle damage but no injuries

Secretary of State John Kerry's convoy was involved in a car accident en route to the airport in India, but he wasn't hurt, various media reported.

January 12, 2015

Paul Ryan pokes Chris Christie on Dallas loss: ‘Do you need a hug now?’

Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin sent out a mocking tweet to New Jersey's Chris Christie after the governor's much-loved team, the Dallas Cowboys, lost to the Green Bay Packers.

January 12, 2015

Phoenix-area church hits Supreme Court over city’s ban on signs for Sunday service

A church in Gilbert, Arizona, has accused its local government of letting politicians and real estate agents put up signs along the local roadways, but not religious organizations, and the nation's highest court is due to hear arguments about the First Amendment fight on Monday.

January 12, 2015

Pennsylvania cities rush to repeal gun crackdowns as NRA-backed lawsuits loom

A new law in Pennsylvania that makes it easier for gun groups like the National Rifle Association to sue cities for burdensome Second Amendment regulations has municipalities on the defense, and almost two dozen have already backed off some of their most stringent firearms rules.

January 12, 2015

Pope Francis to moms at Sistine Chapel: Go ahead — breastfeed your babies

Pope Francis told mothers during a baptismal ceremony of 33 babies at the Sistine Chapel that if their young ones cried out in hunger, to go ahead — breastfeed them, The Associated Press reported.

January 12, 2015

John Kerry on U.S. absence from Paris: ‘This is sort of quibbling a little bit’

Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that he will go to Paris to represent the United States in the world's solidarity with France against terror — but then shrugged that the criticisms of America's high-ranking absence from the massive rally in that city's streets was little more than "quibbling," he said.

January 12, 2015

New York City police, post-Paris terror, told to watch people closely: ‘Look for their hands’

New York City police are on high alert following the terror attacks in Paris, and a leaked memo indicates that officers have been told to stay in their patrol cars when possible and watch passersby closely for signs of aggression.

January 12, 2015

Nike goes ‘Back to the Future’ to develop Marty McFly-like, self-tying shoelaces

Nike is in the research and development stages for a new type of shoelace that ties itself — just the style worn by Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly character in "Back to the Future Part II" in 1989.

January 9, 2015

Cassandra C., teen forced to take chemotherapy: ‘I am a human — I should be able to decide’

The 17-year-old Connecticut girl who lost her state Supreme Court battle to make her own medical decisions about her cancer -- and now must take chemotherapy treatments -- penned an opinion piece for her local newspaper expressing outrage at the legal order.

January 9, 2015

Cherif and Said Kouachi, Charlie Hebdo suspects, killed; hostages freed at 2 terror sites

Cherif and Said Kouachi — the two brothers sought by Paris authorities for the Charlie Hebdo attack that killed 12 — have been killed Friday after taking a hostage at a printing complex in Dammartin-en-Goele, authorities said.

January 9, 2015

New York City bans plastic foam containers to ‘make us more resilient’

Come July 1, New York City will go styrofoam container-free under a plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio to help save the environment from materials that can't easily be recycled.

January 9, 2015

Hillary Clinton ‘furious’ with husband Bill’s ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is incensed that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, has been tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who's also at the heart of an investigation into Prince Andrew's alleged sexual dalliances with a minor, the New York Post reported.

January 9, 2015

Paris terror spreads: Armed man takes hostages at kosher deli

An armed man exchanging in gunfire with police has taken five hostages at a kosher deli in the Porte de Vincennes area of Paris, various media reported Friday morning.

January 9, 2015