Cheryl K. Chumley

Franklin Graham on TV tells Muslims: Convert to Christianity — ‘Christ will forgive’

The Rev. Franklin Graham told Muslims during a nationally televised interview on Fox News that they should convert to Christianity — that Jesus Christ will forgive and save them.

January 15, 2015

American Sniper: Oscar best picture nomination

"American Sniper" may snag the highest honor in Hollywood: An Oscar for best picture.

January 15, 2015

Rand Paul on Mitt Romney candidacy: ‘Same old, same old’

Sen. Rand Paul cautioned Republicans against supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for another run at the White House, saying his candidacy wasn't likely to produce anything new — that it would be pretty much business as usual.

January 15, 2015

Afghanistan confirms Islamic State in-country; recruiter is ex-Gitmo guy

An Afghan general and governor both confirmed that the Islamic State is now in-country, flying its black flags and recruiting fighters -- and that one of the group's main recruiters is Mullah Abdul Rauf, a former U.S. captive sent to Guantanamo Bay but released in 2007.

January 15, 2015

Pinellas County sheriff’s ‘In Dog We Trust’ rug flies under radar for weeks

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office in Florida is changing out a rug that's been displayed for some weeks in its front lobby, after an alert deputy noticed a massive misprint — "In Dog We Trust."

January 15, 2015

Secret Service reassigns four from protections detail in wake of agency scandals

The Secret Service said it's sending four senior-level officials packing into likely lower-level positions, the latest agency shake-up that comes on the heels of high-profile security lapses and widely reported sexual scandals.

January 15, 2015

Obama loses luster on Islamic State: Almost 56 percent say he’s not up to the fight

Nearly 56 percent of Americans say President Obama doesn't have what it takes to fight Islamic terrorists, and only 33 percent think he's up to the job, a new Fox News poll showed.

January 15, 2015

Salman Rushdie: Don’t blame Charlie Hebdo — free speech ‘indivisible’ or not at all

Salman Rushdie, the author of "The Satanic Verses" who lived for years in hiding due to a death threat from radical Islamists, said it's an outrage to blame Charlie Hebdo for the terrorist attacks on its Paris offices — that freedom and the right to speak freely is either "indivisible" or not at all.

January 15, 2015

Tanzania bans witchdoctors in desperate try to halt murders of albinos

Tanzania authorities have issued a ban on witchdoctors as a means of stemming the surge of murders against albinos, whose body parts are sold for witching ceremonies.

January 14, 2015

Mississippi lawmakers push to make Bible the official state book

A handful of lawmakers in Mississippi say the Bible ought to be the state's official book because it gives good guidance on how to treat people.

January 14, 2015

IRS warns that budget cuts could shut down operations, delay refunds

The Internal Revenue Service's commissioner, John Koskinen, warned that too many budget cuts could lead the agency to shut doors for a couple of days, leading to unpaid furloughs for employees and cuts in services to taxpayers.

January 14, 2015

Raymond Leo Burke, Catholic cardinal: Yes, church is suffering from ‘man-crisis’

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, the former Archbishop of St. Louis, said the Catholic Church is heading into dangerous times — that a "man-crisis" is indeed toppling its mission and radicalized feminism is destroying the rightful roles of the family unit.

January 14, 2015

Liberty Ammunition wins $15.6M in patent theft case against Defense Department

Liberty Ammunition, a Florida-based maker of bullets, won a $15.6 million judgment against the Department of Defense after a federal court found the feds did in fact infringe upon one of the company's patents.

January 14, 2015

Robert Ellis, Heritage Foundation speaker: ‘Romney is a nerd … nerds don’t win elections’

Robert Ellis, an entrepreneur who spoke at a recent Heritage Foundation conference titled "Opportunity for All, Favoritism for None," gave a pretty clear reason why former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney doesn't stand a chance of winning the 2016 presidential nomination: He's a "nerd," he said.

January 14, 2015

Charlie Hebdo sells out, as customers line streets, looking for spares

Newsstands in and around Paris sold out of the much-talked-about latest issue of Charlie Hebdo — with one vendor reporting that customers scooped all his copies within five minutes of his opening for business.

January 14, 2015

Gary Sinise quits speech for Catholic-tied group that views gays as ‘disorder’

Actor Gary Sinise pulled out of a planned speech for the Catholic-tied Legatus after realizing the organization pushes to cure homosexuality and labels same-sex attractions a "disorder" that can be fixed.

January 14, 2015

Dominican Republic court orders 3 prosecutors, 21 police arrested after ton of cocaine goes missing

Three prosecutors and 21 police officers were ordered arrested by a Dominican Republic court, after officials noticed that more than a ton of cocaine has gone missing in recent months.

January 14, 2015

Elizabeth Warren’s ‘no’ to presidency takes on more weight with latest denial

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's latest "no" to the question of her 2016 president campaign has taken on a new meaning -- one that could really, truly mean "no" -- because of a simple change in verb tense.

January 13, 2015

‘Homeland’ mulls plot switch that takes focus off Middle East and Muslim terrorism

"Homeland," the much-acclaimed television series about American intelligence agents who root out terror threats, is mulling a departure from its ordinary plot, which focuses on Middle Eastern Muslims, and considering — post Charlie Hebdo attacks — a new storyline that does not involve the radical Islamic element.

January 13, 2015

CNN gets federal OK to test-fly drones for news gathering

CNN announced its executives have struck a deal with federal regulators to put drones in the sky for news-gathering purposes — for now on a test basis.

January 13, 2015