Cheryl K. Chumley

Nutek Disposables recalls baby wipes at five big-name businesses

Nutek Disposals of Pennsylvania has recalled several brands of its baby wipes that are sold at big-name stores around the nation.

October 28, 2014

Harvard takes No. 1 in list of best colleges of the world

Looking to attend the best college in the world? That would be Harvard, said U.S. News & World Report, in its recent rankings that come out once a year.

October 28, 2014

John Boehner jabs Obama: Bush ‘would have punched [Putin] in the nose’

If George W. Bush were still president, and not President Obama, Russia's leading man Vladimir Putin would be recovering from a bloody nose — so said Speaker John Boehner, commenting on the differences between the two White House leaders.

October 28, 2014

Australia shuts doors to travelers from Ebola-infected nations

Australia's immigration minister put the brakes on processing any applications from travelers who were trying to enter the country from an Ebola-affected area, saying they would have to stay out until the danger's passed.

October 28, 2014

Hillary Clinton is ‘not really good at politics,’ RNC chairman says

Hillary Clinton may have worldwide name recognition and a boatload of experience in various leadership roles, but when it comes to politics, she's "not really good," said the chairman of the Republican National Committee, commenting on the former Secretary of State's many recent gaffes.

October 28, 2014

Indiana state candidate charged with stalking, forgery, perjury

An Indiana man running for a slot in the state's House of Representatives was picked up by police and charged with stalking, forgery, perjury and resisting arrest, court documents stated.

October 28, 2014

Seattle dad shoots to death daughter, granddaughter, self

A Seattle man who was in his 60s shot and killed his adult daughter as well as his teenage granddaughter, and then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide, police said.

October 28, 2014

U.S. general, troops quarantined in Italy after West Africa deployment

The Pentagon isn't calling it a quarantine, but military officials confirmed Army Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams, the head of U.S. Army Africa, has been placed under "controlled monitoring" following a trip to West Africa.

October 27, 2014

Pennsylvania teacher fights union for right to donate to Constitution charity

Two Pennsylvania teachers are cry foul, saying the State Education Association has wrongfully denied them the right to skip union dues in lieu of donating to their own charities of choice — one of which teaches the Constitution to kids.

October 27, 2014

David Cameron attacked on British street during security lapse

British Prime Minister David Cameron was ambushed on the streets of Leeds by an angry member of the public who bypassed his security team and shoved him to the side.

October 27, 2014

Janet Napolitano: ‘It’s appropriate’ for Obama to bypass Congress on immigration

President Obama should go ahead and issue executive orders on immigration if Congress refuses to act, said former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

October 27, 2014

Obama’s newest executive order: Boosting manufacturing

President Obama is due to unveil his latest executive order Monday afternoon, aimed at bringing back the manufacturing segment to America's economy.

October 27, 2014

Ted Olson: We’re past the ‘point of no return’ on gay marriage

Theodore Olson, the former solicitor general who famously argued in the Bush v. Gore presidential case, says it's too late for the nation to turn back the gay marriage clock -- the Supreme Court's failure to act has pretty much ushered in an era that's going to stick.

October 27, 2014

Angry dad pulls son from Massachusetts elementary school over pro-Allah text

A Massachusetts father pulled his son out of his Boston-area elementary school after finding the Muslim Call to Prayer and perceived pro-Allah statements in a textbook.

October 27, 2014

California police accused of lifting nude cell phone photos

California Highway Patrol police officers have been accused of taking the nude photos that women they arrest have stored on their cell phones and distributing them for friends to see.

October 27, 2014

Jimmy Carter: Leave gay marriage to states to decide

Former President Jimmy Carter said the federal government really doesn't have a role in ruling on gay marriage — that the issue should actually be left to the states to decide.

October 27, 2014

Judd Nelson forced to fight media reports: I am not dead

Judd Nelson, one of Hollywood's iconic 1980s Brat Pack stars, was forced to tackle a fast-moving media rumor that painted him as dead — to the point where his agent even shot some photos of him holding the front page of the Los Angeles Times newspaper with the current date displayed.

October 27, 2014

Democrats take nosedive on popularity to 20-year lows

Democrats in Congress have pretty much bottomed out with the American people in terms of popularity, nosediving to 20-year lows in the most recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.

October 27, 2014

9,000 Hawaii villagers poised to flee from fast-moving lava

Hawaii residents of one village are poised to evacuate in the face of approaching lava from a new eruption from the volcano Kilauea that's been moving at the rate of 10 yards per hour.

October 27, 2014

Gloria Steinem rallies women to vote out ‘anti-women’ GOPers

Gloria Steinem has put out the email call for women to rise up, seize their ballot power -- and scare the heck out of Republicans this November.

October 24, 2014