Cheryl K. Chumley

Valerie Jarrett makes cameo on CBS’s ‘The Good Wife’

Valerie Jarrett, President Obama's key adviser and family friend, made an appearance Sunday on the CBS show "The Good Wife."

September 29, 2014

Obamaphone use soars in Maryland 100-fold in 3 years — and half aren’t eligible

The number of residents in Maryland who took advantage of the federally funded free phone program — dubbed by some as "Obamaphone" — swelled between 2009 and 2012 to about 645,000.

September 29, 2014

Bill Maher slams police ‘going mental for no reason’

HBO "Real Time" host Bill Maher took on over-the-top police in his recent broadcast, slamming officers for shooting unarmed innocents, all in the name of their own security.

September 29, 2014

Joe Scarborough blasts FBI for calling Okla. beheading ‘workplace violence’

Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," ranted Monday that any FBI agents who call the beheading of a woman at a Moore, Oklahoma, plant an act of workplace violence are disingenuous and treating the American public like idiots.

September 29, 2014

John McCain: I would support Rand Paul as GOP White House nominee

Sen. John McCain didn't come out and say he would vote for Sen. Rand Paul for the Republican nominee for president in 2016 -- but he did say that if the Kentuckian won the ticket, he was support him.

September 29, 2014

Julian Assange via hologram: Google is ‘like a government’

Google is not a friendly social media publisher — it's instead more like a government, said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, via a hologram appearance at the Nantucket Project Summit in Massachusetts.

September 29, 2014

California Gov. Brown signs ‘yes means yes’ rape shield law

California's Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that redefines how colleges in the state must investigate rape allegations — that the refrain "no means no" isn't enough.

September 29, 2014

Chris Wallace to Ben Carson: Wouldn’t you be just another inexperienced Obama?

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace quizzed famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson during a televised interview about his possible run for the White House in 2016, asking the Republican outright: If you won, wouldn't you just be like what critics call President Obama — an inexperienced newbie?

September 29, 2014

‘The Simpsons’ fans unhappy at producers’ killing of character

Fans of the famed cartoon "The Simpsons" weren't so enamored with the producers' pick of the character they just killed off, saying the fanfare and hype didn't really meet expectations.

September 29, 2014

Forest Service backs off federal land photo fee for press

The Forest Service has changed tune and opted not to charge members of the media $1,500 permitting fees to take photographs on federal lands after all.

September 29, 2014

John Boehner: U.S. may have ‘no choice’ but to send U.S. ground troops to fight terrorists

Speaker John Boehner took the opposite track from President Obama, saying on national television that the United States may very well have to send U.S. ground troops to root out the remainder of Islamic State terrorists.

September 29, 2014

Minors ages 11 to 17 among injured at Miami nightclub shooting

At least 15 people were wounded in a shooting at a Miami nightclub, including several minors, police said.

September 29, 2014

America says no to U.S. ground troops to fight Islamic State: poll

The majority in America has spoken and the message is loud and clear: No U.S. ground troops to fight Islamic State terrorists, they say.

September 29, 2014

Elizabeth Warren calls for corruption investigation of Federal Reserve

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for a congressional hearing to determine if corruption permeates the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

September 29, 2014

Arrests made in Ferguson as manhunt for police shooting suspect continues

Several protesters were arrested in Ferguson during a large rally in front of police headquarters, the latest in an ongoing standoff between law enforcement and the community.

September 29, 2014

Beheading suspect Alton Nolen regains consciousness, talks to police

Alton Nolen, the former Vaughn Foods employee who was injured by police and is suspected of beheading an Oklahoma coworker, has regained consciousness and spoken with authorities.

September 29, 2014

North Korea admits Kim Jong-un is sick — experiencing ‘discomfort’

North Korea has finally admitted that the country's dictator, Kim Jong-un, 31, is sick — sort of, anyway.

September 26, 2014

N.M. satanist sues state prison for behind-bars ban on devil worship

A satanist in New Mexico who is serving jail time for aggravated assault filed a lawsuit against the state Correction's Department, alleging prison authorities have unconstitutionally barred him from worshiping Satan.

September 26, 2014

Actress Lena Dunham warns GOP candidates could wreck sex lives

Actress Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO's "Girls," has entered the political fray, warning her fans in an email alert that they need to be careful who they vote for this November -- certain Republicans seeking Senate seats could damage their sex lives.

September 26, 2014

Top New York City aide dating convicted killer who calls police ‘pigs’

The chief of staff to New York City's first lady, Chirlane McCray, is dating and living with a convicted killer who was arrested just recently after nearly running over a police officer.

September 26, 2014