Cheryl K. Chumley

El Paso hospital tests hundreds of babies for tuberculosis after exposure scare

At least 700 babies at an El Paso hospital have been tested for tuberculosis after a worker tested positive for the disease.

September 23, 2014

Jason Chaffetz on Secret Service security holes: ‘Really scares me’

Rep. Jason Chaffetz said the fact that fence jumpers can gain such easy entry to the White House is scary, and he wonders if the current administration is perhaps failing to take security as seriously as it should.

September 23, 2014

Gabby Giffords’ attack dog gun ads called ‘base and vile’ — by supporters

The Gabby Giffords that tried to wring out sympathy votes for gun control by citing her near-death gun-related experience is long gone, it seems. Now, the former Arizona lawmaker has gone on the attack with new campaign videos that are so vicious that even those on the left say they're shocked.

September 23, 2014

Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet that ‘infiltrated’ airspace

Israel's military said Tuesday that they've shot down a Syrian fighter jet that had "infiltrated into Israeli airspace" — the first time in 25 or so years for Syria to breach the boundary in that fashion.

September 23, 2014

Rutgers University senior killed by bear while hiking in N.J.: report

A Rutgers University senior is believed to have been killed by a black bear while hiking with four friends through the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford, New Jersey — the first suspected bear kill of a human since 1852.

September 23, 2014

John Kerry: Climate change as dangerous as the Islamic State

Secretary of State John Kerry made clear during recent remarks with foreign leaders: Dealing with climate change demands the same level of "immediacy" as dealing with Islamic State terrorists, he said.

September 23, 2014

D.C. Council set to pass concealed carry gun law: ‘We don’t want to be in contempt’

The D.C. Council is poised to pass a law Tuesday that lets permitted gun owners carry concealed weapons in public — with restrictions.

September 23, 2014

Hamid Karzai takes parting shot: U.S. wanted war for ‘own interests’

Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai took a parting shot at the United States on Tuesday, saying the White House and America's leaders never wanted peace in Afghanistan in the first place.

September 23, 2014

Joe Biden pines that politics are now ‘too personal’

Politics have become "too personal" and that much of the fault is due to the tea party, said Vice President Joseph R. Biden in an interview with The New York Times for its new website, First Draft.

September 22, 2014

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz facing fire from Democrats

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, is facing fire from within her own ranks from lawmakers and political insiders who say she's not only lost her edge, she's become an election-year liability.

September 22, 2014

Islamic State to John Kerry: You’re an ‘old uncircumcised geezer’

Islamic State terrorists have released a new video calling on lone wolf attacks in the United States — and taking potshots at America's leaders, characterizing President Obama as the "mule of the Jews" and labeling Secretary of State John Kerry as out-of-touch and ineffective.

September 22, 2014

Islamic State terrorists flee females: ‘They believe they’ll go to hell’ if killed by woman

Turns out, terrorists on a jihad are terrified of women — at least, of being killed by a woman.

September 22, 2014

Satanic ‘black mass’ in Oklahoma draws hundreds of protesters

Dozens turned out for a weekend satanic 'black mass' in Oklahoma City — but hundreds more turned up to protest the event.

September 22, 2014

Ray Rice’s defense: The video footage of my punch was wrongly edited

Former Baltimore Raven star Ray Rice has a plan for winning his appeal to overturn his indefinite suspension from the NFL — prove that the much-watched video of his punch-out of then-fiance Janay Palmer was actually unfairly edited to paint him a poor light.

September 22, 2014

Former IRS official Lois Lerner breaks silence: I’m ‘not sorry for anything I did’

Lois Lerner, the former IRS director accused of using her position to delay nonprofit applications to scores of conservative and tea party groups, has broken her wall of silence in a sit-down interview with Politico to say: "I didn't do anything wrong."

September 22, 2014

Pistol-packing pastor puts stop to package-stealing granny

A pistol-packing Texas pastor on a mission to discover who has been stealing packages from front porches of homes in his town finally found his suspect — a middle-age grandmother, 52.

September 22, 2014

400K rally for climate change in New York City streets

More than 400,000 reportedly showed up for a rally in New York City aimed at showing the world that the United States not only cares about climate change, but will take the lead on proposals to curb carbon — a "People's Climate March" that comes just days before an important U.N. climate conference.

September 22, 2014

New York City policeman killed, 8 officers hurt in van crash in the Bronx

A police officer with the New York City force was killed and eight of his fellow officers injured when the van they were all riding in smashed into a concrete barrier in the Bronx.

September 22, 2014

Delaware bus disaster leaves 2 dead, 47 injured

Two women were killed and 47 others injured when the tour bus they were riding in capsized on a Delaware road while returning from a sightseeing trip to the nation's capital.

September 22, 2014

Tony Blair: Airstrikes absent ground troops won’t beat Islamic State

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says U.S. airstrikes won't work — they won't serve as a standalone measure to beat Islamic State terrorists.

September 22, 2014