Cheryl K. Chumley

James Foley family: Obama officials vowed criminal charges if we paid son’s ransom

The mother and brother of James Foley — one of the U.S. journalists beheaded by the Islamic State — claim Obama administration officials threatened to charge them with criminal counts if they tried to pay the ransom demanded by the terrorists.

September 12, 2014

Malala Yousafzai’s attackers arrested, Pakistan says

The Taliban militants responsible for shooting teenager Malala Yousafzai for fighting for women's rights and for equal access to eduction have been arrested, Pakistan authorities said on Friday.

September 12, 2014

Two U.S. Navy fighter jets crash in Pacific Ocean; pilot missing

Two U.S. Navy fighter jets crashed into ocean waters while carrying out a mission in the Pacific, Navy officials said Friday.

September 12, 2014

Hispanics huddle with White House for ‘serious venting’ session

A private meeting between White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to talk immigration was described by those in attendance as tense at best, with one lawmaker calling it an outright venting session.

September 12, 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kosovo president get nods from Clintons for good citizenry

The Clinton Global Initiative, a project of the nonprofit Clinton Foundation, is giving top environmental activism nods to Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

September 12, 2014

Environmentalists sue feds over train transport of crude oil

A trio of environmental groups joined forces to sue the Department of Transportation, alleging the agency failed to respond to their petition to ban the use of DOT 111 — an older rail car model — to ship flammable crude oil.

September 12, 2014

Ray Rice swears off hard liquor in months since knockout

Former Ravens running back Ray Rice — who was captured on video knocking out his then-fiancee Janay Palmer in an elevator at Atlantic City — reportedly said he hasn't touched a drop of hard liquor since he attacked her.

September 12, 2014

Sarah Palin clan involved in Anchorage dog sled melee: report

Members of Sarah Palin's family — including the former Alaska governor herself — were reportedly in the thick of a boisterous public brawl that involved around 20 people attending an Anchorage dog sled event, various media reported.

September 12, 2014

Yahoo: Feds made us spy or pay $250K a day in fines

Yahoo executives said the federal government made them participate in a surveillance program and turn over key private client information — else face $250,000 per day in fines.

September 12, 2014

Iowa partiers outraged as police bust house party, brandish guns

Iowa City police have been forced to issue a statement defending its officers' actions after a YouTube video that's generated thousands of hits seems to show them pushing their way — without any warrant — into a house party and arresting three.

September 11, 2014

Anthony Weiner resurfaces to rebuke Elizabeth Warren

The long-lost voice of former Rep. Anthony Weiner — a failed New York mayoral candidate whose political star fell over a sexting scandal — came to life this week, right after he sent out a very public rebuttal of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's rebuke of former Minority Leader Eric Cantor.

September 11, 2014

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district office hit by Molotov cocktail

Law enforcement agents are investigating the Thursday morning tossing of a Molotov cocktail into Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's district office.

September 11, 2014

Socialist Francois Hollande falls from grace: 62 percent want him gone

Almost two-thirds in France want their Socialist leader, Francois Hollande, to step down from his presidential role before his term ends in 2017, new poll numbers show.

September 11, 2014

Feds want 16 months in prison for Dinesh D’Souza

Federal authorities are seeking between 10 and 16 months of prison time for conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, saying his guilty plea to a campaign law violation warrants such punishment.

September 11, 2014

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson says AIDS, syphilis God’s penalty for gays

Duck Dynasty's outspoken patriarch, Phil Robertson, said during a recent Christian radio show with Family Research Council head Tony Perkins that AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are God's way of imposing consequences for sin on gays.

September 11, 2014

Sen. Ted Cruz booed off stage at event for Mideast Christians

Sen. Ted Cruz was booed off the stage Wednesday at a sold-out conference for Middle Eastern Christians after claiming that Christians are Israel's best friends.

September 11, 2014

Arnold Schwarzenegger scrubs Maria Shriver’s face from gubernatorial portrait

Former Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was apparently so anxious to leave behind the memory of his wife, Maria Shriver — who was revealed in recent reports to have committed adultery even before he did — that he erased her face from his just-revealed gubernatorial portrait.

September 11, 2014

China set to launch second space lab into orbit by 2016

China is moving another step closer toward landing a man on the moon, announcing its latest space endeavor includes the launching of a second orbiting lab within the next two years.

September 11, 2014

Michael Moore on Obama: ‘He’s been a huge disappointment’

Michael Moore, the left-leaning, anti-capitalistic millionaire filmmaker who nonetheless tries to maintain a man-of-the-people image, has issued a scathing assessment of President Obama — simply that he's a big letdown.

September 11, 2014

9/11 anniversary sends Capitol Police to high alert mode

Law enforcement on Capitol Hill on Thursday were preparing for the 13th anniversary year of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States while hoping for a peaceful, uneventful day.

September 11, 2014