Cheryl K. Chumley

Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils 6-foot-high portrait of self at Calif. Capitol

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — also of Hollywood and body-building fame — unveiled a massive portrait of a younger version of himself during a Capitol event in Sacramento on Monday.

September 9, 2014

Home Depot confirms hack of payment systems in U.S., Canada

Home Depot shoppers beware: The retail chain reported that its payment systems at stores nationwide and in Canada were hacked, leaving untold numbers of customers who use debit and credit cards at financial risk.

September 9, 2014

U.S. air marshal assaulted in Nigeria with filled syringe

A U.S. air marshal was attacked by a man who jabbed him with a syringe filled with an "unknown substance" at the Lagos, Nigeria, airport, federal investigators said.

September 9, 2014

Malaysia Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects’ outside plane, report says

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was more than likely hit by an object outside the plane, which caused it to break and crash, the Dutch Safety Board reported Tuesday.

September 9, 2014

Pope walks back Vatican’s endorsement of Iraq strikes

Pope Francis -- who seemed to suggest a month ago that airstrikes against the Islamic State was a viable option -- now says otherwise, that war isn't the solution to the terrorist attacks waging through Iraq and Syria.

September 8, 2014

British cops outsource criminal investigations, tell some victims to do it yourself

British boys in blue seem to have sent out a loud and clear signal to would-be victims: We're pretty busy so please, help investigate your own crimes -- particularly those that involve property damages and stolen cars.

September 8, 2014

Donna Brazile on national TV: What’s a caliphate, anyway?

Donna Brazile, the former campaign manager for Al Gore and a current key Democratic Party strategist, admitted on national television that she didn't know what a caliphate was.

September 8, 2014

Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin heads off to prison for corruption

The former mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, shuffled off Monday to serve a 10-year federal prison term on corruption convictions stemming from the city's years-long recovery of Hurricane Katrina devastations.

September 8, 2014

Mike Ditka backs Ill. GOP governor hopeful: ‘Bam! Hit ‘em right in the mouth!’

Famed former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka has taken his gruff style of speaking from the football field to the political world, cutting a campaign ad for Republican Illinois gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner.

September 8, 2014

Larry Gatlin to Obama: ‘Mr. President, World War III is here’

Country singing-songwriting legend Larry Gatlin recently penned an open letter to the president, calling on the commander-in-chief to act now on the Islamic State, before it's too late, and bluntly telling him: Mr. Obama, the third World War has arrived.

September 8, 2014

Boy, 6, in fair condition after mountain lion drags him from dad

A California boy who was attacked and dragged away from his father by a mountain lion in an open preserve is recovering at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and listed in fair condition.

September 8, 2014

Sen. Dianne Feinstein: U.S. must ‘confront and eliminate’ Islamic State

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in an op-ed on USA Today's website that the United States has a duty to lead the world into confronting — and obliterating — Islamic State terrorists.

September 8, 2014

Obama admits golf after Foley beheading was bad idea, wants vacation from media

President Obama seemed to take one step forward and two steps back in the admission of wrong-doing department, saying that perhaps his golf game in the near-immediate wake of speaking about beheaded American journalist James Foley wasn't the smartest idea -- but then blaming the press.

September 8, 2014

Dozens airlifted to safety as Yosemite wildfires suddenly spread

Nearly 100 Yosemite National Park tourists and hikers had to be evacuated by helicopter after a wildfire that had been burning for weeks suddenly blew out of control and raged toward campgrounds and trails.

September 8, 2014

Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy dies, age 93

S. Truett Cathy, the founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, died early Monday at the age of 93.

September 8, 2014

Fidel Castro accuses John McCain, Israel of creating Islamic State

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro wrote a column for his state-run newspaper attacking Sen. John McCain for conspiring with Israel to create the Islamic State terrorist group.

September 5, 2014

Goodbye Levi’s, hello yoga pants: Sales of jeans plummet 6 percent

The jean business is far from dead -- but it is facing some stiff opposition from an even more casual closet addition, the yoga pant.

September 5, 2014

Joan Rivers’ New York clinic under investigation

The New York clinic where Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest -- the event that precipitated her emergency transfer to a nearby hospital and subsequent coma and death -- is now under investigation, the State Health Department said.

September 5, 2014

Bush daughters decline Republican label: ‘We’re both very independent’

Neither Jenna nor Barbara Bush -- the famous daughters of former President George W. Bush -- have followed in their father's footsteps when it comes to claiming affiliation with the Republican Party.

September 5, 2014

Obama’s approval falls to 38 percent

Call it the unlucky seven -- that's how many times President Obama's approval rating has now sunk to his administration low of 38 percent, Gallup reported.

September 5, 2014