Cheryl K. Chumley

GOP presses to scrap IRS commissioner position — but put in panel

Republicans in the House say the Internal Revenue Service has overstepped its bounds one too many times — most recently, by putting conservative and tea party nonprofit applications in its crosshairs — and it's high time to get rid of the commissioner's position.

July 30, 2014

Catholic League slams Obama: ‘Do Christian lives mean so little to you?’

The head of the Catholic League issued a scathing criticism at President Obama, posting on his group's website an essay that pointed to all the Christians being beheaded by Muslim terrorists and asking: Doesn't that matter to you?

July 30, 2014

Houston mayor: Sorry that police put man’s blind dog on road to die

Houston Mayor Annise Parker said the city is sorry that a police officer put a family's near-blind dog on the streets to ultimately die after arresting its owner during a traffic stop.

July 30, 2014

Woman vows 10K-mile stationary bike ride for Obama: ‘Just asking for a wave’

An Australian woman with a real fondness for President Obama has vowed to tether herself to her stationary bike and peddle away until she rides the distance from Melbourne to Washington, D.C. — all in an attempt at grabbing his attention and getting a "wave," she said.

July 30, 2014

‘Queen of Mean’ Leona Helmsley’s former home hits market for $65M

A sprawling Connecticut estate owned once owned by real estate baroness Leona Helmsley, dubbed the "Queen of Mean" for her frequent tyrannical outbursts, has hit the market for $65 million.

July 30, 2014

Florida beach-goers told to beware flesh-eating bacteria in water

At least 11 Florida beach-goers were killed in 2013 by a deadly flesh-eating bacteria that naturally occurs in warm, salty waters — and authorities say this summer season isn't shaping to be any better for the southern swimmers.

July 30, 2014

Orlando Bloom’s punch at Justin Bieber brings on the crowd cheers

An angry Orlando Bloom threw a quick punch Justin Bieber's way, after the pop star reportedly made an unfavorable remark about the actor's ex-wife — and the reaction from the crowd at Cipriani in Ibiza, Spain, was simply to cheer.

July 30, 2014

Benjamin Netanyahu’s favorability hits 82 percent, Obama’s at 40 percent

Israelites of all political walks have rallied behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent weeks, boosting the Jewish nation leader to an 82 percent popularity rate -- twice that of what U.S. President Obama touts.

July 30, 2014

Al Qaeda nets $125M from ransom payoffs from Europe since 2008

The terror group al Qaeda has found a cash cow in ransom payoffs from European nations, netting a minimum of $125 million over the past six years from the kidnapping trade, The New York Times reported.

July 30, 2014

Albania bank loses $7M in theft; police arrest 2

Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection to a report from Albania's central bank that nearly $7 million in cash was stolen.

July 30, 2014

Gov. Mike Pence irked as Obama sends illegals to Indiana on sly

Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana is the latest politician to accuse the White House of dumping illegal minor-aged immigrants in his state absent even a courtesy notification — and he's now penned a letter to the president asking him to send them back to their home countries.

July 30, 2014

Israel, White House say Obama phone call to demand cease-fire was fake

Israel and the White House both say that a widely publicized transcript of a telephone call that supposedly took place between President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — during which the former demanded the latter impose an immediate cease-fire — was fake.

July 30, 2014

Nancy Pelosi: Deporting kids un-Christian, sends them ‘into a burning building’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said sending illegal minor-aged immigrants back home is tantamount to putting them in a building that's on fire — and that it's completely unfair for America to deport them without a proper court hearing.

July 30, 2014

Islamist militants seize special forces base in Benghazi, Libya

Islamist militants seized the largest special forces base in Benghazi, on the heels of an overnight battle that killed 30 people.

July 30, 2014

Feds sue Pennsylvania State Police over women’s fitness tests

The U.S. Justice Department launched a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Police, alleging that the physical fitness tests the department gives as part of its application process are unfair to women.

July 30, 2014

Israel accused of striking U.N. school, killing at least 15

Israel's military was accused Wednesday of striking a school run by the United Nations located in the Gaza Strip, leading to the death of at least 15 Palestinians.

July 30, 2014

George Zimmerman gets a new gig as unofficial security guard at gun shop

George Zimmerman, a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted last year of murdering teen Trayvon Martin, recently took on a new, unofficial role: impromptu security guard at a gun and motorcycle shop.

July 29, 2014

Navy investigating ship death of female sailor, 23, as suicide

A 23-year-old female sailor from Ohio found dead while aboard the destroyer James E. Williams likely committed suicide, investigators believe.

July 29, 2014

Glenn Beck: Conservatives will lose on immigration

Conservatives aren't likely to win at the immigration and border debates that are coursing through Congress and across the United States, conservative talk show host Glenn Beck believes.

July 29, 2014

Thomas the Tank Engine show is racist, British blogger accuses

A British blogger and mother of a toddler said she's found "subversive messages" in the children's television show "Thomas & Friends," calling it racist and harmful to children.

July 29, 2014