Cheryl K. Chumley

Toronto’s Rob Ford takes rehabbed self to kids’ playground for political props

Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, fresh from rehab and ostensibly off the crack pipe, was captured by camera on a seesaw and swing at a children's playground — one of the first of no-doubt political props he'll use for his re-election campaign.

July 29, 2014

Satanists to use Hobby Lobby rule to skirt state abortion laws

The Satanic Temple said in a statement on its website that the Supreme Court's recent ruling on Hobby Lobby now gives women the right to opt out of state laws that require abortion seekers to first read pro-life materials.

July 29, 2014

Boston-area tornado rips 100 homes: ‘Are we in Kansas?’

A rare tornado ripped through Revere, a seaside city outside of Boston, ripping roofs of homes and ultimately leaving an estimated 100 buildings in shreds.

July 29, 2014

Rush Limbaugh: ‘There is no journalism anymore’

Conservative talk show giant Rush Limbaugh unleashed some harsh criticism against the mainstream media — sparked by a CNN headline — during his recent radio show, outright jabbing that the world of news is pretty much dead.

July 29, 2014

California’s Jerry Brown cites God, ‘religious call’ to embrace illegals

California Gov. Jerry Brown told a crowd of climate change watchers at an event in Mexico that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's push for National Guard troops on the border was flat-out wrong — that God demands a friendlier reception for illegals.

July 29, 2014

Scott Brown struggles for political traction in New Hampshire Senate race

Scott Brown, the former Massachusetts senator who took his political aspirations to New Hampshire for a new run at Congress, is not faring as well as hoped, as numerous polls paint his Democratic challenger with a healthy lead.

July 29, 2014

Hamid Karzai’s cousin killed by suicide bomber at Eid al-Fitr party

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's cousin, a powerful ally of Ashraf Ghani — a candidate for president — was killed Tuesday by a suicide bomber who struck at his home.

July 29, 2014

Obama thanks Muslims for ‘building the very fabric of our nation’

President Obama and his wife sent out a joint statement to Muslims in America for the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, thanking them for their contributions in "building the fabric" of the country.

July 29, 2014

Israel flattens home of top Hamas leader, takes out power plant

Airstrikes from Israel flattened the three-story home of a top political leader for Hamas, along with a key radio and television station and the only power station in Gaza early Tuesday.

July 29, 2014

GOP: Environmental rules keeping agents from accessing border

Republicans say federal land protections are hindering border agents in their ability to access properties near the southern border — and that, in turn, is driving up the numbers of illegals who are pouring into America.

July 28, 2014

Hamas turns to North Korea for weapons deal, Iran for money

Hamas terrorists in Gaza are reportedly looking to North Korea to provide them weapons and communications gear in their fight against Israel.

July 28, 2014

David Duchovny draws ire with pro-Russia beer ad

Actor David Duchovny of "The X-Files" fame has raised U.S. hackles with a recent ad in which he's cast as a dreamer of all things Russia.

July 28, 2014

Obama’s post re-election stats irk: 81 golf rounds, 75 fundraisers

President Obama has set aside time to play 81 rounds of golf and attend 75 different political fundraising events since his re-election in 2012 — just over 600 days ago — a media analysis found.

July 28, 2014

Hillary Clinton: Forget Obama, George W. Bush made her ‘proud to be an American’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an eyebrow raiser of a statement on CNN, claiming that former President George W. Bush actually brought out her patriotism and made her proud of her American roots.

July 28, 2014

Ohio sheriff sends bill to Mexico for cost of jailing illegals

The sheriff of Butler County in Ohio said his community has become so overwhelmed with illegals that he sent a letter to Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto — billing him for the costs associated with jailing them.

July 28, 2014

Keith Urban concert ends in ‘nutso’ chaos, with dozens arrested, injured

Alcohol played a big factor in the chaos that marked the end of a Keith Urban country music concert in Massachusetts, as police arrested at least 50 and area hospitals treated dozens.

July 28, 2014

Fist bump becoming all the rage for germ-wary handshakers

The fist bump is rapidly becoming the greeting of choice for those wary of germs and the risk of contagion from shaking hands in traditional fashion.

July 28, 2014

Tennessee storms ravage counties, wreck 10 homes

Powerful storms that struck at several states left at least 10 homes completely destroyed in Tennessee — though the good news is nobody was reported injured or dead.

July 28, 2014

Chinese police tear down church cross in religion crackdown

Hundreds of police in China removed a Christian cross from a church building located in a city known as "China's Jerusalem" — the latest move in a larger mission to crack down on religion.

July 28, 2014

Iraqi Christians rally at White House: ‘Obama, Obama, where are you?’

Hundreds of outraged Iraqi Christians staged a rally outside the White House, demanding to know why President Obama wasn't providing any aid to the scores of faithful being persecuted by radical Muslims around the world.

July 28, 2014