Cheryl K. Chumley

Michael Moore, movie-making critic of capitalism, has nine homes

Filmmaker Michael Moore, the outspoken political activist whose documentary-style movies frequently condemn capitalism, reportedly owns nine different homes — including a $2 million mansion in Torch Lake, Michigan.

July 24, 2014

Joe Biden: ‘Businesses are hiring at historic rates’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden said in a task force report to President Obama that business growth in the United States has hit "historic rates" and that hiring is reaching new highs.

July 24, 2014

U.N. Human Rights head accuses Israel of war crimes

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, suggested in the wake of the Palestinian death toll hitting nearly 700 that Israel was guilty of war crimes.

July 24, 2014

Obama dispatches researchers to border to check on National Guard

Texas is deploying National Guard troops to the border — and the White House is sending in the research team.

July 24, 2014

Dutch receiving Malaysia plane bodies irked at Putin’s daughter in Holland

Locals in the Netherlands gathered at the airport to receive the bodies of their loved ones who were killed during the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 turned their anger on one prominent resident — Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughter, Maria, 29.

July 24, 2014

Algerian plane diverted due to storms, second aircraft: 116 missing

The Algerian airline plane that went off radar Thursday morning was purposefully diverted from its flight path due to a thunderstorm and to avoid contact with another plane flying the same skies, authorities said.

July 24, 2014

Colorado judge strikes voter-backed gay marriage ban, but issues stay

A federal judge in Denver struck down Colorado's voter-approved ban on gay marriage — but then issued an immediate stay of the ruling in order to give the state an opportunity to appeal.

July 24, 2014

Brooklyn Bridge flag-swapping suspects identified by nickname

The suspects who swapped out the American flag for a bleached white flag — the international symbol for surrender — over the Brooklyn Bridge have been identified by their nicknames, police reported.

July 24, 2014

Christian woman in Sudan spared for apostasy flies to Italy

Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian woman who was imprisoned and sentenced to death by Sudanese authorities for her religious beliefs, is now free and has touched down in Italy to be with her family.

July 24, 2014

Brit lawmaker: I would fire on Israel if I lived in Gaza

A British lawmaker came under fire Wednesday for tweeting that he would fire rockets at Israel if he lived in the Gaza Strip.

July 23, 2014

Fruit recall causes chaos for Costco, Trader Joe’s, Wal-Mart, Kroger

Fruit sold at Costco, Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart and Kroger groceries has been subjected to a voluntary recall by the Wawona Packing Co., after authorities found evidence that the produce may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

July 23, 2014

Ben Carson on White House: ‘I am starting to think about it’

Retired brain surgeon and noted conservative Ben Carson, who has resisted calls for him to make a run for the presidency in 2016, said that he's now softened his stance on the issue.

July 23, 2014

Michael Bloomberg thumbs FAA ban, plots course to Israel

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the Federal Aviation Administration can ban all it wants — he's still flying to Israel.

July 23, 2014

California bans full-contact football practices in off-season

California's latest law bans football players from engaging in full-contact off-season practices at middle schools and high schools around the state.

July 23, 2014

Obamacare glitch: GAO finds fake IDs will get you covered

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found that those with fake ID cards can still get Obamacare — the latest glitch with the president's signature health care reform.

July 23, 2014

Obama tells DNC fundraising crowd: ‘I’m not overly partisan’

For the second time in just a few weeks, President Obama has made the claim that he's not very partisan — and that, in fact, his favorite president hailed from the Republican Party.

July 23, 2014

Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down

Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down by pro-Russian rebel fighters, a spokesman for Ukraine's military said early Wednesday morning.

July 23, 2014

‘Operation Normandy’ set to send 3,500 volunteers to border to ‘stop an invasion’

Jim Gilchrist — one of the founders of the Minutemen Project — said he's reaching out across America to recruit at least 3,500 volunteers who will go to the border to patrol and cover the "porous areas" between San Diego and Brownsville, Texas.

July 23, 2014

Oregon vandals smear cars with doughnuts, pastries, chocolate bars

Oregon police are on the prowl for the vandal, or group of vandals, responsible for smearing numerous Hillsboro-based vehicles with doughnuts, other pastries and chocolate cars.

July 23, 2014

Obama’s ‘Katrina moment’ leaves his favorability factor at 42 percent

For all the talk about a possible "Katrina moment" for President Obama for his failure to visit the southern border and witness firsthand the crisis of illegal minor-age immigrant border crossers, his numbers are holding steady. But that could be because they were already so low.

July 23, 2014