Cheryl K. Chumley

John McCain: There’ll be ‘hell to pay’ if Malaysia plane was shot down by separatists

Sen. John McCain said Thursday afternoon that he wasn't ready to conclude that the Malaysia Airlines crash came as a result of an attack — but he did make clear that trouble was on the way for Russian separatists if suggestions of a purposeful shoot-down proved true.

July 17, 2014

Missy Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ says ‘spiritual warfare’ to blame for attacks

Missy Robertson, the wife of "Duck Dynasty" star Jase Robertson, said she has an idea why some in the nation take such umbrage with the show and especially with its religious slant: It's the battle of principalities.

July 17, 2014

Hillary Clinton hired to replace George Bush for Boston speech

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton nabbed the speaking role for an American Financial conference in Boston next week once former President George W. Bush had to bow out after knee surgery.

July 17, 2014

Jay Carney joins private speaking circuit at $100K a pop

Former White House spokesman Jay Carney has a new gig as the latest face and voice of the Washington Speakers Bureau — and it's worth up to $100,000 a pop.

July 17, 2014

Obama pleads for patience on his foreign policy: ‘We live in a complex world’

President Obama stressed patience Wednesday with his administration's foreign policy, saying that it's alive and well but will take some time to unfold.

July 17, 2014

Jill Abramson: Obama most secretive president

Jill Abramson, the fired executive editor for the New York Times, told Fox News fame that the current administration is one of the most secretive in White House history.

July 17, 2014

Immigration tensions hike as AR-15-wielding Michigan residents rally

At least 50 people carting weapons, flags and posters expressing anger with the porous border took to Vassar, Mich., streets to rally against a plan to ship some of the illegal minor-aged immigrants to their community.

July 17, 2014

KKK ramping recruitment with candy bag giveaways and ‘save our land’ fliers

Ku Klux Klan members in South Carolina have been distributing fliers and goody bags filled with candies to multiple homes in recent days, hoping to bolster recruitment by capitalizing on growing anger over the porous U.S. border.

July 17, 2014

Manuel Noriega sues ‘Call of Duty’ makers for mocking portrayal in game

Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega — in jail for drug smuggling, money laundering and murder — said he has his rights and the makers of "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" have violated them by portraying him in a bad light in a video game.

July 17, 2014

Illegal immigrant nabbed in Texas with gun; serial number was filed off

Federal agents found and arrested an illegal immigrant, Oscar Romero Martin-Zacarias, at a home in Brownsville, Texas, cuffing him on weapons charges after they discovered he was in possession of a gun.

July 17, 2014

Washington state wildfires threaten hundreds of homes as residents flee

A Washington wildfire that's already raged across two square miles of forest lands has sent the residents of 860 or so homes packing, and emergency responders are worried that another 800 more houses could go up in flames.

July 17, 2014

Russia denounces new U.S. sanctions as ‘bullying’ and vengeful

Russia's Foreign Ministry had a harsh reaction Thursday to the new sanctions President Obama announced for the nation, calling the move vengeful and likening the tactics to "bullying."

July 17, 2014

Israeli military foils Hamas infiltration from Gaza tunnel

Israeli's military said Thursday it thwarted a terror attack from about 13 Hamas terrorists who were discovered crossing into the Jewish nation's borders via a tunnel from Gaza.

July 17, 2014

Germany reverts to typewriters to slip U.S. spies

Germany, looking to keep U.S. spies at bay, has gone with a decidedly retro method of communication: typewriters.

July 16, 2014

Former Bowe Bergdahl platoon mate: ‘We know that he deserted,’ so why’s he at work?

Some of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's platoon mates are outright confounded by his sudden return to military duty, wondering how and why someone they thought was a deserter could so quickly — and without prosecution — pick up the Fort Sam Houston reins and take on a day-to-day desk job.

July 16, 2014

NASA: ‘We’re very, very close’ to proving existence of alien life

NASA scientists say it won't be long before they're able to prove that life on other planets really does exist.

July 16, 2014

Mark Levin: Jon Stewart a ‘knee-jerk idiot’ for Israel joke

Conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin lit up the airwaves with a rant against Jon Stewart, calling the "Daily Show" host a "twerp," among other names, for his views on recent the Israeli-Hamas trade of rocket fire.

July 16, 2014

Democrats take to Twitter, tell illegals: ‘Our doors are open’

Democrats in the House pushing a pro-amnesty message — and the need for speedy approval of $3.7 billion for President Obama to address border issues — took to Twitter to give illegals some political support, telling them bluntly: We're on your side.

July 16, 2014

Team Obama wants ‘economic patriotism’ — a ban on business HQ heading overseas

The White House sent out a letter to the Senate Finance Committee late Tuesday, calling on Congress to consider a "new sense of economic patriotism" — code for a ban on big businesses moving headquarters overseas to save on taxes.

July 16, 2014

Connecticut man arrested for ‘passive-aggressive’ stabbing at melon

A 49-year-old Connecticut man was arrested on charges of threatening after a woman complained to police that he stabbed at a watermelon in front of her in a most threatening manner.

July 16, 2014