Cheryl K. Chumley

Dinesh D’Souza book yanked from Costco shelves

Costco has suddenly — and according to author Dinesh D'Souza, inexplicably — booted his book from stores nationwide, ordering chain operators to clear their shelves of "America: Imagine a World Without Her" by July 15.

July 8, 2014

Six Flags roller coaster mishap injures four, as riders stranded for hours

Almost two dozen riders were stranded and four hurt when a roller coaster at the Six Flags Magic Mountain in California hit an overhanging tree branch and sent the front car off track.

July 8, 2014

Israel kicks off massive assault on Hamas: ‘We’re taking this to the next step’

Tensions and violence between Israel and Hamas escalated Tuesday, as the Jewish nation kicked into high gear on rocket launches at the same time telling more ground troops: You're up.

July 8, 2014

Sarah Palin — New face of ‘The View’?

Sarah Palin could be the next face of "The View," if ABC catches the hints the former Alaskan governor has dropped lately.

July 7, 2014

Obama ditching Hillary for ‘Mini-Me’ Elizabeth Warren: Edward Klein

President Obama is going to renege on his campaign promise to Bill Clinton and press for Sen. Elizabeth Warren — not Hillary Rodham Clinton — to be the Democratic candidate for the White House in 2016, said "Blood Feud" author Edward Klein.

July 7, 2014

308 Memphis police call in sick to protest drops in health care subsidies

Police officials in Memphis, Tennessee, said 308 police officers have called in sick in recent days, an apparent protest against the city's mulled reforms to their health care policies.

July 7, 2014

Gay parents give kids better ‘general health,’ says scientific report by gay dad

A new study from researchers with the University of Melbourne in Australia concludes that gay parents provide children with a better family atmosphere than traditional male-female parents in two key areas: "general health and family cohesion," the authors said.

July 7, 2014

Rand Paul on Iraq: ‘What’s going on now, I don’t blame on President Obama’

Sen. Rand Paul sided with President Obama over some of his more hawkish conservative colleagues, saying the recent surge of violence in Iraq at the hands of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists is not the White House administration's fault.

July 7, 2014

U.K. engineering student now an ISIL terrorist: ‘I was so happy’ to join jihad

An engineering student in the United Kingdom said he left his studies behind and went to join in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant jihad because he felt the pull of his Muslim faith — and he's never been happier.

July 7, 2014

NYC newspaper shocks with N-word headline about Obama

A newspaper that's based in the Manhattan borough of New York City, West Village, has sent shockwaves through the community with a Monday headline that references the "N-word" in the White House — only spells it out.

July 7, 2014

Border chief Gil Kerlikowske: Central American illegals are ‘not dangerous’

The commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Gil Kerlikowske, said during a Sunday television interview that Americans shouldn't worry — the illegals who are flowing across the border from Central America aren't dangerous.

July 7, 2014

Construction worker loses hand, fingers in illegal fireworks accident

A construction worker from California, 40, lost his right hand and three fingers on his left hand after trying to set off fireworks of a professional grade.

July 7, 2014

World Cup: Brazil voodoo priest vows to set curse on German team

A voodoo priest from Brazil said he's going to send a curse on Germany's World Cup team prior to the two clubs' face-off in the semifinal.

July 7, 2014

Lifeguard, 32, drowns trying to save swimmer off California coast

A lifeguard with at least 15 years of experience drowned while trying to save a swimmer in waters off the coast of Southern California.

July 7, 2014

Dozens of women, girls in Nigeria escape Boko Haram captors

More than 60 women and girls captured by terrorists with Boko Haram in Nigeria last month have fled and escaped.

July 7, 2014

Joe Biden shows signs of staking out White House from Hillary Clinton

Vice President Joseph R. Biden is giving off the vibe that's feeling a bit left behind — a bit down in the dumps due to all the hoopla that's swirling about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her possible 2016 White House run, political watchers said.

July 3, 2014

Hawaii to pay $81K salary for someone to tell people how to avoid falling

Hawaii's latest government job offering is an $81,000-a-year taxpayer-funded position for someone who can dish out information to residents about the best ways to avoid falls and fall-related injuries.

July 3, 2014

Beleaguered beer makers pin revenue hopes on Fourth of July drinkers

Beer sales are down, and manufacturers say the Fourth of July holiday could be make-or-break time for pulling out of the slump.

July 3, 2014

Rush Limbaugh: Soccer began by ‘animal-abusing white guys … kicking pig bladders’

Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh had an interesting observance about the genesis of soccer — one that he described as sure to anger liberals, if only they would face the truth.

July 3, 2014

Bill O’Reilly blasts mass deportation of illegals as ‘draconian’ notion

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly had harsh words of criticism for those who favor a cut-and-dry mass deportation approach for illegal immigrants, calling out such notions as ridiculous and "draconian" during a recent broadcast on "The O'Reilly Factor."

July 3, 2014