Cheryl K. Chumley

DHS ad contradicts White House claim of shock by illegal immigrant children

The Obama administration say they were caught off-guard by the sheer number of illegal children who've crossed into America in recent days, but an employment ad from the Department of Homeland Security may prove otherwise.

June 23, 2014

Wealthy parents hire $300/hr. experts to plot proper summer fun for kids

Apparently, summer vacation for school children has taken on a new strategic tone — and it's all aimed at having the right type of fun that will showcase well in college admission essays.

June 23, 2014

South Dakota GOP passes impeachment resolution on Obama

As far as many South Dakotan Republicans are concerned, President Obama should be impeached.

June 23, 2014

Aaron Hernandez, jailed ex-Patriot player, taken to hospital for brief time

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who faces three murder charges for 2013 and 2012 incidents, was taken briefly from jail and transported to an outside hospital for treatment of an undisclosed ailment.

June 23, 2014

Nissan, Honda, Mazda issue worldwide recall over possibly exploding air bags

Nobody's yet reported any accidents, but carmakers Nissan, Honda and Mazda aren't taking any chances and have issued a recall for millions of models around the world over a glitch discovered with Takata Corp. air bags — they could possible explode.

June 23, 2014

Missouri church offers AR-15 rifle raffle to entice younger male crowd

A Joplin, Missouri, church has decided the best way to "get more people to follow Jesus" and join the congregation is to hold a raffle — with two Black Rain AR-15 assault rifles as the prize.

June 23, 2014

‘Blood Feud’ book: Michelle Obama dubs Hillary Clinton ‘Hildebeest,’ mulls W.H. run

Author Edward Klein's newest release, "Blood Feud," is being billed as a tell-all of the animosity that marked the Clinton-Obama family relations — and already sparks are flying over first lady Michelle Obama's less-than-complimentary pet name for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

June 23, 2014

U.S. missile defense test a success: ‘This is a very important step’

Navy Vice Adm. James Syring, director of the Missile Defense Agency, cheered the successful weekend ballistic missile interception of a target that was fired over the Pacific Ocean, calling the test a crucial step in the development of improved "homeland" defense.

June 23, 2014

Egypt sends 3 Al-Jazeera journalists to prison for working with terrorists

Three journalists employed by Al-Jazeera Qatar were sentenced to seven years in prison by Egypt court authorities who found them guilty of collaborating with terrorists and making up news.

June 23, 2014

Kanye West jabs Obama: You can’t ‘effect change’ without money

Rap artist Kanye West subtly slammed President Obama, saying that change can't be effected absent scores of money — and that attempts to wield power from the White House to bring about policy is nonsensical.

June 20, 2014

Bill O’Reilly: ‘I’m not Rush Limbaugh … I’m a fact-based guy’

Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly issued a somewhat scathing assessment of his talking head competition, putting liberal Sen. Al Franken in the same boat as conservative Rush Limbaugh and dismissing them as partisan hacks or scaremongers.

June 20, 2014

Trey Gowdy lights up John Boehner and Lindsey Graham

Rep. Trey Gowdy took a time-out from the somber cause of politicking to tell a two-plus minute story of his recent dream that opened: Speaker John Boehner, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Maryland's Rep. Andy Harris all died and went to Heaven.

June 20, 2014

New York City to give free lunches to all middle-schoolers, no matter what income

Politicos just handed parents in New York City a huge entitlement at taxpayer expense — free lunches for all the school system's middle-schoolers — in what critics are sure to bill as a nanny government run amok.

June 20, 2014

John Boehner: President Obama’s ‘wheels are coming off’

Speaker John Boehner blasted the White House over a range of issues — from Iraq to the blooming scandals with Veterans Affairs and the Internal Revenue Service — saying the perception of a casual observer might be that the president doesn't really have a clue.

June 20, 2014

Conservative yanked off air for testing racial slur bounds in context of Redskins’ talk

Former Rep. Joe Walsh -- Illinois congressman-turned-conservative radio host -- learned the hard way that it's not acceptable to say certain racially charged words on air, even when trying to make a point about the attack of the Redskins' football team name.

June 20, 2014

White House reporters caught on tape mocking John McCain

Sen. John McCain was the unwitting target of a couple of White House reporters' jokes — and now the nation knows just what MSNBC's Chuck Todd and Fox News' Ed Henry think of the Arizona politico.

June 20, 2014

Pope Francis condemns ‘evil’ marijuana

Pope Francis waded into the legalized marijuana debate on Friday, putting out a statement that says, bluntly: Don't do it.

June 20, 2014

Republicans join Democrats to vote for curb to NSA spy powers

Republicans and Democrats found common ground on the secretive National Security Agency and passed a bill in the House aimed at scaling back the government's surveillance powers.

June 20, 2014

CDC warns 75 workers may have been exposed to anthrax

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 75 workers may have been exposed to anthrax, but that the likelihood was minimal and not to worry.

June 20, 2014

Nancy Pelosi: I pray for Republicans ‘every Sunday’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that when Sunday dawns, she is more a praying woman and far less a partisan politician.

June 20, 2014