Cheryl K. Chumley

Pope Francis goes off script in Jerusalem and calls Muslims ‘dear brothers’

Pope Francis kicked off his Monday with a swing through the Dome of the Rock, a holy spot for three religions — Christianity, Judaism and Islam — and a call for universal peace, his signature message.

May 26, 2014

Al Qaeda in Syria takes responsibility for car bombings

Al Qaeda's main affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, posted a message on its Twitter account on Monday laying claim to a couple of car bombings in the central city of Homs that left at least 10 dead.

May 26, 2014

Ben Carson: VA scandal really a ‘gift from God’ to spotlight bureaucracy

Ben Carson said the scandal that's emerging within the walls of the Department of Veterans Affairs is actually a blessing because it reveals some important insights to Americans: that government is truly not to be trusted.

May 26, 2014

VA morgue mix-up leaves bodies of 28 vets in burial limbo for 18 months

The bodies of 28 U.S. veterans that have been lying in a Southern California morgue for the last 18 months or so waiting for someone to claim them will finally receive proper burials.

May 26, 2014

Philadelphia robbery victim impaled on pole by attackers

A Philadelphia man is fighting for his life after he was impaled by a pole when robbers tossed him into a construction hole in the Ogontz region of the city.

May 26, 2014

Little girl recites poem on Hamas TV: “I shall buy a bullet, at any price’

A children's show on Hamas television that was just criticized for a bumblebee character that enticed watchers to shoot Jews has a new broadcast out that's causing angst — a little girl who recites a poem from memory and references the need to buy a bullet, no matter what it takes.

May 26, 2014

India passenger train crashes with freighter, killing scores

Two trains in India crashed on Monday, leaving at least 20 dead, emergency responders said.

May 26, 2014

Car smashes into Boston VA hospital

The Boston Fire Department rushed to the VA hospital in West Roxbury on Friday after a car reportedly smashed into the building.

May 23, 2014

Jay Leno, in Israel, takes comedic potshots at Obama, Kerry

Jay Leno, speaking to a crowd in Israel, took the opportunity to roast President Obama's declaration of Jewish American Heritage Month as a chance to strengthen America's "unbreakable bond with the nation of Israel."

May 23, 2014

Blind Mass. football player, 17, has shot at making Tulane University team

A 17-year-old football player from Massachusetts who's legally blind may nonetheless make the cut at Tulane University for this fall's program.

May 23, 2014

Marines brave Camp Pendleton wildfires to save memorial crosses

A group of Marines at Camp Pendleton braved a wildfire burn that was creeping up First Sergeant's Hill in San Mateo, Calif., to save a sacred set of memorial crosses that are part of a long-standing display aimed at remembering their fallen.

May 23, 2014

Nancy Pelosi jabs Obama: VA needs more than ‘registering of concern’

Even House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, one of President Obama's staunchest defenders, is hinting that he needs to ramp up his response to the emerging Veterans Affairs Department scandal.

May 23, 2014

Twitter blocks ‘blasphemous’ content on Mohammed at Pakistan’s request

Pakistan asked and Twitter said yes, and now messages deemed by the nation's telecommunications watchdog as "blasphemous" have been blocked from the social media site.

May 23, 2014

‘Winter White House’ used by Kennedy clan hits market for $38.M million

The former posh winter estate of the Kennedy clan located in Palm Beach, Florida — the one nicknamed during John F. Kennedy's presidency as the "winter White House" — has hit the real estate market with an opening sales price of $38.5 million.

May 23, 2014

Obama: ‘I look like Morgan Freeman’

President Obama adopted a self-deprecating tone Thursday at a pricey fundraiser in his hometown of Chicago, telling his audience that they all looked great, but that he's aged — considerably.

May 23, 2014

Seven tons of hummus recalled over contamination scare

Lansal food producer executives have recalled more than seven tons of hummus, the company's voluntary response to a Texas health department finding of possible contamination in the Target Archer Farms Traditional version of the product.

May 23, 2014

Mark Levin dubs Harry Reid the ‘Donald Sterling of Senate’

Conservative talk show giant Mark Levin took to the airwaves to denounce a Democratic-controlled Senate that he slammed for hypocrisy, in effect asking: How can you demand the Redskins change its NFL name, yet stand by racist statements made by your own party leader, Harry Reid?

May 23, 2014

Meghan McCain: Even Jesus Christ as VP couldn’t have helped my dad win

Meghan McCain said on Ora.TV's "Politicking" this week that her father, Sen. John McCain, wouldn't have won the 2008 race for the precedency even if Jesus Christ himself had run as his vice president.

May 23, 2014

Anthony Weiner: Nancy Pelosi’s Benghazi picks like ‘carrying library books’ to knife fight

Anthony Weiner, the former hard-charging Democratic congressman who's star fell from a sexting scandal, nonetheless jumped back into the daily political discourse to offer his opinion on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's picks for the Benghazi committee: You could do better, he said.

May 23, 2014

Wealthy mom trend: Hiring pros to pack their kids’ summer camp bags

Wealthy moms in New York City have a new time-saver at their disposal: Hire a professional packer to get their kids' ready for summer camp.

May 23, 2014