Cheryl K. Chumley

Bald? Japan has got your back with discount drinks in Tokyo bar

Bald men in Japan are getting a lot of love from a Tokyo-based bar named Otasuke — a name that could be translated into English to mean "the baldie's friend" — where patrons with receding hairlines are offered a bit of consolation to cover their loss: Discounted drink tabs.

May 20, 2014

Marco Rubio refuses to answer marijuana use question, calling it no-win

Sen. Marco Rubio outright refused to answer any questions about his past marijuana use — whether he smoked or whether he didn't — calling the query a no-win situation that would isolate voters, no matter which way he responded.

May 20, 2014

Joe Biden to teen girl, 17: No, I can’t go to prom with you

Vice President Joseph R. Biden told a 17-year-old girl who asked him to prom at her Newington, Conn., school that no, he couldn't go — but he did try to temper the bad news by sending her a small token of a corsage.

May 20, 2014

Michelle Obama tells senior high-schoolers to monitor families for racism

First lady Michelle Obama said during senior recognition remarks at a high school in Topeka, Kansas, last weekend that students ought to monitor their friends and family members for racist and discriminatory statements and attitudes, and issue corrections to those who are found guilty.

May 20, 2014

Oregonian gays buoyed by court ruling gather by dozens to marry

Dozens of gay couples in Oregon flocked to local magistrate offices to obtain their marriage certificates and perform quick ceremonies in the hours after a U.S. District judge ruled that a voter-approved ban on same-sex weddings was unconstitutional.

May 20, 2014

U.S. poised to evacuate embassy in Tripoli, Libya: report

The U.S. military has doubled down on the number of planes it has standing by in Italy in case of an evacuation call for Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, various media reported Tuesday.

May 20, 2014

Southern ‘secede’ billboard removed in Alabama after complaints

A highway billboard with a Southern secession message only lasted a couple days before protests brought it down.

May 19, 2014

Duck Dynasty’s ‘Uncle Si’ debuts 6-track: ‘Me and My Smoking Hot Honey’

Silas Robertson, better known as Uncle Si on Duck Dynasty, just released his new country six-track extended play, or EP, iTunes special — "Me and My Smoking Hot Honey."

May 19, 2014

Military combat device finds second use as high-tech spoon for tremblers

Military technology designed to stabilize equipment for soldiers in the middle of combat has now been re-purposed for an entirely new set of clientele: Those who suffer uncontrollable tremors in their hands.

May 19, 2014

‘Gobber’ goes gay in ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’

The PG-rated animated feature "How to Train Your Dragon" has a new twist for the June sequel: One of the main supporting characters is coming out as gay.

May 19, 2014

Jill Abramson: I’m keeping my New York Times ‘T’ tattoo

Fired New York Times editor Jill Abramson stood by her former employer during her commencement speech Monday at Wake Forest University, describing the newspaper as a career highlight.

May 19, 2014

CIA, Boeing covering up missing Malaysian plane: Former PM

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 didn't crash, and the CIA and Boeing aircraft company could very well know where the missing plane is, the former Malaysian prime minister claimed.

May 19, 2014

Dianne Feinstein touts Hillary Clinton as ‘foreign policy’ expert candidate

Not that Sen. Dianne Feinstein was issuing a formal endorsement, but she did say that if former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did decide to seek the presidency, and she won, it would mean America would have a top foreign policy expert in the White House.

May 19, 2014

Justice Department charges China with cyber-spying crimes on U.S. firms

The U.S. Justice Department has filed criminal charges against a handful of government authorities in China, alleging they've stolen U.S. trade secrets via cyber warfare.

May 19, 2014

Mississippi senator tells church crowd: ‘Reclaim your country’

A Mississippi state senator, Chris McDaniel, hoping for a primary win against Sen. Thad Cochran told a church crowd in Wiggins that America's Christian base ought to reignite itself and take back the nation from the leftist influences that are driving away the Founding Father principles.

May 19, 2014

Matt Drudge wipes his Twitter account clean of all posts — except one warning

Matt Drudge has cleaned his Twitter account of all tweets and posts — except for a single, solitary message that strikes a somewhat ominous tone.

May 19, 2014

Mitt Romney defends Obama, calls for N-word-slinging police chief to resign

Mitt Romney said a New Hampshire police commissioner who admittedly used the N-word in reference to President Obama ought to resign and say he's sorry.

May 19, 2014

9/11 museum shop gifts evoke outrage: ‘Pandora charm bracelets? Oh, my God!’

National September 11 Memorial & Museum goers had a common reaction to the items that were sold at the facility's gift shop, ranging from dog vests with a FDNY label to jewelry molded from the leaves of a pear tree that survived the disaster: Tactless.

May 19, 2014

Oregonians on edge, awaiting judge’s rule on state ban on gay marriage

Oregon could very well be the next state that tosses a ban on gay marriage, as a U.S. District judge is supposed to hand down a ruling on a challenge to the law Monday afternoon.

May 19, 2014

Pamela Anderson recalls gang-rape during high school: ‘I just wanted off this earth’

Former "Baywatch" beauty Pamela Anderson said she was gang-raped by seven boys in high school — including her then-boyfriend — and was also subjected to sexual molestation by a babysitter between the ages of 6 and 10.

May 19, 2014