Cheryl K. Chumley

Ben Carson presidential PAC outpaces Hillary, GOP

The push for Ben Carson to run for president in 2016 is picking up steam, as a group encouraging him to run has raised more money in the first three months of this year than the group rallying behind Hillary Rodham Clinton, or those tied to Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and other potential GOP candidates.

April 18, 2014

Chocolate costs soar, becoming ‘unaffordable’ luxury

Snag those Easter bunny chocolate deals before they're gone. Market costs of cocoa — and consequently, chocolate — are soaring to such highs that some industry insiders predict its price per pound will soon rival that of top-end champagne.

April 18, 2014

Michaels craft chain confirms hackers hit 3M customers

Arts and crafts retail chain Michaels announced this week up to three million credit card numbers may have been hacked from its company computer system between May 8, 2013, and Jan. 27, 2014.

April 18, 2014

Special Forces’ suicide rates hit record levels — casualties of ‘hard combat’

The suicide rates for U.S. military members who serve in special forces, like the Navy SEALs and the Army Rangers, have hit all-time highs, said Adm. William McRaven, the head of Special Operations Command.

April 18, 2014

Hillary swoons at admitted illegal immigrant: ‘Wow,’ you’re ‘incredibly brave’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a young woman, 19, who gave her name as Nova and then admitted she was an illegal immigrant, that she was "incredibly brave" for her admission and for openly campaigning for amnesty-type reforms.

April 18, 2014

Texas seizes polygamist Warren Jeffs’ 1,600-acre ranch

Texas law authorities seized polygamist Warren Jeffs' 1,600-acre ranch, ordering the handful of sect members who still lived at the property to pack up their belongings and leave.

April 18, 2014

Whoopi Goldberg, pot connoisseur, gets job as marijuana columnist

Whoopi Goldberg — an admitted medical marijuana user who smokes from a vaporizing pen to relieve the pain of glaucoma — is going to be putting her pot knowledge to good use, taking on regular columnist duties for The Denver Post as its cannabis expert.

April 18, 2014

Britain’s Labour Party hires David Axelrod — but can’t spell his name

Britain's Labour Party was trying to announce with fanfare its hiring of former Democratic White House political adviser David Axelrod as a new strategist for the liberal-leaning group — but the message fell a bit flat when the headline on the press release misspelled his name.

April 18, 2014

Washington and Lee law students demand ban on Confederate flag, say Gen. Lee was racist

A handful of law students attending Washington and Lee University say campus authorities should ban the flying of the Confederate flag and at the same time admit that Gen. Robert E. Lee — whom the school is named after, in part — was racist.

April 18, 2014

Ann Coulter takes up ‘Mitt Romney for President’ chant again

Conservative columnist Ann Coulter — who used her talk show platform in the last presidential election cycle to campaign hard for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — has taken up the mantra once again, calling on Republicans to give the failed White House bidder another shot in 2016.

April 18, 2014

Mount Everest avalanche kills a dozen Sherpa guides

At least a dozen Sherpa guides were killed in an avalanche that struck the slopes of Mount Everest, and emergency responders say that death toll may rise.

April 18, 2014

Vice principal saved from South Korean sinking ferry found hanged

A vice principal who was pulled from the sinking South Korean ferry was found dead Friday, hanging from a tree.

April 18, 2014

Illinois readies to spend $100M for Obama museum in Chicago

Illinois wants President Obama's museum and library in Chicago so badly that lawmakers are set devote as much as $100 million in state funds to securing the project.

April 17, 2014

John Edwards back in court — this time as a lawyer for Va. boy’s malpractice case

Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who lost his bid for the White House in 2004, has returned to his original trade as a lawyer and launched a medical malpractice case on behalf of a 4-year-old Virginia boy.

April 17, 2014

Boise business entices customers to come break stuff — ‘recreational destruction’

Got stress? A business owner in Boise, Idaho, has the solution, telling customers that they're more than welcome to come in and start breaking stuff — a "recreational destruction" exercise for a modest fee.

April 17, 2014

Lawmakers rail against Air Force rules on religious expression

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing back at the Air Force's crackdown on religious expression, penning a letter that requests the military branch adopt what they say is a more constitutional policy regarding First Amendment freedoms, especially for cadets.

April 17, 2014

Glenn Beck takes on Hollywood with big movie production plans

Conservative talking head Glenn Beck said he's in the midst of reshaping The Studios at Las Colinas, a 72,000-square-foot Texas-based facility known as the shooting point for "JFK" and television series "Walker, Texas Ranger."

April 17, 2014

Anthony Weiner on his current sexting habits: ‘None of your business’

Anthony Weiner, whose political career took a tumble over revelations of his sexting activities — especially after he was outed the second time — clammed up when asked what he's doing in that regard present day.

April 17, 2014

Cliven Bundy’s Nevada ranch wrecked by retreating feds

The federal government may have ordered Bureau of Land Management agents to stand down and ride away from the surveillance spots they took up outside a Nevada rancher's cattle property — but they didn't exactly go quietly.

April 17, 2014

Atheists lodge complaint against Clemson football program for prayers, Bible studies

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has lodged a complaint against the Clemson football program, accusing coach Dabo Swinney of hosting a team that's "entangled" and "entrenched" in religion.

April 17, 2014