Cheryl K. Chumley

Anti-communist icon decries Obama: U.S. ‘no longer leads the world’

The former president of Poland said President Obama is failing America and has let the nation drift in a pit of moral morass, driving down its standing with the global community.

January 2, 2014

Triple tobacco taxes? Researchers say yes to save 200M lives

Tripling tobacco taxes would save 200 million smokers around the world from premature deaths over the course of the next century, researchers say.

January 2, 2014

RNC: ‘Welcoming new people’ is our 2014 goal for GOP

Traditional conservatives and tea party types, who are both upset at the ongoing open-door attitude of the GOP that they say has softened principles and watered core party platforms, may not be so enamored with the RNC's Reince Priebus and his recent vow for 2014.

January 2, 2014

Michael Moore breaks from left to decry Obamacare as ‘awful’

Michael Moore, the Hollywood legend of liberal mindset and pro-Democratic documentary, has broken from the party line to criticize Obamacare, calling both its rollout and provisions “awful.”

January 2, 2014

Sarah Palin: Making government ‘irrelevant’ is goal of 2014

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has big plans for the future of the federal government, citing one of her three New Year’s resolutions to bring the power back to the hands of the people.

January 2, 2014

Unlucky duck: Massive rubber icon bursts in Taiwan waters

A massive yellow rubber ducky that stands more than 59 feet high and was floating in waters around Taiwan lost its luster New Year’s Day, deflating and sagging, leaving tourists despondent and dejected.

January 2, 2014

Apple denies aiding NSA with iPhone hack technology

Apple is denying it helped the National Security Agency develop and use a system that taps into iPhones and monitors users' texts and voice mails — technology that was alleged by recently released documents published by a Germany newspaper.

January 2, 2014

Palestinian ambassador killed in home explosion in Prague

The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic, Jamal al-Jamal, was killed during an explosion at his home in Prague, and police say the cause seems to have been accidental.

January 2, 2014

Massive snowstorm bears down, threatening 40M in Northeast, Midwest

President Obama hit the links and enjoyed high temps in Hawaii as a massive blizzard bore down on much of the Midwest and the Northeast, and meteorologists predict the storm could tie traffic, cut power and give headaches to 40 million or so Americans.

January 2, 2014

California priest found dead in church rectory, as police suspect murder

Eureka, Calif., police launched a murder investigation after finding the dead body of a popular priest inside a Roman Catholic church rectory.

January 2, 2014

Antarctica sea passengers stranded in ice are finally being freed

Passengers aboard a Russian research ship that’s been stuck in Antarctica ice for more than a week were finally getting rescued on Thursday, as a helicopter mission began airlifting them to the safety of a nearby vessel.

January 2, 2014

Former Israeli P.M. Ariel Sharon in critical condition, hospital officials say

Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister of Israel, is in critical condition in the hospital and doctors on Thursday said he could die at any moment.

January 2, 2014

Ailing Rev. Billy Graham didn’t recognize his daughter, she says

Ruth Graham, daughter to worldwide evangelical preacher Billy Graham, said of a recent visit with her father: He's "at peace," but his health has regressed to the point that he didn't recognize her.

December 31, 2013

Egypt seizes assets of 572 Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist leaders

Interim governing authorities in Egypt ordered security forces on Tuesday to seize the assets of more than 500 Islamist leaders and Muslim Brotherhood members, the latest in a crackdown on the organization just slapped with the terrorist label.

December 31, 2013

California church told to tear down ‘support our troops’ sign

The Simple Truth Church in Nevada County, Calif., said local government authorities ordered it to tear down a sign that reads, “support our troops,” else face possible fines.

December 31, 2013

Maryland police search for shooters of 2 bald eagles

Police with the Natural Resources agency in Maryland are scouring Montgomery County, looking for information that could lead to the arrest of those responsible for killing two bald eagles.

December 31, 2013

Vladimir Putin vows ‘annihilation’ of terrorists

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to completely obliterate terrorists from the region in his first public comments on the recent suicide bombing attacks in the southern city of Volgograd.

December 31, 2013

MSNBC’s Harris-Perry to Romney family: ‘I am sorry’

MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry sent out an unequivocal apology to the family of Mitt Romney early Tuesday for her role in an on-air mocking of a photo of the former Massachusetts governor's clan that included the recently adopted — and black — baby Kieran.

December 31, 2013

Americans say 2014 will bring better economy — but not much better

Americans are feeling a bit optimistic for the new year about gaining some economic stability — but not too much.

December 31, 2013

Sacrebleu! French slap 75 percent tax on millionaires

President Francois Hollande got the approval he sought from France's constitutional court to go ahead with a tax that mandates millionaires — those who earn more than a million euros a year, or just under $1.37 million — pay 75 percent of their salaries to government.

December 31, 2013