Cheryl K. Chumley

Leon Panetta named as source of ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ scriptwriter’s information

A Freedom of Information request filed by government watchdog Judicial Watch revealed that former CIA Director Leon E. Panetta was the source who gave up secret information to the scriptwriter of "Zero Dark Thirty," the Hollywood movie about the raid on Osama bin Laden.

December 11, 2013

Pope Francis named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

Pope Francis was formally named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" on Wednesday.

December 11, 2013

Obama hits new poll lows for approval — 38 percent

President Obama's approval numbers have sunk to new lows, with a just-released Quinnipiac poll showing he's dropped a full percentage point in that category in the past few weeks.

December 11, 2013

Mandela service sign language interpreter: ‘He made up his own signs’

The sign language interpreter who stood beside some of the world's top leaders to interpret their memorials of Nelson Mandela for the hearing-impaired has been accused by outraged deaf individuals of being a fake.

December 11, 2013

Ben Affleck: Fundraising for Democrats started to ‘feel gross’

It’s not that Hollywood star Ben Affleck has turned Republican. But at the same time, he said that all his fundraising for Democrats has begun to leave him with a sick stomach.

December 11, 2013

Brooklyn, New York: ‘Lesbian capital’ of the Northeast

Brooklyn’s local president, Marty Markowitz, raved about his district’s gay community and their contributions to the area, going so far as to call the borough the “lesbian capital” of the Northeast.

December 11, 2013

Elian Gonzalez: It’s America’s fault that my mother died

Elian Gonzalez, who made headlines 14 years ago when he mother died while journeying from Cuba to the United States — sparking an international custody battle — said America was to blame for his loss.

December 11, 2013

India top court rules homosexuality is illegal

The Supreme Court in India on Wednesday ruled that a lower court was wrong — gay sexual acts are in fact illegal and a 2009 decision that cleared the way of legal acceptance of homosexuality is now moot.

December 11, 2013

Aaron Hernandez, ex-Patriot, on prison life: ‘I’m way less stressed in jail’

Former New England Patriots' Aaron Hernandez, behind bars for the murder of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, said he doesn't mind the prison life — it's actually more peaceful than professional football.

December 11, 2013

Kabul airport hit by suicide bomber who targeted NATO gate

A car bomb exploded by a gate at Kabul airport used mostly by NATO troops, said the Afghan Interior Ministry on Wednesday.

December 11, 2013

Man pulled from water believed to be disgraced D.C. cop

Washington, D.C., authorities say a man pulled from the Potomac River near the southwest section of the city is believed to be that of disgraced police officer Marc Washington, recently arrested for child pornography charges.

December 11, 2013

Vladimir Putin orders military to boost presence in Arctic

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to make bolstering its presence in the Arctic a top priority.

December 11, 2013

Ron Paul on son Rand: ‘I think he probably will’ run for president

Even Ron Paul thinks his son, Sen. Rand Paul, will run for the White House. “I think he probably will,” said the former Rep. Paul, to CNN.

December 10, 2013

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford insists he has dried out, vows sobriety test

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who admitted he has smoked crack cocaine but said that it was due to his drunkenness, now says he's clean and sober and will take a sobriety test to prove it to the public.

December 10, 2013

Obama takes ‘selfie’ at Mandela’s funeral service

President Obama snapped a notable photo at the Tuesday funeral service of Nelson Mandela — of himself.

December 10, 2013

Greenpeace video warns that climate change is wrecking Santa’s home

The environmentalist group Greenpeace has given Santa a new look, putting out a video of a scary looking Christmas figure who warns that his North Pole home is being threatened by climate change.

December 10, 2013

Herman Cain profiled in ‘Political Power’ comic book

Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is going to be featured in the latest "Political Power" comic book edition, joining the ranks of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden and former Rep. Ron Paul.

December 10, 2013

Fire departments fear Obamacare will gut volunteer ranks

Thousands of volunteer fire departments across the nation face closure or financial hardship because of Obamacare mandates the require the volunteer forces to be treated like employees and given full health coverage.

December 10, 2013

Rep. Alan Grayson loses $18M in stock scheme

Florida Rep. Alan Grayson, known as a heated defender of Democratic Party principles and partisan attacker of Republican views — especially during the Obamacare debates — was one of more than 100 victims of a massive stock trade scheme.

December 10, 2013

Christmas secularists get 6-foot beer-can Festivus pole at Florida Statehouse

The fake holiday Festivus — started by the television character Frank Costanza on the long-running comedy series "Seinfeld" — is making a splash in real life, at statehouses in both Wisconsin and Florida.

December 10, 2013