Cheryl K. Chumley

Egyptian court orders Hosni Mubarak freed from jail

Jailed ex-Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will go free, a court ruled Wednesday, and judicial spokespeople said he may be back on the streets before the end of the week.

August 21, 2013

NYC mayoral candidate Christine Quinn mulls pregnancy pill for 11-year-olds

New York mayoral candidate Christine Quinn, who is speaker of the City Council, said one of her political platforms is perhaps opening the door for middle-school girls to receive morning-after contraception.

August 21, 2013

Two liberals say Sarah Palin is right: Obama lacks substance

A couple of noted liberal political activists, first Howard Dean and now Noam Chomsky, have found common ground with the most unlikeliest of individuals — former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — and admit she's right on at least one key view: President Obama doesn't have a whole lot of substance.

August 21, 2013

John Bolton: U.S. should back Egyptian army, ‘like it or not’

John R. Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said it's time for the United States to step up to the plate and choose sides in the Egyptian conflict — and that side should be the military.

August 21, 2013

Georgia school shooting suspect: ‘Sorry, I’m off my meds’

Police say the suspect who was arrested for the shooting at an Atlanta-area school on Tuesday told them he was off his medications.

August 21, 2013

Mock Mormon missionaries on Las Vegas robbing spree still at large

Two men posing as Mormon missionaries recently knocked on a Las Vegas homeowner's door, chatted with the resident who opened it — then whipped out a gun and assaulted and robbed him.

August 21, 2013

UAE journalist offers bounty to capture Islamist leaders

A journalist in the United Arab Emirates has offered $143,000 for information that leads to the capture and arrest of leaders with the Muslim Brotherhood who are being sought by Egyptian security forces.

August 21, 2013

Bulletproof backpacks: Sales surge as kids head back to school

Students in select areas of the country are heading back to school with the likes of bulletproof backpacks and whiteboards that also work as shields — even though some are calling it overkill.

August 21, 2013

James DiMaggio twist: Family says abducted girl may be his daughter

There’s a new twist in the case of the California girl, 16, who was abducted by a family friend, James DiMaggio, and taken into the wilderness of Idaho. His family thinks he may have been the biological father of the girl, Hannah Anderson, and now they want her DNA.

August 21, 2013

New Zealand gives go-ahead to spy on own citizens

New Zealand spy agencies now can conduct surveillance operations on its own citizens, thanks to legislation signed into law Wednesday giving government intelligence the expanded powers.

August 21, 2013

U.S. sanctions Pakistani school for ties to al Qaeda

In a nearly unprecedented move, the United States issued sanctions on a school for Islamic youth in northwest Pakistan, accusing the facility's overseers of holding ties to al Qaeda and other militants groups.

August 21, 2013

Syrian rebels say chemical attack killed scores of civilians

Syrian rebel fighters accused the military on Wednesday of unleashing chemical weapons on civilians in an attack just outside Damascus that left scores of women and children dead.

August 21, 2013

Chris Matthews on Obama: He lacks key political skill

President Obama may be a solid public speaker, but when it comes to schmoozing with those of different political ilk — a key ingredient for a successful policy persuader — he's sorely lacking, said one of his chief fans, MSNBC's Chris Matthews.

August 20, 2013

8 injured in U.S. Navy boathouse explosion

Eight unnamed individuals were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment when a boathouse at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey exploded on Tuesday morning, a naval spokesperson said.

August 20, 2013

Oklahoma college baseball star, 22, killed for fun, police say

An Australian man, 22, with a promising future in baseball was shot in the back as he jogged through small-town Oklahoma streets, and police said Tuesday the suspected killers' motive was that they had nothing better to do.

August 20, 2013

Dick Van Dyke saved from burning car by good Samaritan

Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke, 87, was pulled from his burning car by a good Samaritan who happened upon the scene while driving along a Los Angeles highway Monday afternoon.

August 20, 2013

Orlando abortion clinic with history of botched procedures offers $100 discount

An Orlando, Fla., abortion clinic that once made media waves for offering $50 discounts to women who had the procedure on Sundays is again in the national headlines — this time for offering $100 coupons via a YouTube advertisement.

August 20, 2013

N.Y. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun confiscations conference mocked for breaking safety laws

Talk about a public relations hit: New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg only meant at a Monday press conference to showcase his police department’s recent success with gun confiscations and highlight the number of illegal weapons that were removed in a yearlong investigation and subsequent seizure. But what he did instead was point all those weapons at audience members — a stark violation of basic gun safety rules.

August 20, 2013

Ex-ACORN lobbyist gets new job running Obamacare video contest

The group tapped to oversee a video contest aimed at promoting Obamacare among the masses is headed by none other than the disgraced ACORN's former top lobbyist, a newspaper investigation found.

August 20, 2013

‘Waiting to Exhale’ writer Terry McMillan on Sarah Palin: ‘I might smack her’

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s newest hater hails from the literary camp — the author of "Waiting to Exhale," Terry McMillan.

August 20, 2013