Cheryl K. Chumley

Obama geography gaffe and media cover sparks conservative ire

At least one conservative talking head is seeing media bias at play during recent coverage of President Obama's nationally televised flub that placed several states on the Gulf that just aren't there.

August 8, 2013

Slate magazine: We won’t refer to Redskins any more

The online magazine Slate has decided to do away with the word "Redskins" in all further references to Washington, D.C.'s NFL team.

August 8, 2013

14 picnicking women, children killed by bomb at Afghan gravesite

At least 14 women and children were killed Thursday in eastern Afghanistan when a bomb detonated while they picnicked at the graveyard site of deceased relatives, authorities said.

August 8, 2013

Illinois pub owner to city: I’m not paying $31K fine for political sign

Just in case you thought the First Amendment guaranteed Americans the freedom of speech — especially when that speech was tinged political — now comes a case from small-town Belleville, Ill., where a pub owner is being fined thousands of dollars each day that she refuses to take down her window message that is critical of a tax issue.

August 8, 2013

Michelle Obama — rap artist? First lady makes album debut

Add this to the list of first lady Michelle Obama's pastimes: Singing rap.

August 8, 2013

Two British women, 18, attacked with acid in Zanzibar as Ramadan wraps

Two British 18-year-old women serving as volunteer teachers in Zanzibar were recovering on Thursday from wounds to their faces, necks and chests, after they were attacked by motorcycle riders who pelted them with acid.

August 8, 2013

Furious France farmers protest prices by smashing 100,000 eggs a day

Farmers in one northwestern province of France have a rather creative way of showing their objections to a recent government-backed price cut on eggs: They're smashing 100,000 a day.

August 8, 2013

Married couple to face off in Maine election: One GOP, one Dem

Talk about a tense home life. A married couple in small-town Maine will fight each other for the same Waterville Ward 1 position.

August 8, 2013

New York City utility dig unearths Revolutionary War relics

Thousands of Revolutionary War artifacts have been unearthed in downtown Manhattan, due to recent utility digs to install new piping in spots of New York City.

August 8, 2013

John Bolton on Russia’s Vladimir Putin: It’s time to ‘cause him pain’

It's time to take off the kid gloves and start going toe-to-toe with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, during an appearance on Fox News.

August 8, 2013

‘Angel’ priest mysteriously appears at near-fatal accident site, helps victim

Photos of the nearly fatal wreck won't show him, but rescuers and emergency workers swear: A man dressed in priest garb did show at the scene of a recent roadway accident and administer aid and prayer that seemed to save the 19-year-old victim's life.

August 8, 2013

Fisher-Price facing FTC fire for apps that claim boost in babies’ brains

An advocacy group filed a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, decrying toy-makers and baby product manufacturers, like Fisher-Price, that claim new mobile apps help boost baby's brain power. They don't work as promised, the group said.

August 8, 2013

Two cups of hot cocoa a day could keep the dementia away, neurologists say

Want to stave off dementia? Drink two cups of hot cocoa each day, neurologists say, in a new study published in the American Academy of Neurology.

August 8, 2013

BP to pay $130M fee for oil spill injuries, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that BP must pay $130 million to a court administrator to disburse among those who claimed they were injured from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

August 8, 2013

Firefighters injured, as Southern Calif. blaze rages and sends residents packing

A wildfire that's taken out 6,000 acres in a mountainous region of Southern California, and that was only growing stronger on Thursday, has left two firefighters injured, sent several communities packing and destroyed untold numbers of homes.

August 8, 2013

Rodeo bull on rampage injures several at Minnesota fair

A rodeo bull at a Minnesota county fair busted its confines and went on a rampage Wednesday evening, injuring several and trampling a sheriff's deputy, who ultimately pulled his gun and killed the beast.

August 8, 2013

Anti-smoking zealots taking battle to the Great Outdoors

Bans against smoking in public venues that are outdoors are on the rise.

August 8, 2013

Pentagon mulls revision to same-sex benefits to mandate marriage

The Pentagon's much-ballyhooed extension of benefits to same-sex couples may be scaled back a bit, as military heads said Wednesday they're now mulling a plan to allow only legally married gays to take advantage.

August 8, 2013

U.S. drone strike kills another 6 al Qaeda militants in Yemen

Another U.S. drone killed six more suspected al Qaeda militants in the southeastern province of Yemen on Thursday, bringing the total number of such attacks that have gone forth in the country within the past two weeks to six.

August 8, 2013

Powerball luck strikes 3 times in 2 states — N.J. and Minn.

Three people in two states came forward Thursday as the lucky winners of the massive $448 million Powerball lottery prize.

August 8, 2013