Cheryl K. Chumley

Three men gored by bulls in Pamplona run

Three men, including one American, were gored by bulls Friday during the annual run through Pamplona, in northern Spain.

July 12, 2013

George Zimmerman’s attorney turns to Founding Fathers for closing arguments

The defense attorney for Florida resident George Zimmerman relied on the wisdom of Founding Fathers to make key points to the jury during his closing arguments on Friday — and to emphasize that the jurors were representing the Constitution at work and ought to take their responsibilities seriously.

July 12, 2013

George Zimmerman’s old gym: We’ll show you his workout regimen

The fitness facility where George Zimmerman used to train is under fire for offering guests a chance to view and mimic the murder suspect's workout schedule.

July 12, 2013

Mitch McConnell: Harry Reid ‘worst leader of the Senate ever’

If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid goes forward with the nuclear option to change rules in order to bring about speedy confirmation of President Obama’s nominees, history will remember him negatively, a leading Republican senator said.

July 12, 2013

Democrat Corrine Brown: Bible tells us to provide food stamps

Democrats angrily denounced a Republican-led effort to strip food stamp funding from the farm bill and vote on SNAP spending separately, with one even suggesting that biblical principles demand lawmakers provide the benefit.

July 12, 2013

Louie Gohmert: Obama ‘intolerant’ of military Christians

A Republican lawmaker called President Obama "intolerant" and discriminatory for objecting to a measure that would expand rights for military members to express their faiths.

July 12, 2013

New York City police told to quit proactive policing, be wary of lawsuits

New York City Police are being told by their union to quit responding to calls for crimes that aren't occurring right in front of them, as new laws passed by the City Council open the doors for more discrimination suits.

July 12, 2013

George Zimmerman’s friend has mic cut on national TV

A friend of George Zimmerman — the Florida suspect facing murder charges for the February shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — was trying to argue on a nationally televised show that his buddy didn't break any laws by carrying a weapon and that the prosecution was presenting unfair arguments. But his microphone was cut.

July 12, 2013

NBC defends Andrea Mitchell as unbiased, despite blast at GOP

MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell was not biased when she said on a national broadcast that Republicans who don't support expansive immigration reform "ought to be ashamed" of themselves, NBC company executives said.

July 12, 2013

Dominican Republic outraged over Obama’s pick of gay ambassador

The Catholic-dominated Dominican Republic is in an uproar over President Obama's selection of openly gay James "Wally" Brewster as ambassador, and religious leaders are calling for a national protest, "Black Monday."

July 12, 2013

U.S. to Egypt: Quit arresting Muslim Brotherhood, or we might halt aid

The Obama administration issued a quiet warning to Egypt on Thursday using diplomatic and veiled language: Quit arresting members of the Muslim Brotherhood, or the United States will freeze up aid.

July 12, 2013

Electrical workers union jumps aboard anti-Obamacare bus

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is the latest in a string of unions to come out against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

July 12, 2013

Eliot Spitzer skips voting — after penning column, ‘Why I Am Voting’ for Obama

Eliot Spitzer, the former governor of New York who stepped down from office in a scandal involving prostitution, secured the necessary number of signatures to make his comptroller run official, in a last-minute scurry that wrapped about 11 p.m. Thursday evening.

July 12, 2013

U.S. weapons show up in hands of pro-Assad militants

Weapons from the United States and other Western countries have been showing up in the hands of Shiite militants backed by Iran, who are fighting to keep Syrian President Bashar Assad in power.

July 12, 2013

Saudi Arabia targeting Israel, Iran with ballistic missiles, satellite images show

Satellite imagery has revealed that Saudi Arabia is targeting Israel and Iran with powerful ballistic missiles.

July 12, 2013

Tea party petition to prosecute Eric Holder nears 1 million signers

A tea party group that launched a petition drive to prosecute U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder reported on its Facebook page that nearly 1 million have signed on — and the movement is only growing by the minute.

July 11, 2013

Obama on track to pass golf record of 34 rounds in one year

President Obama is on track to pass his golfing record from 2011 — 34 rounds for the year — said one conservative blogger who covers all things White House.

July 11, 2013

Syrian President Bashar Assad applauds fall of Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi

Beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that the toppling of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was a good thing for Egypt and sends a clear message to those who would use religion for political gain: Don't try.

July 11, 2013

Dead baby laid on chapel altar comes back to life

A baby girl who was pronounced dead just after birth and carried into the hospital chapel by a nurse who was too sad to send her to the morgue, made what could be called a most miraculous recovery — she "came back to life," witnesses said.

July 11, 2013

Congressional Black Caucus touts 8-city Obamacare tour

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are kicking off an eight-city campaign to bring information to communities about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.

July 11, 2013