Cheryl K. Chumley

Justin Bieber on Anne Frank museum trip: Hope she would’ve been ‘a Belieber’

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber sparked social media outrage after he signed a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam that he hoped the girl — a victim of Nazi concentration camp atrocities — "would have been a Belieber."

April 15, 2013

‘Environmental justice’ award gives $150K to mom who closed power plants

A Chicago mother who spent 15 years shutting down two coal power plants is going to be awarded a $150,000 prize on Monday by an international body that recognizes environmental activists for their work.

April 15, 2013

Democrats circulate petition to Obama: No new cuts

Move over Grover Norquist, whose Americans for Tax Reform sends out a "no new taxes" petition to new members of Congress. Democrats in Congress are riffing on his idea and circulating a pledge for congressional members — only with a left-wing slant.

April 15, 2013

FAA orders tail plane inspection for 1,050 Boeings

The Federal Aviation Administration suspects that tail planes on Boeing 737 jets could be faulty and ordered inspections on 1,050 on Monday.

April 15, 2013

Spectator shoots self in head at NASCAR’s NRA 500

A spectator at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race over the weekend shot himself in the head after an altercation with other race-goers.

April 15, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry to visit with parents of slain U.S. diplomat

Secretary of State John Kerry said he is going to visit with the parents of slain diplomat Anne Smedinghoff during a stop in Chicago on Monday.

April 15, 2013

Rick Santorum sent to hospital, cancels Iowa trip

Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum had to cancel his Monday speech in Iowa after he fell sick in South Carolina and was forced to seek treatment in a local hospital.

April 15, 2013

North Koreans in the dark on war, prepare to mark founder’s birthday

North Korea took on a celebratory tone on Monday as residents poured into the streets of Pyongyang to mark the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il-sung.

April 15, 2013

Commemorative coin misquoting James Joyce angers book fans

It's likely only scholars and avid readers of James Joyce will notice — but a misquote is a misquote. And it's now part of the Central Bank of Ireland's coin production.

April 12, 2013

Melancholy for Madonna: Malawi accuses her of exaggerating aid

Malawi's president accused Madonna of exaggerating her charitable contributions to the country, and overplaying her prima donna card by demanding excessive VIP treatment.

April 12, 2013

8-year-old stalks Tennessee lawmaker into dropping welfare reform

An 8-year-old girl fueled by her anti-welfare reform caretakers followed a lawmaker around the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday until he was shamed into dropping his bill that tied a portion of benefits to students' academic progress.

April 12, 2013

U.S. Civil Rights Commission members warn amnesty hurts blacks

Three who hold seats with the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights warned the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus that granting amnesty to the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants now living in the United States would negatively impact blacks.

April 12, 2013

Twin Baghdad-area bombings kill, wound dozens in Sunni mosque

Friday prayers near Baghdad wrapped with twin bombings at a Sunni mosque that left at least seven dead and 30 wounded.

April 12, 2013

Rep. Gohmert: F-16s en route to Egypt’s Morsi tantamount to U.S. betrayal of Israel

The United States sent four more top-of-the-line F-16 fighter jets to Egypt on Thursday, as part of a foreign aid promise that critics blast as aid for an anti-Israel entity.

April 12, 2013

Tony Perkins: Don’t give money to GOP

Prominent religious right leader Tony Perkins called on conservatives to stop donating money to congressional Republicans until the party quits its soft talk on gay marriage.

April 12, 2013

Florida dad decries fourth-grade lesson: I’ll give up rights for security

A Florida father is outraged at a scrawled crayon message he just found in his fourth-grade son's backpack, as dictated by the teacher during a lesson on the Constitution.

April 12, 2013

NYC council seeks to ban businesses from checking applicants’ credit

If City Council has its way, businesses in the Big Apple will no longer be able to check job applicants' credit histories as a means of deciding whom to hire.

April 12, 2013

Israel has secret peace plan to quietly stop settlement builds: Report

A senior Israel official said that the government will indeed stop its much-contested settlement building as a step toward peace with the Palestinians — but very quietly, without fanfare or policy order.

April 12, 2013

Voters speak: 63 percent say new taxes aren’t needed

New taxes aren't needed. That's the loud and clear statement from 63 percent of participants in a new Rasmussen survey about federal spending.

April 12, 2013

Pervez Musharraf admits Pakistan OK’d U.S. drone attacks

For the first time, a top Pakistani government official has publicly admitted that the United States was sanctioned to carry out drone strikes to root out suspected terrorists.

April 12, 2013