Cheryl K. Chumley

French President Francois Hollande hits businesses with 75 percent tax

A court may have shot down French President Francois Hollande's attempt to stick the wealthy with a 75 percent tax on earnings above a certain amount. But he's not giving up. Mr. Hollande's new plan: Stick the 75 percent tax on businesses.

March 29, 2013

Rep. Don Young: I’m sorry for calling Latino workers ‘wetbacks’

Alaskan Rep. Don Young sent out a quick apology Thursday for referring to Latinos who worked his family farm as "wetbacks" on a radio show.

March 29, 2013

Rush Limbaugh: Gay marriage now ‘inevitable’

Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh has some words of defeat for traditionalists who are holding out hope in the Supreme Court to issue a clear-cut ruling on marriage as between a man and a woman: Let it go.

March 29, 2013

$338M Powerball winner wanted for failure to pay child support

The New Jersey man who just won $338 million in the weekend Powerball drawing faces arrest over his alleged failure to pay child support, the Passaic County Sheriff's Office reported.

March 29, 2013

Pope Francis sparks outrage with washing of women’s feet

Pope Francis broke with Catholic Church tradition and washed and kissed the feet of two young women during the Holy Thursday Mass ritual that has always been confined to men.

March 29, 2013

U.S. Army veteran charged with fighting for al Qaeda in Syria

A U.S. citizen and former Army soldier was charged in court Thursday with fighting with an al Qaeda group in Syria and could face life in prison.

March 29, 2013

Chief Justice John Roberts hit by credit card fraud

Crime knows no bounds. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has been hit by credit card fraud, various media report.

March 29, 2013

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski hints at support for gay marriage

Sen. Lisa Murkowski may be the next Republican to embrace same-sex marriage. She said Wednesday her views are "evolving."

March 28, 2013

Obama’s executive order: Panel to form ‘best practices’ election guide for states

President Obama is issuing a new executive order on Thursday aimed at cracking down on election problems — but specifics are still scarce.

March 28, 2013

CNN panelist: Gun reform won’t come until more ‘white children’ are killed

A contributor on CNN said during a Thursday broadcast on gun control that the reason reform was stalling on Capitol Hill was that white children weren’t being killed.

March 28, 2013

Tax filers make 2.7 million mistakes in 2011 — and that’s an improvement

The Internal Revenue Service says filers made 2.7 million mistakes on their 2011 returns — but bad as that sounds, it's actually an improvement over prior years.

March 28, 2013

Connecticut town votes to put armed officers in school

Council members in Enfield, Conn., have responded to the Newtown shooting massacre with a new law — arming officers to patrol the buildings in its school system

March 28, 2013

Meghan McCain to host own traveling talk show

Meghan McCain is getting her own variety talk show.

March 28, 2013

New Bloomberg anti-gun video uses Newtown parents making emotional pleas

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg' gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, unveiled a new ad Thursday: It features parents of children killed in the Newtown, Conn., shooting rampage calling for tighter Second Amendment laws.

March 28, 2013

Food stamp president: Enrollment up 70 percent under Obama

Enrollment in the food stamp program — officially the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — has soared by 70 percent in the years since President Obama first took office, a new report finds.

March 28, 2013

Free guns: Tucson, Ariz., man starts give-away program for high-crime areas

A former candidate for mayor in Tucson, Ariz., has raised thousands of dollars in a campaign aimed at buying guns to distribute for free to residents who live in high-crime communities.

March 28, 2013

Sarah Palin PAC goes on the march to reignite the right

Sarah Palin is gearing up for 2014. Her SarahPAC came out with a video on Wednesday aimed at fueling the conservative fires for a dramatic comeback in the midterm elections.

March 28, 2013

Virginia police officers refused restaurant service for wearing guns

A restaurant manager in Manassas, Va., has gone on the defensive, rushing to apologize after an employee refused to serve eight police officers because they were carrying weapons.

March 28, 2013

Atheists demand Vietnam memorial tear down cross

The Freedom from Religion Foundation, an atheist group headquartered in Wisconsin, is demanding that city leaders in one Oregon community remove a Vietnam War memorial that is topped by a Christian cross.

March 28, 2013

Democratic lawmaker to pro-gun voter: You’re a murderous, ‘baby-raping’ ‘inbreed’

Alabama resident Eddie Maxwell thought he was simply emailing his state legislators to voice his opposition to gun control, but he was shocked and stunned by one reply, from Democratic state Rep. Joe Mitchell.

March 28, 2013