Cheryl K. Chumley

Sen. Claire McCaskill now supports gay marriage

Sen. Claire McCaskill is the latest on Capitol Hill to announce support for same-sex marriage.

March 25, 2013

Oregon teacher placed on leave for pushing out Planned Parenthood

An experienced high school math teacher in Oregon is about to be fired for keeping Planned Parenthood teachings out of his classroom.

March 25, 2013

University of California course work: LGBTQ views of pop music

University of California students needing to a quick music course to fill out their credit requirements for graduation have an option this summer: Take the "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Perspectives in Pop Music" class.

March 25, 2013

Rahm Emanuel: The ‘racist’ ‘murder mayor’ of Chicago, critics say

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget decision to close 53 public schools and 61 buildings isn't going over so well with city residents and union activists.

March 25, 2013

NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Government has right to ‘infringe on your freedom’

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday: Sometimes government does know best. And in those cases, Americans should just cede their rights.

March 25, 2013

Insurers must pay for abortions, Washington state lawmakers say

Washington state legislators are debating a law that would require insurance companies to pay for abortions.

March 25, 2013

Syrian rebels say Assad forces fired chemical weapons

Syrian rebel fighters said Monday that President Bashar Assad's military forces used chemical weapons to attack a base located in Adra, a town just outside Damascus.

March 25, 2013

Karl Rove predicts next GOP president could be pro-gay marriage

The next Republican presidential candidate could very well be in favor of same-sex marriage, said GOP strategist Karl Rove, during an interview on ABC.

March 25, 2013

NBC host to Wayne LaPierre: You’re ‘thwarting the will’ of Americans

NBC David Gregory accused National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre of ignoring the voice of the American people on certain Democratic inspired gun control measures during a "Meet the Press" interview on Sunday.

March 25, 2013

U.S. hands over Bagram prison in Afghanistan

The United States has ceded control of its last prison in Afghanistan, the informally dubbed Bagram facility, bringing an end to two years of strained relations and disputes over which country controls prisoners.

March 25, 2013

U.S. to join Arab nations and restart peace talks, Palestinian official says

The United States will take a lead role in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, said one senior Palestinian official on Monday.

March 25, 2013

Stanford University drops pro-capitalism course; keeps one questioning free market

A popular course with a pro-capitalism slant has been cut from Stanford University course listings. Called "Moral Foundations of Capitalism," the class received rave reviews. Meanwhile, the "Moral Limits of the Market" will continue

March 22, 2013

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Sequester nearly starving staffers

Automatic federal cuts are bringing staffers to the brink of starvation, suggested Debbie Wasserman Schultz, at a recent House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

March 22, 2013

5-year-old suspended for toy gun in Mass. school

A Hopkinton, Mass., mother is expressing outrage that administrators at Center School suspended her five-year-old son for bringing a toy gun into class.

March 22, 2013

British ad showcases Michelle Obama as crown-wearing queen

It may be just an advertisement, but it does grab attention. And it shows just how much the Brits really do love first lady Michelle Obama.

March 22, 2013

Female sailor found shot aboard Navy ship dies from wound

A 19-year-old female sailor discovered aboard a Navy ship off San Diego with a gunshot wound has died, naval officials said.

March 22, 2013

Illegal aliens killed in police chase in Texas

A truck being chased by police at a Navy site in Texas crashed and killed six illegal aliens aboard, police officials said.

March 22, 2013

State of emergency declared in Myanmar town racked by riot

Mobs in Myanmar stormed Muslim homes and mosques, setting fires and killing residents, in a massive riot that's steeped in sectarian tensions.

March 22, 2013

Punxsutawney Phil ‘indicted’ by prosecutor for chilly spring

A prosecutor in Ohio has filed a criminal "indictment" against Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who makes an annual appearance to predict the start of spring.

March 22, 2013

Police believe white supremacist may have murdered Tom Clements

Police are honing in on a killed white supremacist on parole as a key suspect in the shooting death of Colorado prisons' official Tom Clements and a pizza delivery man.

March 22, 2013