Cheryl K. Chumley

Supreme Court reins in police use of drug-sniffing dogs

With a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court clamped down on the power of police to use drug-sniffing dogs on private residences.

March 26, 2013

How generous! Hillary Clinton’s frequent gift to dignitaries: Her book

Hillary Rodham Clinton used to pass out signed copies of her autobiography to dignitaries who visited during her tenure as secretary of state.

March 26, 2013

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg may start political group: Report

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg may start a political advocacy group to push policies aligned with immigration, the economy, education and taxpayer funding for more scientific research, an unnamed industry insider said.

March 26, 2013

NYC’s Michael Bloomberg accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for arming security detail in gun-free Bermuda

Bloggers are taking New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to task, accusing him of hypocrisy for pushing strict gun control onto Americans but simultaneously seeking gun-carry exemptions for his security detail when he travels to Bermuda, where firearms are largely prohibited.

March 26, 2013

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to GOP: Don’t go ‘Old Testament’ on gays

Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, issued some words of advice for fellow GOPers: Get in the 21st century with same-sex-marriage issues.

March 26, 2013

Magic Johnson, NBA Hall of Famer: ‘Obamacare is working’

Earvin "Magic" Johnson says his experience shows that President Obama's health-care overhaul is working out well.

March 26, 2013

Georgia votes to take land from Tennessee

Senators in Georgia have voted overwhelmingly to move their state's border a bit north and take back land from Tennessee they say they rightly own anyway.

March 26, 2013

Just browsing? New store policy says that’ll be $5, please

A store in Australia has had it with shoppers who browse, but don't buy. Managers have imposed a "just looking" fee of $5 per shopper who tries to leave the store without buying anything.

March 26, 2013

Chicago’s novel new crime-fighting tool: Police walking a beat

Chicago Police have a new crime-fighting tool. It's called — walking the beat.

March 26, 2013

Assemblyman Steven Brooks could be first Nevadan expelled from legislature

A Democrat representing Las Vegas could go down in Nevada history as the first lawmaker to be expelled from the legislature.

March 26, 2013

That’s rich: Taxpayers pay $3.7M so former presidents can maintain lifestyles

It's good to be president. The nation's four former presidents get an annual pension of about $200,000, a stipend to hire staff at around $96,000, and other taxpayer-funded benefits that foot the bill for everything from travel to postage — for life.

March 26, 2013

Filibuster repeat? Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz vow to block gun control

They didn't use the word filibuster, but the action was implied. Sens. Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Ted Cruz are sending a strong message to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: We three will block any legislation that imposes more gun restrictions.

March 26, 2013

North Korea orders military to combat ready; target U.S.

North Korea on Tuesday ordered its long-range artillery units to stand at combat ready, prepared to attack sites on mainland America, as well as Hawaii and Guam.

March 26, 2013

Amanda Knox faces new murder trial; Italian high court overturns acquittal

The highest court in Italy has overturned Amanda Knox's acquittal, and she now faces a new trial in the murder of her former British roommate.

March 26, 2013

Chief Justice John Roberts’ lesbian cousin to attend Supreme Court case

Chief Justice John Roberts' lesbian cousin is planning to attend the Supreme Court's high-profile case on same-sex marriage.

March 25, 2013

Ghadafi’s widow, 3 children go missing in Algeria

Libyan officials have confirmed that the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi's wife and three of his children have gone missing from their Algerian home, where they had taken refuge.

March 25, 2013

Biden’s weekend flights home to Delaware cost taxpayers plenty

Vice President Joseph R. Biden's weekend flights from Washington to his Delaware home have cost taxpayers thousands of dollars, one White House blogger finds.

March 25, 2013

Conservatives take John McCain to task for gun control views

Political insiders are seeing Sen. John McCain as a key player in the upcoming Senate vote to expand background checks for gun buyers, and that has conservative constituents rocking. They say they're sick and tired of his Republican-In-Name-Only tendencies.

March 25, 2013

Jerry Sandusky, from prison, says he was misinterpreted: ‘I didn’t violate them’

Jerry Sandusky said he was misinterpreted and that key witness was wrong when he concluded that the former assistant football coach at Penn State was engaged in sex with a young boy in the shower.

March 25, 2013

Ford says sorry for ads showing Kardashians bound, gagged

Ford has been forced to issue a mea culpa for an advertising campaign in India that showed the Kardashian sisters — Khloe, Kim and Kourtney — wearing bondage outfits.

March 25, 2013