Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Hillary Clinton agrees to testify again on Benghazi, Elijah Cummings says
Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Select Committee that's investigating Benghazi, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has agreed to testify for a second time on the 2012 terror attack that left four Americans dead, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens. Published January 28, 2015
Al Jazeera English bans words: ‘Terrorist,’ ‘Islamist,’ ‘jihad’ off-limits to news employees
Al Jazeera English executive Carlos van Meek banned his news employees from using words like "terrorist," "Islamist" and "jihad," explaining that it's important to realize that some might take offense — that one person's idea of terrorism is simply another person's fight for freedom. Published January 28, 2015
Jordan OKs prisoner swap with Islamic State: Convicted terrorist for air force pilot
Jordan's governing authorities agreed Wednesday to release a convicted terrorist in exchange for the Islamic State's freeing of an air force pilot who has been held captive in Syria for a month. Published January 28, 2015
Howard Dean says sorry to veterans, not ‘right-wing nut jobs,’ for ‘American Sniper’ jab
Howard Dean, former Vermont governor and Democratic National Committee head, issued an apology to military veterans who may have taken offense at his negative characterization of "American Sniper" movie fans — but qualified that mea culpa as not applying to those he called right-wingers. Published January 28, 2015
Obama-tied operatives hit anti-Netanyahu campaign trail in Israel: report
A group of political operatives who've worked for President Obama have touched down in Israel, poised to campaign against the re-election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli newspaper reported. Published January 28, 2015
Ted Nugent on Bryant Gumbel: He can ‘wallow in his ignorance,’ and ‘lies’ on NRA
Conservative rock star Ted Nugent slammed back hard at Bryant Gumbel over comments the HBO "Real Sports" host made about the National Rifle Association, characterizing him as a liar and a hater and saying that if he wanted to know the real truth about the gun group's membership, he should do some actual research. Published January 28, 2015
Jeanette Dousdebes, Marco Rubio’s wife, smashes family Ford into Porsche
Jeanette Dousdebes, the wife of Sen. Marco Rubio, crashed her family's pickup truck into a parked Porsche at the Delano hotel in South Beach. Published January 28, 2015
Mormon Church says it will support laws protecting LGBTs
The Mormon Church announced Tuesday that it would support laws that protect gays from discrimination. Published January 27, 2015
Baton Rouge revival: Hundreds of pastors head south for how-to on politicking
Hundreds of pastors met up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to discuss how best to turn back the moral degradation of America — by electing their own to political office. Published January 27, 2015
Andre Carson, 1st Muslim on House Intelligence panel: ‘I love keeping people safe’
Rep. Andre Carson, the first self-declared Muslim to be appointed to the House Intelligence Committee, said he's aware of some of the suspicious eyes cast his way, but that he doesn't let it interfere with his work — that he "loves helping people," he said. Published January 27, 2015
John Elder, Minnesota city councilman, pulls gun on armed attacker at meeting: ‘Get down!’
John Elder, a Minnesota city councilman who also works as a public information officer at the local police department, is being hailed as a hero for having the wherewithal to pull his gun on an armed attacker who had stormed the government meeting and opened fire on two officers. Published January 27, 2015
Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi’s pick for GOP: ‘I hope he’s their nominee’
Mitt Romney has found a new fan in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who put forth in a recent — somewhat snarky — remark that there is nobody she would like to see the Republican Party run for president than the former Massachusetts governor. Published January 27, 2015
Winter Storm Juno woes pass New York as travel bans lifted, transportation resumes
Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted the travel ban on New Yorkers during a Tuesday morning press conference, but warned that while Winter Storm Juno seemed to have rolled past the state to more northern points, residents should still exercise caution and restraint before taking to the roads. Published January 27, 2015
Gary Sinise to Howard Dean on ‘American Sniper’ diss: ‘What the hell are you talking about?’
Actor Gary Sinise — who's known just as much for his heartfelt activism for the military — struck back hard at Democratic political operative Howard Dean for his public diss of "American Sniper" and the caliber of the movie's audience. Published January 27, 2015
David Clarke, Wisconsin sheriff, slams NAACP as ‘political propaganda entity for the left’
Sheriff David Clarke, Milwaukee County's tough-talking, outspoken law enforcement official, called the NAACP an irrelevant "propaganda" tool for the political left and said it was frequently the "behavior of black men," not racial injustice, that was the cause of much police-community consternation nowadays. Published January 27, 2015
Lance Armstrong on doping: ‘Take me back to 1995 … I’d probably do it again’
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, said that if he could go back in time to his 1995 heyday of racing, he'd "probably do it again," he said. Published January 27, 2015
JetBlue halts flight over tweet: ‘Guys, flight 321 and 334 have explosives’
JetBlue pulled one of its flights after discovering a tweeted message that bluntly warned: "Guys, flight 321 and 334 have explosives on board," USA Today reported. Published January 27, 2015
Facebook goes dark for an hour as executives blame internal glitch
Facebook suffered a worldwide outage that lasted about an hour early Tuesday, but executives said the problem wasn't external — from hackers — and rather internal, due to a system glitch. Published January 27, 2015
Andrew Cuomo bans travel in snowy New York: In your car? You’re ‘committing a crime’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a travel ban on residents in the face of Winter Storm Juno, which threatens to dump up to 3 feet in areas of the state. Published January 27, 2015
Libyan luxury hotel stormed by terrorists; hostages cower as several are killed
A luxury Libyan hotel known for serving foreign tourists was stormed by five armed men on Tuesday, who shot and killed at least three guards as they occupied the building and grabbed hostages. Published January 27, 2015
