Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
John Sterling, Yankees announcer, among hundreds homeless in huge New Jersey fire
Hundreds of people were left without homes after a huge fire destroyed a luxury apartment community in New Jersey. Published January 22, 2015
Violetta Degtiareva, the ‘next Anna Kournikova,’ drops dead at tennis practice
Violetta Degtiareva, one of Russia's highest paid and highly popular tennis stars — and billed as the "next Anna Kournikova" — dropped dead during practice at the age of 23. Published January 22, 2015
Mark Levin: Republicans won’t stop amnesty, Obamacare
Mark Levin, conservative talk show host, said during a televised interview that Republicans won't stop amnesty or do away with Obamaacare, no matter how much they promise. Published January 22, 2015
Bob Menendez: Obama’s points on Iran come ‘straight out of Tehran’
Sen. Bob Menendez, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned President Obama's State of the Union talking points on Iran, characterizing them as coming "straight out of Tehran." Published January 21, 2015
Republicans slammed as ‘wimpy’ on immigration: ‘Horror of a bill’
Democrats anxious to see the White House's vision for immigration put into full play — especially President Obama's executive action to grant amnesty to tens of thousands — are calling out a Republican-led border security bill as a "wimpy" attempt to deal with a massive issue. Published January 21, 2015
John Boehner’s facial expressions make YouTube splash on SOTU video
Speaker John Boehner's facial expressions, as seen over President Obama's left shoulder during the State of the Union speech, took front and center in a video that's made a splash on YouTube. Published January 21, 2015
‘Clinton the Musical’ hits off-Broadway, just in time for campaign season
"Clinton the Musical" is hitting the off-Broadway circuit this spring, just in time for what's predicted by many political insiders to be former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's announced intent to run for president. Published January 21, 2015
Joe Biden on presidency: I’m confident I could ‘do a good job’
Vice President Joseph R. Biden said he's not lacking in confidence on his ability to perform well as the top White House dog — that he knows he could do a "good job" but that he's not really focused on the notion right now. Published January 21, 2015
Big Brother grows: 50 police agencies use military radar that lets them peer into homes
Radar intended for the military has seeped into the civilian sector and at least 50 different law enforcement agencies — including the FBI and the U.S. Marshall's Service — are now using technology that lets them peer into people's homes via radio waves. Published January 21, 2015
Facebook cited in a third of all divorce cases: ‘It’s like having a massive public noticeboard’
Facebook is now cited in about a third of all divorce cases, researchers said. Published January 21, 2015
Steve King, Iowa, slams Obama’s ‘deportable’ guest: This ‘perverts’ justice
Rep. Steve King from Iowa went on a Twitter rant against President Obama and his wife, characterizing their reach-out to "a deportable" to attend the State of the Union as a travesty of justice. Published January 21, 2015
Yemen’s president held captive; U.S. sends Navy warships to Red Sea
Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi is being held captive by rebels who have attacked his compound, just as the U.S. military has moved the USS Iwo Jima and the USS Fort McHenry into the Red Sea, in position to take aboard evacuees from the U.S. Embassy in Yemen if tensions and violence continue to escalate. Published January 21, 2015
France to spend $490M to hire 2,600 new counter-terrorism police
France — reeling from the Paris terror attacks that left 17 dead — is now spending $490 million to bolster its counter-terrorism fighting unit and hire 2,600 officers. Published January 21, 2015
Iran Guard to Israel: You’ll ‘certainly pay’ for killing our general
A commander with Iran's Revolutionary Guard sent a blunt warning to Israel, telling the Jewish nation that it will "certainly pay" for killing one of Tehran's top generals during an airstrike in Syria — an airstrike that Israeli forces don't even admit they conducted. Published January 21, 2015
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s sleepy SOTU photo goes viral: ‘We are all … Ginsburg now’
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was caught on camera looking sleepy with her head dropped and eyes closed during President Obama's State of the Union speech — and social media was quick to notice. Published January 21, 2015
Michael Davidson, Boston heart surgeon, dies after gun attack at hospital
Michael Davidson, a prominent heart surgeon at one of the nation's best-known hospitals — Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston — was shot by a gunman while at work. Published January 21, 2015
Fox News diss? White House omits ‘News’ from cable place card at media luncheon
Was Fox News dissed at the media luncheon with President Obama that's held in the lead-up to the State of the Union? Shepard Smith with Fox News says: Quite possibly. Published January 21, 2015
Gregory Holt, Muslim prisoner, wins Supreme Court OK to wear beard behind bars
Gregory Holt, a Muslim prisoner in Arkansas, won the Supreme Court's stamp of approval to grow and maintain a beard behind bars, in accordance with his religious beliefs. Published January 20, 2015
Northern Virginia on edge as mystery poisonings send dogs to hospital
A neighborhood in Northern Virginia is a bit on edge after two dogs were mysteriously poisoned within 24 hours of each other. Published January 20, 2015
China dad hires virtual ‘hitman’ to take out unemployed, video-gaming son
A Chinese father fed up with his son's unemployed ways — which he blamed on his daily feed of video games — hired a virtual "hit man" to knock off the 23-year-old and hopefully give him the motivation to get off the couch and seek a job. Published January 20, 2015
