Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Colin Chisholm, Minnesota millionaire, gets 21 months prison time for bilking $167K in welfare
A Minnesota man who took more than $167,000 in state welfare benefits at the same time he had more than $3 million stashed in his personal bank account was sentenced to 21 months in prison. Published January 6, 2015
Bill Clinton’s name found 21 times in sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s directory
Lawyers sifting through documents related to the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy sex offender accused of pimping out an underage girl to Britain's Prince Andrew, stumbled across an interesting finding among the filings: 21 email and telephone contacts for former President Bill Clinton and his personal aide, Doug Band. Published January 6, 2015
Islamic State ‘emir’ known for beheadings found dead, decapitated
A leading Islamic State authority who served as the head of the terror group's so-called police force — and who counted among his duties the oversight of beheadings — has now himself been found beheaded, with a cigarette stuffed in his mouth. Published January 6, 2015
Hamas denies leader, Khaled Meshaal, was booted from Qatar
Izzat Risheq, a senior Hamas official, denied reports that his organization's chief, Khaled Meshaal, has been booted from Qatar. Published January 6, 2015
Harvard faculty, previously pro-Obamacare, up in arms over health cost hikes
Some of the same faculty members at Harvard who supported Obamacare are now up in arms over their new higher-priced health care plans that take effect in 2015, and they're decrying the added costs and saying the new charges will be too burdensome to pay. Published January 6, 2015
Chris Christie criticized on ethics as New Jersey constituents wonder: Where’s our governor?
Gov. Chris Christie is taking a public relations hit from his New Jersey constituents, with recent polling showing that many in the state are negatively perceiving his eyes are on national office and not local affairs — and many more are wondering why he has to take so many political trips. Published January 6, 2015
Neo-Nazis in Germany go hip to recruit — launch ‘Vegan Cooking Channel’
Skinheads in Germany are trying a new tactic to bring in the recruits, shying from their combat boots and adopting a calmer, quieter tone — even launching a "Vegan Cooking Channel" on YouTube. Published January 6, 2015
Elizabeth Crawford, West Virginian, sues House for $200K over bite by staffer’s dog
A West Virginian woman who visited the U.S. Capitol two years ago to meet with a representative — and who was bitten by a staffer's dog, named Who Dey, while waiting — has now launched a lawsuit against the House of Representatives for the pain and suffering she's since experienced. Published January 6, 2015
Obama poised to free two more Gitmo inmates
President Obama is due to release two more Guantanamo Bay inmates in the coming days, Fox News reported early Tuesday. Published January 6, 2015
Rand Paul promises GOP-led Senate will ‘vote, vote, vote’
Sen. Rand Paul is vowing that the Senate under Republican control won't be anything like the one run by Democrat Harry Reid — specifically, because more measures will be brought to the floor for a full vote. Published January 6, 2015
South Korea warns North has missiles ‘that could threaten the U.S. mainland’
South Korea said in a recent white paper that not only has the North made dramatic progress in the development of its nuclear program, but that it has also more than likely developed missiles that are capable of reaching — and striking — the United States. Published January 6, 2015
Cairo-area Coptic Christian church left vulnerable as guards gunned down
Two police officers standing guard at a Coptic Christian church just south of Cairo were gunned down early Tuesday morning, just as those of the faith were preparing to celebrate their Orthodox Christmas Eve. Published January 6, 2015
Police union presses feds for hate crime protection against attacks
The national president of the Fraternal Order of Police said attacking a police officer should be considered a hate crime and the federal government needs to list the act as part of its statute. Published January 6, 2015
Ferguson juror sues to lift gag order on Michael Brown-Darren Wilson case
A juror who served on the panel that decided against charging Missouri then Police Officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing Ferguson teen Michael Brown is now suing for the right to speak about the case in public. Published January 5, 2015
Dario Raschio, World War II hero, pleads with ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ protesters: ‘Give me a chance’
Protesters reciting a "hands up, don't shoot" mantra crashed a World War II veteran's award ceremony, disrupting proceedings to the point the former U.S. Navy sailor, age 100, was forced to plead for them to stop. Published January 5, 2015
Beatles fans trolled on Twitter by Kanye West-Paul McCartney jokes
Fans of The Beatles and Kanye West were fooled by Twitter jokesters who reacted to the rapper's surprise collaboration with Paul McCartney by back-patting his so-called discovery of the British megastar. Published January 5, 2015
Laura Ingraham warns GOP: Don’t be duped by Obama’s rising poll numbers
Conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham sent a stark warning to GOP operatives not to be fooled by President Obama's rising poll numbers and make any more concessions to Democrats — gridlock would actually help the country. Published January 5, 2015
Mia Love stands strong against Obamacare: ‘Repeal and replace’ it
Rep.-elect Mia Love vowed to walk the talk she promised voters of Utah and that as part of that pledge, she would stand strong on Obamacare and push for its repeal and replacement. Published January 5, 2015
‘#BlackBrunchNYC’ protesters storm city restaurants to read off names of dead blacks
A group of protesters going by the Twitter name of "#BlackBrunchNYC" stormed into a range of New York City restaurants to voice their objections to police shootings of blacks and draw attention to their core message — that they're not going to take it any more. Published January 5, 2015
Thomas Gilbert Jr. arrested in connection to hedgefund dad’s shooting death
Thomas Gilbert Jr., 30, was arrested shortly after his multimillionaire hedgefund father, Thomas Gilbert Sr., 70, was found shot to death in his Manhattan bedroom. Published January 5, 2015
