Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Czech teen cuts off child’s fingers as tribute to Satan
A 15-year-old Czech girl told the parents of her 10-year-old friend that they were going outside to play, then took the girl into the woods and cut off her fingers with an ax as a tribute to Satan, authorities said. Published October 13, 2014
Senate-wary Democrats stoke skepticism of polls as campaign strategy
Democrats worried about the state of the Senate come November have reverted to what seems a last-hour strategy to rally their base to the polls, by telling their voters to close their ears and eyes to polling that paints the Republicans on a sure-fire path of a takeover. Published October 13, 2014
Obama achieves presidential milestone: 200 games of golf
President Obama reached somewhat of a milestone over the weekend: he played his 200th round of golf since taking office. Published October 13, 2014
NBC News crew ordered into Ebola quarantine
Members of an NBC News crew who breached a voluntary quarantine after working with a cameraman who contracted Ebola in Liberia have now been ordered by New Jersey's Department of Health to confine themselves. Published October 13, 2014
Terrorists release supposed Steven Sotloff letter: ‘Mom, don’t let Obama kill me’
Terrorists with the Islamic State have released what they claim to be a letter written by U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff to his mother, in the lead-up to his beheading. But it reads like pure propaganda and seems to be a thinly veiled attempt of the Islamic State to further a pro-jihad message that blames America for its own acts of terror. Published October 13, 2014
Hillary Clinton heckled mid-speech by bullhorn-wielding man
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was confronted by a bullhorn-wielding heckler who brazenly broke in to her San Diego remarks over the weekend to a gathering of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Published October 13, 2014
Elizabeth Warren slams Obama: He ‘picked Wall Street,’ not Main Street
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of the talked-about candidates for the Democratic Party's 2016 ticket to the White House, chided President Obama for what she called his catering to Wall Street — and dismissal of Main Street — in 2008, when markets were tumbling. Published October 13, 2014
Voice biometrics showing all the rave with business, government
Both businesses and governments worldwide are turning to voice biometrics as a way of weeding out would-be fraudsters and keeping data and material thefts at bay. Published October 13, 2014
Ebola threatens to take bite out of world’s chocolate supply
Ebola may now be threatening a good portion of the world's chocolate supply, thanks to the Ivory Coast's decision to shut its borders with Liberia and Guinea. Published October 13, 2014
Oscar Pistorius called ‘broken man’ by psychologist for the defense
A psychologist who was called by Oscar Pistorius' team of attorneys to testify on Monday said the former Olympian runner is undoubtedly a "broken man" since he shot and killed his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his South African home on Valentine's Day in 2013. Published October 13, 2014
Democrat strategist says Obama ‘should take a flamethrower to his office’
President Obama needs to sweep through his inner ranks and weed out those who aren't doing him any political good — those who are simply telling him what he wants to hear, rather than what he needs to hear, a key Democratic strategist said. Published October 13, 2014
Islamic State: Taking women as sex slaves ‘firmly established’ Islamic law
Islamic State terrorists explained in a new publication their justification for taking women and using them as sex slaves, saying simply that it's a practice that's as old as Sharia law — and allowed by Islamic beliefs. Published October 13, 2014
Supreme Court slammed for doing ‘evil bidding’ of gay rights crowd
Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council — a Christian-based organization that advocates for the traditional family structure — said the Supreme Court completely disregarded the will of the American people by refusing to hear any of the states' gay marriage appeals. Published October 13, 2014
U.S. troops get OK to use Turkey bases to fight Islamic State
Turkey has given the go-ahead to the United States to use its military bases as a jumping point to launch operations against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, Department of Defense officials said. Published October 13, 2014
Nancy Pelosi: Americans ‘deserve’ minimum wage of $10.10
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi hammered away at the minimum wage issue Friday, chiding Republicans into getting on board with a hike from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 an hour. Published October 10, 2014
Utah Republican suggests new term for gay unions: ‘Pairages,’ not marriages
A Utah Republican frustrated by the Supreme Court's failure to act on several states' appeals of gay marriage said one way to address the confusion is to create a new term for the same-sex unions: Call them "pairages." Published October 10, 2014
Make-A-Wish backyard playground for disabled girl ticketed by city
A 10-year-old California girl with a seizure disorder so intense she can't play in public parks was given her own playground by the Make-A-Wish Foundation — but city officials have deemed it an ordinance violation that must go. Published October 10, 2014
Koreas trade fire as South Korea tries to fly balloon messages across the border
North and South Korea traded gunfire on Friday, the day of Pyongyang's celebrated Workers' Party anniversary, after military stationed at the northern border shot down balloons containing freedom literature being sent from the south. Published October 10, 2014
St. Louis protesters burn American flags post-police shootings
Protesters in St. Louis, angry at a police officer's return fatal gunfire on an 18-year-old black man, took to burning the American flag in the streets, chanting "no justice, no peace," The Blaze reported. Published October 10, 2014
‘Idiot’ flier brings on hazmat, passenger delays for joking ‘I have Ebola’
An unidentified man flying from Philadelphia to the Dominican Republic caused a massive stir aboard his plane after he shouted in Spanish that he had Ebola, while sneezing and continuing to cough. Published October 10, 2014
