Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Obama sides with Biden for 2016: He ‘would be a superb president’
President Obama said he couldn't really understand why Vice President Joseph R. Biden — or former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for that matter — would want to undertake the "undignifying process" of running for president in 2016. Published July 21, 2014
‘Straight White Guy Festival’ supposedly set for Ohio park
An Ohio park that often hosts gay pride events is deviating from that vein with a festival set for September that celebrates heterosexuality — from the viewpoint of white males. Published July 21, 2014
2 Americans killed in Gaza fighting for Israel: ‘We lost a gem’
Two Americans fighting for the Israel Defense Force were killed in the Gaza Strip, while battling Hamas terrorists. Published July 21, 2014
Luis Gutierrez: Obama assured me he’ll ‘stop the deportation of our people’
Rep. Luis Gutierrez told a National Council of La Raza crowd in Los Angeles that President Obama has assured him in conversations that his intent is to stop the widespread deportation of illegal Hispanics. Published July 21, 2014
Gov. Rick Perry to send 1,000 National Guards troops to border: memo
Gov. Rick Perry is set to announce Monday that he's going to activate and deploy about 1,000 troops with the National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border. Published July 21, 2014
McDonald’s, KFC in China face food safety scare from expired meat
China-based McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants put a stop to using meat from the company, Husi Food Co., Ltd., after learning they were sold beef and chicken that had expired. Published July 21, 2014
Obama ignored warnings of illegal child crossings on the border for 2 years: report
U.S. border patrol agents spent the last two years issuing warnings to the Obama administration about an uptick in the number of illegal minor-aged immigrants crossers, a new report from the University of Texas at El Paso found. Published July 21, 2014
Hamas sends in bomb-covered donkey to hit Israeli troops
Hamas terrorists strapped explosives to the underbelly of a donkey and sent it toward a grouping of Israeli troops in the southern city of Rafah over the weekend, forcing soldiers to unleash fire and kill the beast. Published July 21, 2014
Edward Snowden to work with Russia on anti-spy technology
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden announced plans to work with Russia, where he's now residing, to develop anti-surveillance technology aimed at shuttering government spy operations around the globe. Published July 21, 2014
Curt Gentry, ‘Helter Skelter’ co-author, dies at 83
Curt Gentry, one of the authors of "Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders," died in San Francisco at the age of 83, his brother just confirmed. Published July 21, 2014
Ukraine sends tanks to take back rebel-held city of Donestsk
Ukainian authorities sent in military tanks to try and take back the rebel-held stronghold of Donestsk from Russian separatists on Monday. Published July 21, 2014
Wisconsin train derailment injures 2, evacuates 100
Two were injured and more than 100 evacuated from the site of a Wisconsin train derailment that spilled diesel fuel, authorities said. Published July 21, 2014
Sean Hannity jabs Obama’s MIA: What’s next — golf flags ‘at half-mast?’
Fox News host Sean Hannity took a swipe at President Obama's perceived missing-in-action response to the Malaysia Airlines crash, and the Israeli ground invasion into Gaza, asking in a joking tone: Is his only reaction to put the golf flags at half-mast? Published July 18, 2014
Edward Snowden says NSA treats nude file photos as ‘fringe benefit’
Edward Snowden's latest revelation about the National Security Agency's surveillance activities is to say that agents who stumble across photographs of naked individuals in their files don't exactly treat them as sensitive documents. Rather, they pass them around to their office pals, he said. Published July 18, 2014
CNN reporter tweets Israelis as ‘scum,’ then hurries to delete post
A correspondent with CNN reporting from Gaza gave a rundown of the latest in rocket fire being traded between Israel and Hamas, then took to Twitter to give her opinion of Israelis who cheered about bomb hits: They're "scum," she wrote. Published July 18, 2014
Benjamin Netanyahu preps ground troops: ‘Significant expansion’ coming
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Israeli ground troops on Friday to get ready for more missions into Gaza -- that a "significant expansion" of force is on the way. Published July 18, 2014
Malaysia MH17 blame game: Haunting audio shows separatists shocked they shot down civilians
Audio intercepted by Ukrainian authorities in the hours after the downed Malaysian airplane indicates that Russian separatists at first cheered what they believed was the take-down of a transport plane -- and then expressed shock and anger, when they realized the craft contained civilians. Published July 18, 2014
John McCain calls Obama’s White House ‘cowardly’ and ‘AWOL’
Sen. John McCain denounced the White House as "cowardly," characterizing President Obama as failing the nation by fundraising while the world stage erupts in violence and chaos. Published July 18, 2014
Malaysia Flight MH17: Dozens of AIDS researchers among the dead
Investigators say that 100 or so AIDS researchers traveling to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne may be among the dead in the aircraft that was shot down over Ukraine. Published July 18, 2014
FedEx faces fines of $1.6B for shipping illegally sold drugs
The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Federal Express, claiming the worldwide shipper is guilty of transporting prescription drugs that were illegally sold. Published July 18, 2014
