Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Israel kicks off massive assault on Hamas: ‘We’re taking this to the next step’
Tensions and violence between Israel and Hamas escalated Tuesday, as the Jewish nation kicked into high gear on rocket launches at the same time telling more ground troops: You're up. Published July 8, 2014
Sarah Palin — New face of ‘The View’?
Sarah Palin could be the next face of "The View," if ABC catches the hints the former Alaskan governor has dropped lately. Published July 7, 2014
Obama ditching Hillary for ‘Mini-Me’ Elizabeth Warren: Edward Klein
President Obama is going to renege on his campaign promise to Bill Clinton and press for Sen. Elizabeth Warren — not Hillary Rodham Clinton — to be the Democratic candidate for the White House in 2016, said "Blood Feud" author Edward Klein. Published July 7, 2014
308 Memphis police call in sick to protest drops in health care subsidies
Police officials in Memphis, Tennessee, said 308 police officers have called in sick in recent days, an apparent protest against the city's mulled reforms to their health care policies. Published July 7, 2014
Gay parents give kids better ‘general health,’ says scientific report by gay dad
A new study from researchers with the University of Melbourne in Australia concludes that gay parents provide children with a better family atmosphere than traditional male-female parents in two key areas: "general health and family cohesion," the authors said. Published July 7, 2014
Rand Paul on Iraq: ‘What’s going on now, I don’t blame on President Obama’
Sen. Rand Paul sided with President Obama over some of his more hawkish conservative colleagues, saying the recent surge of violence in Iraq at the hands of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists is not the White House administration's fault. Published July 7, 2014
U.K. engineering student now an ISIL terrorist: ‘I was so happy’ to join jihad
An engineering student in the United Kingdom said he left his studies behind and went to join in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant jihad because he felt the pull of his Muslim faith — and he's never been happier. Published July 7, 2014
NYC newspaper shocks with N-word headline about Obama
A newspaper that's based in the Manhattan borough of New York City, West Village, has sent shockwaves through the community with a Monday headline that references the "N-word" in the White House — only spells it out. Published July 7, 2014
Border chief Gil Kerlikowske: Central American illegals are ‘not dangerous’
The commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Gil Kerlikowske, said during a Sunday television interview that Americans shouldn't worry — the illegals who are flowing across the border from Central America aren't dangerous. Published July 7, 2014
Construction worker loses hand, fingers in illegal fireworks accident
A construction worker from California, 40, lost his right hand and three fingers on his left hand after trying to set off fireworks of a professional grade. Published July 7, 2014
World Cup: Brazil voodoo priest vows to set curse on German team
A voodoo priest from Brazil said he's going to send a curse on Germany's World Cup team prior to the two clubs' face-off in the semifinal. Published July 7, 2014
Lifeguard, 32, drowns trying to save swimmer off California coast
A lifeguard with at least 15 years of experience drowned while trying to save a swimmer in waters off the coast of Southern California. Published July 7, 2014
Dozens of women, girls in Nigeria escape Boko Haram captors
More than 60 women and girls captured by terrorists with Boko Haram in Nigeria last month have fled and escaped. Published July 7, 2014
Joe Biden shows signs of staking out White House from Hillary Clinton
Vice President Joseph R. Biden is giving off the vibe that's feeling a bit left behind — a bit down in the dumps due to all the hoopla that's swirling about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her possible 2016 White House run, political watchers said. Published July 3, 2014
Hawaii to pay $81K salary for someone to tell people how to avoid falling
Hawaii's latest government job offering is an $81,000-a-year taxpayer-funded position for someone who can dish out information to residents about the best ways to avoid falls and fall-related injuries. Published July 3, 2014
Beleaguered beer makers pin revenue hopes on Fourth of July drinkers
Beer sales are down, and manufacturers say the Fourth of July holiday could be make-or-break time for pulling out of the slump. Published July 3, 2014
Rush Limbaugh: Soccer began by ‘animal-abusing white guys … kicking pig bladders’
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh had an interesting observance about the genesis of soccer — one that he described as sure to anger liberals, if only they would face the truth. Published July 3, 2014
Bill O’Reilly blasts mass deportation of illegals as ‘draconian’ notion
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly had harsh words of criticism for those who favor a cut-and-dry mass deportation approach for illegal immigrants, calling out such notions as ridiculous and "draconian" during a recent broadcast on "The O'Reilly Factor." Published July 3, 2014
Lawmaker denied entry to immigrant detention site: ‘What are they trying to hide?’
Oklahoma Rep. Jim Bridenstine fired off an angry letter to the Department of Health and Human Services after he was denied entry to an illegal immigration facility in his own state. Published July 3, 2014
Thad Cochran campaign accused in bizarre press call of ‘harvesting black votes’
A conference call set up by Sen. Thad Cochran's campaign camp took a turn to the bizarre, after a caller who identified on Twitter as a freelance journalist broke in to repeatedly ask: Why was the candidate's camp "harvesting black votes?" Published July 3, 2014
