Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Chase bank surveys workers to see if they’re ‘ally of the LGBT community’
A JP Morgan Chase bank employee says he's not only puzzled by an internal company survey that asked workers if they considered themselves friend of the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender community — he's fearful of losing his job. Published July 3, 2014
Israeli summer camp for kids hit by Hamas rockets from Gaza
Hamas radicals in the Gaza Strip shot off more than a dozen rockets toward Israel in the overnight hours, scoring a direct hit on a house that's serving as a summer camp for youth. Published July 3, 2014
New York insurers seek 12- to 20-percent hike in Obamacare premiums
Insurance companies that feed into New York's health exchange system for Obamacare are requesting hikes to patient premiums that are in the double-digits, a New York Post investigation found. Published July 3, 2014
Germany poised to pass first minimum wage law at $11.61 an hour
Germany is about to approve the nation's first-ever minimum wage law — and converted from euros to dollars, it comes out to $11.61 per hour. Published July 3, 2014
University of Utah’s football fight song deemed sexist: ‘Man’ changed to ‘fan’
Come fall, fans of the University of Utah's football program will no longer necessarily sing the word "man" in their traditional, century-old athletic event fight song. Published July 3, 2014
Costumed ‘Star Wars’ stormtrooper sends Kansas business into lockdown mode
A man dressed in a "Star Wars"-type stormtrooper costume, complete with fake weaponry, so scared a business owner in one Kansas community that he locked his shop and called police. Published July 2, 2014
‘Clinton Inc.’ going strong, as Bill, Hillary raise $1B in political bucks over 20 years
Former President Bill Clinton and his former Secretary of State wife, Hillary, are big money-making machines, it seems, having raised a total of $1 billion-plus from various political causes over the last two decades. Published July 2, 2014
Ken Cuccinelli calls for states to dispatch the National Guard to border
Ken Cuccinelli, former Virginia attorney general, said states along the Southern border not only have the legal right to secure their properties by dispatching the National Guard — but they pretty much also have a constitutionally based responsibility. Published July 2, 2014
Burger King in San Francisco releases pro-gay ‘Proud Whopper’
A Burger King in San Francisco has taken its support of LGBT pride week to a new level and released a special sandwich — the Proud Whopper. Published July 2, 2014
White House’s $172K club: Jay Carney pulled top pay in press secretary gig
A newly released White House report shows that three of President Obama's closest — adviser Valerie Jarrett, National Security Adviser Susan Rice and personal counselor John Podesta — top the salary scale for White House aides, drawing in $172,200 each. Published July 2, 2014
North Korea bans ‘Choco Pies’ as factory pay, says use sausages instead
North Korean authorities have issued a decree to factory workers who were used to receiving beloved "Choco Pies" snack cakes as a form of payment and bonus: No more pies. You'll get sausages instead. Published July 2, 2014
Nearly 200 arrested in massive democracy rally in Hong Kong
Almost 200 protesters were arrested Wednesday in a Hong Kong rally for democracy that drew tens of thousands of participants. Published July 2, 2014
ISIL mocks Obama: ‘Did you prepare enough diapers for your soldiers?’
Jihad fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant sent a mocking video aimed directly at President Obama — a YouTube spot called "The End of Sykes-Picot" that wraps with a smiling terrorist taunting the White House head for his failing military prowess. Published July 2, 2014
Ben Carson likens abortion in America to ‘human sacrifice’ of paganists
Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon-turned-conservative rock star — and an open follower of the Christian faith — likely ruffled liberal feathers with his most recent comment on abortion, during which he likened it to the biblical act of sacrificing humans. Published July 2, 2014
World Trade Center flag stolen from fallen firefighter family’s yard
The family of a New York City firefighter who was killed during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, said a flag presented to them in his honor was stolen from their yard, and they're begging the thief to give it back. Published July 2, 2014
Obama shrugs at GOP: ‘So sue me’
President Obama shrugged at Republicans who threatened to launch a lawsuit against him to rein in his executive actions, telling them simply that he doesn't care — go ahead and sue. Published July 2, 2014
ISIL chief calls terrorism honorable and orders Muslims to rush to ‘your state’
The head of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant sent out a new battle cry to Muslim followers, ordering them to rush to "your state" and take control, characterizing terrorism as an honorable endeavor. Published July 2, 2014
Black student president who mocked ‘rich white classmates’ forced to resign
A black student body president who attended a high school in one of the wealthiest areas of the nation was pressed to resign from her leadership role after she posted a picture of herself in a Yale University sweatshirt on Instagram, mocking her rich, white classmates. A black student body president in New Jersey who attended a high school in one of the nation's wealthiest areas was pressured to resign after posting a picture on Instagram of herself in a Yale sweatshirt, mocking her rich, white classmates. Published July 1, 2014
Valerie Jarrett’s framed desk photo has figurines that bow to her
An NBC peek into the inner world of Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, turned up an interesting finding that suggests the political power player may have a somewhat god-like view of herself. Published July 1, 2014
George Zimmerman’s defamation suit against NBC tossed from court
A Florida judge has tossed George Zimmerman's defamation suit against NBC, saying the broadcast network did not act with malice when it selectively edited a 911 call the former homeowners' association patrolman made about the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Published July 1, 2014
