Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
World Cup 2014: Waffle House declares war on Belgian waffles ahead of U.S. game
A Waffle House in Norcross, Ga., has jumped aboard the World Cup bandwagon, telling diners in a Twitter post that they ought to boycott Belgian waffles — a directive aimed at supporting America's soccer team as it takes on Belgium on Tuesday. Published July 1, 2014
Homeland Security deploys 150 agents to Texas border
The Department of Homeland Security is deploying 150 agents to a site in South Texas to help detect those who are crossing into America illegally, Secretary Jeh Johnson said. Published July 1, 2014
Gun makers flee Northeast for ‘true blood Second Amendment’ states
Gun manufacturers are leaving the Northeast in droves, seeking out new production homes in the comparatively low-tax, Second Amendment-friendly South — and at a time when firearms sales have skyrocketed, industry data showed. Published July 1, 2014
Three babies given vaccine hours after birth considered HIV-free
Researchers says that three babies born in Canada to AIDS-infected mothers were declared HIV-free after receiving a new vaccine within hours of entering the world. Published July 1, 2014
Hillary Clinton bemoans Supreme Court’s birth control ruling: It’s ‘deeply disturbing’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said "there should be a real outcry" against the Supreme Court's much-anticipated Hobby Lobby ruling, which now gives closely held companies run by owners with religious convictions the ability to opt out of a handful of Obamacare birth control mandates. Published July 1, 2014
Social media in uproar over teen hunter’s photos of killed animals
Social media users are in an uproar after a teenage hunter from Texas posted photographs of herself with her kills — a range of African animals, including a lion, rhino, antelope, elephant, hippopotamus, zebra and leopard. Published July 1, 2014
Iraq convenes lawmakers to forge unity government to fight caliphate
Iraq's parliament convened on Tuesday to establish a new unity government with enough power and authority to fight off the "caliphate" that Sunni terrorists have declared for Muslims around the world. Published July 1, 2014
U.S. ship hits Italian waters to destroy stock of Syrian chemical weapons
The U.S. ship MV Cape Ray entered Italian waters and docked at the Calabrian port Tuesday to pick up an estimated 1,300 tons of chemical weapons from Syria, with plans to destroy them. Published July 1, 2014
Android phone banking app leaves 86 percent of users open to hack: report
Android users who run some of Google's older versions of software are vulnerable to hack attacks — particularly when it comes to banking and financial information. Published June 30, 2014
NASA preps to launch $465M satellite to track carbon dioxide
NASA is poised to launch a satellite that will monitor greenhouse gas levels from space — a first-of-its-kind technological project that costs millions of dollars. Published June 30, 2014
Karl Rove: Obama’s like ‘some monarch,’ akin to King George the Third
Karl Rove, the former aide to President George W. Bush, said President Obama has gone far and beyond what any previous White House head has done as far as issuing executive mandates — to the point of taking on king-like qualities. Published June 30, 2014
Florida sheriff’s MRAP purchase angers, upsets local residents
A Florida sheriff has angered local citizens by buying a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle at a delivery cost of $2,500. Published June 30, 2014
Sarah Palin: Nancy Pelosi cares more for illegals than unborn Americans
Former Alaska Gov. and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin blasted Nancy Pelosi, saying in a scathing Facebook post that the California Democrat cares more for the illegal children pouring across the border than she does for the unborn in America. Published June 30, 2014
Two Americans detained in North Korea will face trial for ‘hostile acts’
Two American tourists who have been detained in North Korea will face a trial for "perpetrating hostile acts," the nation's government-run news agency reported. Published June 30, 2014
Louisiana sheriff says ACLU won’t stop public prayer event
A sheriff in Louisiana said he couldn't care less what the American Civil Liberties Union says about his planned public prayer event — it's going forward, lawsuit or no lawsuit. Published June 30, 2014
For sale, by owner: Town of Swett, S.D., for $400K
The owner of Swett, S.D., has announced plans to sell his unincorporated hamlet in Bennett County for $400,000 to free up time to focus on his personal business. Published June 30, 2014
Pakistan army launches ground attack on Taliban in North Waziristan
Pakistani military forces have kicked off a ground offensive against Taliban militants who are holed up in a tribal border town with Afghanistan called North Waziristan. Published June 30, 2014
Facebook outed for conducting creepy mood experiment on users
Privacy advocates are seeing red after finding out that Facebook researchers conducted a secret experiment that tested site users' reactions and responses to purposely planted and manipulated news content. Published June 30, 2014
Nancy Pelosi: Border breach is ‘opportunity’ to serve ‘sparkling array of God’s children’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi argued that the tens of thousands of illegal children pouring across the border into America should be regarded as an "opportunity," not a "crisis," because they're all God's children. Published June 30, 2014
RNC’s Reince Priebus blasts Clintons as ‘obnoxious’ and hypocritical
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is "obnoxious," and former President Bill Clinton is a "hypocrite," and both have worn out their public welcome. Published June 30, 2014
