Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
WATCH Islamists shout ‘Allahu Akbar’ while severing thieves’ hands for Shariah law
Al-Nusra Front in Syria terrorists posted a video on YouTube of group members carrying out a Shariah-inspired punishment for two captured and blindfolded thieves — severing their hands. Published June 26, 2014
Obama mocks climate change skeptics as paranoid about ‘liberal plot’
President Obama took over the Washington Ronald Reagan Building stage late Wednesday to issuing scathing criticisms against climate change skeptics, adopting a most mocking tone. Published June 26, 2014
Lesbian sues strip club for denying her entry without man
A lesbian who was denied entry to a California strip club because she wasn't with a man has now launched a lawsuit, claiming she was wrongfully barred entry based on gender discrimination and sexual orientation. Published June 26, 2014
Hillary Clinton has ‘secret deal’ to keep Anthony Weiner quiet, report says
Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and talked-about presidential contender for 2016, reportedly has a "secret deal" with her top aide Huma Abedin to keep her husband — the disgraced Anthony Weiner — quiet and under the radar for the next two years. Published June 26, 2014
IRS to pay $50K to the National Organization for Marriage for donor leaks
The Internal Revenue Service just agreed to pay a $50,000 settlement to the National Organization for Marriage after admitting it was wrong to put out for public viewing some of the group's confidential information about donors. Published June 26, 2014
Michele Bachmann draws fire during Fox talk of Boehner lawsuit
Rep. Michele Bachmann and Fox News host Neil Cavuto exchanged some angry fire during a recently broadcast show over the feasibility and sense of Speaker John Boehner's announced lawsuit against President Obama. Published June 26, 2014
Former ‘Survivor’ show contestant killed in Alabama train accident
A former contestant on the 2013 season of the reality show "Survivor" was killed Tuesday while working on a coal train outside Birmingham, Ala. Published June 26, 2014
Arizona ‘DMV’ agency issues wrong photos, signatures on licenses
Arizona's Motor Vehicles Division has come under scrutiny after several customers complained that the drivers' licenses they received in the mail did not contain their own photographs, or even their signatures. Published June 26, 2014
Gunmen kill Albanian bank CEO in street attack
The leading chief executive and co-founder of one of Albania's largest private banks was gunned down right by his office in the capital city of Tirana. Published June 26, 2014
Newt Gingrich finds parallel between Hillary Clinton and Kim Kardashian
Former presidential contender Newt Gingrich has found a similarity between former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and reality television starlet Kim Kardashian: Neither dances well in front of others. Published June 25, 2014
CNN presses forward plan to use drones for media coverage
CNN has kicked off a research project with the Georgia Institute of Technology to discern how the media organization might go about using drones to gather information for journalism reports. Published June 25, 2014
Bill O’Reilly admits conservative talkers are right; Obama has ‘competency’ problem
Bill O'Reilly of "The O'Reilly Factor" fame said his conservative colleagues on the airwaves have been proven right on the president on at least one point: Mr. Obama isn't as competent as some would believe. Published June 25, 2014
George H.W. Bush takes on contest-judging duties to find socks fit for his feet
Former President George H.W. Bush, a.k.a. the "sock man" for his vast collection of socks, has agreed to take on a new role — a judge in a contest sponsored by his Presidential Library Foundation to find the perfect design for his feet. Published June 25, 2014
Ben Carson warns of ‘pre-fascist thought’ pattern pervading America
Dr. Ben Carson, renowned columnist and retired neurosurgeon, said America is seemingly in shambles, its Judeo-Christian roots ripped and its traditional family principles in chaos — the morally depraved result of a long line of progressive-minded policies that have seeped into national culture and politics. Published June 25, 2014
Australian festival cancels talk titled ‘Honor Killings Are Morally Justified’
Organizers of a panel discussion that was scheduled at the Sydney, Australia, Festival of Dangerous Ideas fielded so much public outcry on their talk — titled "Honor Killings Are Morally Justified" — that they were forced to cancel it. Published June 25, 2014
Joe Biden: LGBT protections are mark of ‘civilized country’
Vice president Joseph Biden said that President Obama has put out the word that U.S. diplomats should press for more international acceptance of gay rights — and that's a good thing, given that support for the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender crowd was the pure mark of a "civilized" nation. Published June 25, 2014
Washington governor lays down marijuana law: No cartoons on sales packages
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee said Washingtonians may be allowed to smoke marijuana for recreational use, but that drug sales and marketing packaging put together under his watch won't be allowed to carry cartoon images, or hit the store shelves without some sort of tamper-proof device to keep out the kids. Published June 25, 2014
Federal judge says data grabs on U.S. citizens OK when chasing terror ties
A federal judge gave the stamp of approval Tuesday to the government's continued collection of bulk phone and email data on foreign nationals who live outside the nation — even if that surveillance leads to tapping into the private information of U.S. citizens living on American soil. Published June 25, 2014
Swine flu surfaces at Texas-Mexico border among illegal child crossers
The first case of swine flu has been found among the scores of illegal children who have been crossing into America at the Texas-Mexico border, leading federal authorities to ship 2,000 batches of vaccine to Lackland Air Force Base for administration. Published June 25, 2014
Fla. veteran facing $8K fine, foreclosure for fighting HOA ban on U.S. flag
A 73-year-old military veteran living in Jacksonville, Fla., has been fined $8,000 by his homeowners association because he won't remove a small American flag from his front-yard flower pot. Published June 25, 2014
