Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Bus driver who said Bible saved him from bullets outed as fake, police say
A bus driver in Ohio who claimed his pocket Bible saved him from the bullets of three gun-toting aggressors is now facing quizzing from police who say his story — while inspirational and stunning — doesn't match what they're finding as fact. Published June 19, 2014
Pepper-spraying, crowd-controlling drones called ‘deeply disturbing’ by union
Members of an international trade union say they're shocked and disturbed by a mining company's order for 25 drones capable of shooting pepper spray to control crowds. Published June 19, 2014
New York lawmakers ban tattoos, piercings on pets
New York lawmakers have passed a bill that bans pet owners from giving their animals tattoos or body piercings. Published June 19, 2014
Rush Limbaugh blasts feds’ ‘tyranny’ over Redskins trademark spike
Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh didn't mince words in his assessment of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's severing of the Redskins name over perceptions its was "disparaging," calling the move akin to tyranny -- a pure power play on the part of the president. Published June 19, 2014
School blocks NRA, GOP, Christian websites — but not Dem, Islam sites
A senior at one Connecticut high school has asked administrators to explain why he can access websites like Islam-guide.com, the State Democrat site and Planned Parenthood on the school's computers -- but not sites for the NRA, the State GOP or Christianity.com. Published June 19, 2014
Joe Biden vows U.S. will ‘impose further costs’ on Russia for Crimea
Vice President Joseph R. Biden promised Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a private conversation that the United State would not abandon its cause to clamp down on Russia for its recent aggressions into the region, leading to the annexation of Crimea. Published June 19, 2014
China city kicks off summer solstice with dog-eating celebration
Summer solstice is gearing up in China — and for residents in one southern city, that means time to eat the dogs. Published June 19, 2014
Condoleeza Rice’s $52,450 portrait unveiled at State Department
Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice's portrait — a $52,450 tax-paid picture — was unveiled at the State Department in front of a nonpartisan crowd on Wednesday. Published June 19, 2014
Facebook goes down, shutting out millions of users
Facebook malfunctioned for a short time early Thursday morning, shutting out millions of users from Israel to the United Kingdom to India. Published June 19, 2014
Iraq terror supporters mock Michelle Obama: ‘#BringBackOurHumvee’
Supporters of the ISIL uprising against Iraq's government have taken to Twitter to send out a mocking message aimed at U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, posting a doctored photograph of the White House figure holding a sign: "#BRINGBACK OUR HUMVEE." Published June 19, 2014
Black ISIL flag flies over Iraq’s largest oil refinery, witnesses say
Witnesses say that the black flags of ISIL were flying Thursday over the site of Iraq's largest oil refinery, despite the claims of government officials who insist they're still in control of the facility. Published June 19, 2014
Taliban destroy dozens of NATO supply trucks in Afghanistan
Four Taliban terrorists attacked and exploded 37 trucks that were part of a NATO supply chain in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday. Published June 19, 2014
Former Marine in Texas fights to convince VA: I’m not dead
A Houston, Texas, former Marine has found himself in the fight for his life with the Veterans Affairs Department — trying to prove he is not, in fact, dead. Published June 18, 2014
Obama on LGBT rights: ‘Who you love shouldn’t be a fireable offense’
President Obama told a New York City crowd of LGBT supporters that even though he's taking executive action to ensure federal contractors can't fire anyone for their sexual orientation, gay-rights activists still need to press Congress for similar protections. Published June 18, 2014
Walmart sued over ‘SWAT-like’ treatment of mentally disabled woman
A couple in Michigan has launched a lawsuit against Walmart, claiming their 25-year-old mentally disabled daughter was shocked and terrorized by "SWAT-like" tactics of security officers and police who accused her -- wrongfully, it turns out -- of shoplifting. Published June 18, 2014
Obama hit with hypocrisy tag for attending ‘Super PAC’ fundraiser party
Republicans charged President Obama with hypocrisy, after he attended a Super PAC fundraising party -- the same type of gathering he once disdained and slammed as a threat to open governance and a transparent political process. Published June 18, 2014
60 foreign construction workers abducted by terrorists in Iraq: report
Turkey's Foreign Ministry has asked its embassy to investigate reports that 60 construction workers from five nations were abducted by Islamic terrorists from a building site by the city of Kirkuk. Published June 18, 2014
Tea party blasts Obama for ‘honoring illegal immigrants’ at White House
The co-founder of Tea Party Patriots blasted President Obama for his White House ceremony to honor border crossers who were accepted into his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, saying his public embrace sends the wrong message to illegal immigrants. Published June 18, 2014
U.S. drones take out 4 in terrorist hot zone of Pakistan
U.S. drones were suspected of targeting and killing four militants at a hideout in the northwestern tribal region of Pakistan, in a border area by Afghanistan known as a terrorist hotbed, Pakistani intelligence agents said. Published June 18, 2014
‘Rob Ford the Musical’ launches, as rehabbing Toronto mayor preps return to office
Just as Rob Ford, Toronto's beleaguered mayor, is trying to make a quiet transition from rehab to work, here comes a theatrical performance about his life of drugs, alcohol and partying: "Rob Ford the Musical: Birth of a Ford Nation." Published June 18, 2014
