Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
U.S. sends spy planes to search for abducted Nigerian girls
The United States has sent out piloted spy planes to help find the 276 Nigerian girls abducted by terrorists with Boko Haram. Published May 13, 2014
N.H. police officer fatally shot during domestic call, then home explodes
A New Hampshire police officer responding to a domestic disturbance call at one Brentwood home was shot and killed — and then a massive explosion wrecked the residence. Published May 13, 2014
Karl Rove: Hillary Clinton may have brain damage from 2012 fall
GOP strategist Karl Rove said at a recent conference that Republicans should keep pressing for answers about Benghazi — and that former Secretary of State and likely 2016 presidential contender Hillary Clinton could very well have brain damage. Published May 13, 2014
Rep. John Conyers is 400 signatures short for re-election ballot
Rep. John Conyers Jr., Michigan Democrat, has fallen short of obtaining the necessary amount of signatures to run for re-election. Published May 12, 2014
Vladimir Putin scores 6 goals, 5 assists in hockey game
Move over Alex Ovechkin, Russian boss Vladimir Putin is the new hockey hotshot: He scored six goals and dished five assists in a recent game featuring ex-NHL stars. Published May 12, 2014
Miami Dolphins’ player Don Jones ordered to ‘educational training’ for anti-gay tweet
The Miami Dolphins fined safety Don Jones for tweeting a negative comment about openly gay draft pick Michael Sam — and then ordered him to "educational training" to learn sensitivity. Published May 12, 2014
Marco Rubio on presidency: ‘I do’ think I’m qualified
Sen. Marco Rubio was pretty blunt on his ability to serve as the nation's president, saying in unequivocal terms that in terms of skill and experience, he's ready. Published May 12, 2014
Joe Biden potshots Bill Clinton in ‘Elizabeth Warren-type speech’
Vice President Joseph R. Biden took a quick potshot at former President Bill Clinton during a closed-door speech in South Carolina, saying the decline of the middle class actually started under his watch and not under former President George W. Bush's. Published May 12, 2014
Only 12 percent of Americans see Obamacare as a success
Despite the White House's recent announcement about the 8 million enrollees into the president's signature health care plan, only 12 percent of newly surveyed Americans say Obamacare is a success. Published May 12, 2014
Iowa distillery’s newest sale item: Pigs that taste like whiskey
An Iowa distillery thinks it's found a surefire win with its Templeton Rye Pork Project: Raising pigs to taste like whiskey. Published May 12, 2014
Iran claims success in building copycat U.S. drone
Iran's state-run television reported that the nation has succeeded in constructing a copycat of a U.S. drone that it captured in 2011 and that authorities are soon going to take the craft on a test flight. Published May 12, 2014
U.S. drone strike kills 6 al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen
A U.S. drone targeted and killed six al Qaeda militants in the southern province of Yemen on Monday — the latest in a string of American-led attacks on the terrorist group that has set down roots in the region, authorities there said. Published May 12, 2014
Eleanor Clift: Ambassador Stevens wasn’t murdered; he died from ‘smoke inhalation’
Eleanor Clift, noted liberal columnist and pundit from the Daily Beast, insisted during a broadcast discussion of Benghazi on "The McLaughlin Group" that U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens wasn't really murdered. Published May 12, 2014
Boko Haram: We’ll swap 200 school girls for prisoners
The head of Boko Haram in Nigeria released a video on Monday in which he suggested the group would let go 200 kidnapped school girls, in exchange for the release of an unnamed number of imprisoned militants. Published May 12, 2014
Clippers owner Donald Sterling breaks silence: ‘I made a terrible, terrible mistake’
Embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling finally broke his silence about the audio that broadcast his racial comments about blacks and admitted during a CNN interview that he made an awful mistake — but that he was set up. Published May 12, 2014
Proctor & Gamble angers with neo-Nazi code on detergent package
The detergent company Proctor & Gamble has mistakenly placed a neo-Nazi code on promotional packages for one of its chemical washing powders — and sent them off to German markets, where shoppers are now outraged. Published May 9, 2014
North Korea’s screed: Obama is ‘a crossbreed’ with ‘figure of a monkey’
The White House has rallied in condemnation of a North Korean publication that took its racist views of President Obama to the 10th degree, calling him — once translated into English — a "clown," a "dirty fellow" and someone who ought to go live with the monkeys. Published May 9, 2014
Donald Sterling-like voice captured on new audio: ‘I’m not a racist’
A new recording has surfaced containing a voice that's purported to be of beleaguered Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling denying he's a racist. Published May 9, 2014
California moves to let gay men cite selves as ‘mother’ on birth records; lesbians as ‘father’
In California, it may soon be legal for gay men to list themselves as "mother" on birth certificates, and similarly, for lesbians to cite themselves as "father." Published May 9, 2014
‘Noah’ way! Movie blocked in China, banned by Muslim nations
Production company Paramount Pictures tried hard to cast its "Noah" movie in a secular light, stressing its "environmental message" over biblical truths — but apparently, censors in China weren't buying it. Published May 9, 2014
