Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Domino’s pizza chief fields fire for lavish, multimillion dollar pay
The head of Domino's Pizza, CEO J. Patrick Doyle, is facing criticism from company shareholders for a generous pay package he's collected over the past three years that comes in at $43 million. Published April 30, 2014
Bundy aftermath: Utah lawmaker moves to disarm BLM, IRS, says ‘They’re not paramilitary units’
Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah, concerned about the armed agents that surrounded Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's property, is mulling a measure to cut funding for any "paramilitary units" that work for the Bureau of Land Management, the Internal Revenue Service and other federal regulatory agencies. Published April 30, 2014
Judicial Watch: Email ensuring ‘Obama looked good’ was post-Benghazi priority
Key communication chiefs at the White House waged an all-out strategy to rally behind President Obama and help him push the mantra that the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on the U.S. facility in Benghazi were due to an Internet video — and not policy failure, a watchdog revealed. Published April 29, 2014
Corporate world flees Clippers in face of alleged Donald Sterling remarks
A handful of corporations have taken their sponsorships and left the company of the Los Angeles Clippers, over perceived racist remarks attributed to owner Donald Sterling. Published April 29, 2014
Georgia FedEx facility shooting: 6 wounded; suspect commits suicide
The suspect in Tuesday's FedEx facility shooting in Kennesaw, Ga., has been found dead at the scene — an apparent suicide, police said. Published April 29, 2014
Benghazi barracks hit by car bomb, killing 2, wounding 2
Two soldiers were killed and two others injured when a car bomb exploded near the gates of a military facility that's located by an airport in Benghazi, authorities said Tuesday. Published April 29, 2014
Gay man, 19, complains that Boy Scouts won’t give him job
A gay 19-year-old who worked a summer position at a Boy Scouts of America camp but was then outed as gay on his Facebook page by friends is now complaining that the organization won't hire him back. Published April 29, 2014
Oklahoma Little Leaguers raffle off AR-15 for baseball money
A Little League team in Oklahoma in need of travel and equipment money found their solution in a raffle — of an AR-15. Published April 29, 2014
Juan Williams, anti-gun crusader, admits his robbed wife wished for a gun
Juan Williams — the Fox News commentator who recently made media waves for calling on America to disarm — admitted the first thing his wife wished for when she was recently robbed: A gun. Published April 29, 2014
Billy Joel admits he tried heroin: ‘Got me so high’
Billy Joel, the Piano Man, may just have his fear to thank for not becoming the Heroin Man. Published April 29, 2014
North Korea sends South Korea on alert with live-fire border drills
For the second time in a month, Pyongyang military authorities have fired off shots near a disputed water border with South Korea, claiming the activity was related to drills and was no cause for concern. Published April 29, 2014
Soldier, 20, dies during overnight ‘ruck march’ at Fort Benning
A soldier at Fort Benning, Ga., in the midst of an overnight march with his fellow troops began vomiting and collapsed, and later died at the hospital. Published April 29, 2014
EU targets 15 high-ranked Russians for more sanctions
The European Union has named 15 new targets of sanctions over the ongoing Ukraine crisis, including high-ranking military officials and intelligence agents. Published April 29, 2014
Chicago sidewalk shooting leaves girl, 14, dead
A shooting that stemmed from a teenage argument on a sidewalk in Chicago's South Side has left a girl, 14, dead. Published April 29, 2014
Knicks’ Larry Johnson calls for all-black basketball league
New York Knicks executive Larry Johnson has a different take on the racial fire that's recently ignited over Clippers owner Donald Sterling, looking at the broader picture to make his main point: It's high time blacks started their own league, he said, on Twitter. Published April 28, 2014
Alec Baldwin, Barney Frank take to same stage — but dodge gay questions
Alec Baldwin, who's been accused of having homophobic tendencies, and Barney Frank, the gay former congressman from Massachusetts, took to the same stage this weekend for an amicable discussion of an upcoming documentary -- though they dodged questions about their differing opinions on homosexuality. Published April 28, 2014
Mitt Romney to run if Jeb Bush doesn’t, CBS’s Bob Schieffer says
CBS "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer says he has it on solid authority that Mitt Romney may take another whack at the White House if former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush doesn't run in 2016. Published April 28, 2014
Mayor in Ukraine city shot in back and fighting for life
The mayor of the second largest city in Ukraine was shot in the back and is in critical condition, authorities said on Monday. Published April 28, 2014
Rep. Michael Grimm in FBI custody, to be indicted
Rep. Michael Grimm turned himself in to federal authorities on Monday and is awaiting indictment on unspecified criminal charges that are related to his running of a health food establishment in his pre-congressional days, before 2011. Published April 28, 2014
Hackers hit Internet Explorer: ‘Microsoft should move fast,’ expert says
Microsoft Corp is rushing to fix a massive bug in its Internet Explorer, a popular Web browser used by up to 55 percent of the online community. Among the targeted users: U.S. defense and financial sectors, cybersecurity experts said. Published April 28, 2014
