Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Hollywood news site: ‘Time to shun Woody Allen’
An influential website that covers Hollywood news and the business of entertainment, TheWrap.com, has called on industry insiders and members of the movie-watching public to turn their backs on movie director Woody Allen. Published February 5, 2014
Clay Aiken of ‘American Idol’ fame announces run for Congress
Clay Aiken of "American Idol" fame announced on Wednesday he's making a run for Rep. Renee Ellmers' North Carolina congressional seat. Published February 5, 2014
Bored teens charged with gunning down Aussie jogger head to court
One of the three teenagers charged in the fatal shooting of an Australian who was attending an Oklahoma university on a baseball scholarship said in court that he thought the gun contained blanks. Published February 5, 2014
Cardinal published notes that dead pope wanted burned
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz went ahead and published a book of Pope John Paul II's private notes, despite the pontiff's dying wish to throw them in the fire. Published February 5, 2014
Kansas to Maine: Snowstorms hits more than 100M
A massive winter storm churned through parts of the United States, leaving thousands without power and thousands more stranded at various airports, on Wednesday. Published February 5, 2014
Anti-Putin beer makes debut: ‘Hello My Name is Vladimir’
BrewDog, an independent brewery headquartered in Britain, has come up with a novel approach to protest Russia President Vladimir Putin's views of gays, just in time for the Olympics: The anti-Putin beer. Published February 4, 2014
Iran unveils two new satellites, worrying West
Western powers aren't thrilled with Iran's unveiling of what its government claimed were new surveillance powers — two satellites that bolster the country's wireless connections and that take high-resolution photographs. Published February 4, 2014
Jerry Seinfeld rants on white comic comment: ‘Who cares’
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld had a blunt reply to a Buzzfeed reporter who questioned why the star's shows seemed low on the diversity scale — that he never used anything or anybody considered non-white. Published February 4, 2014
U.S. ambassador to Russia stepping down
The U.S. ambassador to Russia announced in a blog posting Tuesday he's stepping down from his diplomatic role. Published February 4, 2014
Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai in secret talks with Taliban: report
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has been engaged in behind closed door talks with members of the Taliban in an effort to forge a peace deal, The New York Times reported. Published February 4, 2014
Arizona woman accused of injecting feces into husband’s IV
Police in Arizona say a woman who visited her 66-year-old husband in the hospital took advantage of his recovery time to inject some feces into his intravenous tube. Published February 4, 2014
FDA spends millions to target youth, gay teens: Don’t smoke
The price tag for a new Food and Drug Administration campaign to tell teens — especially targeted groups, like gays and Native Americans — not to smoke stretches into the millions. Published February 4, 2014
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie admits: I may have heard of traffic jams
Embattled N.J. Gov. Chris Christie said he didn't know of any plot by his aides to create traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge as political revenge — but he thinks he heard about the lane back-ups while they occurred. Published February 4, 2014
‘XStat’ invention seals bullet wounds in 15 seconds
A new creation called XStat — a spongy substance that seals bullets wounds in 15 seconds — is being hailed as the savior of U.S. battlefield soldiers and a new way to treat gun injuries. Published February 4, 2014
Susan Rice blasts tweets at Israel for criticizing John Kerry
Susan Rice — the national security adviser who rocked headlines by repeating the White House message that Benghazi's fatal terror attack was started by an anti-Muslim video — has now jumped to the administration's defense once again. Published February 4, 2014
Obama gripes: ‘Of course’ Fox News is biased and unfair
President Obama may not be totally sure what happened in Benghazi, or with the IRS targeting of tea party groups. But of Fox News he's certain: The cable media giant is inherently biased and unfair. Published February 4, 2014
Volkswagen’s sole U.S. factory to vote on union
An estimated 3,000 workers at America's only Volkswagen auto manufacturer will soon settle the crucial question: To unionize, or not to unionize? Published February 4, 2014
Obama’s agenda will tank, say 56 percent of Americans
President Obama's agenda may be headed for trouble, given the results of a new poll that shows 56 percent of Americans believe his policies will fail. Published February 4, 2014
Child, 4, drowns in swimming pool on cruise liner near N.C. coast
A 4-year-old child was pulled from a swimming pool on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship and pronounced dead by drowning seconds later, Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam SanSoucie said. Published February 4, 2014
Secret meeting shocker: John Kerry admits Syria policy is failing
Two senators said Secretary of State John Kerry admitted to them behind closed doors that the White House position and policy on Syria was failing. Published February 3, 2014