Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Ex-Secret Service agent loses insurance under Obamacare: ‘This is a betrayal’
Count a former Secret Service agent among the millions of Americans who say they've been booted from their insurance plans due to Obamacare mandates. Published November 18, 2013
6 dead as powerful tornadoes sweep Midwest
At least six have been confirmed dead in the set of powerful tornadoes and thunderstorms that pummeled across the Midwest on Sunday, hitting Illinois particularly hard. Published November 18, 2013
Two U.S. sailors hurt when drone crashes into ship
Two U.S. sailors have been treated for minor burns after the ship they were on was hit by a malfunctioning drone off the coast of Southern California. Published November 18, 2013
Texas company makes metal gun from 3-D printer
The whole 3-D printer debate has just been taken to an entirely new level, as a company in Texas announced Friday it has made a metal gun from the equipment, a first for the technology. Published November 8, 2013
Pentagon reports 46 percent rise in military sexual assaults
The number of sexual assaults reported in the military saw a double-digit surge over the last year — but that doesn’t necessarily mean that members are suffering more attacks, the Pentagon said, in its latest report. Published November 8, 2013
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz Ortiz finishes third in Boston mayoral race
Boston may have chosen Mayor-elect Martin Walsh — who narrowly defeated John Connolly — in Tuesday's race. But the third-place finisher was a more familiar name, though he's known more for power-hitting the Red Sox through the World Series than for political aspirations. Published November 8, 2013
Samantha Power, ambassador to U.N., raves on Hanoi Jane
Samantha Power, the recently seated U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, may have made many in Hollywood happy with her recent public praise of actress icon and exercise legend Jane Fonda, but veterans aren't smiling. Published November 8, 2013
Venezuelan health care system collapsing; doctors call it a crisis
Venezuela's government-run health care system is in shambles, with doctors sending cancer patients home and ill citizens suffering everything from tumors to glaucoma. Published November 8, 2013
Swedish movies to rate gender bias: So long, ‘Lord of the Rings’
Swedish movie mavens, ever mindful of gender-related sensitivities, are putting a new rating system in place for film-goers that alerts to bias against females. Published November 8, 2013
Tehran TV documentary tells how to attack Israel
Note to Iran: If you’re trying to assure world leaders that the new president brings messages of peace and compromise, you might not want to broadcast a lengthy documentary about attacking Israel with missiles. Published November 8, 2013
iPad explodes, setting Australian store customers fleeing
A brand new iPad Air that was supposed to be used for a demonstration model for customers exploded and burst into flames, forcing the Australian store to close so firefighters could clear the scene. Published November 8, 2013
Obama has ‘head handed to him’ in secret Iran sanction deal amid nuclear talks
For all the tough talk on the international front the United States has quietly been easing some of the financial restrictions on Iran, a new investigation reveals. But, as one source suggested, the talks may have backfired — and now the White House is feeling vulnerable. Published November 8, 2013
Obama, White House earn top liar labels from Obamacare fact checkers
Add two popular fact-checking sites to the growing list of individuals and organizations that say President Obama outright lied about his promises to the American people — that Obamacare wouldn't take away their existing health care plans. Published November 8, 2013
Dad dubbed unfit parent for refusing son’s pleas for McDonald’s meals
A Manhattan father going through court proceedings with his estranged wife is coming out swinging after a court-appointed counselor, tasked with helping to decide custody, labeled the dad unfit for refusing to take his son to McDonald's for dinner. Published November 8, 2013
Toronto’s crack-smoking mayor in video tirade: ‘He dies, or I die’
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, already facing a public relations nightmare from recent admissions of smoking crack, has a new hit to deal with — a video that's making the media rounds that shows him in a drunken rage, threatening to kill an unknown individual. Published November 8, 2013
76-foot Connecticut Christmas tree heads to NYC’s Rockefeller Center
A 76-foot Norway spruce, the chosen Christmas tree from a Connecticut grower to grace Rockefeller Center, headed to midtown Manhattan on Friday. Published November 8, 2013
Pope Francis poised to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin to bolster church ties
Pope Francis is going to meet with President Vladimir Putin in hopes of bolstering relations and tamping down accusations that the Catholic Church proselytizes in Russia. Published November 8, 2013
U.S. loses voting rights at key U.N. body, UNESCO
Beginning Friday, the United States will no longer be able to cast a ballot in key global matters vetted through the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, due to a dispute over dues. Published November 8, 2013
Cruz bill offers $5M reward for Benghazi info
Sen. Ted Cruz just brought forward a bill that would award $5 million to anyone who could provide information that leads to the capture of a suspect in the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attack that left four Americans dead. Published November 8, 2013
Philippines battered by typhoon: ‘We just have to pray’
Philippines is under massive storm attack, and millions of people Friday were fleeing winds that were hitting upwards of 200 miles per hour. Published November 8, 2013
