Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Congress, Hollywood left vulnerable as limo service website is hacked
A limousine company that provides services to the stars — sports legends, actors and actresses, and congressional elite — admitted this week its website had been hacked, potentially exposing sensitive information about a million customers, including the likes of actor Tom Hanks, business mogul Donald Trump and Sen. Mark Udall. Published November 5, 2013
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews skewers Democratic guest for ‘flackery’
MSNBC host Chris Matthews ought to watch out — he might start earning the reputation as a convert to Republicanism. Published November 5, 2013
Northwestern’s bloody Wounded Warrior uniforms made by Under Armor stirs emotion
Northwestern University’s new football uniforms are causing quite a splash: They’re solid gray, dotted with images of the U.S. flag – then splattered with simulated blood. Published November 5, 2013
Spanish newspaper to give prosecutor proof of U.S. spying
A newspaper in Spain says it’s going to supply a prosecutor with the necessary documents to prove that the National Security Agency did in fact tap into millions of Spanish civilian telephone calls. Published November 5, 2013
Nazi-looted art worth $1.3B uncovered in squalid Munich home
Picasso and Matisse and Chagall — oh my. A treasure trove worth of artwork seized by Nazis in Holocaust-era Germany and valued at $1.35 billion has been discovered inside the dilapidated Munich home of an 80-year-old recluse. Published November 5, 2013
Eric Holder: We might still charge George Zimmerman
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said George Zimmerman of Florida may have been acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, but in the eyes of the federal government, he's still living in a shadow of suspicion. Published November 5, 2013
Two armed suspects arrested inside Denver middle school
SWAT teams and local police arrested two men who were carrying rifles and backpacks and wandering inside an empty Denver middle school Tuesday morning. Published November 5, 2013
Obamacare casualty: David’s Bridal moves workers to part-time
Corporate heads for David’s Bridal shops have reportedly sent out notices to their employees that due to Obamacare, their full-time services will no longer be needed. Published November 5, 2013
Parents slam pro-Islam slant in Florida school textbook
Hundreds of parents, angry at what they say is a biased student textbook with a decided pro-Islam slant, have launched a campaign demanding equal religious representation and planned a protest at the school board meeting this week. Published November 5, 2013
Professor’s son dressed in ninja costume caused campus lockdown: police
The son of a professor was to blame for a police-ordered lockdown at Central Connecticut State University that lasted more than three hours and included talk of weapons and shots fired, authorities said Tuesday. Published November 5, 2013
Deployed soldier watches live chat in horror as Texas wife is stabbed
An American soldier stationed overseas and engaged in a video chat with his pregnant wife was shocked and horrified to watch as someone broke into their El Paso, Texas, home and brutally stabbed her several times. Published November 4, 2013
Blastoff: India set to send spacecraft to Mars
India is in final-countdown mode, prepping to send a spacecraft to Mars on Tuesday as a sort of multimillion-dollar test to see if the country's technology is advanced enough to compete on a solar-system scale. Published November 4, 2013
Beagle trained to sniff out polar bear pregnancies at Ohio zoo
Forget the pregnancy stick. A 2-year-old beagle named Elvis underwent a year’s worth of special training to sniff out pregnancies among the threatened polar species. Published November 4, 2013
Japanese paper lanterns face state bans at hands of firefighters
One of the Japanese community’s most revered celebratory traditions, the lighting and floating of paper sky lanterns, faces a doomed fate as a national organization of firefighters says they’re too dangerous and should be banned.One of the Japanese community's most revered celebratory traditions, the lighting and floating of paper sky lanterns, faces a doomed fate as a national organization of firefighters says they're too dangerous and should be banned. Published November 4, 2013
Latest Rand Paul plagiarism claim is ‘witch hunt,’ aide says
Sen. Rand Paul is fighting charges that entire sections of his book, “Government Bullies,” were taken and reprinted, word for word, from a study from The Heritage Foundation. Published November 4, 2013
LGBT activist blasts Obama for failed leadership
President Obama may have just pushed for quick congressional action for a ban on workplace discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but not all LGBT activists are enamored with his action. Published November 4, 2013
Iranians flock by thousands to U.S. Embassy for anti-America protests
Tens of thousands of protesters converged MOnday at the U.S. Embassy in Iran, calling for “death to America” in what’s shaping to be the largest anti-American gathering in the nation in years. Published November 4, 2013
Canadian imam counsels that a woman needs husband’s OK to speak
A Muslim cleric operating in Toronto with a radical speaking past is now counseling that women ought to obtain permission from their husbands before talking. Published November 4, 2013
NYU student, 19, recovering from 2-day wedge between walls
A 19-year-old New York University student who was wedged in the walls separating two buildings for two days is recovering, but in serious condition at a nearby hospital, authorities said Monday. Published November 4, 2013
Venezuela quietly seizes control of U.S. oil rigs
Venezuela recently and quietly took control of two Texas-owned oil rigs that that had been closed, sitting idle, due to a failure to make payments. Published November 4, 2013
