Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Israel dashes Palestinian state hopes with new home builds in Jerusalem
Israel announced on Wednesday it was going forward with a new construction project in east Jerusalem, a move sure to spark controversy as it’s at the very site that Palestinians want as their future home state. Published October 30, 2013
Virginia, Kentucky, Idaho scrap health insurance: ‘Easier just to start from scratch’
And the Obamacare hits just keep on coming. The latest is from Virginia, Kentucky and Idaho, where state leaders just announced insurance carriers will be completely scrapping their plans, because it’ll be easier to start with a clean slate to abide by Obamacare minimum mandates, than adjust and reform what was in existence. Published October 30, 2013
Egypt captures, arrests Muslim Brotherhood head
Egyptian authorities acted on a tip on Wednesday and raided an apartment in eastern Cairo, discovering and arresting a leading Muslim Brotherhood leader who had been on the run for months. Published October 30, 2013
Russia bugged goodie bags with spy technology at G-20
Apparently, America isn't the only country to spy on neighbors and world leaders. Russia gave out goodie bags filled with USB drives and telephone chargers at the recent G-20 summit in St. Petersburg — but the devices were designed to download the users' information and pass it along to intelligence agents at the Kremlin. Published October 30, 2013
Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners in nod at peace talks
Israel on Wednesday set free 26 Palestinian prisoners, its next step in a promised round of inmate releases aimed at jump-starting peace talks. Published October 30, 2013
S.C. domestic shooting leaves 4 adults, 2 kids dead
Six people were discovered dead late Tuesday evening in Greenwood County, S.C., the apparent victims of a domestic shooting, police said. Published October 30, 2013
Mass. college cancels music show because band ‘too white’
A band set to perform at Hampshire College in Massachusetts was sent packing, after a social media campaign morphed into a movement and students deemed the group “too white” to play. Published October 29, 2013
Iranian court sentences Christians to 80 lashes for drinking wine
Christians in Iran, take notice: Don't drink wine during communion. Doing so could bring a court-imposed sentence of 80 lashes, as four Christian men recently discovered during an informal worship service. Published October 29, 2013
USS Zumwalt hits the water as largest Navy destroyer ever
The USS Zumwalt, a massive 610-foot modern-day destroyer with an advanced rocket system, launched into the water off a Maine dock on Monday, in a surprisingly quiet ceremony, given the vessel’s record-breaking size and unusual shape. Published October 29, 2013
Sean Penn: Commit tea partyers, Ted Cruz ‘by executive order’
If it weren't for the tea party, Congress would work well, Hollywood actor Sean Penn said during a recent appearance on CNN with host Piers Morgan. And he also said tea partyers should be forcibly committed for mental health treatment. Published October 29, 2013
U.S. intel rages at Obama spy denials: ‘People are furious’
The U.S. spy community is reacting angrily to President Obama's suggestion that he knew nothing about America's surveillance of other countries' leaders, characterizing his denials as officially throwing intelligence officials under the bus. Published October 29, 2013
All in a day’s work: Surfer rides record-breaking wave, saves drowning friend
Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle not only caught and rode what surf watchers are calling the biggest wave ever – he also saved the life of one of his fellow athletes. Published October 29, 2013
Ducks gone wild: 50 feathered friends storm New York CVS
A flock of 50 ducks decided to leave the pond life for the comparably big city Saratoga Springs streets of New York, bopping en masse into a CVS drug store and wandering around. Published October 29, 2013
Meghan McCain: Some say ‘I’m the second coming’ of Republicanism
Meghan McCain said she's already defied the odds by not disappearing from the public stage after her father's failed 2008 presidential campaign, and that part of the reason is some regard her as the new face of the Republican Party. Published October 29, 2013
John Kerry bucks Israel’s warning on Iran: We will give diplomacy a chance
Secretary of State John Kerry responded to Israel’s demand for tighter sanctions against Iran with a few blunt sentences that shaped to a simple message: No. Published October 29, 2013
Hollywood unleashes A-list guns on Mitch McConnell
Hollywood has set its sights on Mitch McConnell, sending out A-list actors and actresses to defeat the Republican Kentucky senator with big-money donations to his Democratic Party opponent in the 2014 race. Published October 29, 2013
Jason Aldean’s country music tour bus strikes, kills man
Country music star Jason Aldean said on Tuesday he's grieving and praying for the family of a man his tour bus hit and killed on an Indiana roadway. Published October 29, 2013
‘Star Wars’ blooper reel surfaces on YouTube 36 years later
Storm Troopers that get stuck in the doors. Rebel forces who lose their helmets. C-3PO's dramatic — and mistaken — desert sand fall. That's all part of a blooper reel that's surfaced on the iconic "Star Wars" blockbusters, making the rounds of YouTube fully 36 years after the movies' heydays. Published October 29, 2013
Dolphin population gets boost with discovery of new species
Researchers on Tuesday announced they discovered a new species of the humpback dolphin — a significant discovery that scientists say could help boost the animal's population. Published October 29, 2013
China flexes muscle and unveils mystery nuclear sub fleet
China unveiled this week a fleet of nuclear submarines that has been shrouded in mystery and hidden for 40-plus years — a move seen by security experts as a show of force and confidence from a nation that's aggressively pursuing the top spot on the world stage. Published October 29, 2013
