Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
House stenographer sent for mental exam after floor rant: ‘Praise be to God’
House stenographer Dianne Reidy stunned congressional members late Wednesday evening at the tail end of the government shutdown vote when she wound her way to the podium, ranting about God, Free Masons and the inability of the nation to serve two masters. Published October 17, 2013
Gummy Bear creator dies of heart failure, age 90
The man who was the brains behind the original gummy bear died at the age of 90 due to heart failure, his Haribo office in Germany said in a statement on Tuesday. Published October 16, 2013
Al Sharpton attacked by black clergy for putting fame before needs of Harlem
Let the dethroning of Rev. Al Sharpton begin — that's nearly the mood of four members of the clergy who live in Harlem, who have sent invitations to 100-plus churches to take down the controversial activist a peg or two from his leadership role in the black community. Published October 16, 2013
Chris Matthews called ‘national treasure’ for MSNBC
"Hardball" host Chris Matthews is a top-notch, hard-charging cable news-show host — a "national treasure," said MSNBC's president, referring to recent ratings. Published October 16, 2013
Sen. Ted Cruz’s hometown paper renounces support
Sen. Ted Cruz's hometown newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, has backtracked on its support and tossed its endorsement to the wind, now entreating the de facto leader of the tea party cause — whom they cheered in November — to rein in his politics and start acting like his predecessor. Published October 16, 2013
Rielle Hunter sorry for Edwards affair — as memoir heads to book shelves
Rielle Hunter, the formerly non apologetic mistress of John Edwards — a rising Democratic star who was touted as the next White House sensation until his sordid affair became public — now says her actions were "selfish," and she wants readers to buy her just-released, updated memoir so she can tell them how many ways she was wrong. Published October 16, 2013
Delaware giddy as Resident No. 1 enrolls in Obamacare
Delaware announced its first successful enrollment into the Obamacare marketplace on Tuesday. Published October 16, 2013
Oreos as addictive as cocaine, morphine: scientists
Researchers at Connecticut College threw some lab rats into a maze, stacked one side with rice cakes and the other with Oreos, recorded their reactions to each — and, a few scientific tests later, concluded "America's Favorite Cookie" is as addictive as morphine and cocaine. Published October 16, 2013
Senate GOP on shutdown: Top 10 reasons it’s not ‘all bad’
Not all the fallout from the government shutdown is negative, harmful or destructive, Republicans in the Senate said on Tuesday. In fact, some outcomes — 10 of them, to be exact — are downright positive. Published October 16, 2013
Army Strong: Ranger’s unconscious salute inspires, captivates a grateful nation
There's tough. There's Marine Corps tough. And now there's an entirely new category: Injured, hooked-to-tubes, unconscious — but still saluting — Army Ranger tough. Published October 16, 2013
British doctors warned not to call the obese ‘obese’
Don't call the outrageously fat "obese," doctors in Britain have been told. Why? The label could damage their self-esteem, the country's health watchdog said in newly released policy papers. Published October 16, 2013
Egyptian foreign minister calls relations with U.S. ‘in turmoil’
The current state of relations between Egyptian and U.S. authorities has sunk to such lows that the entire Middle East region could suffer, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said Wednesday. Published October 16, 2013
Valerie Jarrett was ‘architect’ of Obama’s shutdown strategy: author Ed Klein
A new theory from author Ed Klein — who previously penned "The Amateur," about President Obama's White House leadership — suggests that senior adviser Valerie B. Jarrett orchestrated the chief executive's strategies in the government shutdown. Published October 16, 2013
Underwear over Pyongyang? Swedish fashionista mulls airdrop of 450 pairs
Bjorn Borg, famous Swedish undergarment designer and manufacturer, said he's mulling a public relations and advertising campaign that could see thousands of underwear dropped over North Korea — a "Weapons of Mass Seduction." Published October 16, 2013
Injured kangaroo limps into ‘Flying Kangaroo’ airport pharmacy for aid
The big question on shocked witnesses' minds, no doubt, as they watched an injured kangaroo limp and hop into a pharmacy in Melbourne Airport in Australia on Wednesday: How did he know? Published October 16, 2013
Duke basketball team faces fire for West Point pose with fake firearms
Duke basketball players were forced to pull a photograph from the college's Twitter account after anti-gun activists complained about the content: Team members were holding fake rifles, in recognition of their visit to West Point military academy. Published October 16, 2013
Tattoo taboo: D.C. mulls 24-hour waiting period on skin ink
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are mulling a new rule that would require tattoo-seekers to wait 24 hours before they get their ink. Published October 16, 2013
Hillary Clinton jabs at Joe Biden: He didn’t want bin Laden raid
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a jab at Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday, saying he didn't want the bin Laden raid to go forth — and making, in the meanwhile, what some political watchers have perceived as an offensive maneuver to stake out her 2016 claim to the White House. Published October 16, 2013
Police make arrest in L.A. airport dry ice explosions
Police have arrested a man in connection with one of the dry ice explosions that hit at Los Angeles International Airport this week, on Sunday and on Monday. Published October 16, 2013
Antonin Scalia: 14th Amendment for all, not ‘only the blacks’
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia issued what's sure to spark a fury of debate between the warring sides of affirmative action, telling a packed courtroom on Tuesday that the 14th Amendment wasn't penned simply to protect blacks. Published October 16, 2013
