Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Saly Griege, Miss Lebanon, and Doron Matalon, Miss Israel, spar over beauty selfie shot
Saly Griege, Miss Lebanon, took to Facebook to say that she didn't mean to be photographed alongside beauty queen contestant Doron Matalon, Miss Israel — that her contender jumped into the shot at the last minute. Published January 19, 2015
Ben Carson jabs ‘political class,’ calls for candidates with ‘faith in God’
Retired neurosurgeon and possible 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson didn't name names, but took a shot at the cadre of political elites who form the Republican Party's "political class" and said what America really needs are leaders who believe in God. Published January 19, 2015
New York City may yank terror report to appease Muslims, settle suits: report
New York City may take down a terror report from its website that alerts law enforcement and citizens alike to the characteristics of would-be terrorists because critics say it discriminates against Muslims and is deeply flawed. Published January 19, 2015
Leon Panetta, ex-CIA head, on terror attack on America: ‘It’s a matter of time’
Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta told a television audience that it's only a matter of time before terrorists strike America again. Published January 19, 2015
Steven Bonano, 9/11 police chief, dies at 53 from suspected Ground Zero-tied blood cancer
Steven Bonano, 53, a New York Police Department chief who headed up the agency's elite Emergency Service Unit — and who was among the first on the scene at the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the Twin Towers — died from a blood cancer that was believed tied to his service at Ground Zero. Published January 19, 2015
EU to appeal the court’s removal of Hamas from terror list
The foreign policy chief for the European Union said the bloc is kicking off an appeal against a court ruling that ordered Hamas off the terror list -- for a technicality. Published January 19, 2015
Greg Plitt, Army veteran and reality TV star, killed by train during filming
Greg Plitt, a reality television show star and fitness model — and a veteran of the U.S. Army — was hit and killed by a train during filming in Southern California. Published January 19, 2015
Michael Moore, post-‘American Sniper’ release: ‘Snipers aren’t heroes,’ they’re ‘cowards’
Hollywood leftist filmmaker Michael Moore took to Twitter to air his views on snipers — whom he referred to as "cowards," not heroes — in seeming reference to the blockbuster release of "American Sniper," the movie about Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Published January 19, 2015
Iran shuts down newspaper for quoting George Clooney, ‘I am Charlie’
Iran's government shut down the Mardom-e Emrooz newspaper after editors published a quote from Hollywood's George Clooney saying, "I am Charlie," a reference to the terrorist attacks in Paris on the satirical newspaper. Published January 19, 2015
Phil Robertson, ‘Duck Dynasty’ star: World’s problems rooted in one reason — ‘No Jesus’
"Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson told a national Fox News audience that the main reason for the world's turmoil was simple: "No Jesus," he said. Published January 16, 2015
Dalton Hayes, 18, Cheyenne Phillips, 13, sought by police — tagged as modern day Bonnie and Clyde
Police are searching for Dalton Hayes, an 18-year-old Kentucky man, and Cheyenne Phillips, his 13-year-old girlfriend, on suspicions they've committed a couple of crimes through several states — the start of what some worry may lead them to become a sort of Bonnie and Clyde duo. Published January 16, 2015
Arizona’s new law: High-schoolers must pass the same civics test that immigrants take
Arizona has become the first state in the nation to OK a law requiring high school students to pass the same civics exam that immigrants have to take to win their citizenship. Published January 16, 2015
Dalai Lama slams capitalism for world’s ills: ‘I am Marxist’
The Dalai Lama identified himself as a Marxist during a speech in India about the need for world peace. Published January 16, 2015
Obama, Democrats head to retreat in cloak of secrecy, with press banned
President Obama — who famously promised when he took office in 2009 to bring about an "unprecedented level of openness in government" — has headed off to Baltimore for a retreat with Democrats with one special caveat: No press allowed. Published January 16, 2015
St. Louis sees 7 homicides in 24 hours: ‘Criminals have been empowered’
St. Louis has seen seven homicides in 24 hours — a sad reality that Police Chief Sam Dotson said only proves that the "criminals have been empowered" and that more gun control was needed. Published January 16, 2015
Trey Gowdy: ‘It’s about damn time’ we use power of purse to rein in Obama
Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina's fiery conservative, took to the House floor to deliver an impassioned speech that brought on the cheers and applause from fellow lawmakers, telling them that the time has surely come to rein in President Obama via the constitutional power of the purse. Published January 16, 2015
John Kerry in Paris, set for James Taylor croon: ‘You’ve Got a Friend’
Secretary of State John Kerry hit the streets of Paris on Friday, walking to the deli where four hostages were killed, to lay a wreath of flowers, to the Charlie Hebdo offices to drop off a similar arrangement, to the street median where the policeman was shot to deposit some more — and then hitting city hall for a rendition of James Taylor's "You've Got a Friend." Published January 16, 2015
Ben Carson to launch exploratory committee ‘within the next two or three weeks’
Retired neurosurgeon and possible 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson has tapped Ryan Rhodes, a top political insider, to oversee his Iowa campaign — and he also plans to launch an exploratory committee in the coming two to three weeks, The Iowa Republican website reported. Published January 16, 2015
Mitch McConnell on immigration: GOP shouldn’t expect a miracle on repeal
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans in the House may have sent the Senate a measure that yanks President Obama's immigration orders — but it's just not going to happen because Democrats won't join the effort. Published January 16, 2015
Alex Malarkey, ‘Boy Who Came Back from Heaven,’ says he lied — ‘I did not go to heaven’
Alex Malarkey, the boy at the heart of a bestselling book, "The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven," said in a letter to his publisher that he lied — he never died when he was 6 years old and went to heaven and visited with angels. Published January 16, 2015
