Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Alabama drug suspect busted by own dog, Bo
An Alabama man who fled police during a raid on his home for suspected drug offense was ultimately caught by his own dog, Bo. Published November 3, 2014
L.A. police arrest several in fatal Halloween hit-and-run
Police in Los Angeles said they've arrested several in connection with the Halloween evening hit-and-run killings of three 13-year-old, trick-or-treating girls, but they've yet to release their names or identifying pieces of information about the suspects. Published November 3, 2014
Ted Cruz vows to take on Obama if GOP wins Senate
Sen. Ted Cruz — never one to stand shyly in the political corner in the first place — has vowed to don boxing gloves, rally his GOP colleagues and take on President Obama and his progressive politics directly if the Senate goes Republican this Tuesday. Published November 3, 2014
Episcopal Church in Michigan votes to crack down on gun rights
The Episcopal Church in Michigan — which includes the areas of Lansing and Jackson — voted to crack down on Second Amendment rights via a resolution at the 180th convention of the Episcopal Diocese. Published November 3, 2014
DNC’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz: ‘We’re going to hold the Senate’
Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz took the lone wolf approach to speaking about Election Day during a televised interview, telling the nation-at-large that despite what polls, Republican pundits and even liberal leaders say, the Senate will keep its political status quo. Published November 3, 2014
World Trade Center reopens for business, 13 years after 9-11
It's been 13 years since the Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. soil, but the World Trade Center is up and running again, poised to reopen for business under its new name. Published November 3, 2014
Feds buy $17K of ‘fat vests’ for student ‘sensitivity training’
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture expenditure is to dole out $17,500 in grant dollars to give students at New Mexico State University an idea of what it's like to be overweight, using so-called fat vests. Published October 31, 2014
Obama set to make 64-year history in worst midterm loss category
Chalk up another title to President Obama's legacy — the White House executive who's about to oversee the worst successive midterm elections losses in 64 years. Published October 31, 2014
N.Y. Democrats bully reluctant voters: We’ll be ‘reviewing voting records’
The New York State Democratic Committee issued a thinly veiled warning to fellow party members, saying bluntly that those who don't vote in Tuesday's elections will be outed. Published October 31, 2014
Bill O’Reilly: White Republicans are ‘afraid of black Americans’
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said in a back-and-forth televised discussion with fellow talk show host Tavis Smiley that Republicans by and large are afraid to reach out to the black community because they don't want to be labeled racist. Published October 31, 2014
Ben Affleck, Hollywood A-listers dig deep for Democrats
Polls may paint Democrats as on-the-out with voters this November, but Hollywood stars aren't tossing in the towel yet, and are instead digging deep in their pockets for some last-minute campaign cash. Published October 31, 2014
Sioux Falls stands strong in face of atheist group who decries ‘Jesus’ snowplows
Atheists may complain, but Sioux Falls, S.D., officials say they're not going to remove Jesus messages painted on the front of city-owned plows. Instead, they're going to add on a disclaimer to make clear the Christian lines aren't officially endorsed by the government. Published October 31, 2014
Mike Tyson: I was ‘sexually abused and stuff’ as a child
Former heavyweight hitter Mike Tyson told an Opie Radio interviewer that he was sexually abused by a mystery man on the street when he was 7 years old. Published October 31, 2014
Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama hit by hecklers at separate speeches
First Hillary Clinton, then Michelle Obama. Both of the Democratic Party's leading ladies were heckled while giving speeches at separate campaign events this week — not a good sign in the lead-up to an Election Day that's already expected to go Republican. Published October 31, 2014
Ex-SEAL under investigation for Osama bin Laden disclosures
Matt Bissonnette, a former Navy SEAL who penned a best-selling book about the Osama bin Laden raid, now faces a criminal investigation from the feds for possibly disclosing information that was deemed classified, his lawyer said. Published October 31, 2014
North Carolina girl, 8, chides Senate candidates: Play nice
A North Carolina girl, 8, obviously fed up with hate-based politics and negative campaigning took to pen and paper to vent her frustrations and fired off a letter to her state's two Senate candidates telling them, basically, to play nice. Published October 31, 2014
Michelle Obama lends voice for robo-calls for California candidate
First lady Michelle Obama has loaned out her voice to the Democratic Party in the state of California, cutting an audio to send out last-minute recorded calls to drum up votes for Rep. Mike Honda's re-election. Published October 31, 2014
Oklahoma Christian man arrested in near-beheading of warlock
A self-proclaimed Christian man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the near-beheading of a 19-year-old acquaintance with whom he had previously argued -- over witchcraft. Published October 31, 2014
Charlie Rangel on GOP: They ‘believe slavery isn’t over’
Rep. Charlie Rangel tossed out the race card and said publicly this week that many Republicans are haters who think slavery is still alive and well. Published October 31, 2014
SUV strikes train in Illinois, killing 3 family members
Three family members were killed when the SUV they were riding in slammed into a freight train at a railroad crossing in Illinois. Published October 31, 2014
