Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Air France pilot’s fatal last words: ‘[Expletive], we’re dead’
A pilot navigating Air France Flight 447 knew his plane was about to crash and, in the final moments, shouted out a panicky, expletive-laced pronouncement: "[Expletive], we're dead!" Published October 14, 2014
Islamic State terrorists using U.S. tents in jihad training camp
A new video showing how Islamic State members train their recruits to be terrorists reveals an interesting aside — the tents in the background at the jihadist camps are clearly marked with "US." Published October 14, 2014
Kirk Cameron’s Christmas movie site attacked — again — by Islamist hackers
The website for Christian actor Kirk Cameron's new movie about saving the true meaning of Christmas, titled "Saving Christmas: Put Christ Back in Christmas," has been targeted by Islamic hackers — the second such hack in about a month. Published October 14, 2014
Ann Romney: ‘Mitt and I are done’
Republican holdouts for a Mitt Romney for president in 2016 can let go the hope. Mr. Romney will not be making any White House campaign moves -- and that's the word from one who knows him best, his wife, Ann. Published October 14, 2014
California town creeped as mysterious clown wanders streets
A town in California is a bit on edge about a mysterious clown -- or maybe, more than one clown -- who's been wandering around the streets every night for the past couple of weeks. Published October 14, 2014
Bitcoin gets big lobby boost with company hire of former Senate staffer
Coinbase, a company that facilitates the financial transaction of digital currencies — like Bitcoin — has hired a former staffer for Sen. Tom Carper, with expectations that he's going to use his savvy of Capitol Hill to advance the industry. Published October 14, 2014
Hong Kong police unleash chainsaws on protesters’ barricades
Hong Kong police assembled by the hundreds, chainsaws in hands, to cut down street protesters' barricades on Tuesday, the latest in a long-running standoff between pro-democracy rallies and law enforcement. Published October 14, 2014
Bill O’Reilly calls for ‘chief propagandist’ CDC head to resign, citing Ebola spin
Fox News pundit and host Bill O'Reilly issued some scathing criticisms against the director of the Centers for Disease Control, calling on him to resign while accusing him of "spinning" the American people about the true dangers of Ebola. Published October 14, 2014
Mitch McConnell predicts: I’ll likely be Senate majority leader in 2015
Sen. Mitch McConnell is near-sure of three things in the lead-up to November elections — that he'll win re-election, that the Republicans will take over the Senate, and that he'll be selected to lead the Senate. Published October 14, 2014
Islamic State may have used mustard gas, Israeli experts say
Newly surfaced photographs of Kurdish fighting victims indicate that the Islamic State may have used chemical weapons to spread their swath of terror through the Middle East, a new report reveals. Published October 14, 2014
North Korea’s missing-in-action Kim Jong-un resurfaces for tour
North Korea's Kim Jong-un, the dictator who hasn't been seen by the public eye in about five weeks, has finally made an appearance and resumed the "field guidance" tours that had been a regular part of his routine. Published October 14, 2014
Condoleezza Rice named as killer of New York Times’ story on CIA
Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson said that Condoleezza Rice, who served as secretary of state and national security adviser under President George W. Bush, personally asked for special press treatment — specifically, for the newspaper to kill a story. Published October 13, 2014
Florida city council disbands ticket-happy police force
Members of the Waldo, Florida, city council voted to disband the community's police force, putting to end a long-running and heavily criticized speed trap and reported ticket-quota program that brought in tons of revenue for local government coffers. Published October 13, 2014
Czech teen cuts off child’s fingers as tribute to Satan
A 15-year-old Czech girl told the parents of her 10-year-old friend that they were going outside to play, then took the girl into the woods and cut off her fingers with an ax as a tribute to Satan, authorities said. Published October 13, 2014
Senate-wary Democrats stoke skepticism of polls as campaign strategy
Democrats worried about the state of the Senate come November have reverted to what seems a last-hour strategy to rally their base to the polls, by telling their voters to close their ears and eyes to polling that paints the Republicans on a sure-fire path of a takeover. Published October 13, 2014
Obama achieves presidential milestone: 200 games of golf
President Obama reached somewhat of a milestone over the weekend: he played his 200th round of golf since taking office. Published October 13, 2014
NBC News crew ordered into Ebola quarantine
Members of an NBC News crew who breached a voluntary quarantine after working with a cameraman who contracted Ebola in Liberia have now been ordered by New Jersey's Department of Health to confine themselves. Published October 13, 2014
Terrorists release supposed Steven Sotloff letter: ‘Mom, don’t let Obama kill me’
Terrorists with the Islamic State have released what they claim to be a letter written by U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff to his mother, in the lead-up to his beheading. But it reads like pure propaganda and seems to be a thinly veiled attempt of the Islamic State to further a pro-jihad message that blames America for its own acts of terror. Published October 13, 2014
Hillary Clinton heckled mid-speech by bullhorn-wielding man
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was confronted by a bullhorn-wielding heckler who brazenly broke in to her San Diego remarks over the weekend to a gathering of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Published October 13, 2014
Elizabeth Warren slams Obama: He ‘picked Wall Street,’ not Main Street
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of the talked-about candidates for the Democratic Party's 2016 ticket to the White House, chided President Obama for what she called his catering to Wall Street — and dismissal of Main Street — in 2008, when markets were tumbling. Published October 13, 2014
