Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Hillary Clinton waives $200K speaking fee for hometown event
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may normally charge about $200,000 per speech — but not in Chappaqua, N.Y., her adopted hometown. Published August 4, 2014
Obama jabs at Putin: Russia ‘doesn’t make anything’
President Obama — apparently stinging at recent media buzz that he's seemed weak on the international stage on the Ukraine matter — took a stab at President Putin, saying the Russian leader isn't really that big a player in the world anyway. Published August 4, 2014
Prince Charles ‘furious’ at tell-all book of Diana marriage
Prince Charles is reportedly "furious" about a tell-all book about his marriage to the now-deceased Princess Diana is about to hit the store shelves — especially since it's penned by one of his trusted advisers, former Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter. Published August 4, 2014
Bangladesh ferry carrying hundreds capsizes; death toll on rise
A ferry carrying hundreds of passengers capsized Monday, killing an untold number. Published August 4, 2014
Hamas head likens fight with Israel to American Revolution
Hamas head Khaled Meshaal in a televised interview on CNN compared his terror group's fight with Israel to the colonists' struggle with the British. Published August 4, 2014
Sammy Davis Jr.’s little black book hits the auction block
For sale: Sammy Davis Jr.'s little black address book, to the highest bidder. Published August 1, 2014
Mark Levin: Topple GOP leadership or country will ‘unravel’
Conservative radio host Mark Levin said those who care about the fate of America's freedoms need to take a dramatic and quick step and outright oust the leadership of the Republican Party at the ballot box. Published August 1, 2014
Massachusetts to let police chief deny gun buys to those deemed unfit
Massachusetts lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Deval Patrick's desk for passage that puts police chiefs in charge of deciding whether or not a person is fit enough to own a gun — and gives them the power to deny purchases in certain cases. Published August 1, 2014
Geraldo slammed as ‘dummy’ for backing Clinton’s bin Laden claim
The "Fox & Friends" Friday morning broadcast set turned into a verbal battleground over differing opinions — and whether opinions were being spun as facts — about Bill Clinton and his recently revealed audio claim that he almost killed Osama bin Laden. Published August 1, 2014
Ruth Bader Ginsburg slams male justices as blind to women’s issues
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave a scathing assessment of her five male court colleagues, referencing the Hobby Lobby case, and told Yahoo's Katie Couric that they couldn't possibly understand the legal needs of women. Published August 1, 2014
Feds raid N.C. home to seize Land Rover in EPA emission-control crackdown
When it comes to environmental regulation compliance, the Department of Homeland Security isn't playing — as evidenced by a recent federal raid of a North Carolinian's home to confiscate a Land Rover that violated EPA emission rules. Published August 1, 2014
Russia snickers as Obama holds poodle — Putin holds leopard
A photograph of President Obama holding a small, white poodle with only three legs has unleashed a score of snickering from Russia, with top Kremlin aides allegedly pointing out the contrast with President Putin's own recently snapped photo — of him stroking a snow leopard. Published August 1, 2014
Al Sharpton to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: ‘I’ll be your worst enemy’
A political feud involving the Rev. Al Sharpton, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton went from polite conversation to dire warning mode during a recent City Hall roundtable discussion, with Mr. Sharpton cutting through the bureaucracy to vow: "I'll be your worst enemy." Published August 1, 2014
South Africa to prosecute after giraffe killed during truck transport
Truck drivers who didn't take care while transporting two giraffes — and who allowed the beasts' heads to slam into a cement highway overpass they were driving under — will face prosecution, animal welfare officers said. Published August 1, 2014
London mayor flies Palestinian flag at town hall to support Gaza
The mayor of the Tower Hamlets, a borough on the east side of London, hung a Palestinian flag over town hall as a means of showing solidarity with Gaza. Published August 1, 2014
U.N. condemns Israel, U.S. for not sharing Iron Dome with Hamas
The United Nations slammed Israel for possibly committing war crimes in its fight against Hamas — and then backed that accusation by suggesting the Jewish nation ought to be sharing its Iron Dome defensive technology with the very terror group it's fighting. Published August 1, 2014
Ted Nugent slams ‘lying freaks’ at liberal media: I’m ‘doing God’s work’
Conservative firebrand Ted Nugent hit back at his detractors in the media who've characterized him as racist — and even pressed a couple of venues to cancel his concerts for alleged racist remarks he made — and he called them hateful destroyers of the truth. Published August 1, 2014
Joe Biden’s secret love: Skinny-dipping, Secret Service agents say
Vice President Joseph R. Biden has a secret love — skinny-dipping. A new tell-all book about Secret Service agents and the presidents they protect describes just how much they dread protecting the vice president, in part because of his penchant for going naked. Published August 1, 2014
Just-forged Israel-Hamas 3-day cease-fire ends in rocket fire
A just-forged three-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas lasted just a couple hours, ending Friday in rocket fire first from Gaza and then leading to the reported death of 17 Palestinians. Published August 1, 2014
Kelsey Grammer forgives sister’s murderer
Kelsey Grammer, the star of hit television series "Frasier" and "Cheers," said he's offered forgiveness to his sister's murderer but still refuses to support the man's parole. Published July 31, 2014
