Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Winter Storm Juno woes pass New York as travel bans lifted, transportation resumes
Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted the travel ban on New Yorkers during a Tuesday morning press conference, but warned that while Winter Storm Juno seemed to have rolled past the state to more northern points, residents should still exercise caution and restraint before taking to the roads. Published January 27, 2015
Gary Sinise to Howard Dean on ‘American Sniper’ diss: ‘What the hell are you talking about?’
Actor Gary Sinise — who's known just as much for his heartfelt activism for the military — struck back hard at Democratic political operative Howard Dean for his public diss of "American Sniper" and the caliber of the movie's audience. Published January 27, 2015
David Clarke, Wisconsin sheriff, slams NAACP as ‘political propaganda entity for the left’
Sheriff David Clarke, Milwaukee County's tough-talking, outspoken law enforcement official, called the NAACP an irrelevant "propaganda" tool for the political left and said it was frequently the "behavior of black men," not racial injustice, that was the cause of much police-community consternation nowadays. Published January 27, 2015
Lance Armstrong on doping: ‘Take me back to 1995 … I’d probably do it again’
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, said that if he could go back in time to his 1995 heyday of racing, he'd "probably do it again," he said. Published January 27, 2015
JetBlue halts flight over tweet: ‘Guys, flight 321 and 334 have explosives’
JetBlue pulled one of its flights after discovering a tweeted message that bluntly warned: "Guys, flight 321 and 334 have explosives on board," USA Today reported. Published January 27, 2015
Facebook goes dark for an hour as executives blame internal glitch
Facebook suffered a worldwide outage that lasted about an hour early Tuesday, but executives said the problem wasn't external — from hackers — and rather internal, due to a system glitch. Published January 27, 2015
Andrew Cuomo bans travel in snowy New York: In your car? You’re ‘committing a crime’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a travel ban on residents in the face of Winter Storm Juno, which threatens to dump up to 3 feet in areas of the state. Published January 27, 2015
Libyan luxury hotel stormed by terrorists; hostages cower as several are killed
A luxury Libyan hotel known for serving foreign tourists was stormed by five armed men on Tuesday, who shot and killed at least three guards as they occupied the building and grabbed hostages. Published January 27, 2015
Philip Perea, ex-Fox employee, kills self outside Manhattan headquarters
A former employee at a Fox affiliate in Austin, Texas, shot and killed himself Monday outside the company headquarters in downtown Manhattan, authorities said. Published January 26, 2015
Arab group ADC to Clint Eastwood: ‘American Sniper’ ratchets ‘Islamophobic tensions’
Members of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee have turned to Clint Eastwood, director of "American Sniper," and actor Bradley Cooper, who played the lead role of Chris Kyle in the mega-buster movie, to denounce anti-Muslim rhetoric that's been seeping around social media -- and to accept responsibility for driving some of the ethnic and religious hatred. Published January 26, 2015
Dennis Rodman denies North Korea hack of Sony: My ‘very good’ friend wouldn’t do that
Dennis Rodman, who has famously referred to North Korea's Kim Jong-un as his lifelong friend, expressed incredulity at the idea of the regime hacking Sony Pictures. Published January 26, 2015
Wyoming lawmakers look to firing squad as death penalty pick
Seventeen Wyoming senators say it's high time to bring back the firing squad, and they just passed a measure to use the option as a fallback to the lethal injection for death row inmates. Published January 26, 2015
Dropkick Murphys to Scott Walker: Quit using our music, ‘we literally hate you’
Boston-based Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys admonished Scott Walker for using their music for his political purposes, issuing a scathing tweet that they "literally hate" the Wisconsin governor. Published January 26, 2015
Donald Trump slammed as ‘bane of humanity’ for teased runs at presidency
Donald Trump, millionaire businessman and "Fox & Friends" regular contributor, is a "bane of humanity" for constantly teasing the American public at a run for the presidency, said Jonah Goldberg, a fellow Fox News analyst and National Review columnist. Published January 26, 2015
Obama caught in India parade photo ‘working his jaws overtime’ with gum
Once again, President Obama's gum-chewing habits have landed him in trouble. Published January 26, 2015
Brian Babin, new congressman: President Obama ‘deserves impeachment’
Newly seated Texas Rep. Brian Babin didn't pull punches on his assessment of President Obama, saying the White House executive, without a doubt, "deserves impeachment." Published January 26, 2015
White House-Congress relations bemoaned: ‘There appear to be no rules anymore’
Patrick Griffin, a political insider who served as a White House liaison during the years of former President Bill Clinton and former Speaker Newt Gingrich, said those turmoil-filled times are nothing compared to now — that under President Obama's terms, all rules and courtesies seem to have dissipated. Published January 26, 2015
Mitch McConnell on Obama: He sounds like he’s ‘running for a third term’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chastised President Obama during an interview on "60 Minutes" on CBS, saying the White House chief's speech during the State of the Union gave him pause for one somewhat shocking reason — that his tone seemed as if he were launching another run for the executive office. Published January 26, 2015
Laurent Leger, Charlie Hebdo survivor: I’m ‘very happy’ Obama skipped Paris peace march
Laurent Leger, an investigative reporter at Charlie Hebdo who survived the recent terrorist attacks, said he was "very happy" President Obama didn't come to the peace rally held in Paris that attracted 40-plus world leaders. Published January 26, 2015
Michael Moore cites Jesus on snipers: WWJD? ‘Oh, I know … shoot people in the back!’
Hollywood's leftist movie-maker, Michael Moore, sent out a series of tweets dripping with sarcasm, citing Jesus to make the point that he doubted very much the savior of the Christian world would "hide" and "shoot people in the back" — an apparent dig at the film about Chris Kyle, "American Sniper." Published January 26, 2015
