Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Mitt Romney: Climate change is real, human-induced, and we must tackle it
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, who's contemplating another White House run, said climate change was real, that humans helped it along and that it was the responsibility of the world to turn back the environmental tide. Published January 22, 2015
Bryant Gumbel slams NRA: ‘They’re pigs … a curse upon the American landscape’
Bryant Gumbel, HBO host, had this to say about the National Rifle Association: Members are "pigs," a "curse" on America and about the most uncaring organization in history. Published January 22, 2015
Domino’s Pizza on Obamacare calorie counts: It’s an impossible ‘disaster’
Lynn Liddle, the executive vice president of Domino's Pizza, said the Obamacare mandate to count and post calories of served and sold food is impossible. Published January 22, 2015
Remington gun manufacturer wins OK to move Sandy Hook wrongful death suit to favorable fed court
Remington gun manufacturer just won its push to move a wrongful death suit brought by 10 families of Sandy Hook shooting victims to federal court — and at least one legal insider says that's a significant boon for the company. Published January 22, 2015
Drone bogged by methamphetamine crashes in Mexico-California border town
A drone overloaded with methamphetamine crashed at a supermarket parking lot near the San Ysidro crossing, a border site that separates Mexico and California. Published January 22, 2015
Hannah Winterbourne comes out as highest-ranking British military transgender
Hannah Winterbourne — who was born a boy but said she realized at the age of 23 she was a woman trapped in a man's body — just came out as Britain's highest-ranking transgender soldier, with a captain's command of 100. Published January 22, 2015
John Sawers, ex-MI6 chief, warns West needs ‘some restraint’ on dissing Muslims
John Sawers, the former chief of British intelligence agency MI6, said the West could exercise some restraint when it comes to dealing with Muslims and the Islam faith, and that might help ease tensions. Published January 22, 2015
John Sterling, Yankees announcer, among hundreds homeless in huge New Jersey fire
Hundreds of people were left without homes after a huge fire destroyed a luxury apartment community in New Jersey. Published January 22, 2015
Violetta Degtiareva, the ‘next Anna Kournikova,’ drops dead at tennis practice
Violetta Degtiareva, one of Russia's highest paid and highly popular tennis stars — and billed as the "next Anna Kournikova" — dropped dead during practice at the age of 23. Published January 22, 2015
Mark Levin: Republicans won’t stop amnesty, Obamacare
Mark Levin, conservative talk show host, said during a televised interview that Republicans won't stop amnesty or do away with Obamaacare, no matter how much they promise. Published January 22, 2015
Bob Menendez: Obama’s points on Iran come ‘straight out of Tehran’
Sen. Bob Menendez, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned President Obama's State of the Union talking points on Iran, characterizing them as coming "straight out of Tehran." Published January 21, 2015
Republicans slammed as ‘wimpy’ on immigration: ‘Horror of a bill’
Democrats anxious to see the White House's vision for immigration put into full play — especially President Obama's executive action to grant amnesty to tens of thousands — are calling out a Republican-led border security bill as a "wimpy" attempt to deal with a massive issue. Published January 21, 2015
John Boehner’s facial expressions make YouTube splash on SOTU video
Speaker John Boehner's facial expressions, as seen over President Obama's left shoulder during the State of the Union speech, took front and center in a video that's made a splash on YouTube. Published January 21, 2015
‘Clinton the Musical’ hits off-Broadway, just in time for campaign season
"Clinton the Musical" is hitting the off-Broadway circuit this spring, just in time for what's predicted by many political insiders to be former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's announced intent to run for president. Published January 21, 2015
Joe Biden on presidency: I’m confident I could ‘do a good job’
Vice President Joseph R. Biden said he's not lacking in confidence on his ability to perform well as the top White House dog — that he knows he could do a "good job" but that he's not really focused on the notion right now. Published January 21, 2015
Big Brother grows: 50 police agencies use military radar that lets them peer into homes
Radar intended for the military has seeped into the civilian sector and at least 50 different law enforcement agencies — including the FBI and the U.S. Marshall's Service — are now using technology that lets them peer into people's homes via radio waves. Published January 21, 2015
Facebook cited in a third of all divorce cases: ‘It’s like having a massive public noticeboard’
Facebook is now cited in about a third of all divorce cases, researchers said. Published January 21, 2015
Steve King, Iowa, slams Obama’s ‘deportable’ guest: This ‘perverts’ justice
Rep. Steve King from Iowa went on a Twitter rant against President Obama and his wife, characterizing their reach-out to "a deportable" to attend the State of the Union as a travesty of justice. Published January 21, 2015
Yemen’s president held captive; U.S. sends Navy warships to Red Sea
Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi is being held captive by rebels who have attacked his compound, just as the U.S. military has moved the USS Iwo Jima and the USS Fort McHenry into the Red Sea, in position to take aboard evacuees from the U.S. Embassy in Yemen if tensions and violence continue to escalate. Published January 21, 2015
France to spend $490M to hire 2,600 new counter-terrorism police
France — reeling from the Paris terror attacks that left 17 dead — is now spending $490 million to bolster its counter-terrorism fighting unit and hire 2,600 officers. Published January 21, 2015
