Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Iran Guard to Israel: You’ll ‘certainly pay’ for killing our general
A commander with Iran's Revolutionary Guard sent a blunt warning to Israel, telling the Jewish nation that it will "certainly pay" for killing one of Tehran's top generals during an airstrike in Syria — an airstrike that Israeli forces don't even admit they conducted. Published January 21, 2015
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s sleepy SOTU photo goes viral: ‘We are all … Ginsburg now’
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was caught on camera looking sleepy with her head dropped and eyes closed during President Obama's State of the Union speech — and social media was quick to notice. Published January 21, 2015
Michael Davidson, Boston heart surgeon, dies after gun attack at hospital
Michael Davidson, a prominent heart surgeon at one of the nation's best-known hospitals — Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston — was shot by a gunman while at work. Published January 21, 2015
Fox News diss? White House omits ‘News’ from cable place card at media luncheon
Was Fox News dissed at the media luncheon with President Obama that's held in the lead-up to the State of the Union? Shepard Smith with Fox News says: Quite possibly. Published January 21, 2015
Gregory Holt, Muslim prisoner, wins Supreme Court OK to wear beard behind bars
Gregory Holt, a Muslim prisoner in Arkansas, won the Supreme Court's stamp of approval to grow and maintain a beard behind bars, in accordance with his religious beliefs. Published January 20, 2015
Northern Virginia on edge as mystery poisonings send dogs to hospital
A neighborhood in Northern Virginia is a bit on edge after two dogs were mysteriously poisoned within 24 hours of each other. Published January 20, 2015
China dad hires virtual ‘hitman’ to take out unemployed, video-gaming son
A Chinese father fed up with his son's unemployed ways — which he blamed on his daily feed of video games — hired a virtual "hit man" to knock off the 23-year-old and hopefully give him the motivation to get off the couch and seek a job. Published January 20, 2015
Sarah Palin: Hollywood leftists ‘not fit to shine Chris Kyle’s combat boots’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin issued a scathing statement to critics of U.S. sniper Chris Kyle and the movie made about him, calling them disrespectful to all the "freedom fighters" who've protected this nation. Published January 20, 2015
John McCain calls for ‘boots on the ground’ to fight Islamic State
Sen. John McCain called for more ground troops to battle Islamic State terrorists, saying the bombing campaign hasn't worked. Published January 20, 2015
Joe Biden on police relations: ‘Black male on the corner’ could be ‘a great artist one day’
Vice President Joseph R. Biden said the "breach" that exists between police and minority communities could be resolved, if all Americans agreed that "all life matters" equally and if law enforcement realized the "black male on the corner" might be the next Vincent van Gogh. Published January 20, 2015
Pope Francis says good Catholics don’t have to breed ‘like rabbits’
Pope Francis had a message to followers of the faith, as passed along to reporters aboard his flight back from the Philippines: You don't have to breed "like rabbits" in order to be good Catholics, he said. Published January 20, 2015
Al Sharpton, at National Action Network, insists: ‘We are not anti-police’
The Rev. Al Sharpton insisted during a Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration that neither he nor his organization, the National Action Network, were "anti-police" but rather they were simply watchdogs for the community. Published January 20, 2015
Michael Moore backtracks on sniper diss: ‘I never tweeted 1word bout’ Chris Kyle
Left-leaning Hollywood moviemaker Michael Moore backed off critical comments he tweeted shortly after "American Sniper" hit the theaters, saying that his snipe about snipers being "cowards" was not aimed at Chris Kyle — and that, in fact, he never mentioned the U.S. shooter by name. Published January 20, 2015
MI5 refuses agents with tattoos: ‘Make you unsuitable for this role’
Britain's counter-terrorism and domestic intelligence agency, MI5, has banned new recruits from having tattoos. Published January 20, 2015
Jon Stewart mocks John Kerry’s France trip: ‘Are you trying to get us in a war?’
Jon Stewart sent a mocking message John Kerry's way, poking fun at the secretary of state's recent trip to France and bemoaning the Kumbaya atmosphere he created with crooner James Taylor. Published January 20, 2015
Harry Reid labeled ‘most vulnerable Democrat incumbent’ in upcoming Senate race
The tallies are in, and Sen. Harry Reid has pulled the short end of the stick: He's been rated the "most vulnerable" of all Democrats by Larry Sabato, the political scientist who oversees the University of Virginia's Crystal Ball polling site. Published January 20, 2015
Obama mocked for MLK photo that features him: ‘It’s always about the Big O!’
The White House is facing backlash for a photo it sent out in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day that featured President Obama in a more prominent pose than critics thought proper. Published January 20, 2015
Hillary Clinton document dump: More than 150K of her policy papers to be released
A huge collection of Hillary Clinton policy papers are set to be released this spring, just as campaign season dawns and the former secretary of state is predicted to hit the White House hopeful trail. Published January 20, 2015
Billy Crystal on gay TV characters: ‘It’s just pushing it a little too far’
Hollywood's Billy Crystal — who crossed cultural divides by playing an openly gay man on the long-running series "Soap" — said that television storylines were perhaps pushing it a little too far when it comes to portraying the homosexual side of life in shows. Published January 20, 2015
Paris accountability: Four to face judge for France attacks that killed 17
Four men between the ages of 22 and 28 are due to stand before a judge in Paris on Tuesday for charges of supporting one of the gunmen, Amedy Coulibaly, in the terror attacks that left 17 dead. Published January 20, 2015
