Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Islamic State to Shinzo Abe: Pay us $200M, or 2 Japanese hostages will die
The Islamic State released a video on Tuesday vowing to kill two Japanese hostages unless they're paid $200 million within 72 hours — and the Japanese prime minister vowed to do what he could to save them. Published January 20, 2015
Islamic State terrorists kill 13 teen boys for watching soccer
Terrorists with the Islamic State put to death 13 teenage boys in Mosul for watching a soccer match between Iraq and Jordan on television. Published January 20, 2015
Julie Bishop, Australia’s foreign minister, tweets for help: Find my earring, please
Julie Bishop, the foreign minister from Australia, turned to Twitter for some help finding her missing jewelry after she went on Sky News with a noticeably absent earring. Published January 19, 2015
Alfonse D’Amato slams Obama: Quit showcasing your ‘manhood by threatening vetoes’
Alfonse D'Amato, a former U.S. senator, issued a sharp rebuke to President Obama over his ongoing threats to veto Republican-sponsored legislation, saying the White House chief was throwing his "manhood" around and should stop. Published January 19, 2015
Saly Griege, Miss Lebanon, and Doron Matalon, Miss Israel, spar over beauty selfie shot
Saly Griege, Miss Lebanon, took to Facebook to say that she didn't mean to be photographed alongside beauty queen contestant Doron Matalon, Miss Israel — that her contender jumped into the shot at the last minute. Published January 19, 2015
Ben Carson jabs ‘political class,’ calls for candidates with ‘faith in God’
Retired neurosurgeon and possible 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson didn't name names, but took a shot at the cadre of political elites who form the Republican Party's "political class" and said what America really needs are leaders who believe in God. Published January 19, 2015
New York City may yank terror report to appease Muslims, settle suits: report
New York City may take down a terror report from its website that alerts law enforcement and citizens alike to the characteristics of would-be terrorists because critics say it discriminates against Muslims and is deeply flawed. Published January 19, 2015
Leon Panetta, ex-CIA head, on terror attack on America: ‘It’s a matter of time’
Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta told a television audience that it's only a matter of time before terrorists strike America again. Published January 19, 2015
Steven Bonano, 9/11 police chief, dies at 53 from suspected Ground Zero-tied blood cancer
Steven Bonano, 53, a New York Police Department chief who headed up the agency's elite Emergency Service Unit — and who was among the first on the scene at the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the Twin Towers — died from a blood cancer that was believed tied to his service at Ground Zero. Published January 19, 2015
EU to appeal the court’s removal of Hamas from terror list
The foreign policy chief for the European Union said the bloc is kicking off an appeal against a court ruling that ordered Hamas off the terror list -- for a technicality. Published January 19, 2015
Greg Plitt, Army veteran and reality TV star, killed by train during filming
Greg Plitt, a reality television show star and fitness model — and a veteran of the U.S. Army — was hit and killed by a train during filming in Southern California. Published January 19, 2015
Michael Moore, post-‘American Sniper’ release: ‘Snipers aren’t heroes,’ they’re ‘cowards’
Hollywood leftist filmmaker Michael Moore took to Twitter to air his views on snipers — whom he referred to as "cowards," not heroes — in seeming reference to the blockbuster release of "American Sniper," the movie about Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Published January 19, 2015
Iran shuts down newspaper for quoting George Clooney, ‘I am Charlie’
Iran's government shut down the Mardom-e Emrooz newspaper after editors published a quote from Hollywood's George Clooney saying, "I am Charlie," a reference to the terrorist attacks in Paris on the satirical newspaper. Published January 19, 2015
Phil Robertson, ‘Duck Dynasty’ star: World’s problems rooted in one reason — ‘No Jesus’
"Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson told a national Fox News audience that the main reason for the world's turmoil was simple: "No Jesus," he said. Published January 16, 2015
Dalton Hayes, 18, Cheyenne Phillips, 13, sought by police — tagged as modern day Bonnie and Clyde
Police are searching for Dalton Hayes, an 18-year-old Kentucky man, and Cheyenne Phillips, his 13-year-old girlfriend, on suspicions they've committed a couple of crimes through several states — the start of what some worry may lead them to become a sort of Bonnie and Clyde duo. Published January 16, 2015
Arizona’s new law: High-schoolers must pass the same civics test that immigrants take
Arizona has become the first state in the nation to OK a law requiring high school students to pass the same civics exam that immigrants have to take to win their citizenship. Published January 16, 2015
Dalai Lama slams capitalism for world’s ills: ‘I am Marxist’
The Dalai Lama identified himself as a Marxist during a speech in India about the need for world peace. Published January 16, 2015
Obama, Democrats head to retreat in cloak of secrecy, with press banned
President Obama — who famously promised when he took office in 2009 to bring about an "unprecedented level of openness in government" — has headed off to Baltimore for a retreat with Democrats with one special caveat: No press allowed. Published January 16, 2015
St. Louis sees 7 homicides in 24 hours: ‘Criminals have been empowered’
St. Louis has seen seven homicides in 24 hours — a sad reality that Police Chief Sam Dotson said only proves that the "criminals have been empowered" and that more gun control was needed. Published January 16, 2015
Trey Gowdy: ‘It’s about damn time’ we use power of purse to rein in Obama
Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina's fiery conservative, took to the House floor to deliver an impassioned speech that brought on the cheers and applause from fellow lawmakers, telling them that the time has surely come to rein in President Obama via the constitutional power of the purse. Published January 16, 2015
