Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Hayat Boumeddiene, Paris terror suspect, slips to Syria: ‘Unbelievable she got away’
Hayat Boumeddiene, the female suspect wanted for the terrorist killings in Paris, has crossed through Turkey and made it safely into Syria — and intelligence chiefs are saying she never should have escaped so easily. Published January 12, 2015
John Kerry motorcade in car collision in India; vehicle damage but no injuries
Secretary of State John Kerry's convoy was involved in a car accident en route to the airport in India, but he wasn't hurt, various media reported. Published January 12, 2015
Paul Ryan pokes Chris Christie on Dallas loss: ‘Do you need a hug now?’
Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin sent out a mocking tweet to New Jersey's Chris Christie after the governor's much-loved team, the Dallas Cowboys, lost to the Green Bay Packers. Published January 12, 2015
Phoenix-area church hits Supreme Court over city’s ban on signs for Sunday service
A church in Gilbert, Arizona, has accused its local government of letting politicians and real estate agents put up signs along the local roadways, but not religious organizations, and the nation's highest court is due to hear arguments about the First Amendment fight on Monday. Published January 12, 2015
Pennsylvania cities rush to repeal gun crackdowns as NRA-backed lawsuits loom
A new law in Pennsylvania that makes it easier for gun groups like the National Rifle Association to sue cities for burdensome Second Amendment regulations has municipalities on the defense, and almost two dozen have already backed off some of their most stringent firearms rules. Published January 12, 2015
Pope Francis to moms at Sistine Chapel: Go ahead — breastfeed your babies
Pope Francis told mothers during a baptismal ceremony of 33 babies at the Sistine Chapel that if their young ones cried out in hunger, to go ahead — breastfeed them, The Associated Press reported. Published January 12, 2015
John Kerry on U.S. absence from Paris: ‘This is sort of quibbling a little bit’
Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that he will go to Paris to represent the United States in the world's solidarity with France against terror — but then shrugged that the criticisms of America's high-ranking absence from the massive rally in that city's streets was little more than "quibbling," he said. Published January 12, 2015
New York City police, post-Paris terror, told to watch people closely: ‘Look for their hands’
New York City police are on high alert following the terror attacks in Paris, and a leaked memo indicates that officers have been told to stay in their patrol cars when possible and watch passersby closely for signs of aggression. Published January 12, 2015
Nike goes ‘Back to the Future’ to develop Marty McFly-like, self-tying shoelaces
Nike is in the research and development stages for a new type of shoelace that ties itself — just the style worn by Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly character in "Back to the Future Part II" in 1989. Published January 9, 2015
Cassandra C., teen forced to take chemotherapy: ‘I am a human — I should be able to decide’
The 17-year-old Connecticut girl who lost her state Supreme Court battle to make her own medical decisions about her cancer -- and now must take chemotherapy treatments -- penned an opinion piece for her local newspaper expressing outrage at the legal order. Published January 9, 2015
Cherif and Said Kouachi, Charlie Hebdo suspects, killed; hostages freed at 2 terror sites
Cherif and Said Kouachi — the two brothers sought by Paris authorities for the Charlie Hebdo attack that killed 12 — have been killed Friday after taking a hostage at a printing complex in Dammartin-en-Goele, authorities said. Published January 9, 2015
New York City bans plastic foam containers to ‘make us more resilient’
Come July 1, New York City will go styrofoam container-free under a plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio to help save the environment from materials that can't easily be recycled. Published January 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton ‘furious’ with husband Bill’s ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is incensed that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, has been tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who's also at the heart of an investigation into Prince Andrew's alleged sexual dalliances with a minor, the New York Post reported. Published January 9, 2015
Paris terror spreads: Armed man takes hostages at kosher deli
An armed man exchanging in gunfire with police has taken five hostages at a kosher deli in the Porte de Vincennes area of Paris, various media reported Friday morning. Published January 9, 2015
Anjem Choudary, Muslim cleric, on Paris terror: ‘It was provoked [by] French regime’
Anjem Choudary, a radical Muslim British cleric, exchanged in a fiery back-and-forth with Newmax TV's Steve Malzberg, asking first if the host was Jewish and then claiming that the terrorist attacks in Paris were provoked by the government of France. Published January 9, 2015
@ScottBrownCA: Parody Twitter handle says ex-senator seeks Barbara Boxer’s seat
The Twitter handler @ScottBrownCA would have followers believe the former Massachusetts senator, Scott Brown — who later made a failed bid for another seat for New Hampshire — is now seeking retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer's spot. But it's a parody. Published January 9, 2015
Abu Saad al-Ansari, Islamic State, brags: We did Paris — ‘tomorrow will be in Britain, America’
The Islamic State has taken responsibility for the terror attacks in Paris and vowed, watch out Britain and America — you're next. Published January 9, 2015
Huffington Post website visitors: Warning, you might have a virus
Huffington Post website visitors beware: A virus may now have infected your computer. Over the past week, that site — as well as several other major websites — displayed advertisements that were infected with malware. Published January 9, 2015
Andrew Parker, MI5 chief: Al Qaeda plotting ‘mass casualty attacks against the West’
The head of Britain's MI5 intel agency said al Qaeda terrorists working out of Syria are planning a massive attack on spots in the West and are looking particularly long at transportation systems or "iconic targets" to cause large-scale damage. Published January 9, 2015
Paris terror suspects, holed up in complex, take hostage: We want to ‘die as martyrs’
The two Charlie Hebdo terror suspects are surrounded by Paris-area SWAT members at a massive printing company complex in the town of Dammartin-en-goele, and a hostage rescue situation is reportedly underway. Published January 9, 2015
