Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Ferguson juror sues to lift gag order on Michael Brown-Darren Wilson case
A juror who served on the panel that decided against charging Missouri then Police Officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing Ferguson teen Michael Brown is now suing for the right to speak about the case in public. Published January 5, 2015
Dario Raschio, World War II hero, pleads with ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ protesters: ‘Give me a chance’
Protesters reciting a "hands up, don't shoot" mantra crashed a World War II veteran's award ceremony, disrupting proceedings to the point the former U.S. Navy sailor, age 100, was forced to plead for them to stop. Published January 5, 2015
Beatles fans trolled on Twitter by Kanye West-Paul McCartney jokes
Fans of The Beatles and Kanye West were fooled by Twitter jokesters who reacted to the rapper's surprise collaboration with Paul McCartney by back-patting his so-called discovery of the British megastar. Published January 5, 2015
Laura Ingraham warns GOP: Don’t be duped by Obama’s rising poll numbers
Conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham sent a stark warning to GOP operatives not to be fooled by President Obama's rising poll numbers and make any more concessions to Democrats — gridlock would actually help the country. Published January 5, 2015
Mia Love stands strong against Obamacare: ‘Repeal and replace’ it
Rep.-elect Mia Love vowed to walk the talk she promised voters of Utah and that as part of that pledge, she would stand strong on Obamacare and push for its repeal and replacement. Published January 5, 2015
‘#BlackBrunchNYC’ protesters storm city restaurants to read off names of dead blacks
A group of protesters going by the Twitter name of "#BlackBrunchNYC" stormed into a range of New York City restaurants to voice their objections to police shootings of blacks and draw attention to their core message — that they're not going to take it any more. Published January 5, 2015
Thomas Gilbert Jr. arrested in connection to hedgefund dad’s shooting death
Thomas Gilbert Jr., 30, was arrested shortly after his multimillionaire hedgefund father, Thomas Gilbert Sr., 70, was found shot to death in his Manhattan bedroom. Published January 5, 2015
Don Barrington, Oklahoma senator, presses bill to ban hoodies in public
Sen. Don Barrington from Oklahoma has brought forth an amendment that would, if passed, ban the public wearing of clothing that conceals or disguises the wearer — including hoodies. Published January 5, 2015
David Cameron touts tightness with Obama: He calls me ‘bro’
British Prime Minister David Cameron, who's facing a tough re-election, bragged about his tight relationship with President Obama in a widely read interview with a local newspaper, saying the White House leader sometimes calls him "bro." Published January 5, 2015
Eliza Delacruz, abducted baby, found dead in San Diego-area dumpster
Eliza Delacruz, the 3-week-old baby who went missing after her parents were shot and wounded at a home in Long Beach, California, has been found dead. Published January 5, 2015
Islamic State touts $250M year-end budget surplus; opens bank
Terrorists with the Islamic State say that when 2015 wraps, they'll have an estimated $250 million left over from their $2 billion budget — and that the extra money will go to help fund their war against the West and western allies. Published January 5, 2015
Sailor Gutzler, 7, tells rescuers: Maybe mom, dad ‘sleeping,’ not dead
Sailor Gutzler, the little 7-year-old sole survivor of the Kentucky plane crash, initially told emergency responders that she thought her parents, sister and cousin were dead — but that perhaps they were just "sleeping" among the wreckage, police said. Published January 5, 2015
Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan president: Obama should ‘re-examine’ withdrawal
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said during a televised interview that perhaps President Obama ought to think twice about withdrawing all troops from his country by 2016. Published January 5, 2015
Ben Carson: It’s a ‘bunch of crap’ that Obamacare can’t be reworked
Noted conservative commentator and talked-about Republican presidential contender Ben Carson cut to the chase about the fate of Obamacare, saying there is absolutely no reason politicians can't unravel, reinvent or outright repeal the health care plan — and those who say otherwise are selling a lie. Published January 2, 2015
‘Seinfeld’ makes splash as psychiatry professor’s teaching tool
"Seinfeld" — the long-running sitcom billed as being about nothing — has resurfaced at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as a psychiatrist's teaching tool to help students identify certain disorders. Published January 2, 2015
Paul Krugman, liberal columnist: ‘You have no idea which party I favor’
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, one of the liberal world's most-noted columnists, nonetheless claimed that readers typically don't know who he supports in general elections — Republican versus Democrat — and that he was one of the only writers to maintain a journalistic level of skepticism about President Obama at a time when the left totally embraced him. Published January 2, 2015
Selena Gomez angers Muslims with photo flash of ankle inside Abu Dhabi mosque
Muslims are up in arms over a photograph that singer and actress Selena Gomez posted — and shortly after removed — on her Instagram account of herself inside a mosque in Abu Dhabi, showing off her bare ankle. Published January 2, 2015
South Africa’s partying parents leave 70 kids on beach: ‘What kind of parenting is this?’
Dozens of children were abandoned on the beaches of Cape Town, South Africa, during New Year's Eve celebrations that saw partying parents forget their responsibilities — and go home without their children. Published January 2, 2015
Florida courthouses stop all weddings to avoid performing gay ceremonies
Several counties in Florida have put the kibosh on performing any weddings as a sort of duck and dodge against serving gays — the logic being that clerks with religious objections to homosexual marriage aren't breaking any laws if they don't offer services to anyone. Published January 2, 2015
Christian Gomez accused of beheading mom in New Year’s attack
A Florida man, 23, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after his brother called 911 to report the beheading of their mother, police said. Published January 2, 2015
