Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Activists vow to occupy fast-food restaurants to get higher pay
Activists and protesters seeking to pressure fast-food restaurants around the nation to give them $15 per hour minimum pay say they'll do whatever it takes — including civil disobedience and occupying the facilities — to win their cause. Published July 25, 2014
Summer camp for 1 percenters: Sushi, limos and shopping at FAO Schwarz
Forget roughing it. Summer camp for the rich and elite is more like an elongated luxury vacation that includes chauffeur-driven tours through New York City with stops for shopping at select and elite stores. Published July 25, 2014
Colorado gun crackdown law found to be built on faulty data
The data used to justify a law in Colorado that expanded background check mandates on all gun buyers is false, flawed and faulty, a media-driven analysis showed. Published July 25, 2014
Hank Aaron steps to fundraising plate for Democrat Michelle Nunn
Baseball legend Hank Aaron — who recently rocked national headlines by suggesting that Republicans wearing "neckties and starched shirts" were racist — has now thrown his weight into the Georgia Senate race, backing Democrat Michelle Nunn. Published July 25, 2014
ISIL terrorists blow up burial site of Jonah, vow more of same
Terrorists with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have blown up the burial place of Jonah, the reluctant prophet from Galilee whose story of being swallowed by a massive sea creature is told in the Bible. Published July 25, 2014
Impeach Obama, say 35 percent in new poll
Ask Americans if they think Congress should impeach President Obama, and an angry and outraged 35 percent say yes. Published July 25, 2014
Taliban yank 14 Shiites off bus, bind and shoot them on Afghan road
Taliban terrorists stopped a convoy of minibuses traveling through western Afghanistan, questioned the passengers, then pulled all the Shiites into the road and shot them dead. Published July 25, 2014
John McCain laments: Obama’s ‘self-pity … is really kind of sad’
Sen. John McCain decried President Obama's mental state on a late-night Fox News appearance Wednesday, saying the top executive seemed to be wallowing in "self-pity" and that he ought to snap out of it. Published July 24, 2014
Michele Bachmann ‘There’s a chance I could run’ for president
Outgoing Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said she's a bit perturbed she hasn't been included in speculation about possible 2016 Republican presidential candidates — and that she's not yet ruled herself out of the picture. Published July 24, 2014
U.S. Navy admiral ‘receptive’ to giving Chinese counterpart a tour of carrier
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, said he might be persuaded to give his Chinese counterpart a tour of a U.S. aircraft carrier docked in Japan, despite critics who worry such action could open the doors to espionage. Published July 24, 2014
Obama encourages ICE to stand down, say former border agents
President Obama has sent out a subtle message to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to stand down and slack off the enforcement, former border agents told the National Review Online. Published July 24, 2014
Tennessee restaurant: ‘Guns are Welcome’ signs cause business to spike
A restaurant owner in Tennessee said customers started flocking to her establishment after she posted a sign declaring "Guns are Welcome." Published July 24, 2014
Michael Moore, movie-making critic of capitalism, has nine homes
Filmmaker Michael Moore, the outspoken political activist whose documentary-style movies frequently condemn capitalism, reportedly owns nine different homes — including a $2 million mansion in Torch Lake, Michigan. Published July 24, 2014
Joe Biden: ‘Businesses are hiring at historic rates’
Vice President Joseph R. Biden said in a task force report to President Obama that business growth in the United States has hit "historic rates" and that hiring is reaching new highs. Published July 24, 2014
U.N. Human Rights head accuses Israel of war crimes
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, suggested in the wake of the Palestinian death toll hitting nearly 700 that Israel was guilty of war crimes. Published July 24, 2014
Obama dispatches researchers to border to check on National Guard
Texas is deploying National Guard troops to the border — and the White House is sending in the research team. Published July 24, 2014
Dutch receiving Malaysia plane bodies irked at Putin’s daughter in Holland
Locals in the Netherlands gathered at the airport to receive the bodies of their loved ones who were killed during the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 turned their anger on one prominent resident — Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughter, Maria, 29. Published July 24, 2014
Algerian plane diverted due to storms, second aircraft: 116 missing
The Algerian airline plane that went off radar Thursday morning was purposefully diverted from its flight path due to a thunderstorm and to avoid contact with another plane flying the same skies, authorities said. Published July 24, 2014
Colorado judge strikes voter-backed gay marriage ban, but issues stay
A federal judge in Denver struck down Colorado's voter-approved ban on gay marriage — but then issued an immediate stay of the ruling in order to give the state an opportunity to appeal. Published July 24, 2014
Brooklyn Bridge flag-swapping suspects identified by nickname
The suspects who swapped out the American flag for a bleached white flag — the international symbol for surrender — over the Brooklyn Bridge have been identified by their nicknames, police reported. Published July 24, 2014
