Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Ukraine sends tanks to take back rebel-held city of Donestsk
Ukainian authorities sent in military tanks to try and take back the rebel-held stronghold of Donestsk from Russian separatists on Monday. Published July 21, 2014
Wisconsin train derailment injures 2, evacuates 100
Two were injured and more than 100 evacuated from the site of a Wisconsin train derailment that spilled diesel fuel, authorities said. Published July 21, 2014
Sean Hannity jabs Obama’s MIA: What’s next — golf flags ‘at half-mast?’
Fox News host Sean Hannity took a swipe at President Obama's perceived missing-in-action response to the Malaysia Airlines crash, and the Israeli ground invasion into Gaza, asking in a joking tone: Is his only reaction to put the golf flags at half-mast? Published July 18, 2014
Edward Snowden says NSA treats nude file photos as ‘fringe benefit’
Edward Snowden's latest revelation about the National Security Agency's surveillance activities is to say that agents who stumble across photographs of naked individuals in their files don't exactly treat them as sensitive documents. Rather, they pass them around to their office pals, he said. Published July 18, 2014
CNN reporter tweets Israelis as ‘scum,’ then hurries to delete post
A correspondent with CNN reporting from Gaza gave a rundown of the latest in rocket fire being traded between Israel and Hamas, then took to Twitter to give her opinion of Israelis who cheered about bomb hits: They're "scum," she wrote. Published July 18, 2014
Benjamin Netanyahu preps ground troops: ‘Significant expansion’ coming
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Israeli ground troops on Friday to get ready for more missions into Gaza -- that a "significant expansion" of force is on the way. Published July 18, 2014
Malaysia MH17 blame game: Haunting audio shows separatists shocked they shot down civilians
Audio intercepted by Ukrainian authorities in the hours after the downed Malaysian airplane indicates that Russian separatists at first cheered what they believed was the take-down of a transport plane -- and then expressed shock and anger, when they realized the craft contained civilians. Published July 18, 2014
John McCain calls Obama’s White House ‘cowardly’ and ‘AWOL’
Sen. John McCain denounced the White House as "cowardly," characterizing President Obama as failing the nation by fundraising while the world stage erupts in violence and chaos. Published July 18, 2014
Malaysia Flight MH17: Dozens of AIDS researchers among the dead
Investigators say that 100 or so AIDS researchers traveling to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne may be among the dead in the aircraft that was shot down over Ukraine. Published July 18, 2014
FedEx faces fines of $1.6B for shipping illegally sold drugs
The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Federal Express, claiming the worldwide shipper is guilty of transporting prescription drugs that were illegally sold. Published July 18, 2014
Chance to lunch with Bill, Hillary Clinton sells at auction for $500K
A Chinese business mogul shelled out $500,000 at auction for the privilege of eating lunch with President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — but when he asked for permission to bring along his kids, his reported answer was a bit shocking: Yes, if you round it up to a cool $1 million. Published July 18, 2014
Hobby Lobby owners to build Bible museum near National Mall
Hobby Lobby — the company that just beat back Obamacare's mandate to provide all types of contraceptive coverage to employees, even those believed by Christians to be abortifacients — has a new venture: Owners are building a Bible museum in downtown Washington, D.C. Published July 18, 2014
John McCain: There’ll be ‘hell to pay’ if Malaysia plane was shot down by separatists
Sen. John McCain said Thursday afternoon that he wasn't ready to conclude that the Malaysia Airlines crash came as a result of an attack — but he did make clear that trouble was on the way for Russian separatists if suggestions of a purposeful shoot-down proved true. Published July 17, 2014
Missy Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ says ‘spiritual warfare’ to blame for attacks
Missy Robertson, the wife of "Duck Dynasty" star Jase Robertson, said she has an idea why some in the nation take such umbrage with the show and especially with its religious slant: It's the battle of principalities. Published July 17, 2014
Hillary Clinton hired to replace George Bush for Boston speech
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton nabbed the speaking role for an American Financial conference in Boston next week once former President George W. Bush had to bow out after knee surgery. Published July 17, 2014
Jay Carney joins private speaking circuit at $100K a pop
Former White House spokesman Jay Carney has a new gig as the latest face and voice of the Washington Speakers Bureau — and it's worth up to $100,000 a pop. Published July 17, 2014
Obama pleads for patience on his foreign policy: ‘We live in a complex world’
President Obama stressed patience Wednesday with his administration's foreign policy, saying that it's alive and well but will take some time to unfold. Published July 17, 2014
Jill Abramson: Obama most secretive president
Jill Abramson, the fired executive editor for the New York Times, told Fox News fame that the current administration is one of the most secretive in White House history. Published July 17, 2014
Immigration tensions hike as AR-15-wielding Michigan residents rally
At least 50 people carting weapons, flags and posters expressing anger with the porous border took to Vassar, Mich., streets to rally against a plan to ship some of the illegal minor-aged immigrants to their community. Published July 17, 2014
KKK ramping recruitment with candy bag giveaways and ‘save our land’ fliers
Ku Klux Klan members in South Carolina have been distributing fliers and goody bags filled with candies to multiple homes in recent days, hoping to bolster recruitment by capitalizing on growing anger over the porous U.S. border. Published July 17, 2014
