Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
League City, Texas, votes 6-2 to ban processing of illegal kids
League City, Texas, voted 6-2 to ban within its borders the operation of any detention facility that processes the illegal immigrant children who are pouring across the border. Published July 10, 2014
Iraq tells U.N. that ‘terrorist groups’ have seized nuclear materials
Iraq authorities have alerted the United Nations in a letter that terrorists have seized almost 88 pounds of nuclear materials stored at Mosul University. Published July 10, 2014
Houston dad suspected of shooting his 4 kids surrenders to police
A Houston father accused of killing four of his children and two adults finally surrendered to police, following a tense armed standoff that lasted for hours. Published July 10, 2014
Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi denied freedom by Mexican judge
The Mexican judge who heard Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi's case denied him freedom and ordered him back to jail, in a ruling that was handed down in the early Thursday morning hours. Published July 10, 2014
Mafia reacts to Church boot by bowing Virgin Mary before mob boss’s home
Mafia members, apparently upset at Pope Francis' recent announcement to excommunicate members of organized crime, halted the progression of a religious parade past the Italy home of a local mob boss to make the statue of the Virgin Mary take a quick bow. Published July 8, 2014
Federal judge angered by Hobby Lobby decision tells Supreme Court to ‘stfu’
Judge Richard Kopf may sit in a federal court in Nebraska, but his message to the Supreme Court still rang loud and clear in Washington, D.C., telling justices who ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby to simply "stfu." Published July 8, 2014
Mass. company developing remote control contraceptive chip
A Massachusetts company, MicroCHIPS, thinks it's found the answer to birth control pills and unwanted pregnancies -- a hormonal contraceptive that could be implanted beneath the skin and activated by a wireless remote. Published July 8, 2014
Baggy clothing ban at bar sparks ire: ‘Might as well just say, no black folks’
A dress code at a Minneapolis bar has sparked outrage among members of the community who say the bans on certain clothing items seem to be targeted directly at African-Americans. Published July 8, 2014
Obama takes up pen, paper to fight for Israeli-Palestinian peace
President Obama — who famously and recently vowed to take up his pen to run executive orders around a slow-moving Congress — has now turned to his writing tablet for another political cause: The surging Israeli-Palestinian violence. Published July 8, 2014
Dinesh D’Souza book yanked from Costco shelves
Costco has suddenly — and according to author Dinesh D'Souza, inexplicably — booted his book from stores nationwide, ordering chain operators to clear their shelves of "America: Imagine a World Without Her" by July 15. Published July 8, 2014
Six Flags roller coaster mishap injures four, as riders stranded for hours
Almost two dozen riders were stranded and four hurt when a roller coaster at the Six Flags Magic Mountain in California hit an overhanging tree branch and sent the front car off track. Published July 8, 2014
Israel kicks off massive assault on Hamas: ‘We’re taking this to the next step’
Tensions and violence between Israel and Hamas escalated Tuesday, as the Jewish nation kicked into high gear on rocket launches at the same time telling more ground troops: You're up. Published July 8, 2014
Sarah Palin — New face of ‘The View’?
Sarah Palin could be the next face of "The View," if ABC catches the hints the former Alaskan governor has dropped lately. Published July 7, 2014
Obama ditching Hillary for ‘Mini-Me’ Elizabeth Warren: Edward Klein
President Obama is going to renege on his campaign promise to Bill Clinton and press for Sen. Elizabeth Warren — not Hillary Rodham Clinton — to be the Democratic candidate for the White House in 2016, said "Blood Feud" author Edward Klein. Published July 7, 2014
308 Memphis police call in sick to protest drops in health care subsidies
Police officials in Memphis, Tennessee, said 308 police officers have called in sick in recent days, an apparent protest against the city's mulled reforms to their health care policies. Published July 7, 2014
Gay parents give kids better ‘general health,’ says scientific report by gay dad
A new study from researchers with the University of Melbourne in Australia concludes that gay parents provide children with a better family atmosphere than traditional male-female parents in two key areas: "general health and family cohesion," the authors said. Published July 7, 2014
Rand Paul on Iraq: ‘What’s going on now, I don’t blame on President Obama’
Sen. Rand Paul sided with President Obama over some of his more hawkish conservative colleagues, saying the recent surge of violence in Iraq at the hands of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists is not the White House administration's fault. Published July 7, 2014
U.K. engineering student now an ISIL terrorist: ‘I was so happy’ to join jihad
An engineering student in the United Kingdom said he left his studies behind and went to join in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant jihad because he felt the pull of his Muslim faith — and he's never been happier. Published July 7, 2014
NYC newspaper shocks with N-word headline about Obama
A newspaper that's based in the Manhattan borough of New York City, West Village, has sent shockwaves through the community with a Monday headline that references the "N-word" in the White House — only spells it out. Published July 7, 2014
Border chief Gil Kerlikowske: Central American illegals are ‘not dangerous’
The commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Gil Kerlikowske, said during a Sunday television interview that Americans shouldn't worry — the illegals who are flowing across the border from Central America aren't dangerous. Published July 7, 2014
