Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Facebook goes down, shutting out millions of users
Facebook malfunctioned for a short time early Thursday morning, shutting out millions of users from Israel to the United Kingdom to India. Published June 19, 2014
Iraq terror supporters mock Michelle Obama: ‘#BringBackOurHumvee’
Supporters of the ISIL uprising against Iraq's government have taken to Twitter to send out a mocking message aimed at U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, posting a doctored photograph of the White House figure holding a sign: "#BRINGBACK OUR HUMVEE." Published June 19, 2014
Black ISIL flag flies over Iraq’s largest oil refinery, witnesses say
Witnesses say that the black flags of ISIL were flying Thursday over the site of Iraq's largest oil refinery, despite the claims of government officials who insist they're still in control of the facility. Published June 19, 2014
Taliban destroy dozens of NATO supply trucks in Afghanistan
Four Taliban terrorists attacked and exploded 37 trucks that were part of a NATO supply chain in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday. Published June 19, 2014
Former Marine in Texas fights to convince VA: I’m not dead
A Houston, Texas, former Marine has found himself in the fight for his life with the Veterans Affairs Department — trying to prove he is not, in fact, dead. Published June 18, 2014
Obama on LGBT rights: ‘Who you love shouldn’t be a fireable offense’
President Obama told a New York City crowd of LGBT supporters that even though he's taking executive action to ensure federal contractors can't fire anyone for their sexual orientation, gay-rights activists still need to press Congress for similar protections. Published June 18, 2014
Walmart sued over ‘SWAT-like’ treatment of mentally disabled woman
A couple in Michigan has launched a lawsuit against Walmart, claiming their 25-year-old mentally disabled daughter was shocked and terrorized by "SWAT-like" tactics of security officers and police who accused her -- wrongfully, it turns out -- of shoplifting. Published June 18, 2014
Obama hit with hypocrisy tag for attending ‘Super PAC’ fundraiser party
Republicans charged President Obama with hypocrisy, after he attended a Super PAC fundraising party -- the same type of gathering he once disdained and slammed as a threat to open governance and a transparent political process. Published June 18, 2014
60 foreign construction workers abducted by terrorists in Iraq: report
Turkey's Foreign Ministry has asked its embassy to investigate reports that 60 construction workers from five nations were abducted by Islamic terrorists from a building site by the city of Kirkuk. Published June 18, 2014
Tea party blasts Obama for ‘honoring illegal immigrants’ at White House
The co-founder of Tea Party Patriots blasted President Obama for his White House ceremony to honor border crossers who were accepted into his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, saying his public embrace sends the wrong message to illegal immigrants. Published June 18, 2014
U.S. drones take out 4 in terrorist hot zone of Pakistan
U.S. drones were suspected of targeting and killing four militants at a hideout in the northwestern tribal region of Pakistan, in a border area by Afghanistan known as a terrorist hotbed, Pakistani intelligence agents said. Published June 18, 2014
‘Rob Ford the Musical’ launches, as rehabbing Toronto mayor preps return to office
Just as Rob Ford, Toronto's beleaguered mayor, is trying to make a quiet transition from rehab to work, here comes a theatrical performance about his life of drugs, alcohol and partying: "Rob Ford the Musical: Birth of a Ford Nation." Published June 18, 2014
Obama’s foreign policy favor with America falters: ‘This is a bad poll’ for him
President Obama's poll numbers on foreign policy have hit the lowest level of his White House career, new statistics from a joint NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey showed. And what's even more significant: The poll didn't even include any questions about Iraq. Published June 18, 2014
Hillary Clinton faults Iraq, not Obama, for U.S. troop pullout in 2011
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested Tuesday that the total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq at the end of 2011 was not President Obama's fault or decision, but rather Prime Minister Mouri al-Maliki's. Published June 18, 2014
ISIL terrorists lay siege to Iraq’s largest oil refinery
Islamic militants with the terror group ISIL launched a massive attack on Iraq's largest oil refinery, threatening the future of the one of the country's primary energy feeds. Published June 18, 2014
Americans renouncing citizenship to flee tax fines hit record highs
The number of Americans who have been renouncing their citizenship in order to escape costly tax compliance penalties has skyrocketed in recent months, the Wall Street Journal found. Published June 17, 2014
John Kerry speaks of ‘vital security’ of climate change use rules for ocean
Secretary of State John Kerry took a sidestep from dealing with terrorist uprisings in Iraq to host a Tuesday morning conference on "Our Ocean" and reiterate to the 80 countries that participated how America has a "shared responsibility" to keep seas clear and clean. Published June 17, 2014
Malia Obama lands high-profile, one-day TV gig on Halle Berry show
Malia Obama, who turns 16 years old on July 4, was seen working as a production assistant for a day on the set of a new Halle Berry television show. Published June 17, 2014
Alaska to offer pregnancy tests in bathroom bars, restaurants
Alaska — which has the nation's highest rate of fetal alcohol syndrome — is rolling out a new campaign to counter the newborn defect by putting pregnancy tests in select bar and restaurant bathrooms, beginning this December. Published June 17, 2014
Obama to expand oceanic national monument, clamping fishing, energy digs
President Obama is due to announce an expansion to a U.S. sanctuary site in the central Pacific Ocean, creating what would be the world's largest protected sea-based area — and leaving the fishing industry largely out in the cold. Published June 17, 2014
