Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Only 12 percent of Americans see Obamacare as a success
Despite the White House's recent announcement about the 8 million enrollees into the president's signature health care plan, only 12 percent of newly surveyed Americans say Obamacare is a success. Published May 12, 2014
Iowa distillery’s newest sale item: Pigs that taste like whiskey
An Iowa distillery thinks it's found a surefire win with its Templeton Rye Pork Project: Raising pigs to taste like whiskey. Published May 12, 2014
Iran claims success in building copycat U.S. drone
Iran's state-run television reported that the nation has succeeded in constructing a copycat of a U.S. drone that it captured in 2011 and that authorities are soon going to take the craft on a test flight. Published May 12, 2014
U.S. drone strike kills 6 al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen
A U.S. drone targeted and killed six al Qaeda militants in the southern province of Yemen on Monday — the latest in a string of American-led attacks on the terrorist group that has set down roots in the region, authorities there said. Published May 12, 2014
Eleanor Clift: Ambassador Stevens wasn’t murdered; he died from ‘smoke inhalation’
Eleanor Clift, noted liberal columnist and pundit from the Daily Beast, insisted during a broadcast discussion of Benghazi on "The McLaughlin Group" that U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens wasn't really murdered. Published May 12, 2014
Boko Haram: We’ll swap 200 school girls for prisoners
The head of Boko Haram in Nigeria released a video on Monday in which he suggested the group would let go 200 kidnapped school girls, in exchange for the release of an unnamed number of imprisoned militants. Published May 12, 2014
Clippers owner Donald Sterling breaks silence: ‘I made a terrible, terrible mistake’
Embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling finally broke his silence about the audio that broadcast his racial comments about blacks and admitted during a CNN interview that he made an awful mistake — but that he was set up. Published May 12, 2014
Proctor & Gamble angers with neo-Nazi code on detergent package
The detergent company Proctor & Gamble has mistakenly placed a neo-Nazi code on promotional packages for one of its chemical washing powders — and sent them off to German markets, where shoppers are now outraged. Published May 9, 2014
North Korea’s screed: Obama is ‘a crossbreed’ with ‘figure of a monkey’
The White House has rallied in condemnation of a North Korean publication that took its racist views of President Obama to the 10th degree, calling him — once translated into English — a "clown," a "dirty fellow" and someone who ought to go live with the monkeys. Published May 9, 2014
Donald Sterling-like voice captured on new audio: ‘I’m not a racist’
A new recording has surfaced containing a voice that's purported to be of beleaguered Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling denying he's a racist. Published May 9, 2014
California moves to let gay men cite selves as ‘mother’ on birth records; lesbians as ‘father’
In California, it may soon be legal for gay men to list themselves as "mother" on birth certificates, and similarly, for lesbians to cite themselves as "father." Published May 9, 2014
‘Noah’ way! Movie blocked in China, banned by Muslim nations
Production company Paramount Pictures tried hard to cast its "Noah" movie in a secular light, stressing its "environmental message" over biblical truths — but apparently, censors in China weren't buying it. Published May 9, 2014
Even Al Qaeda decries Nigerian schoolgirl kidnappings, as 276 still go missing
Even al Qaeda has come out in opposition to the kidnappings of hundreds of Nigerian school girls, saying their abduction and planned sale into slavery does not honor Islam. Published May 9, 2014
Bill Clinton shocks with quip on Goldman Sachs CEO: ‘Slit his throat’
Bill Clinton may have been joking, but his advice to former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on what to do about banking bailout opponent Goldman Sachs' CEO Lloyd Blankfein shocked just the same: The former president suggested taking him to a dark alley and killing him. Published May 9, 2014
Most admired first ladies: Barbara Bush, tied with Hillary Clinton
Americans told pollsters that Hillary Clinton reigns supreme as a top first lady — and Michelle Obama isn't far behind. Published May 9, 2014
Fake Mandela memorial sign interpreter freed from psych ward to cut app ad
The fake sign language interpreter for the deaf who put on a baffling yet humorous performance at the memorial service of former South African President Nelson Mandela — right on stage next to U.S. President Obama — has been set free from his psychiatric ward confines for a day to help an Israeli company cut a commercial. Published May 9, 2014
China’s new secret air force weapon: Monkeys
The People's Liberation Army Air Force has spent time and money training macaques — a form of monkey with a shorter tail — to clear the base of nesting birds, and in so doing, keep troops healthy and from harm's way, the PLA website reported. Published May 9, 2014
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on presidency: ‘I’m listening’
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he's been fielding a lot of advice and suggestions about a presidential run in 2016, and he's mulling it over — he just may make a play for it, he said. Published May 9, 2014
GOP senators push for federal ban on post-20 week abortions
Senate Republicans under the pressing of South Carolina's Lindsey Graham are using the one-year anniversary of the Kermit Gosnell abortion atrocity to press for new federal bans on the procedure, post 20 weeks. Published May 9, 2014
Golf ball-size hail to hit from Texas to Illinois: ‘Leave your car in the garage’
Golf ball-sized hail is predicted to hit in areas from Texas to Illinois on Friday, prompting at least one leading meteorologist to warn drivers: You might want to stay home and shelter your vehicle. Published May 9, 2014
