Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
U.C. professor orders ‘Ted Cruz-supporting tea [expletive]’ from class, student says
A University of California Santa Barbara student has just come forward and said her professor of black studies made it more than clear on opening day of class: No Ted Cruz-type supporters allowed. Published May 7, 2014
Nats skipper Matt Williams gives real-time radio relay of hit-and-run accident
Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams was in the middle of giving his weekly interview on a local sports radio show — apparently, while he was driving — when he was struck from behind by another vehicle. Published May 7, 2014
Feds can’t charge fees to hikers in national parks, judge rules
The U.S. Forest Service was wrong for charging fees to four park visitors who wanted to hike publicly owned land in Southern California but not use the park facilities, a U.S. District Court Judge has ruled. Published May 7, 2014
Trey Gowdy threatened with harm; Capitol Police kick off ‘active, open investigation’
Capitol Hill police are investigating emailed threats to Rep. Trey Gowdy, the South Carolina congressman tabbed to head a special panel to probe the White House's response to the Benghazi terrorist attacks. Published May 7, 2014
Lynne Cheney: Hillary Clinton prodded Monica Lewinsky essay to light
Lynne Cheney said it's more likely than not that Hillary Clinton herself was the prodding force behind Monica Lewinsky telling her side of the Bill Clinton affair in a penned Vanity Fair essay. Published May 7, 2014
NFL Roger Goodell’s ‘#AskCommish’ Q&A takes turn to the comical
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's good intentions no doubt ran awry this week, after he took to Twitter to address serious fan questions via a proffered "#AskCommish" handle -- and found that many weren't quite so somber as he would have liked. Published May 7, 2014
MSNBC faces Hispanic fire for on-air ‘abominable’ Cinco de Mayo stunt
MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts was forced to issue a quick apology for an on-air Cinco de Mayo segment that featured a sombrero-wearing, tequila-swilling correspondent — a stunt seen by at least one Hispanic group as downright discriminatory. Published May 7, 2014
Fed investigator accuses EPA top dogs of running ‘rogue enforcement’ unit
The inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency is due to testify before a House oversight committee on Wednesday and tell congressional members: The EPA has gone rogue and has been operating a secret enforcement unit. Published May 7, 2014
FBI agent arrested in Pakistan for weapons charge at airport
An FBI agent who tried to board a Pakistan International Airlines flight in Karachi was detained by airport police and taken to court, accused of violating the country's anti-terrorism laws. Published May 7, 2014
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, en route to U.S. rehab, turns back to Canada and now MIA
Rob Ford, the crack-smoking Toronto mayor who was poised to cross into the United States to enter a Chicago rehabilitation facility for his alcohol problem, curiously turned from the border, went back into Canada — and has now gone missing. Published May 7, 2014
Clay Aiken’s race for Congress down to wire: 40.9 percent to 39.5 percent
Clay Aiken, the North Carolinian "American Idol"-turned-congressional hopeful, was still waiting Wednesday for the final results of his primary against fellow Democrat Keith Crisco. Published May 7, 2014
Michael Jordan, former NBA star: ‘I was against all white people’
Michael Jordan of NBA fame said in a new book, "Michael Jordan: The Life," written by sportswriter Roland Lazenby, that his path to basketball stardom was anything but easy -- and that along the way, he was actually a racist. Published May 7, 2014
Shariah law: Gang-raped Indonesian woman to be caned for adultery
A woman in Indonesia who was caught having an affair with a married man was gang-raped by eight men — as "vigilante" punishment — and is now going to have to suffer a public caning due to Shariah law. Published May 6, 2014
Louie Gohmert: Constitution for ‘people who cling to their God and their guns’
Rep. Louie Gohmert sent out first a quote and then a quip to rally-goers in Iowa that if John Adams thought the Constitution was for moral, righteous people, then that meant the legal document was primarily for modern-day Americans who revere both God and guns. Published May 6, 2014
Monica Lewinsky breaks her silence on ‘consensual’ Bill Clinton affair
Monica Lewinsky, the famed White House intern known worldwide for her sexual dalliances with former President Bill Clinton, says she's tired of living in the shadows of her past and wants all to know: Her affair was "consensual," she said. Published May 6, 2014
Iran vows to take out U.S. aircraft carriers in Gulf if war breaks out
Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned Tuesday that the nation would target U.S. aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf if war ever broke. Published May 6, 2014
Nebraska GOP Senate primary shapes as tea party versus the establishment
In a week's time, the Republican Party may have its answer on which direction to take in 2014 and 2016 elections -- the path toward the tea party or the one toward establishment conservatism. Published May 6, 2014
For sale on eBay: One beached, 40-foot-long sperm whale
A town in Canada has come up with a creative way to simultaneously clean up the beach and make a few bucks: Local officials have put up for auction on eBay a beached, 40-foot-long sperm whale that's being billed as a collector's dream come true. Published May 6, 2014
Rick Santorum digs at Rand Paul: He can’t win GOP nod — he’s ‘a Libertarian’
Former senator and Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, who may be making moves toward the White House yet again, turned his back on Sen. Rand Paul and said the Kentuckian doesn't stand a chance of winning the nation's high executive seat under the GOP umbrella. Published May 6, 2014
Missing Denver mom of 4 found in wrecked car; doctors had to amputate feet
A missing single mother of four was found in her wrecked car at the bottom of an embankment off a Denver-area highway — but doctors had to amputate both her feet to help save her life, her family said Monday. Published May 6, 2014
