Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Kate Mulgrew clarifies role in geocentrist video: I was ‘misinformed’
Actress Kate Mulgrew, best known for her leading role in "Star Trek: Voyager" as Capt. Kathryn Janeway, has dissociated herself from a documentary trailer she narrated that pushes the idea that the sun revolves around the Earth. Published April 9, 2014
Mike Huckabee: ‘I’m not homophobic,’ I’m biblical
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee took a firm stand for traditional marriage this week in Iowa, telling a crowd of Faith and Family Coalition attendees that he doesn't care how political history books paint him — when it comes to gay marriage, he stands firmly in the camp of biblical teachings. Published April 9, 2014
Islam critic denied honorary degree due to petition pressure
Brandeis University administrators caved to petitioners and denied a woman an honorary degree, after critics pointed out she made comments that were critical of Islam. Published April 9, 2014
GOP runs from Jeb Bush’s comments on illegal immigrants
Republicans in Congress have publicly rebuked former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for his comment that illegal immigrants break U.S. border laws only as an "act of love" for their families and shouldn't be treated as felons. Published April 9, 2014
Rob Ford ‘Crackathon’ video game lights up Internet: ‘Happy cracking!’
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's admitted crack cocaine use has spurred the creation of a video game that lets players dabble in the political world while picking up marijuana leafs and crack pipes — a so-dubbed "Crackathon" experience that's taken the Internet gaming world by storm. Published April 9, 2014
Computer bug alert: ‘Heartbleed’ could expose millions of credit card numbers
A newly discovered computer bug that was found in software that's used to encrypt sensitive information -- credit card numbers, for instance -- has left millions of Internet users vulnerable, possibly exposing their private passwords and user names, as well as their financial data. Published April 9, 2014
Oscar Pistorius: Reeva’s blood was ‘running down on me’
Oscar Pistorius, the Olympian dubbed the Blade Runner, told the judge who's presiding over his murder trial that he remembers holding his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and feeling her "blood running down on me" as she died. Published April 9, 2014
Hillary Clinton dances closer to White House: ‘I’m thinking about it’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave the surest sign ever that she's truly heading down the path of White House campaigning in 2016, telling a CNN interviewer that the thought had not only crossed her mind — no surprise there — but that she's actually now mulling the pros and cons. Published April 9, 2014
Texas lawmakers rail against Eric Holder: You should be ‘in jail’
Two tough-talking Texas lawmakers issued blunt words of criticism to Attorney General Eric Holder this week, telling him in front of a Capitol Hill crowd that not only should he be held in contempt, but that he should be sitting in a jail cell. Published April 9, 2014
Mark Levin: Obama ‘disgrace’ for jetting from Fort Hood memorial to DNC fundraiser
Conservative icon and radio host Mark Levin said he was "disgusted" and outraged at President Obama's plans to first attend the Fort Hood memorial service for the slain soldiers and then simply jet off to a fundraiser for the Democratic Party to be held just a few hours later. Published April 9, 2014
WWE wrestling legend ‘Ultimate Warrior’ dies at age 54
The legendary WWE wrestler known as "The Ultimate Warrior" — but given the birth name of James Hellwig — has died at the age of 54, just days after he was inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame. Published April 9, 2014
Pakistan vegetable market rocked by blast; scores dead, injured
At least 22 were killed and another 80-plus wounded when a bomb detonated in a busy fruit-and-vegetable market just outside the the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad on Wednesday morning. Published April 9, 2014
Marine shoots, kills colleague at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina
A Marine who was standing post at the main gate of Camp Lejeune in North Carolina opened fire on a fellow Marine inside the guard building, killing him. Published April 9, 2014
Republican donor drops Hitler bomb into anti-Obamacare video
A big-time donation player to the Republican Party who famously said that aspirin placed between a woman's knees sufficed as birth control back in his day is back in the news again — this time, for a video aimed at taking down Obamacare starring none other than Adolf Hitler. Published April 8, 2014
Ronald Reagan vs. Col. Sanders: Ky. bridge name game gets competitive
Yum Brands, the owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken, is pushing hard to name a new bridge leading Interstate 65 drivers over the Ohio River after Col. Harland Sanders, the white-haired, white-suited face of the franchise. But the good colonel has some competition — Ronald Reagan. Published April 8, 2014
OKCupid CEO called out for donation to anti-gay lawmaker
OKCupid, the online dating site that took Mozilla's CEO to task for a donation to a campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California, is now under fire for its own CEO essentially doing the same. Published April 8, 2014
Muslims up in arms at school flier that touts Easter egg roll
Muslim parents in Michigan are up in arms at a flyer distributed by a local school district promoting an Easter egg roll, saying the ad for the event violates the separation of church and state standard. Published April 8, 2014
Hank Aaron: Modern bigots ‘wear starched shirts and neckties’
Baseball legend Hank Aaron, 80, acknowledged race relations have changed since his threat-filled days chasing Babe Ruth's home run record — but said modern tormenters still exist wearing suits and ties instead of KKK hoods. Published April 8, 2014
Kate Mulgrew: ‘Star Trek’ star gets on board with debunked idea that sun circles Earth
Kate Mulgrew, an actress best known for her starring role as Capt. Kathryn Janeway in "Star Trek: Voyager," is now stirring up scientific minds with her narration of a new documentary that touts something that was debunked 500 years ago: that the sun revolves around the Earth. Published April 8, 2014
John Boehner defends Obamacare vote but vows: I will ‘try to repeal’ law
House Speaker John Boehner took to national television to defend his role — and that of some of his fellow Republicans — in voting with Democrats on a tweak to Obamacare that was seen as a party betrayal by some conservatives. As part of his defense, he vowed Republicans on Capitol Hill under his leadership would continue to try and repeal Obamacare. Published April 8, 2014
