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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

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Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Alec Baldwin watches the match between Maria Sharapova, of Russia, and Maria Kirilenko, of Russia, during the opening round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Alec Baldwin nabs stray tennis ball at U.S. Open

Alec Baldwin showed his smoother side this week, effortlessly reaching out and grabbing a tennis ball that sailed into his stadium seat 12 feet or so above ground level during a U.S. Open match this week.

August 28, 2014
Knoxville police SWAT team officers examine a suspect outside a room at the Days Inn hotel Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne) ** FILE **

Federal court rules SWAT teams aren’t exempt from lawsuits

SWAT teams beware: Innocent victims can sue. That's the ruling of the U.S. Second Court of Appeals in New York, issued in a case of a homeowner whose constitutional rights were infringed by a police raid that resulted in the killing of a man.

August 28, 2014
** FILE ** This Jan. 15, 2014, file photo shows a test drone as it is is launched by catapult as a trail plane follows on a ranch near Sarita, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

California lawmakers vote to require warrants for spy drones

California legislators voted to mandate law enforcement to obtain warrants before sending drones out on surveillance missions, a move aimed at reining in what one lawmaker described as a true threat to individual privacy.

August 28, 2014
A puppet reporter is shown Jan. 19, 2012, during taping at WOIO-TV in Cleveland. The station uses the puppets performing as witnesses, reporters and jurors to detail the corruption trial against former Cuyahoga county commissioner Jimmy Dimora, which began last week in federal court in Akron. (Associated Press)

Disney pushes patents for drone-controlled puppets

Disney has filed three patents for drone-controlled puppets — a creative effort aimed at boosting the company's ability to move blimp-sized characters in a more realistic manner, especially during parades.

August 27, 2014
FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2014 file photo first lady Michelle Obama and a young student show off their muscles as they eat healthy snacks during a visit to La Petite Academy in Bowie, Md., to encourage healthy habits at preschool as part of her Let's Move! Child Care program. First ladies typically avoid getting into public scraps, but Obama is in the biggest fight of her tenure as she pushes back against a House Republican effort to soften a key component of the anti-childhood obesity effort at the center of her legacy. And she says she is ready “to fight until the bitter end,” if that is what it takes. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Feds tout school lunches as ‘national security issue’

As a new school year dawns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding of its new rules against Gatorade and caffeine-filled drinks in school cafeterias — and it's a matter of national security, they say.

August 27, 2014
** FILE ** The umpire crew, lead by Doug Eddings, walks onto the field as they are flanked by people dressed as stormtroopers from the "Star Wars" films on Star Wars Day at Chase Field prior to a baseball game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Drone 3, a ‘Star Wars’-like hover bike, makes splash in concept world

From movie screen to real-life — that's what supporters of the Malloy Aeronautics' hovercycle project hope to bring to fruition, pointing to the Drone 3 model and its similarities with the famous "Star Wars" scene that saw stormtroopers chasing Jedi heroes through the woods on a fast-moving airborne bike.

August 27, 2014
FILE - This Aug. 27, 2012, file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Boehner is a $40 million fundraising force and shows no signs of losing his draw among fellow Republicans. The Ohio lawmaker accounts for about one-fifth of all National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising since January 2013, and he has helped the GOP's main House campaign committee raise millions more than his direct giving suggests. As Boehner considers retirement in coming years, Republicans are in the hunt for a prodigious fundraiser who can patch what could be a giant hole in campaign budgets. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

John Boehner posts bizarre wind-up toy monkey video

The official website of Speaker John Boehner posted a somewhat bizarre video of the lawmaker posed with a wind-up toy monkey on his lap, a 40-second spot that was aimed at showcasing his sense of humor while making a point: My political schedule is too busy.

August 26, 2014