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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt with Cheryl Chumley” video and audio show for The Washington Times, a Newsmax contributor, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled “God-Given Or Bust: Defeating Marxism and Saving America With Biblical Truths" and "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom.” She's also the co-author with Allen West of the upcoming "America's Second Civil War: Rescuing the Republic From the Unholy Alliance of Marxists, Islamists and Democrats" (April 2027). Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Ex-SS officer, 88, charged in massacre of French town

A former Waffen SS soldier, age 88, was charged by German prosecutors with helping to carry out the horrendous massacre of 642 men, women and children in a French village in 1944.

January 9, 2014

Walt Disney remembered as ‘bigot’ in Meryl Streep’s speech at NYC awards gala

Meryl Streep unleashed a wave of attacks against Walt Disney during a recent awards ceremony in New York City, calling the famed movie animator and business tycoon a "bigot" who despised women.

January 9, 2014

Connecticut school board member resigns over ammo distribution remark

A Connecticut school board member resigned under criticism, after he spouted off that he would observe the anniversary of the tragic Newtown shooting by distributing ammunition.

January 9, 2014

Sen. Tom Coburn says cancer scare could cut short his political career

Sen. Tom Coburn said he would have a better idea in February if his political career would come to an abrupt halt, due to treatments for recurring prostate cancer.

January 9, 2014

Rand Paul showcases his b-day gift — a new drone

Sen. Rand Paul, who famously filibustered against the White House's stance that strikes against U.S. citizens using unmanned aircraft were justifiable under certain circumstances, showed off a fitting birthday gift Wednesday night: his own personal drone.

January 9, 2014

Russia on alert after finding 6 bodies in bomb-laden cars

Russian authorities are on high alert Thursday after finding six dead men in four abandoned cars, three of which had been rigged with explosives.

January 9, 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio, shark bait? Actor details ‘terrifying’ ocean encounter

Hollywood's Leonardo DiCaprio recounted this week how he was nearly eaten by a great white shark while filming the 2006 film, "Blue Diamond."

January 9, 2014

Arizona council bans members from texting during meetings

Peoria City Council members in Arizona are now banned from texting and emailing during meetings, effective immediately.

January 9, 2014

N.J. Democrats float criminal charges for Chris Christie in road scandal

It's been barely a day since the news broke that Gov. Chris Christie's administration may not be as innocent as claimed about an alleged politically motivated road closing that jammed traffic through the New Jersey city of Fort Lee. But one local Democrat is already floating the idea of criminal charges.

January 9, 2014

New York assistant principal accused of stealing $800K from teachers union

An assistant principal who works at a New York high school in ritzy Westchester County was charged Wednesday with grand larceny after being accused of stealing almost $800,000 from the teachers union that he served as treasurer.

January 9, 2014

Olympics alert: No liquids to major Moscow airports, Russia rules

Two of Moscow's major airports are banning all airline passengers from carting liquids, gels and aerosol containers in carry-on baggage, a security measure aimed at protecting Russia from a terrorist attack during the Sochi Olympics.

January 9, 2014

Cinnamon regulations from EU rankle Danish pastry chefs

Too much cinnamon — that was the finding of European Union-based regulators to Danish bakers about their pastry rolls. And now Danish bakers are fuming, saying that the spice crackdown is too strict, too burdensome and too ridiculous to abide.

January 9, 2014

Nebraska cops take toddler from home over video of him cursing

Authorities in Nebraska took a toddler into custody after a video surfaced of the child repeating a slew of swear words — even though they admitted no crime had been committed.

January 9, 2014

Alaska steps closer to legalizing marijuana for recreational use

Alaska pro-pot activists are pushing hard for lawmakers to make the state the third in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana use.

January 9, 2014

Search on for missing crewman from Navy helicopter crash off Virginia coast

Search-and-rescue operations were under way off the coast of Virginia on Thursday for a crew member who went missing when the U.S. Navy helicopter he rode on with four others crashed in the ocean.

January 9, 2014

Dennis Rodman says sorry for Kenneth Bae comments: ‘I had been drinking’

Dennis Rodman apologized Thursday for implying on national television that dictator Kim Jong-un had good reasons for imprisoning American Kenneth Bae for 15 years, saying that he had been drinking and was stressed.

January 9, 2014

Pope effect: Pontiff inspires top Mass. paper to bolster Catholic coverage

Call it the pope effect. But interest in the Catholic Church has surged to such level in the months since Pope Francis took office that the leading newspaper in Massachusetts in terms of circulation has hired a top Vatican reporter and mulled the sense of launching an entirely new publication, dedicated solely to the religion.

January 8, 2014