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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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London attackers shout ‘Allahu Akbar,’ machete man to death

A machete-wielding attacker and his gun-toting sidekick killed a man in the streets of London on Wednesday, and police are regarding the pair — whom they subsequently shot — as potential terrorists.

May 22, 2013

Moore, Okla., mayor wants new law mandating storm shelters in homes

Just a day after the devastating tornadoes struck in Oklahoma, the mayor of Moore — which was practically wiped out by the storm winds — is calling for new regulations aimed at preventing a similar calamity.

May 22, 2013

Good Samaritan’s car stolen by victim he helps — and it gets worse

A Colorado man who stopped to help an accident victim who had rolled his car on the highway and was trapped inside got a real life lesson in the saying, 'no good deed goes unpunished.' Once the victim was freed, he stole the Good Samaritan's truck and fled.

May 22, 2013

Pope Francis attacks ‘savage capitalism’ in call for charity

Pope Francis, in a blistering attack on capitalism, said followers of the faith ought to bolster their charitable outreach and dampen their materialist pursuits. He made his comments while visiting a food kitchen on Tuesday.

May 22, 2013

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe signs constitution limiting government power

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe signed into law on Wednesday a constitution that scales back government powers, including those currently enjoyed by his own office.

May 22, 2013

Jodi Arias from jail: I deserve ‘second chance at freedom’

Convicted murderer Jodi Arias — who just last week was saying she wanted the death penalty — now says she prefers life in prison, with hope for eventual release.

May 22, 2013

Memorial set for youth minister killed in honeymoon crash

A memorial service is scheduled this weekend for a Detroit-area youth minister killed Sunday in a car crash on his way to Myrtle Beach to honeymoon with his wife.

May 22, 2013

Freedom! Goat en route to slaughterhouse goes on the lam

A small female goat apparently headed to a north New Jersey slaughterhouse broke free of her captors Tuesday and hit the roadway, leading police on a chase that lasted nearly two hours.

May 22, 2013

U.S. forges $200 million antibiotic deal with GlaxoSmithKline

The federal government has signed a $200 million deal with GlaxoSmithKline to develop powerful antibiotics that can combat bioterrorism and overcome resistance issues that have made some prescriptions worthless in recent years.

May 22, 2013

Adultery charge takes down Fort Jackson general

A U.S. Army Training Center commander at Fort Jackson in South Carolina was suspended over allegations he committed adultery, a military spokesman said.

May 22, 2013

Mystery respiratory illness kills 2, hospitalizes 5 in Alabama

Alabama medical experts are puzzled by a respiratory illness that sent seven to the hospital and ultimately killed two.

May 22, 2013

Former Miss America may take on Mitch McConnell for Senate

Sen. Mitch McConnell's "maybe" challengers for his Senate seat has moved from Ashley Judd — who decided against a run weeks ago — to Heather French Henry, Miss America for 2000.

May 22, 2013

Sinai militants release 7 abducted Egyptians

Seven Egyptian security guards taken hostage while traveling through the Sinai peninsula were freed Wednesday.

May 22, 2013

Massive tornadoes that hit Oklahoma, Texas blamed on stubborn jet stream

The same weather phenomenon that brought unusually cold temperatures to the East Coast this spring is being blamed for the massive and devastating tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma this week: A jet stream that refused to leave.

May 22, 2013

FBI agent kills suspect tied to Boston bombing’s Tamerlan Tsarnaev

An FBI agent shot and killed an Orlando, Fla., man with possible ties to the April 15 Boston bombing.

May 22, 2013

6 elementary kids injured in knife attack in China

A mentally ill, knife-wielding man went on a rampage at an elementary school in southern China, stabbing six children and one adult.

May 22, 2013

Iran moves forward with nuclear development

Iran is moving forward with a contested uranium-enrichment program, a slap in the face to the West which has charged the nation with unlawful pursuit of nuclear weaponry.

May 22, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg to cabbie: ‘I’ll destroy your [expletive] industry’

Mayor Michael Bloomberg cursed out the chief executive officer of a taxi company who won a court case against the city and pledged a post-mayoral revenge against the entire industry, the CEO and one witness said.

May 22, 2013