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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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Last Boston Marathon bombing victim leaves hospital, 100 days after losing leg

The last victim of the Boston Marathon bombings was discharged from the hospital Wednesday morning — exactly 100 days after the April 15 terror blast that took one of his legs.

July 25, 2013

China indicts ex-Communist leader Bo Xilai for corruption

Bo Xilai, a former rising star in China's Communist Party, was formally indicted this week on several charges related to bribery, corruption and abuse of power, state media reported Thursday.

July 25, 2013

Florida train derailment leaks ethanol as responders fight fire threat

Emergency responders rushed to spray foam at the scene of a 15-car train derailment at the Port of Tampa in Florida on Thursday morning to keep the freight of ethanol from exploding and igniting into a massive fire.

July 25, 2013

Luxury liner that charges $5K a week fails surprise health inspection

A luxury cruise ship flunked a surprise sanitation inspection, after investigators with the Centers for Disease Control saw crew members repeatedly trying to hide 15 trolleys of food from the ship galley to dodge scrutiny.

July 25, 2013

Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court-martial for WikiLeaks leak nears closing arguments

Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who faces court-martial for leaking sensitive U.S. intelligence information for WikiLeaks publication, may soon know his fate.

July 25, 2013

Anthony Weiner blames marital woes for sexting snafu as Dems say: Quit

Anthony Weiner said in an email to campaign supporters that the root of his most recent sexting scandal is simple — he hit a rough marital patch last summer with wife, Huma Abedin.

July 25, 2013

Trayvon Martin’s dad tells lawmakers to name gun control law after son

Tracy Martin, the father of killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, said to legislators during a Wednesday appearance on Capitol Hill that he'd like to see his son's name attached to a measure that cracks down on right-to-carry gun laws.

July 25, 2013

Spain train driver is investigated as police cite speed as factor in fatal derailment

Investigators on Thursday said speed was a factor in the Spain train derailment that killed at least 78, and are bringing the driver in for questioning.

July 25, 2013

Eliot Spitzer roped into Weiner scandal with query about prostitutes

Eliot Spitzer's campaign officials can thank Anthony Weiner for the latest question by the Wall Street Journal pertaining to his own prostitution scandal from 2011: "Have you consorted with prostitutes since resigning as New York governor in 2008?"

July 24, 2013

Finland shoppers can now pay for items with facial recognition technology

Forget cash. Leave the credit cards at home. Shoppers in Finland have a new means of paying for their purchases — with their faces.

July 24, 2013

Pope Francis follower in Brazil: ‘Same thing as seeing Jesus pass by’

Thousands of Catholic Church faithful crowded for a glimpse of Pope Francis on Wednesday, as he visited small town Aparecida, venerated Brazil's patron saint and delivered his first public Mass on his visit to the country.

July 24, 2013

Georgia man to Empire State guard: Can you hold my gun for me?

A Georgia tourist, apparently unaware of New York's tight gun-control laws, tried to walk into the Empire State Building on Tuesday with his loaded gun. He was caught, the New York Post reported, when he asked a nearby security guard if there was a place he could store his weapon.

July 24, 2013

California high court rejects San Diego clerk’s plea to halt gay marriage

California Supreme Court justices shot down a petition from a San Diego County clerk and said that yes, the man must grant licenses to gay couples who wish to marry, despite existing state law.

July 24, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden, in India, suggests his ancestors are Indian

Vice President Joseph R. Biden suggested Wednesday to a crowd gathered at the Bombay Stock Exchange that his ancestry may in fact include Indian blood.

July 24, 2013

60-foot petition demanding Benghazi answers is unfurled on Capitol Hill

A group called Special Operations Veterans, the mission of which is to uncover the truths about the Benghazi, Libya, terror attack that left four Americans dead, took its demands to Capitol Hill on Tuesday via a petition that spans 60 feet in length.

July 24, 2013

Jesse Ventura can sub Chris Kyle’s widow as lawsuit defendant, judge says

Jesse Ventura — the former World Wrestling Federation wrestler-turned-governor of Minnesota — may pursue a lawsuit against former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, now deceased, subbing in his widow as the defendant instead.

July 24, 2013

Las Vegas police officer falls to death in helicopter rescue of hiker

A Las Vegas police officer was killed recently while trying to save a Mount Charleston hiker, after his helicopter tether broke and he plunged hundreds of feet into the canyon.

July 24, 2013

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s suspected ally to be featured in reality TV

A convicted felon who was just named during court testimony as a friend and partner to James "Whitey" Bulger — notorious alleged Boston mobster — will be featured on a reality television show on the Discovery Channel, and crime victims' families are outraged.

July 24, 2013

North Carolina lawmakers pass bill to let gun owners carry weapons in bars

Lawmakers in North Carolina passed on Tuesday expanded rights for concealed carry permit holders, making it legal for gun owners to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants and other public areas previously prohibited.

July 24, 2013