Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Rachel Canning revealed: Host let teen throw booze parties
The millionaire lawyer who's letting 18-year-old high-schooler Rachel Canning stay with his family as she sues her parents for money and college tuition allowed her a few years ago to throw a booze-filled party that left her drunk and puking in the streets. Published March 7, 2014
Bob Costas botox caused pink eye; NBC host denies claim
NBC is fending off claims circulating through the media that the dramatic case of pink eye that drove Bob Costas from his Olympics broadcast perch was due to Botox injections. Published March 7, 2014
Woman born male sues CrossFit for gender discrimination
Chloe Johnson, a transgender athlete who was born a male and who was prohibited by CrossFit from competing in a strength competition as a woman, has now launched a lawsuit claiming discrimination. Published March 7, 2014
U.S. tasks Navy destroyer to Black Sea amid Ukraine tensions
The United States has ordered a dozen F-16 fighter gets to Poland and a guided-missile destroyer to the Black Sea in moves that are being billed as "scheduled" deployments -- but that nonetheless come amid heightening tensions in the region, from Russia-Crimea relations. Published March 6, 2014
Teen on deathbed awakens as family sings hymns
A BYU student who was struck by a car and given a five percent change of emerging from a coma shocked her doctors by opening her eyes — at the same time her family had gathered at her hospital bed to sing hymns. Published March 6, 2014
Staples shuttering 225 stores by mid-2015
Staples is closing down 225 of its stores in North America -- about 12 percent of its stock -- in an effort to cut costs and shore up weak revenue numbers. Published March 6, 2014
Rutgers professors to Condi Rice: Go home, and take your speech with you
Professors and students at Rutgers University have joined forces to protest an administrative decision to ask former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to serve as this year's keynote commencement speaker. Published March 6, 2014
Ohio kid, 10, suspended for forming finger like gun
In yet another show of zero tolerance policy, administrators at one central Ohio middle school sent a fifth-grader home for three days for shaping his fingers like a gun and pointing them at another student's head. Published March 6, 2014
Kim Jong-un calls for execution of 33 Christians
North Korea tyrant Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered that 33 Christians believed to be working alongside South Korean Baptist missionary Km Jung-wook be put to death. Published March 6, 2014
Justice Dept. sues Philadelphia schools over beard-length rule
The Department of Justice has launched a lawsuit against the Philadelphia School District, claiming a school rule the limits how long employees' beards can grow actually violates First Amendment religious freedoms. Published March 6, 2014
HIllary Clinton tries to walk back Putin-Hitler slam
Hillary Clinton tried to walk back from a comparison she made of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, calling on a critical public to remember she was only speaking to the historical links. Published March 6, 2014
Rep. Alan Grayson rocks headlines for domestic dispute: ‘She’s simply lying’
Rep. Alan Grayson — the Floridian who once famously declared that Republicans' idea of health care was for the sick and elderly to die — is now rocking national headlines for a different reason: Domestic dispute charges. Published March 6, 2014
U.S. mocks Putin: You’re full of ‘Russian fiction’
The State Department issued a mocking message for President Vladimir Putin over justifications he's put forth about his invasion of Crimea: You're full of "Russian fiction," the statement read Published March 6, 2014
U.S. drone kills 5 Afghan soldiers in friendly fire tragedy
Five Afghan National Army soldiers were killed by a U.S. drone strike, and another eight left wounded, during an early Thursday morning friendly fire mishap. Published March 6, 2014
Gen. Jerry Sinclair to plead guilty at court martial hearing
U.S. Army Gen. Jerry Sinclair is expected to plead guilty to three charges at Thursday's court hearing -- but not to sexual assault. Published March 6, 2014
Detroit fire sends apartment dwellers jumping from windows
An early-morning Wednesday fire that engulfed a three-story apartment building in Detroit sent panicked residents jumping from windows to escape the flames. Published March 5, 2014
New York homeowner charged with manslaughter for gunning down burglar
A New York man who claims he was only protecting his family when he shot and killed a burglar now faces manslaughter charges from the district attorney's office in Huntington Station. Published March 5, 2014
Hillary Clinton likens Putin to Hitler, Russia-Ukraine dispute to Nazi Germany
Hillary Rodham Clinton raised the specter of Nazi-occupied Germany while making public comments about the military dispute between Russia and Ukraine, reportedly likening Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolph Hitler. Published March 5, 2014
GOP brings forth bill that lets Obama be sued
A new Republican-sponsored bill would open the doors for lawsuits to go forth against the Obama administration, a dramatic measure aimed at curbing the powers of the president when it's perceived he's broken federal law. Published March 5, 2014
John Boehner presses to pass what Ted Cruz calls amnesty
House Speaker John Boehner said after a recent meeting with President Obama that they agree immigration reform is a priority, and that any deal that includes a pathway to citizenship for illegals is not amnesty. Published March 5, 2014
