Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Florida lawmakers move to wipe corrupt ‘Boss Hogg’ town from map
One town in Florida is reportedly so corrupt — with one police officer for every 25 people, and a long record of issuing traffic tickets simply to raise government revenues — that lawmakers are mulling a plan to wipe it off the map. Published March 10, 2014
N.C. math whiz to unveil secret of March Madness picks
A Davidson College math professor in North Carolina says he's found a formula that will give March Madness basketball fans an edge in picking their wins this year. Published March 10, 2014
Chiquita merges with Fyffes to make world’s largest banana firm
The American company Chiquita has struck a deal with the Irish Fyffes to create ChiquitaFyffes, the world's largest banana firm with an approximate worth of $1 billion. Published March 10, 2014
Amnesty International says Syria guilty of war crimes for food blockade
Syrian government authorities committed war crimes when they ordered the blockade of a neighborhood in Damascus, starving civilians who were trapped inside, Amnesty International accused. Published March 10, 2014
Mitch McConnell on beating tea party: ‘We are going to crush them’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed any tea party candidates challenging establishment Republicans in the 2014 midterm elections would not just fail — but fail miserably. Published March 10, 2014
Adam Lanza’s dad: He would’ve killed me ‘in a heartbeat’
The father of Adam Lanza — the 20-year-old who sent on a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School after he shot and killed his mother — said in his first public statements on the incident that his son would've killed him, too, had he found the chance. Published March 10, 2014
‘Band of Brothers’ veteran William Guarnere dies at 90
William Guarnere, the real-life World War II veteran whose story of heroism and valor was told in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died at the age of 90. Published March 10, 2014
‘In Jesus name, we pray’ sparks ire at Ohio council meeting
The attorney for one Ohio local government body -- the Cuyahoga Falls City Council -- said the Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a threatening letter over prayers led by the local chaplain that end with mention of Jesus. Published March 7, 2014
Study: Barbie sours girls’ career ambitions while Mrs. Potato Head busts gender roles
A new study at Oregon State University finds that girls between the ages of 4 and 7 are influenced by Barbie to believe a woman's place is in the home. Mrs. Potato Head, however, and changes that perception. Published March 7, 2014
Ted Turner hospitalized in S. America with possible appendicitis
Ted Turner of Turner Broadcasting System and CNN fame has been transported to a hospital in South America for an undisclosed reason. Published March 7, 2014
Obamacare fallout: 49 percent pessimistic; 45 percent ‘scared’
Ask Americans how they feel about Obamacare and 49 percent of them will tell you: Pessimistic. And another 45 percent will add: Frightened. Published March 7, 2014
Russia accused of sinking own cruiser to block Ukrainian navy
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claims Russia has sunk one of its own vessels to block the Ukraine navy from sailing its own ships from Donuzlav Lake. Published March 7, 2014
Pope Francis: I snatched a cross from my confessor’s corpse
Pope Francis admitted he went to pray by the open casket of his confessor — and took the cross from his dead hand. Published March 7, 2014
Calif. shop facing angry fire pulls ‘smart gun’ from shelves
A California shop that was about to go down in history as selling the first supposed "smart gun" in America has now done a one-eighty and pulled the product, after customers and Second Amendment activists unleashed a slew of complaints. Published March 7, 2014
Napoleon’s death-bed hair, shirt to hit the auction block
Napoleon Bonaparte's death bed and sweat-stained shirt is about to hit the auction block in France -- and so is a lock of his hair, his ivory cane and some of last-living bandages. Published March 7, 2014
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
