Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Supreme Court justices disrupted by courtroom protester
The U.S. Supreme Court was disrupted by a protester inside the courtroom who stood up and shouted out his view of campaign finance laws right in the middle of oral arguments. Published February 27, 2014
NASA discovers 715 new planets outside solar system
NASA scientists say they found a few new planets — 715 to be exact — orbiting stars other than our own solar system's sun. Published February 27, 2014
Most Americans say they’re ‘disappointed’ with Obama’s leadership
Fully 59 percent of Americans say they're now "disappointed" with President Obama and his leadership — and of that, 37 percent are "very disappointed," a new poll from CBS News/The New York Times found. Published February 27, 2014
Egypt’s army claims it found cure for AIDS, hepatitis C
The Egyptian military medical community claims it has found a cure for AIDS and hepatitis C. Published February 27, 2014
3 dead, 3 injured in Hawaii airport plane crash
Three people are dead and three more injured in a plane crash on Hawaii's Lanai Island, authorities reported. Published February 27, 2014
Kerry evokes ‘Rocky IV’ to warn Putin
Secretary of State John Kerry hailed to Hollywood to make clear that Russian leader Vladimir Putin better listen up, and listen up good, to Ukrainians who stood fast for reform: "This is not Rocky IV," he said. Published February 26, 2014
Indiana University says 140K students’ data breached
Indiana University authorities say the personal data of 140,000 present and former students has been breached. Published February 26, 2014
New pain pill Zohydro sets medical world on edge: ‘Whopping dose’ of addiction
A newly approved pain pill aimed at easing the suffering of long-term patients has set many in the medical community on edge, who see the hydrocodone-based opioid as the next and more powerful drug of choice for recreational users and abusers. Published February 26, 2014
Russia’s Putin orders huge military exercise amid Ukraine unrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered most of the nation's soldiers stationed near the western region to take part in a massive military exercise — a nationally televised announcement that is likely to stoke tensions further with the Ukraine. Published February 26, 2014
Rush Limbaugh: Arizona’s Jan Brewer’s ‘bullied by the homosexual lobby’
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh issued one of his usual direct assessments of a political hot-button matter on his latest broadcast, calling the gay lobby rights crowd a group of bullies who were trying to silence Arizona's Gov. Jan Brewer. Published February 26, 2014
Obama tells Obamacare volunteers: You’re doing ‘God’s work’
President Obama told the pro-Obamacare crowd that they ought not be discouraged by those who put down the health care reform and point out its many failures and flounderings because the Affordable Care cause has been blessed by God. Published February 26, 2014
Joe Biden blunder raises ire of working women
Vice president Joe Biden's latest controversy, handed down during an appearance on "The View," has raised the hackles of several women who say his 1950s-era image of what women want is degrading, offensive and ridiculously stereotypical. Published February 26, 2014
NFL puts Arizona on notice: Religion bill could hurt Super Bowl image
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee sent a stark warning to state lawmakers over a bill that allows businesses to cite religious exemptions as reason to refuse service to gays: You could lose the Super Bowl. Published February 26, 2014
Freed Gitmo detainee arrested in London during terror investigation
A human rights group in Britain is outraged that one of its members — a high-profile director named Moazzam Begg, who was once imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay — was arrested in London over an investigation into his suspicious ties to terrorists in Syria. Published February 26, 2014
Media-bashing Alec Baldwin wins ‘Law & Order’ role as journalist
In a curious twist of fate, the Hollywood actor known almost as much for his hatred of paparazzi and the media as for his commercial screen appearances — Alec Baldwin — has won a role in "Law & Order: SVU" as none other than a journalist. Published February 26, 2014
Snowy forecast for D.C. region pushes spring to back burner
More snow: That's the forecast for the Washington, D.C., region for Wednesday, with up to 3 inches predicted in spots dotting the landscape from Northern Virginia through Baltimore. Published February 26, 2014
German paper ripped for ‘anti-Semitic’ caricature of Mark Zuckerberg
Germany's most-circulated broadsheet newspaper is under fire for a published caricature of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg that's being perceived as anti-Semitic, reminiscent of propaganda from the nation's Nazi occupied days. Published February 26, 2014
Americans’ approval of gays hikes by 21 percentage points
Americans may not be able to agree on immigration reform, or education policy, or military spending — but on gays, they're speaking loud and clear: More and more are approving of same-sex marriage than ever before, the Public Religion Research Institute found. Published February 26, 2014
Philadelphia teacher arrested for selling heroin near own prep school
A Philadelphia teacher was arrested for allegedly selling heroin from his Nissan Pathfinder vehicle just two miles down the road from the Northeast Preparatory School that employs him. Published February 26, 2014
Hezbollah vows revenge for Israeli attack on its positions
Hezbollah said Wednesday that Israeli's military carried out an airstrike in Lebanon near the Syrian border that caused substantial damage to its positions. Published February 26, 2014
