Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
U.S. to demand partial Israeli settlement freeze: report
The United States is poised to demand Israel freeze part of its disputed settlement activity as part of the framework peace deal being forged by Secretary of State John Kerry, an Army Radio report said on Wednesday. Published February 19, 2014
Green groups warn Obama: Keystone is the unforgivable
Environmental activists have put President Obama on notice: Thanks for the call for $1 billion for a climate change resiliency fund. But if you backtrack on Keystone, we'll still unleash a political fury. Published February 19, 2014
Scott Brown breaks from Fox, sparking new Senate talk
Former Sen. Scott Brown broke ties with Fox News just a year after coming aboard as an official contributor, fueling more talk of a new bid for political office. Published February 19, 2014
Florida sheriff sued for manhandling woman who recorded traffic stop
The Broward Sheriff's Office is facing legal trouble from a Florida woman who claims she was physically removed from her car and thrown in jail for a night — all for what the sheriff's deputy described as the "felony" crime of recording their traffic stop conversation. Published February 19, 2014
Armed elderly woman scares off snow shoveler trying to shake her down
A Massachusetts woman, 79, got sick and tired of a persistent man who was trying to shovel driveways for money and sent him fleeing — by brandishing a gun. Published February 19, 2014
Norse myth predicts world to end this week
Y2K has passed. The Mayan apocalypse has passed. But we're not out of the woods, yet, it would seem. Norse mythology predicts that the world will end this Saturday, when the Earth will split open and unleash the "inhabitants of Hel," one newspaper reported. Published February 19, 2014
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new ‘behavior’ changer: Drop speed limit by 5 mph
New York City's newest mayor, Bill de Blasio, wants to reduce the speed limit on city streets by 5 miles per hour, from 30 mph to 25 mph. Published February 19, 2014
U.S. military subs electric brain shocks for coffee on test soldiers
U.S. military researchers are shocking troops' brains to see if electricity jolts could be substituted for coffee and energy drinks, a couple of newspapers reported. Published February 19, 2014
Girl Scouts send threatening notes to pro-life groups: Stop using our logo
The Girl Scouts of the USA has hit back at a couple of pro-life groups that have criticized the youth organization for ties to Planned Parenthood, and sent threatening letters demanding they stop using the logo. Published February 19, 2014
Ted Nugent, pre-campaign trail: Obama’s a ‘subhuman mongrel’
Rocker-turned-Second Amendment activist Ted Nugent, who's just taken to the campaign trail for Texas governor hopeful Greg Abbott, has already irked Democrats with his recent slamming of President Obama as a "subhuman mongrel." Published February 19, 2014
Schindler’s factory from Holocaust-era put up for sale
The factory once used by Oskar Schindler to employ an estimated 1,200 Jews in the eastern Czech Republic — saving them from dying in the Nazi gas chamber or starving in a prison camp — has been put up for sale. Published February 19, 2014
North Korea arrests Christian missionary from Australia
North Korea has detained a Christian missionary from Australia, his family said Wednesday. Published February 19, 2014
Oregon woman and her dog rescued from backyard sinkhole
A Portland, Ore., woman and her dog were rescued from a 20-foot-deep sinkhole in her backyard after a neighbor heard her screams for help. Published February 19, 2014
U.S. warship runs aground en route to Sochi
One of the U.S. Navy ships that was tasked to the Black Sea in case of emergency at the Olympic Games in Sochi never made it — it ran aground as it was pulling into Turkey, a senior U.S. military official said. Published February 18, 2014
U.S., Mexico mull relaxing border for ‘trusted’ business travelers
U.S. and Mexico authorities are on the cusp of striking a deal that would relax border controls for perceived "trusted" business travelers. Published February 18, 2014
Hurricane Sandy funds diverted to unaffected areas
Almost a third of all the federal tax dollars that were sent to New Jersey for Hurricane Sandy cleanup efforts ended up in areas that were barely touched by the storm, a local newspaper investigation found. Published February 18, 2014
Kuwaiti criticized for naming son after George H.W. Bush
A Kuwaiti man has come under some fire on social media for choosing to honor George H.W. Bush — the president who helped liberate Kuwait after the Iraq invasion of 1990 — by naming his son after the former leader. Published February 18, 2014
Capital One to credit card customers: We’ll visit you anywhere, any time
Capital One has a new, ominous-sounding contract for its credit card customers — one that has some users wondering about the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures. Published February 18, 2014
Bibles decried as ‘religious propaganda,’ banned from Iowa State University hotel
Administrators at a hotel run by Iowa State University have given the boot to Bibles in their guest rooms after protest from a religious separatist group. Published February 18, 2014
Russians threaten to kill U.S. hockey game referee
Russians upset at losing to America in the Olympics hockey match-up have gathered about the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, vowing to kill the American hockey referee they blame for their 3-2 shootout loss. Published February 18, 2014
