Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
CIA big winner in funding, leaked spy budget documents reveal
When it comes to federal funding of America’s top security and surveillance agencies, the Central Intelligence Agency wins big. Published August 30, 2013
Delbert Belton’s family ‘speechless’ as hundreds attend veteran’s funeral
Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral services of Delbert “Shortly” Belton, the World War II veteran who was beaten to death as he crossed a parking lot to enter a lodge in Spokane, Wash. Published August 30, 2013
‘The Fonz’: I have a dream that America stops shooting illegals
Henry Winkler, best known for his 1970s and '80s portrayal of the character "The Fonz," or "Fonzie," on the sitcom "Happy Days," issued a curious tweet in the hours that followed the March on Washington celebrations in Washington on Wednesday. Published August 29, 2013
Islamic leaders in India issue fatwa against cartoons
Islamic clerics in India contend that animated shows make a mockery of what they say are Allah's creations. Published August 29, 2013
Outraged Montanans move to oust judge who jailed rapist for 30 days
Montana residents are fuming and on a campaign to oust a state judge who ruled that a teacher who raped a 14-year-old girl — who subsequently killed herself — deserves only 30 days behind bars. Published August 29, 2013
Virginia flier sporting 4th Amendment on his chest settles airport security suit
A Virginian man who stripped off his shirt and pants during a Transportation Security Administration scan at an airport in late 2010 to reveal the text of the Fourth Amendment on his chest won a little respect this week. Published August 29, 2013
Video game challenges players to find path to abortion in Texas
A new video game that's in the development stages challenges players to overcome Texas law and jump through bureaucratic hoops and — winningly — find the path that leads to abortion. Published August 29, 2013
Choice: Texas video game challenges players to find path to abortion
A new video game that's in the development stages challenges players to overcome Texas law and jump through bureaucratic hoops and — winningly — find the path that leads to abortion. Published August 29, 2013
Britain deploys fighter jets to Cyprus as precaution for Syria
Britain’s military on Thursday sent in fighter jets to Cyprus in what political heads have called a precautionary measure, in case of international intervention in Syria and subsequent retaliation from President Bashar Assad. Published August 29, 2013
Fast-food workers around the nation unite for pay strike
Fast-food workers around the nation have called for a massive strike on Thursday, billing it as the largest industry-wide job walk-off in the past year’s push for better pay. Published August 29, 2013
FBI Hostage Rescue Team moves from Hannah Anderson, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Iraq missions
The FBI has been busy lately. The same civilian special unit that captured Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in April also rescued 16-year-old Hannah Anderson from her California abductor in August — and also rescued 5-year-old Ethan from his Alabama school bus kidnapping and subsequent bunker ordeal in May. Published August 29, 2013
Oklahoma town warned off tap water after blood worms discovered
Colcord, Okla., residents were warned earlier this week to keep away from their tap water after health and safety authorities discovered blood worms in the water supply. Published August 29, 2013
Taliban militants ambush, kill 15 Afghan police along highway
Taliban fighters ambushed a group of Afghan police officers riding in a convoy on a main highway, killing 15 and injuring another 10, a province spokesman said on Thursday. Published August 29, 2013
U.S., Russia both beef up Persian Gulf presence
The United States announced this week it's sending in an extra aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf area — at the same time Russian authorities say they've dispatched some more military craft to the same region. Published August 29, 2013
Yosemite firefighters bring in the drone to help battle blaze
Firefighters in Yosemite National Park have turned to drone technology to give them aerial views of the massive blaze in order to better plot and plan for new flare-ups. Published August 29, 2013
U.S. Park Service worker assaulted, left unconscious in Arizona site
FBI agents joined an investigation Wednesday into the assault of a National Park Service worker who was left unconscious, laying on the ground near a restroom in the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona. Published August 29, 2013
David Cameron to release British intelligence on Syrian chemical attack
British Prime Minister David Cameron said his country on Thursday will release intelligence it has gathered on the reported chemical weapon assault in Syria. Published August 29, 2013
MLK family members in bus crash while leaving ‘Dream’ rally
Members of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family who attended the Wednesday event in Washington, D.C., to mark the 50th anniversary of the famous activist's "I Have a Dream Speech" were involved in a bus crash as they were headed home. Published August 29, 2013
U.S. to shoot top-secret spy satellite into orbit
The United States on Wednesday afternoon is set to launch a top-secret surveillance satellite into orbit via the nation’s biggest rocket, shooting out of Vandenberg Air Force Base near Los Angeles. Published August 28, 2013
U.N. nuclear agency: Iran poised to test new enrichment centrifuges at Natanz
Iran's new president has dashed Western hopes for a more amicable relationship as the International Atomic Energy Agency reported the recently seated leader has ratcheted up uranium enrichment at the underground Natanz plant. Published August 28, 2013
