Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Conjoined twins, 6 weeks old, separated with success
Six-week-old twin boys who were conjoined at birth were successfully separated, and doctors said both are doing well, making full progress toward recovery. Published August 30, 2013
North Korea withdraws invite for U.S. envoy
North Korea changed its mind Friday and pulled back an invitation for a U.S. diplomat to visit and discuss the plight and possible release of a Washington man imprisoned, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. Published August 30, 2013
Hispanic trends: California, Texas and Florida still home of choice
Hispanics in America are confining themselves to three states — California, Texas and Florida — for the most part, Pew Research Center reported on Thursday. Published August 30, 2013
Christian church billboard touts pro-gay message: ‘Jesus had two dads’
A sign outside St. John's Anglican Church in Canada seems to suggest homosexuality is okay because Jesus had two fathers. Published August 30, 2013
Ted Nugent’s wife arrested at airport with gun in bag
Ted Nugent’s wife was arrested on Thursday after security officers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport found a gun in her carry-on bag. Published August 30, 2013
Syria’s Bashar Assad using prisoners as human shields: report
As the international community, including the United States, wrestles with the idea of entering the Syrian conflict with military force, President Bashar Assad has begun moving inmates to potential target areas to act as human shields, British press reported on Friday. Published August 30, 2013
Allen West: ‘Let us never forget’ the Benghazi 4 who died in Libya
A coalition of conservatives have joined together for a social media campaign with one clear goal — to compel the White House and Congress to investigate and reveal the events of Sept. 11, 2012, that left four Americans dead in Benghazi, Libya. Published August 30, 2013
Navy: Dolphins, whales will die during new underwater explosive tests
The Navy said in a report on Friday that training and testing for new underwater explosives could kill hundreds of whales and dolphins, and injure tens of thousands more, in the coming five years. Published August 30, 2013
Bradley Manning’s attorney: Inmates have accepted ‘her for who she is’
The attorney for Pvt. Bradley Manning, the convicted document leaker who insisted on his way to Fort Leavenworth that he wants to be a woman called Chelsea, said his client is doing well in prison and has already made several friends who have accepted “her for who she is.” Published August 30, 2013
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner packs up, among sea of sexual harassment scandals
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s final day has dawned, and he’s expected to pack up and leave his office Friday amid a sea of sexual harassment charges from 18 women, at last count. Published August 30, 2013
50 percent of Americans say no to Syria intervention: poll
Fully 50 percent of Americans responding to a new poll from NBC News say they don’t want to get involved in military action in Syria. Published August 30, 2013
Yosemite fire: Firefighters get help from 673 inmates to put out blaze
Thousands of firefighters are on scene to battle the 300 square mile blaze at Yosemite National Park — including 673 prison inmates from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Published August 30, 2013
Fast-food strikers get boost from NYC comptroller, who calls pay ‘unconscionable’
Fast-food strikers complaining about their minimum-wage pay got a big thumbs-up for their cause on Thursday, as New York City’s leading financial guru, Comptroller John Liu, said yes, they should be paid more. Published August 30, 2013
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
