Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Eric Holder vows Wall Street prosecutions on the way — and soon
Just because it’s been five years since the nation suffered a dramatic economic hit from Wall Street corporate losses doesn’t mean prosecutions aren’t coming, said Attorney General Eric Holder, on Tuesday. Published August 21, 2013
Atheists incensed after IRS grants them tax exemption as religious group
The leader of an atheist group reportedly is incensed that the U.S. government has granted it a tax exemption, citing allowances for religious organizations — and she's even angrier at learning that she's considered a minister under the Internal Revenue Service code. Published August 21, 2013
Responders battle 5-alarm fire at Boston church
Firefighters are battling a five-alarm fire ravaging a historic church in downtown Boston on Wednesday. Published August 21, 2013
Coptic Christians chant in Tennessee streets: ‘Obama, don’t you care?’
Hundreds of Coptic Christians took to downtown Nashville, Tenn., streets this week to protest the ongoing and escalating violence their faith is facing in Egypt. Published August 21, 2013
Al-Jazeera is accused of pro-Muslim Brotherhood broadcast of fake street death
Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-owned news station that just launched in the United States, apparently was caught airing the death of a Muslim Brotherhood-backed protester in the streets of Egypt — but it was faked. Published August 21, 2013
Egyptian court orders Hosni Mubarak freed from jail
Jailed ex-Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will go free, a court ruled Wednesday, and judicial spokespeople said he may be back on the streets before the end of the week. Published August 21, 2013
NYC mayoral candidate Christine Quinn mulls pregnancy pill for 11-year-olds
New York mayoral candidate Christine Quinn, who is speaker of the City Council, said one of her political platforms is perhaps opening the door for middle-school girls to receive morning-after contraception. Published August 21, 2013
Two liberals say Sarah Palin is right: Obama lacks substance
A couple of noted liberal political activists, first Howard Dean and now Noam Chomsky, have found common ground with the most unlikeliest of individuals — former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — and admit she's right on at least one key view: President Obama doesn't have a whole lot of substance. Published August 21, 2013
John Bolton: U.S. should back Egyptian army, ‘like it or not’
John R. Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said it's time for the United States to step up to the plate and choose sides in the Egyptian conflict — and that side should be the military. Published August 21, 2013
Georgia school shooting suspect: ‘Sorry, I’m off my meds’
Police say the suspect who was arrested for the shooting at an Atlanta-area school on Tuesday told them he was off his medications. Published August 21, 2013
Mock Mormon missionaries on Las Vegas robbing spree still at large
Two men posing as Mormon missionaries recently knocked on a Las Vegas homeowner's door, chatted with the resident who opened it — then whipped out a gun and assaulted and robbed him. Published August 21, 2013
UAE journalist offers bounty to capture Islamist leaders
A journalist in the United Arab Emirates has offered $143,000 for information that leads to the capture and arrest of leaders with the Muslim Brotherhood who are being sought by Egyptian security forces. Published August 21, 2013
Bulletproof backpacks: Sales surge as kids head back to school
Students in select areas of the country are heading back to school with the likes of bulletproof backpacks and whiteboards that also work as shields — even though some are calling it overkill. Published August 21, 2013
James DiMaggio twist: Family says abducted girl may be his daughter
There’s a new twist in the case of the California girl, 16, who was abducted by a family friend, James DiMaggio, and taken into the wilderness of Idaho. His family thinks he may have been the biological father of the girl, Hannah Anderson, and now they want her DNA. Published August 21, 2013
New Zealand gives go-ahead to spy on own citizens
New Zealand spy agencies now can conduct surveillance operations on its own citizens, thanks to legislation signed into law Wednesday giving government intelligence the expanded powers. Published August 21, 2013
U.S. sanctions Pakistani school for ties to al Qaeda
In a nearly unprecedented move, the United States issued sanctions on a school for Islamic youth in northwest Pakistan, accusing the facility's overseers of holding ties to al Qaeda and other militants groups. Published August 21, 2013
Syrian rebels say chemical attack killed scores of civilians
Syrian rebel fighters accused the military on Wednesday of unleashing chemical weapons on civilians in an attack just outside Damascus that left scores of women and children dead. Published August 21, 2013
Chris Matthews on Obama: He lacks key political skill
President Obama may be a solid public speaker, but when it comes to schmoozing with those of different political ilk — a key ingredient for a successful policy persuader — he's sorely lacking, said one of his chief fans, MSNBC's Chris Matthews. Published August 20, 2013
8 injured in U.S. Navy boathouse explosion
Eight unnamed individuals were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment when a boathouse at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey exploded on Tuesday morning, a naval spokesperson said. Published August 20, 2013
![Baseball player Chris Lane, shown in an undated photo, was shot and killed in Duncan, Okla., by three "bored" teenagers who decided to kill someone for fun, police said. Mr. Lane, an Australian, was on a baseball scholarship at the state's East Central University. (AP Photo/Essendon [Australia] Baseball Club)](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2013/08/20/australian-player-ran_lea_c0-492-1743-1507_s652x380.jpg?96539b9beb93fd80a400357960c4e98876a0615f)
Oklahoma college baseball star, 22, killed for fun, police say
An Australian man, 22, with a promising future in baseball was shot in the back as he jogged through small-town Oklahoma streets, and police said Tuesday the suspected killers' motive was that they had nothing better to do. Published August 20, 2013
