Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
ACLU ‘stunned’ as New Mexico judge rules gay marriage legal, despite law
New Mexico doesn't have a specific constitutional provision or law that allows same-sex marriages, but a judge said on Monday that prohibiting the unions is a form of sexual discrimination — and by proxy, ruled gay marriage legal. Published August 27, 2013
Flying kid-free: Singapore airline offers adults-only seating
For a paltry $14, fliers on one Singapore-based airline can now kick back in kid-free zoned seating. Published August 27, 2013
Bradley Manning ratchets hormone fight, as pressure builds to call him a ‘her’
The attorney for Army Pvt. Bradley Manning — the convicted soldier who now wants the world to call him Chelsea Manning — says his client is more than willing to pay for estrogen treatments himself, if the military allows. Published August 27, 2013
Taliban kill 12 civilians in Afghanistan, including aid workers
Taliban militants in Afghanistan shot and killed on Tuesday 12 civilians, six of whom had been in the country to assist with government-related projects. Published August 27, 2013
Montana nuclear missile chief fired for failed safety inspection
The head of security at a nuclear missile base in Montana was fired from his position after failing to pass a recent safety inspection, a military spokesman said on Monday. Published August 27, 2013
Syria to Secretary of State John Kerry: You’re lying
Syria on Tuesday issued a formal reply to Secretary of State John Kerry’s claim of “undeniable” evidence of chemical weapons use by government forces on a rebel stronghold near Damascus: You’re lying. Published August 27, 2013
China hit by biggest hacklike attack in history
Internet users in China received a single message on Sunday while trying to get online: service denied. Published August 26, 2013
Ruth Bader Ginsburg blames Supreme Court colleagues for judicial activism
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg faulted her colleagues recently for creating a judicial atmosphere of activism, and she suggested she's going to stick around and try to turn back that tone, for at least another year. Published August 26, 2013
Congressional Black Caucus chair: Race relations backsliding since Obama’s election
The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus said race relations in America haven’t improved any since the election of President Obama — and as a matter of fact, they’ve even gotten worse. Published August 26, 2013
Knife-wielding robber surprised by gun-toting victim is shot dead
It’s like that old adage: Never bring a knife to a gun fight. But one unaware Florida would-be robber forgot that basic rule while trying — to his ultimate detriment — to rob a pizza delivery man from Domino’s at knife point over the weekend at a Days Inn motel parking lot in West Melbourne. Published August 26, 2013
Man sneezes, shoots own shin, while cops seize gun and activists wonder why
An elderly Connecticut man pestered by a raccoon decided to lie in wait at his New Haven home with a .22 caliber rifle, but ended up accidentally shooting himself after sneezing and falling from his chair. Published August 26, 2013
Miley Cyrus performance makes waves; sexual romp called ‘cringeworthy’
Move over, Madonna. Look out, Lady Gaga. Miley Cyrus has arrived, and the 20-year-old underwear-wearing, strip-act-strutting musical maven has brought shock performance to a new level. Published August 26, 2013
Second suspect arrested in WWII vet’s fatal beating
Police on Monday arrested the second of two suspects accused of beating to death a World War II veteran, 88, as he walked across the parking lot toward his Spokane, Wash., Eagle Lodge to play pool. Published August 26, 2013
Donald Trump says N.Y. attorney general is a ‘political hack’ on a White House witch hunt
Business mogul Donald Trump lashed back on Monday at the New York attorney general who’s suing him for $40 million over his Trump University, calling him nothing more than a political player who’s reached out to the tycoon for money and donations on numerous occasions. Published August 26, 2013
Rep. John Lewis vows ‘minority will be the majority’
It won’t be long before the face of the nation has changed to such extent that white will be the new color of the ethnic minority, predicted one black lawmaker from Georgia on national television. Published August 26, 2013
Soldiers’ sore feet spur Army to fight for new boots
An Army survey of sore-footed soldiers has led leaders to take on a new mission: finding the perfect boot that withstands the weather but properly cushions across long treks and rough terrains. Published August 26, 2013
Is God a liberal or conservative? Brits battle over the answer
A minister in Britain sparked a heated legislative debate when he declared that God was undoubtedly a liberal, pointing in particular to the Gospels in the Bible. Published August 26, 2013
Zurich launches new prostitution digs: Drive-in ‘sex boxes’
Zurich launched on Monday a new tax-paid facility for its prostitution industry, legal since 1942 — so-called "sex boxes" that provide private areas for the buyers and sellers to conduct their business in parked cars. Published August 26, 2013
Utah’s biggest tipper: Restaurant staff report $1K and $5K gratuities
Staffers at two bars in Ogden, Utah, say a wealthy resident has been passing along his good fortune with a string of feel-good, high-dollar tips that – in at least one instance – brought a beer server to grateful tears. Published August 26, 2013
Florida on high alert, as beaches are running out of sand
Florida leaders are scurrying to find solutions to a complex problem that threatens to hurt their tourism industry — their beaches are running out of sand. Published August 26, 2013
