Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Al Qaeda in Syria warns Western aid workers: We’ll kill you
An affiliate of al Qaeda in Syria has sent a stark warning to aid workers from the West who try to enter the chaotic country: You risk kidnapping or killing. Published August 22, 2013
Sarah Palin touts Ashton Kutcher’s pro-work speech: ‘Iowa roots’ showing
Once you go country, you can never go back — that was the essence of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's praise for Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher, who just delivered a pro-work speech that threw conservatives for a spin because of its traditional-core-values tone. Published August 22, 2013
Michigan lawmaker: It would be ‘dream come true’ to impeach Obama
Believe me, said Rep. Kerry L. Bentivolio, to a crowd of Michigan constituents at this week’s town hall meeting: It would be a “dream come true” to be the lawmaker who writes the bill to impeach President Obama. But so far, there’s not enough proof of impeachable offenses, he said, as Politico reported. Published August 22, 2013
Pope Emeritus Benedict: I resigned because ‘God told me to’
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said this week that he stepped away from the papacy on the orders of God. Published August 22, 2013
Okla. teen arrested for shooting Australian man tweets: ‘White ppl are nasty’
One of the teenagers arrested in the random shooting death of an Australian man on a baseball scholarship at an Oklahoma college sent out a string of colorful Twitter messages in the days leading up to the gun crime: "White ppl are nasty," read one. Published August 22, 2013
New Mexico clerk bucks state law, issues same-sex marriage licenses
Dona Ana County will go down in history as the first jurisdiction in New Mexico to issue same-sex marriage licenses — and the attorney general says he sees nothing in state law to prevent the unions from continuing, despite the absence of specific voter approval. Published August 22, 2013
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak ordered to house arrest after jail release
Egypt's jailed former leader Hosni Mubarak could be freed from one prison and confined to another of sorts, as the country's interim prime minister said Thursday that the deposed leader should be placed on immediate house arrest. Published August 22, 2013
Beach bathers shocked as Russian navy hovercraft lands on sand
Hundreds of beach-goers at an undisclosed location were shocked when their sunbathing was interrupted by a gigantic Russian navy hovercraft sliding from the sea onto the sand. Published August 22, 2013
Beau Biden set to fly home from hospital aboard Air Force Two with VP dad
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, a son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden, is due to fly home from the hospital with his famous father aboard Air Force Two on Thursday. Published August 22, 2013
French foreign minister calls for ‘force’ in Syria if poison gas used
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has tossed into the ring of international possibilities for action in Syria a stark warning: If chemical weapons really were used, the world should react with force. Published August 22, 2013
Hannah Anderson hits TV circuit as dad says no to DNA test
Hannah Anderson, the 16-year-old California girl who was saved from her kidnapper, James DiMaggio, when authorities discovered them in a Idaho forest, said in her first television interview since her rescue that she was "a survivor," not a victim. Published August 22, 2013
Satellite images show alterations at Iran’s Parchin nuclear site
A U.S. institute with a mission of tracking Iran's weaponry and military development claims new satellite images show the country is making nuclear gains. Published August 22, 2013
ACLU sues Oklahoma over Ten Commandments monument at Capitol
The American Civil Liberties Union is waging judicial war on Oklahoma, suing the state over a Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol building that one attorney for the group decries as an unwelcome mat to visitors. Published August 21, 2013
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
