Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Rep. Luis Gutierrez calls for House hearings on Trayvon Martin, gun control
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat who's also a member of the leftist Congressional Progressive Caucus, called for the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on Trayvon Martin. Published July 16, 2013
Boat carrying 150 capsizes off Australia; 4 killed
A boat carrying about 150 people who were believed to be asylum seekers flipped Tuesday in the waters off Australia's Christmas Island. Published July 16, 2013
Apple vows to investigate after woman killed by iPhone shock
A 23-year-old Chinese woman was shocked to death while answering a telephone call on her iPhone while it was charging. Published July 16, 2013
China museum closes over fake exhibits; cartoon pictures passed off as Qing dynasty
Chinese authorities shut down a museum on Tuesday after discovering that curators attempted to pass off fake artifacts as genuine pieces of history — including one vase decorated with cartoon characters that was billed as a precious finding of the Qing dynasty. Published July 16, 2013
Big Brother label hits retailers accused of tracking customer movements
Retailers are facing fire, accused of Big Brother-type tactics that have led them to track the cell phone signals of customers to observe where they go and what they do inside store walls. Published July 16, 2013
Black youths attack Hispanic man: ‘This is for Trayvon’
A group of black youths chased and attacked a Hispanic man in the streets of Baltimore in a suspected revenge beating for the not-guilty verdict rendered by jurors to George Zimmerman. Published July 16, 2013
Indiana boy, 6, buried in sand for hours on path to full recovery
A 6-year-old Indiana boy who was buried for hours when a sand dune collapsed and swallowed him is well on the way to recovery. Doctors at the hospital where he's healing said Tuesday he's now moving his arms and legs. Published July 16, 2013
Neil Bush to the rescue: Son of George H.W. Bush saves group at sea
Shirley Polinger and her six passengers were stuck at sea, stranded due to an engine failure in waters off the coast of Kennebunkport, Maine, when a ship approached. Published July 16, 2013
George Zimmerman fallout: God is racist, religion professor says
An associate professor of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania said the not-guilty verdict of George Zimmerman means one sure thing: God is a racist. Published July 16, 2013
NSA leaker Edward Snowden requests temporary asylum: Russian report
A Russian news outlet is reporting that U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden has requested temporary asylum in Russia. Published July 16, 2013
European Union settlement order evokes Israeli ire
Israel is angered by a new order from the European Union that bans member nations from any type of dealings with Israeli settlements that were constructed in disputed areas beyond the 1967 borders. Published July 16, 2013
Greek unions call for more transit strikes
Unions in Greece are calling for a one-day nation strike to protest new proposed economic reforms — austerity measures that are a condition for receipt of eurozone bailout dollars. Published July 16, 2013
Texas judge found dead in chambers, shot in head
Authorities found a Texas judge dead in his chambers Monday evening, killed by a gunshot to his head. Published July 16, 2013
Russia, China faulted for blocking new U.N. sanctions on Iran
Russia and China won't declare Iran's recent missile tests a violation of U.N. rules, effectively blocking the global body from imposing any new sanctions on the country, diplomats say. Published July 16, 2013
Bad buzz: Mosquitoes love to bite beer drinkers, study
Roughly 20 percent of people are more frequent meal tickets for mosquitoes than the rest of the population, and Smithsonian Magazine set out to investigate: Why? Published July 16, 2013
David Petraeus takes salary cut for professor gig — to $1
Gen. David Petraeus, the former CIA director who resigned in disgrace in November only to face fire for a more-than-generous salary offering for a teaching gig at a New York school, has now agreed to a deep pay cut: He will earn $1 for the class. Published July 16, 2013
Juror B-37: ‘I think Trayvon got mad and attacked’ Zimmerman
One of the six women on the George Zimmerman jury spoke on Monday, giving a bit of insight of behind-the-doors discussion and saying the general consensus was 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was the aggressor. Published July 16, 2013
Jennifer Lopez ‘cozies up to dictators’ — to the tune of $10M in two years
Jennifer Lopez recently took fire for singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to Turkmenistan dictator Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, but that's hardly the sole singing gig she's had with a leader of a country who rules with an iron fist. Published July 15, 2013
Cow crashes through roof, kills sleeping man
As freak accidents go, this one is pretty high on the list. A sleeping Brazilian man was killed when a cow wandered from a nearby field onto the roof of his home and crashed through, plummeting onto the bed located directly beneath. Published July 15, 2013
U.S. diplomat slighted in Egypt as both sides turn down talks
The first senior-level U.S. diplomat to visit Egypt since the military coup against President Mohammed Morsi was snubbed on Monday — by both Islamists and their opponents. Published July 15, 2013
