Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Nidal Hasan’s Fort Hood shooting trial enters jury selection
Jury selection for the Fort Hood shooting massacre starts Tuesday, bringing victims and witnesses in the 2009 incident one step closer to an uncomfortable twist: Suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan, acting as his own defense attorney, will get to pose questions to those who take the stand. Published July 9, 2013
Israeli newspaper slams John Kerry: ‘Clueless U.S. mediator’
Israeli media doesn't have a favorable impression of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his push toward peace in the Middle East, opening one opinion page posting with this title: "Clueless U.S. mediator." Published July 9, 2013
Angry Taliban shutter Qatar office over flag, sign disputes
Angry Taliban members shut down their Qatar office on the heels of a dispute about a sign they hung labeling the building as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Published July 9, 2013
Samuel Adams beer defends removing ‘Creator’ from quote: It’s just policy
Boston Beer Company, the owner of the Samuel Adams brand, defended its removal of "Creator" from a recent ad that quoted the Declaration of Independence this way: It's just company policy. Published July 9, 2013
Cleveland kidnap victims take to YouTube: Thank you
The three women who spent nearly a decade locked in a Cleveland, Ohio, house took to YouTube to express their thanks to a public that smoothed their escape, respected their privacy and prayed for their recovery. Published July 9, 2013
Liz Cheney, ex-vice president’s elder daughter, mulls run for Senate
Liz Cheney, the elder of ex-Vice President Dick Cheney's two daughters, said she is considering a run against Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi in the next Republican primary. Published July 8, 2013
40 still missing in Canadian train wreck
Investigators still were trying on Monday to locate about 40 people who were involved in a fatal train wreck over the weekend in a small Canadian town. Published July 8, 2013
Jim Carrey to gun owners: Sorry for calling you names
Hollywood's Jim Carrey — known for his vitriolic put-downs of gun owners and for a somewhat bizarre denouncement of a very violent flick he just starred in — now has issued an apology to the very same segment of society he publicly disdains. Published July 8, 2013
Chicago priest who abused boy, 8, to be deported to Bolivia
A priest who was sent to jail for abusing an 8-year-old boy will be deported to Bolivia, law enforcement authorities said. Published July 8, 2013
Nevada cops sued for storming home they wanted for lookout
A Nevada family's lawsuit against police claims they stormed one man's home to use it for a lookout site for a criminal investigation of a nearby residence, shot the owner and owner's dog with pepperball rounds, and committed a slew of other Third Amendment offenses. Published July 8, 2013
British PM David Cameron pushes knighthood for Wimbledon champ Andy Murray
Wimbledon winner Andy Murray should be knighted, said Prime Minister David Cameron. Published July 8, 2013
Coroner: Girl killed in San Francisco plane crash may have been run over by responder
A California coroner said one of the 16-year-old girls who died during Saturday's plane crash at San Francisco International Airport may in fact have been killed by an emergency vehicle. Published July 8, 2013
Spidey power: Man arrested for vandalism, was naked except for Spider-Man briefs
Law enforcement officials in Cincinnati are still scratching their heads, wondering why a man they arrested Sunday night during a vandalism call at a local high school was wearing nothing but Spider-Man underwear. Published July 8, 2013
To fund or not to fund: Congress bickers on Egypt
Congress can't find consensus on the fate of $1.5 billion that the United States gives to Egypt, with some saying keep the status quo and others saying, no, the America people should not be funneling money to a country that's just underwent a military coup. Published July 8, 2013
New search engine roots out anti-Islamic content for Muslims
A search engine that blocks all content that's deemed in conflict with Islamic law just launched, aimed at giving the world's 1.5 billion Muslims an Internet experience that doesn't violate their religious beliefs. Published July 8, 2013
Iran’s President Ahmadinejad touts achievement: Advancing Holocaust denials
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during Sunday's farewell ceremony that one of his biggest accomplishments while president was advancing the perception that the Holocaust never happened. Published July 8, 2013
St. Louis Cardinals GM orders Christian symbol off pitching mound
The general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals ordered the grounds crew at Busch stadium to stop etching Christian symbols onto the pitching mound. Published July 8, 2013
PETA kills 2,000 dogs and cats each year: report
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals puts to sleep an estimated 2,000 dogs and cats each year, a new report finds. Published July 8, 2013
Piers Morgan on Chicago gun violence: Send in the feds
Sixty-seven were shot in Chicago in a five-day span that wrapped Sunday, and CNN host Piers Morgan says he has the solution to the violence: Send in the federal government. Published July 8, 2013
American hacked to death in Bangkok over $1.60 taxi dispute
A 51-year-old American working at the U.S. Caterpillar plant in Bangkok was hacked to death by a machete-wielding taxi driver in a dispute over a $1.60 fare, police in Thailand said. Published July 8, 2013
