Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
France businesses to socialist Francois Hollande: Leave us alone
Businesses in France have had enough of President Francois Hollande and his socialist government, sending the leader this past weekend a blunt message: Leave us alone. Published July 8, 2013
FOIA fiasco: Osama bin Laden files secretly moved from Defense Dept. to CIA
Suddenly, obtaining information on the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideaway home got a bit tougher. Published July 8, 2013
San Francisco pilot was still in training at time of fatal crash
The pilot in the crash at San Francisco International Airport that killed two and injured more than 100 was still in training and had never before landed that type of craft at that port, airline spokespeople said Monday. Published July 8, 2013
Plane crash at Alaska airport leaves 10 dead
Ten were killed in a fiery plane crash at a municipal airport in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula on Sunday, just 25 hours after the fatal airplane landing at San Francisco's port. Published July 8, 2013
Dozens killed in Egypt as Mohammed Morsi supporters stage sit-in
At least 40 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi were killed Monday morning during a sit-in near the Republican Guard building where the former Egyptian leader is believed to be under house arrest. Published July 8, 2013
Teresa Heinz Kerry may have had a seizure, family source says
A source close to Teresa Heinz Kerry's family said Monday the ailing billionaire may have suffered a seizure and that's what led to her emergency admittance to a Massachusetts hospital. Published July 8, 2013
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoes bill to moot federal gun laws
Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a bill on Friday that would have criminalized the enforcement of some federal gun laws in the state. Published July 5, 2013
China supplies most fireworks used in U.S.
Nearly every firework display that's blown up in the United States has the "Made in China" stamp, a new study found. Published July 5, 2013
Mandela not ‘vegetative,’ South African authorities say
South African authorities have gone on the defensive about the health of Nelson Mandela, disputing a court filing that labeled the former president as completely vegetative. Published July 5, 2013
Privacy group to petition Supreme Court to kill NSA spy program
The Electronic Privacy Information Center said Thursday it will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to abolish the law that lets the National Security Agency collect data on Americans' telephone calls. Published July 5, 2013
Israel, U.S., Egypt huddle for quiet talks on strategy
Israel is in quiet, behind-the-scenes talks with top-level officials in the United States and in Egypt, aimed at coordinating strategies in case of spillover violence from the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi. Published July 5, 2013
Egyptian troops open fire on Morsi supporters: Report
Egypt's military opened fire Friday on scores of Mohammed Morsi supporters who had gathered near the Republican Guard headquarters to protest the president's ouster. Published July 5, 2013
Female Afghani cop, hailed as women’s rights hero, shot dead
A leading female police officer in Afghanistan, hailed as a hero in a strict religious atmosphere that discourages women from appearing on the streets without a burqa, was fatally shot Thursday morning. Published July 5, 2013
Trayvon Martin’s mother confident screams on 911 call is her son
Trayvon Martin's mother testified Friday that she is positive the voice heard screaming for help on a recorded emergency call is her son's. Published July 5, 2013
State Department reversal: John Kerry was on yacht during Morsi ouster
The State Department said Secretary of State John Kerry briefly boarded his private yacht at the same time of the Egypt's military ouster of President Mohammed Morsi — a drastic switch from denials earlier this week that Mr. Kerry was ever aboard the boat. Published July 5, 2013
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg denies eye on retirement
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she's not stepping away from her Supreme Court seat, no matter what liberal commentators say. Published July 5, 2013
Boston Bruins trade Tyler Seguin, Rich Peverley
The Boston Bruins wrapped a Fourth of July trade by shipping out center Tyler Seguin as part of a swap for Dallas Stars forward Loui Eriksson. Published July 5, 2013
Founding Fathers would be ashamed of America, 71 percent say in Gallup poll
Fully 71 percent of Americans say the Founding Fathers would be ashamed of the direction the country has taken in recent years, a new survey from Gallup indicated. Published July 5, 2013
Philippines on track to cut poverty in half by 2015, economists say
Leading financial figures in the Philippines promised on Friday that the government was on track to growing its economy to the point of halving the nation's poverty, by 2015. Published July 5, 2013
Twitter to use cookies, other spy technology to target ads
Twitter users beware: The company reports its site will now use browser cookies, technology that tracks and records all the websites that visitors look at. Published July 5, 2013
