Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
New York school drops Michelle Obama lunch standards: Kids too hungry
New York's Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake school district has become the latest casualty in first lady Michelle Obama's preferred lunch plan, dropping the menu after too many students complained of hunger. Published July 9, 2013
Gunmen open fire at Christian church in Egypt
Masked gunmen opened fire into a Christian place of worship, the Mar Mina Church in Port Said in northeast Egypt on Tuesday. Published July 9, 2013
Pennsylvania lesbians file suit to overturn state marriage ban
A lesbian couple in Pennsylvania filed a suit on Tuesday to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Published July 9, 2013
Scores sign fake petition to repeal Bill of Rights
A video released Monday shows an author and activist asking people on the street to sign a petition to repeal the Bill of Rights — and they do. Published July 9, 2013
Edward Snowden accepts asylum offer from Venezuela: report
NSA information leaker Edward Snowden has accepted an asylum offer from Venezuela, the Associated Press reports. Published July 9, 2013
New U.S. economy: Part-time and temp job markets explode
The new economic reality in the United States is this: The workforce has shifted from full-timers to part-timers. Published July 9, 2013
Fox’s Bob Beckel declares: George Zimmerman a racist ‘wannabe cop’
Bob Beckel, the liberal voice of Fox News' hourlong news discussion show, "The Five," said it's obvious that George Zimmerman — the Florida man on trial for second-degree murder for the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — is racist. Published July 9, 2013
N.Y. hospital fined after ‘dead’ woman prepped for organ removal opens eyes
A hospital in upstate New York was fined and forced to undergo an independent quality assurance analysis after a media outlet's Freedom of Information Act request revealed egregious acts of medical malpractice on the part of staff and doctors. Published July 9, 2013
Teen arrested over tweet that played on the song ‘Timebomb’
A 16-year-old boy who attended a Pink concert in Australia and live-tweeted a play on words with the singer's song "Timebomb" found himself in hot water with law enforcement. Published July 9, 2013
Sarah Palin slams John Kerry yacht brouhaha: Government again ‘lied to us’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin issued a scathing Facebook denouncement of how the State Department handled the fact that Secretary John Kerry was aboard his yacht at the very time Egypt was ousting President Mohammed Morsi — first by denying, then by admitting. She characterized it as a worrisome deception. Published July 9, 2013
Florida law enforcement agencies prepare for verdict from George Zimmerman trial
Law enforcement agencies in several Florida counties have joined forces to plot a course of action in case George Zimmerman's murder trial wraps with a not-guilty verdict and outraged members of the public become violent. Published July 9, 2013
TSA taps decorated, disabled Marine for extra scrutiny
A retired, disabled U.S. Marine in full dress and donned with numerous medals was flagged by federal security agents at a California airport for wearing "too much metal," and pulled to the side for additional scrutiny — even asked to lift his arms, despite an injury that made doing so impossible. Published July 9, 2013
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
