Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Saudi billionaire eyes NYC for record-high skyscraper
A billionaire prince from Saudi Arabia is searching out a city to build the world's highest skyscraper, reaching a mile into the sky — and on the list is New York. Published June 18, 2013
Barbra Streisand takes jab at ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel, defends women’s rights
Hollywood icon Barbra Streisand, 71, brought her movie past to life this week during a trip to Jerusalem that left her outraged over the treatment of women by ultra-Orthodox Jews. Published June 18, 2013
Investigators swarm ‘Goodfellas’ mobster’s New York home to dig for body
Investigators swarmed around the New York house of James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke on Monday to dig for a body believed to be related to a crime case that's been dormant for almost three decades. Published June 18, 2013
Islamists drive 19,000 farmers from Nigeria as food shortages worsen
Islamist militants have pushed out 19,000 rice farmers from their northeastern Nigeria properties, at the peak of the harvest season and at a time when the government has declared a food emergency. Published June 18, 2013
Ohio day care worker put drugs in pancakes to make kids sleep, police say
Police say an Ohio day care worker laced pancake batter with medicine to make the children sleepy. Published June 18, 2013
Top Nazi suspect, 98, charged with war crimes in Hungary
A 98-year-old Nazi suspect from Hungary who's been under house arrest for a year was formally charged with war crimes Tuesday, accused of overseeing the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II. Published June 18, 2013
General Motors recalls 194K SUVs out of fire fears
General Motors is recalling about 194,000 SUVs after engineers discovered a problem with an electronic module that could short circuit and start a fire. Published June 17, 2013
Boston Children’s Hospital opens world’s first hand transplant program for kids
Boston Children's Hospital transplant surgeons are actively seeking children who need new hands. The facility has a new pediatric hand transplant unit, which opened Monday — the first of its kind in the world. Published June 17, 2013
John Morton, ICE director, to step down in July
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton is stepping down, effective at the end of July. Published June 17, 2013
Feds raid 7-Eleven stores in Va., N.Y., arrest 20 in immigration scam
More than a dozen 7-Eleven convenience stores in New York and Virginia were raided Monday by federal agents as part of a nationwide investigation into illegal immigration. Published June 17, 2013
Nancy Pelosi proves last straw for Hollywood actor who wants Obama gone
A Hollywood actor raised with what he described as blue-collar values that included working hard for one's own money has remained largely quiet about his conservative principles — until the day he heard Rep. Nancy Pelosi speak of the need to pass "Obamacare." Published June 17, 2013
Park perils: Assaults on rangers, wildlife workers on the rise
Falling into the category of "who would have thought?" is a recent report from the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility that found that incidents of aggression and assault against the nation's public parks workers rose by 38 percent between 2011 and 2012. Published June 17, 2013
China topples U.S., builds world’s fastest supercomputer
China's latest supercomputer is the world's fastest, nearly twice as fast as what earned a United States computer that title last year, according to a report released Monday. Published June 17, 2013
FBI digging for Jimmy Hoffa in Detroit-area field
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are set to dig for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa in a field on the outskirts of Detroit on Monday. Published June 17, 2013
Immigration activists march on home of Kansas secretary of state
Nearly 300 activists with a leftist, pro-immigration group marched on the Kansas secretary of state's home over the weekend, dropping shoes on his lawn that they said belonged to "the fathers he's deported." Published June 17, 2013
World’s Ugliest Dog contest photo gallery: Mugs only a mother could for 25th annual competition
For one day at least, the world's ugliest, mangiest mutts will feel like canine royalty as judges at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., crown a winner Friday of the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog contest. Published June 17, 2013
Chicago erupts in weekend gun violence: 7 dead, 41 injured
Chicago saw its bloodiest weekend this year as gun violence throughout the city left seven dead and 41 injured, including boys younger than 19. Published June 17, 2013
Texas mother of 6 fends off, runs over carjacker
A Texas mother of six not only wrestled a knife away from an alleged carjacker who attacked while some of her children were in the vehicle, but then turned the tables and turned aggressor. Published June 17, 2013
W.Va. 8th-grader who was suspended for pro-NRA T-shirt now faces jail time
An eight-grader who was suspended earlier this year for refusing to comply with his school's demand to take off his NRA T-shirt now faces jail time and a fine. Published June 17, 2013
Sen. Lindsey Graham: GOP facing ‘demographic death spiral’
Sen. Lindsey Graham said that the Republican Party needed to pass more pro-immigrant policies — and quickly, because the GOP was facing a "demographic death spiral." Published June 17, 2013
