Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Princeton evacuated: Latest in series of threats, explosions at U.S. sites
Princeton University was evacuated on Tuesday after shool officials received a bomb threat to "multiple unspecified campus buildings," law enforcement said. Published June 11, 2013
U.N. investigator accused of anti-Semitism won’t resign
An embattled investigator for the United Nations whose reputation has been tainted by charges of anti-Semitism said Tuesday that he won't resign and that he's being unfairly targeted. Published June 11, 2013
51st state? Colorado county to vote on secession
Residents in Weld County, Colo., will vote this November to join eight other counties and form America's 51st state — Northern Colorado. Published June 11, 2013
Chris Matthews on sequester: Women are dying this week
Liberal television talk-show host Chris Matthews suggested during a Monday broadcast that sequester cuts were killing women — literally. Published June 11, 2013
Poor Catholics: Pope Francis says church should seek poverty
Pope Francis said in a homily delivered at his Vatican home that the Catholic Church shouldn't go after wealth but rather pursue a "heart of poverty." Published June 11, 2013
Santa Monica shooting puts gun-free-campus rules in question
Conservatives and Second Amendment activists are calling into question a California state law and Santa Monica College rules that ban guns on campus, arguing that a recent fatal mass shooting only proves the need to revisit the policy. Published June 11, 2013
Garage-door glitch: Army radio technology locks out Georgia homeowners
Fort Gordon in Georgia is getting a new military radio upgrade — and area residents aren't happy. They report a side effect of the system upgrade is leaving them locked out of their garages. Published June 11, 2013
Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf gets bail in one case, awaits bail in another
Former Pakistani military leader Pervez Musharraf won bail for one of his cases — a court trial to determine his fate from a 2007 decision to fire senior judges. Published June 11, 2013
EU demands privacy assurances from U.S. amid PRISM reveal
European Union heads demanded on Tuesday that the United States give assurances it wasn't illegally spying on European citizens. Published June 11, 2013
Iran launches newly armed destroyer in Persian Gulf
Iran said Tuesday it has revamped and re-armed a 50-year-old destroyer with modern missile technology and deployed it to the Persian Gulf. Published June 11, 2013
Allen West on Bill Cosby’s pro-Muslim post: Are you crazy?
Former Floridian Rep. Allen West had a blunt response to comedian Bill Cosby's published weekend opinion piece, speaking of the attributes of Muslims and encouraging Americans to emulate them: Have you lost your mind? Published June 11, 2013
Booming: Beauty clinics for metrosexual men in the Philippines
The metrosexual trend is blooming in the Philippines, where male cosmetics, male beauty treatments and male spas are hitting market highs. Published June 11, 2013
Labor strikes lead France to cancel half of country’s flights
Labor strikes have pushed France's main airports on Tuesday to cut back half of its scheduled flights. Published June 11, 2013
One-armed beauty queen takes Miss Iowa crown, heads to Miss America Pageant
Nicole Kelly was named Miss Iowa 2013 over the weekend, and the 23-year-old beauty queen now will head to the national stage for the Miss America contest. But the real news: Miss Kelly has only one arm. Published June 11, 2013
NSA leaker Ed Snowden’s girlfriend: A ‘pole-dancing super hero’ now ‘lost at sea’
The girlfriend of Edward Snowden, the man at the heart of the NSA whistleblowing who's now hiding in Hong Kong, says she's heartbroken, downcast, "lost at sea" without her hoped-for fiance. Published June 11, 2013
Obamacare ‘rate shock’ hits Ohio with 88 percent insurance hikes
The Ohio Department of Insurance predicts premiums in 2014 will rise by 88 percent, a direct result of President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Published June 11, 2013
Russia poised to approve fines on those who rally to support gays
Russian lawmakers are set Tuesday to give the thumbs-up to a new law that would impose hefty fines on those who rally in support of gays. Published June 11, 2013
Hundreds of police storm Turkey’s Taksim Square to oust protesters
Hundreds of police donned riot gear Tuesday and stormed through barricades in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, to oust protesters who've occupied the property for a week. Published June 11, 2013
Ex-IMF’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex-scandal charges may be dropped
The charges against ex-International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn over a hotel prostitution ring could soon be a thing of the past. Published June 11, 2013
‘Battlestar Galactica’ actress Katee Sackhoff loses Twitter star power for upholding gun rights
Katee Sackhoff, the Hollywood actress known for her tomboyish, gun-toting star roles in hard-charging action flicks and TV shows — including one as mercurial but talented pilot Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the television series "Battlestar Galactica" — has taken a Twitter hit for her pro-gun messages. Published June 10, 2013
