Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Nearly 40 percent of designated drivers aren’t sober: Study
Designated drivers may not be as sober as one might think, a new study found. Published June 10, 2013
Afghan parliament upholds right to marry children
Afghanistan's parliament has rejected a measure that would have barred men from marrying girls younger than 16, saying the proposal ran counter to Islamic ideology. Published June 10, 2013
Trayvon Martin supporters stage ‘National Hoodie March’
Protesters have scheduled a "National Hoodie March" for Monday in support of Florida shooting victim Trayvon Martin, killed in February 2012 by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. Published June 10, 2013
Taliban accused of beheading boys, 10 and 16, for spying
Taliban militants beheaded two boys — including one who was only age 10 — for spying in the southern Afghanistan district of Kandahar, law enforcement reported Monday. Published June 10, 2013
Syrian Islamists kill boy, 15, in front of parents for disrespecting prophet
Members of an al Qaeda-linked group in Syria executed a 15-year-old boy in front of his parents after kidnapping and torturing him for making disrespectful statements about Islam's Prophet Muhammad, a human rights group in the region claimed. Published June 10, 2013
Sex scandals, covered-up crimes hit at State Department: memo
The State Department has been tainted by an internal memo that revealed security personnel and even diplomats may have committed inappropriate, illegal behavior during overseas trips. Published June 10, 2013
Researchers claim ‘fantastic’ find in cancer treatment
Researchers say they've discovered a "fantastic potential" in atomic medicine to fight off and treat cancer, an executive with a French nuclear facility said. Published June 10, 2013
Cleveland’s Ariel Castro faces 329 counts for kidnappings
Prosecutors are trying to decide whether to seek the death penalty for Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man who faces 329 separate counts in the kidnapping of three Ohio women. Published June 10, 2013
Scotland Yard arrests 4 teens in Islamic school arson in London suburb
Scotland Yard authorities have taken four teens into custody in connection with a suspicious fire at an Islamic boarding school in the London suburb of Chislehurst that forced the evacuation of 128 students and staffers. Published June 10, 2013
Glenn Beck, Michael Moore call NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden a hero
Conservative radio commentator Glenn Beck and liberal Hollywood movie-maker Michael Moore have found common ground on the National Security Agency whistleblower, Edward Snowden: He's a hero. Published June 10, 2013
Thousands evacuated as river dam bursts in eastern Germany
Thousands in eastern Germany have been evacuated from their homes as a dam broke, sending Elbe River waters gushing. Published June 10, 2013
Caught on film: JFK Airport guards sleeping on the job
Security guards who work at a key wish-list target for the world's terrorists, JFK Airport, have been caught sleeping at key posts, damaging photographs prove. Published June 10, 2013
Doctor: Nelson Mandela’s ‘condition is unchanged’
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is still recovering in the hospital from his latest medical bout with a lung infection and is considered in serious but stable condition, doctors said Monday. Published June 10, 2013
George Zimmerman heads to court for jury selection
Jury selection for the trial of George Zimmerman, who is charged with the second-degree murder of a Florida teenager, kicks off on Monday. Published June 10, 2013
Actor John Malkovich saves bleeding man in Toronto
A doorman at a Toronto building suggested that if it weren't for Hollywood actor John Malkovich, a 77-year-old man who accidentally cut his throat on scaffolding may not have recovered so quickly. Published June 10, 2013
Back-to-back bombings kill 14 in busy market in Iraq
Car bombs that exploded one after the other on Monday rocked a busy market in Iraq, leaving at least 14 dead. Published June 10, 2013
Kabul airport in chaos as Taliban militants launch deadly attack
Seven Taliban militants launched a suicide bomb and gun attack on Afghanistan's main airport in Kabul early Monday, taking on security forces in a violent battle that lasted almost four hours. Published June 10, 2013
GOP’s Peter King: NSA leaker Edward Snowden must be extradited, prosecuted
Leading Republicans in the House have called for the extradition of the man at the heart of the National Security Agency information scandal, Edward Snowden, who is in Hong Kong. Published June 10, 2013
Chocolate wars: Mars, Nestle, Hershey accused of price-fixing
Nestle, Mars and Hershey operations in Canada have been charged with conspiracy in a chocolate price-fixing investigation — which could mean significant fines and jail time for those charged, investigators said. Published June 7, 2013
IRS bill drives man to attempt suicide on street near ‘Today’ show
A man who tried to commit suicide outside the NBC "Today" studios at Rockefeller Center during the show's Thursday broadcast was distraught over a $1.3 million bill from the Internal Revenue Service, authorities said. Published June 7, 2013
