Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue over Alabama abortion laws
Attorneys for Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that new laws in Alabama wrongfully infringe upon a woman's right to abortion. Published June 12, 2013
Thousands flee as wildfires rip through Rockies
At least 3,600 people have been evacuated, as wildfires on Wednesday continued to rip through Colorado and parts of the Rockies, threatening to spread to at least three other states. Published June 12, 2013
NYC school English teacher assigns to students: Write a suicide note
Parents who send their children to an elite New York City private school are outraged at one recent English class assignment — to write a personal suicide letter. Published June 12, 2013
1 killed, 3 injured in medical helicopter crash in Oklahoma
A medical helicopter crashed during takeoff at a southeastern Oklahoma hospital, leaving one dead and three injured. Published June 12, 2013
Gun-toting grandma, 72, shoots at intruder, saves wheelchair-bound husband
A Southern California grandmother took a shot at a home intruder with her .357-magnum Smith & Wesson, saving her 85-year-old, wheelchair-bound, World War II veteran husband. Published June 12, 2013
Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan agrees to meet with park protesters
Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to meet with park protesters in the wake of a week of rallies that have turned violent, sending tear-gas-toting police to quell out-of-control crowds. Published June 12, 2013
NSA leaker Edward Snowden goes dark, believed to be in safe house
Edward Snowden, the man at the heart of the National Security Agency information leak, has disappeared from the public eye and gone dark in Hong Kong. Published June 12, 2013
Superglue saves 20-day-old baby with deadly brain aneurysm
A quick-thinking and enterprising doctor was able to save the life of a 20-day-old baby girl with a deadly aneurysm with the help of a commonly known household substance: superglue. Published June 11, 2013
Monument to Michelle Obama’s ancestor toppled in Georgia
Police are investigating the toppling of a monument in suburban Atlanta that was dedicated to one of first lady Michelle Obama's distant relatives. Published June 11, 2013
Riot police descend on chaotic G-8 protest site in London
At least 100 riot police were summoned to the scene of a London protest against an upcoming summit of the Group of Eight industrialized nations as the demonstration turned ugly Tuesday, with one man trying to hurl himself off the roof of a building and law enforcement struggling to pin him to the ground. Published June 11, 2013
Booz Allen fires NSA leaker Edward Snowden
Just in case National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, who fled to Hong Kong for refuge, had any doubts — he's no longer employed. The firm where he worked for the past three months, Booz Allen, fired him Monday, citing violations of company ethics codes. Published June 11, 2013
Suicide bomber outside Kabul court, near U.S. Embassy, kills 17
A suicide bomber who detonated outside the Supreme Court in Kabul on Tuesday killed at least 17 and left 39 wounded, police in Afghanistan said. Published June 11, 2013
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
