Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Judge orders second sick child onto adult organ transplant list
The family of an 11-year-old boy awaiting a new lung has won a federal judge's support, and now his name could be permanently added to an adult transplant list. Published June 7, 2013
Palin: America ‘so screwed’ by Obama’s Rice, Power picks
Sarah Palin said the United States is "so screwed" by President Obama's picks of Susan Rice to head national security and Samantha Power as ambassador to the United Nations. Published June 7, 2013
Cheating concerns lead China to ban metal bra clasps for test-takers
More than 9 million students are taking university entrance exams in China on Friday, and test overseers are so worried about the chance for cheating that they've announced some bizarre policies: Women, don't wear bras with metal clasps. Published June 7, 2013
Atheists set to unveil first public monument at Florida courthouse
Come June 29, a county courthouse in Northern Florida will have the dubious distinction of becoming the first public property in America to display a monument touting atheism. Published June 7, 2013
Liberal Bob Beckel blasts White House: NSA nearing ‘fascism’
Bob Beckel, the liberal voice on Fox News' daily political commentary show, "The Five," issued a scathing criticism Thursday evening of the White House and the National Security Agency's secret grab of Americans' phone records. Published June 7, 2013
Chris Matthews: I voted for Michael Steele because he’s black
"Hardball" host Chris Matthews, who lives in Maryland, said in a televised appearance this week that he voted for Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele in 2006 in part because he's black. Published June 7, 2013
Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv for gay pride
Friday dawned in Israel with the gathering of tens of thousands for a massive gay pride through Tel Aviv. Published June 7, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry quietly sends $1.3B to Egypt, waiving U.S. law: memo
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has quietly sent $1.3 billion of military assistance to Egypt — controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood — in defiance of congressional restrictions on dollars going to countries that haven't yet complied with standards of democracy, a memo revealed. Published June 7, 2013
N.Y. woman admits to scam exploiting Sandy Hook shooting for money
A New York woman pleaded guilty to faking a relationship to a Newtown, Conn., shooting victim as a means of raising money from emotionally torn charitable donors. Published June 7, 2013
Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio suspends immigration enforcement
Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio has suspended immigration enforcement on the heels of a federal court ruling that declared his patrol profiling polices as biased against Hispanics. Published June 7, 2013
New U.S. bunker bombs take out replica underground nuclear site
The Pentagon has successfully destroyed a replica of an underground nuclear facility using advanced bunker-buster bombs, military officials said Friday. Published June 7, 2013
First lawsuit filed in Philadelphia building collapse that killed six
A lawyer on behalf of a survivor of a building collapse in Philadelphia that killed six filed a lawsuit late Thursday against the city, claiming the incident was due to lax city regulation of the construction contracting industry. Published June 7, 2013
Atheist group blames school for student reciting the Lord’s Prayer at graduation
An atheist group is pointing fingers at the school board for a South Carolina valedictorian who ripped up his prepared remarks at a graduation ceremony and instead recited the Lord's Prayer. Published June 7, 2013
Medical helicopter crashes in Kentucky, killing 3
A medical helicopter crashed about 100 miles south of Lexington, Ky., late Thursday evening, killing all three crew members who were aboard. Published June 7, 2013
Best-seller list: Bible sales surge in Norway
Bibles have been flying off the book shelves in Norway, a country hailed more for its adherence to secular politics and culture than spiritual development. And while religious leaders aren't quite calling the strong biblical book sales proof positive of a spiritual awakening, they are seeing it as a sign of the nation's more public embrace of God and a continuing quiet growth in biblical teachings. Published June 6, 2013
Austria pulls out of peacekeeping, as Syrian fight erupts at Israel’s door
A Filipino peacekeeper was injured in a Thursday skirmish that ignited between Syrian rebel and government fighters in a small border town near Israel, prompting Austria to withdraw its troops from the UNDOF. Published June 6, 2013
Farm bill follies: 80% of $955B for funding of food stamps
Almost 80 percent of the Senate's proposed farm bill — a $955 billion measure — will be used to pay for food stamps in the coming decade. Published June 6, 2013
U.S., British tourists gather at Omaha Beach to mark D-Day
A quiet ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of D-Day opened Thursday in France with the raising of the Stars and Stripes at the American cemetery that overlooks Omaha Beach. Published June 6, 2013
Severed human leg washes ashore on Chicago beach
Police in Chicago are investigating a human leg found on a Lake Michigan beach on the South Side. Published June 6, 2013
Allen West appeal: We must stop ‘dangerous duo,’ Holder and Obama
Former Rep. Allen West said in a fundraising email that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is more harmful to America's constitutional future than the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri.Former Rep. Allen B. West, Florida Republican, said in a fundraising email that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is more harmful to America's constitutional future than the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Published June 6, 2013
