Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
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
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
