Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Park rangers scour for teen swept into Yosemite waterfall
Rescue crews on Monday are still searching for a 19-year-old who was swept into a waterfall at Yosemite National Park while swimming in the Merced River. Published June 3, 2013
Anti-Mitch McConnell activist admits secretly taping senator
A spokesman for a super PAC that targeted Sen. Mitch McConnell for ouster admitted on Friday that he secretly tape-recorded a political strategy meeting between the senator and his staffers. Published May 31, 2013
School interrogation over toy gun leaves boy, 5, with wet pants, suspension
A Maryland family is appealing their 5-year-old son's school suspension over a toy cap gun, characterizing the boy's two-hour interrogation and subsequent 10-day boot from class a bit over the top. Published May 31, 2013
Convicted killer Joran Van der Sloot to marry from jail
Joran Van der Sloot, the convicted killer and Dutch citizen who lived in Aruba at the time vacationing American Natalee Holloway went missing, is getting married. Published May 31, 2013
Fast fitness: Researchers say only 12 minutes of exercise needed per week
Toss the gym membership and burn the running shoes. A new report from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology finds that all that's needed to stay fit and healthy is 12 minutes of exercise — per week. Published May 31, 2013
Eric Holder pledges: No more AP-type record seizures
The Justice Department won't do to other media outlets what it did to The Associated Press or to Fox News correspondent James Rosen, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday. Published May 31, 2013
Rep. Bill Keating: Russia insists U.S. could have averted Boston bombings
Russian intelligence gave enough advance information about Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 that the Boston Marathon bombings could have been averted, one Massachusetts lawmaker suggested on Thursday. Published May 31, 2013
Turkish police oust anti-government protesters from park with tear gas
Police in Turkey on Friday fired tear gas and shot water cannons at demonstrators who took over a park in Istanbul to decry the construction of a shopping mall. Published May 31, 2013
Middle East virus, MERS, called ‘threat to the entire world’
A respiratory illness that is sweeping the Middle East, infecting dozens and killing at least 30, is a global threat that must be contained, medical experts said. Published May 31, 2013
Chechen dad: FBI killed my son during Tsarnaev interview to ‘shut him up’
A Chechen father whose son was recently shot and killed during FBI questioning in Florida is demanding retribution, accusing federal agents of murder to keep him quiet. Published May 31, 2013
3 Naval Academy football players investigated for sexual assault
The Naval Academy has launched an investigation into three football players over accusations that they sexually assaulted a female student, a school spokesman said Friday. Published May 31, 2013
Recall against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio fails, but group vows ‘fight is not over’
A recall effort against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio went down in flames Thursday. Leaders of the group, Respect Arizona and Citizens for a Better Arizona did not collect the necessary number of signatures to force a recall election, the Los Angeles Times reported. Published May 31, 2013
Nigerian police foil Hezbollah attack plot on Israel
Nigerian police said they've arrested three Hezbollah members from Lebanon who were about to launch an attack on Israeli facilities. Published May 31, 2013
More taxpayer waste: Congressional staffers offered class on forgiveness
Learning how to forgive — it's just one of a handful of classes congressional staffers are entitled to take during Capitol Hill work hours, and that has at least one senator steaming. Published May 31, 2013
Zumba fitness instructor in Kennebunk, Maine, to be sentenced for prostitution
The fitness instructor for a small-town health club in Kennebunk, Maine, is heading to court Friday to receive her sentence for 20 counts related to prostitution. Published May 31, 2013
Russian arms dealer in talks to sell MiG fighters to Syria
The head of a Russian arms manufacturer said on Friday that he's in the final stages of a contract to sell at least 10 fighter jets to Syria. Published May 31, 2013
Jerusalem church built at Virgin Mary’s holy site vandalized
Police in Israel are investigating who vandalized the Church of the Dormition, one of Jerusalem's best-known places of worship. Published May 31, 2013
Ohio State Univ. president: ‘You just can’t trust those damn Catholics’
The president of Ohio State University is on the defensive after a video surfaced of him criticizing Catholics, saying that those of that faith are not to be trusted. Published May 31, 2013
California senators vote to strip Boy Scouts of tax-exempt status
California senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would strip the Boy Scouts of America of its tax-exempt status in the state. Published May 31, 2013
Police may have a person of interest for ricin letters to Obama, Bloomberg
Investigators seeking the identity of the person who sent ricin-tainted letters to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and to President Obama say they now have a person of interest. Published May 31, 2013
