Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
American stabbed outside U.S. Embassy in Cairo
An American has been rushed to the hospital after being stabbed Thursday on a street outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Published May 9, 2013
Sen. Tom Coburn blasts Sen. Harry Reid: He’s ‘dishonest,’ ‘not truthful’
Sen. Tom Coburn ripped Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday morning, calling him untruthful, unsuccessful and double-crossing. Published May 9, 2013
Michael Jackson: ‘God keeps talking to me,’ singer said days before death
The "king of pop" told his tour director in the days leading up to his death that he had heard God's voice, court testimony revealed. Published May 9, 2013
Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried at undisclosed location outside of Worcester, Mass.
The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried at an undisclosed location outside Worcester, Mass., a Boston newspaper reported Thursday. Published May 9, 2013
Pope Emeritus Benedict shrinking away: He’s ‘halved in size’
Pope Emeritus Benedict has lost so much weight in the weeks since he left the papal that one archbishop commented he seems to have actually shrunk in size. Published May 9, 2013
Couple on Carnival cruise disappear into ocean
Two Carnival Spirit cruise passengers disappeared off the coast of Australia, and rescue workers were combing the water for sign of their bodies, dead or alive, on Thursday. Published May 9, 2013
Marine Corps message: Wanted, a few good Asian-Americans
Wanted: Asian-Americans. That's the new mantra of the Marine Corps as recruiters kicked off a campaign Wednesday to encourage more Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to join. Published May 9, 2013
Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro’s bail set at $8 million
A scruffy, unshaven Ariel Castro, accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and holding them captive for nearly 10 years, stood with head down before the judge on Thursday morning, and received his bail: A total of $8 million. Published May 9, 2013
Britain’s Prince Charles condemns ‘corporate lobbyists’ for killing planet
The Prince of Wales issued a scathing denouncement of corporations and of climate-change skeptics for failing to take environmental actions to save the "dying patient," planet Earth. Published May 9, 2013
The dead got $108M in Social Security benefits in 2012, feds estimate
Government records are so messed up that it's likely dead people are collecting Social Security benefits, the Government Accountability Office found in a study. Published May 9, 2013
Ex-Westboro Baptist member shows remorse for pain caused
A former Westboro Baptist Church member shed tears over the pain she caused at funeral protests during an emotional appearance on a television show earlier this week. Published May 9, 2013
Michael Moore on Bloomberg’s gun control: ‘It’s wonderful!’
Hollywood's Michael Moore couldn't gush enough about New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's nationwide push for gun control. Published May 9, 2013
Gunmen kidnap the son of Pakistan’s former prime minister during rally
The son of a former Pakistani prime minister — who is himself now running for political office — was kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday during a dramatic snatch that played on the streets outside the central city of Multan. Published May 9, 2013
Chinese filmmaker facing investigation for fathering 7 children
Chinese authorities are investigating one of the nation's leading film directors accused of fathering seven children, a violation of strict laws that allow for one child per family. Published May 9, 2013
Texas cheerleaders win legal right to wave banners with biblical quotes
A judge ruled on Wednesday that high school cheerleaders in Texas do have the legal right to wave banners quoting biblical verses during football games. Published May 9, 2013
23 police en route to arrest cult members in Nigeria killed by militia
At least 23 police officers en route to arrest members of a religious cult were ambushed and killed by a militia group in the central Nigerian region of Nasarawa. Published May 9, 2013
Voice of Charlie Brown sentenced for threatening ex-girlfriend
What a blockhead. The man behind the voice of Charlie Brown in the special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," was sentenced Wednesday in a San Diego courtroom on charges of stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend and her plastic surgeon. Published May 9, 2013
Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro heads to court for first appearance
The man at the center of the Cleveland kidnap and hostage case of three women who were taken nearly a decade ago is due to make his first appearance in court on Thursday. Published May 9, 2013
U.S. watchdog on Afghan spending says he’s pressured to keep quiet
A watchdog in charge of tracking how taxpayer dollars are spent in Afghanistan accused the U.S. government of trying to keep him quiet so that the White House isn't embarrassed by waste and fraud reports. Published May 9, 2013
Palestinian Authority deputy: If we had a nuke, we’d have bombed Israel
A leading Palestinian Authority said in an interview broadcast earlier this month that he supported violence against Israel, including a nuclear attack. Published May 9, 2013
