Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
North Korea demands world recognition as nuclear state
North Korea says it won't renew talks with the United States without first receiving recognition as a nuclear power, a label that in essence bestows approval. Published April 23, 2013
Iranian arrested with fake Israeli passport held on terror suspicions
Nepalese police have arrested an Iranian carrying a fake Israeli passport, possibly thwarting a terror attack against the Israel Embassy in Katmandu. Published April 23, 2013
John Kerry on climate change: ‘Science is screaming’ for new energy controls
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry vowed during Earth Day remarks to deal with climate change, one of the world's foremost "clear and present danger[s]." Published April 23, 2013
Army orders troops to scratch off Bible inscription on scopes
The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to scratch off a Bible verse that was inscribed by the vendor in the middle of serial numbers on weapon scopes. Published April 23, 2013
Syrian bishops who warned of religious intolerance kidnapped
Two well-known bishops in Syria who had issued repeated warnings to church and political officials about the nation's religious intolerance were kidnapped Monday by armed rebel fighters in Aleppo. Published April 23, 2013
George W. Bush gains poll favor as presidential library sets to open
Former President George W. Bush is finally finding the love. Recent poll numbers put the previously unpopular president — his second term poll numbers were the lowest for any second term president since World War II, ABC reported — back in the golden graces of the public. And the good news comes at a good time: Mr. Bush is about to open his presidential library for public viewing. Published April 23, 2013
Supreme Court watchers keeping an eye on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s possible retirement
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said repeatedly she isn't going to retire her seat — this year. But court watchers and legal experts see a caveat in that affirmation and say that may be her way of keeping open the door to a 2015 retirement, while President Obama is still in office. Published April 23, 2013
Dutch diplomat gets 12 years for spying for Russia
A Dutch diplomat was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for spying for Russia and handing over sensitive and confidential NATO and European Union documents. Published April 23, 2013
Spain arrests 2 suspected al Qaeda members with profiles similar to Boston brothers
Spanish authorities arrested two suspected al Qaeda members who have profiles that are similar to Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the nation's Interior Ministry said. Published April 23, 2013
French Embassy in Libya hit by car bomb
Two guards were injured in a Tuesday car bombing of the French Embassy located in Tripoli, Libya. Published April 23, 2013
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Tamerlan was the mastermind in Boston bombing
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston bombings, told investigators that it was his brother, Tamerlan, and not internationalist terror cell members, who plotted the April 15 marathon attacks. Published April 23, 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel to eurozone: Cede sovereignty to Europe
The 17 nations that make up the eurozone need to accept that Europe is in charge, and they need to toe that line when it comes to forging spending and debt deals, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. Published April 22, 2013
Carjacking victim: Tsarnaev brothers let me go because I wasn’t American
The only reason the carjacking victim in the hunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wasn't killed was that he wasn't an American, several media outlets have reported Published April 22, 2013
Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf escapes treason charges — for now
Pakistan's caretaker government has dropped its pursuit of treason against former President Pervez Musharraf. Published April 22, 2013
Westboro Baptist’s protest of marathon victim’s funeral stymied by Teamsters
Roughly 200 local Teamsters gathered Monday at a Boston-area church to block picketers from Westboro Baptist Church from disrupting the funeral of Boston bombing victim Krystle Campbell. Published April 22, 2013
China warns of fourth North Korean nuclear test
Top Chinese military officials are taking seriously the possibility for North Korea to conduct a fourth nuclear test. Published April 22, 2013
Facebook shuts down site of gun shop giving away AR-15
The Facebook fan page for Pittsburgh Tactical Firearm, the owner of which has been running a giveaway contest for an AR-15, has been inexplicably closed — along with a second page that the owner started as a replacement for the first. Published April 22, 2013
Mississippi River near Vicksburg closed after barges hit bridge
Portions of the Mississippi River have been closed to allow investigators to determine if a barge that collide with a bridge and sank now presents a safety hazard for other ships navigating the waters. Published April 22, 2013
3 Saudis sentenced to 6 years for plot to kill Americans
An anti-terror court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sentenced three Saudis to six years in jail over a plot to kill seven Americans who were in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006. Published April 22, 2013
2 Taliban members mistakenly blow themselves up while making bomb
Two members of the Taliban were killed in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, just north of Kabul, when the bombs they were making exploded prematurely. Published April 22, 2013
