Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Feds shut down clinical trials for HIV vaccine, citing safety
Federal authorities have shut down a clinical trial for an HIV vaccine after finding that test subjects were at risk for contracting the virus. Published April 26, 2013
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev moved to federal Bureau of Prisons’ hospital
The 19-year-old surviving suspect in the Boston bombings has been transferred from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to a facility on Fort Devens in Massachusetts. Published April 26, 2013
North Korea rejects South Korea’s demand for factory talks
North Korea has rebuffed South Korea's demand for negotiations to reopen a jointly owned factory park, escalating tensions in an already volatile situation. Published April 26, 2013
Raul Castro’s daughter denied entry to U.S. from Cuba for gay activism ceremony
The United States has turned down a request from the daughter of Cuba President Raul Castro to visit Philadelphia for a gay rights ceremony. Published April 26, 2013
Dozens killed as fire guts mental hospital in Russia
Nearly 40 are believed dead in a Friday fire that blazed through a psychiatric hospital in Russia, killing some patients as they slept and others as they tried desperately to push past the bars on the windows. Published April 26, 2013
Israel shoots down drone threatening P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu’s chopper
A helicopter transporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a quick emergency landing Thursday after military officials spotted — then shot down — an unmanned drone that was entering Israeli airspace. Published April 25, 2013
San Francisco firefighter rakes in $221K in overtime
San Francisco firefighters are raking in enough overtime pay to become millionaires in a few short years. For example, one lieutenant just collected $221,000 in overtime last year — bringing his total yearly salary to $363,000, The Associated Press reported. Published April 25, 2013
‘Prophet Muhammed’ threatens Catholic school with terror in online forum
An anonymous online poster with the handled "Prophet Muhammad" is under investigation for a sending a threat to a Catholic high school in Virginia, vowing the facility would be the next site of a Boston-style massacre. Published April 25, 2013
Defense Department blocks Baptist website, calls content ‘hostile’
Chaplains with the Southern Baptist Convention said the U.S. military has blocked access to its website on bases around the nation, calling the content "hostile" and inappropriate. Published April 25, 2013
Congress in quiet talks to free selves, staff from ‘Obamacare’
High-level, closed-door talks among top politicos from both parties could lead to a deal that exempts lawmakers and their staffers from mandated coverage under President Obama's health care law, sources told one news outlet. Published April 25, 2013
Sheer madness: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s mother insists paint, not blood covered Boston street after blast
The mother of the two Boston bombing suspects said the blood on Boylston Street wasn’t really blood. It was paint. Published April 25, 2013
U.N. to test Syrian soil samples for sarin
Investigators with the United Nations have agreed to test soil samples from Syria to help determine whether President Bashar Assad has unleashed sarin gas against rebel fighters. Published April 25, 2013
Sen. Harry Reid: ‘Government is inherently good’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he can't understand why the tea party remains popular, given its similarity to the anarchist movement and its steadfast opposition to the "inherently good" government. Published April 25, 2013
Kentucky student fights to wear ‘Support Our Troops’ T-shirt — on military base
A Kentucky middle-school student was in hot water with her school after wearing a T-shirt that said "Support Our Troops," in honor of her dad's deployment overseas. Published April 25, 2013
GE Capital cuts lending deals for gun shops
The lending arm of General Electric, GE Capital, cut off funding to retail owners whose main business venture is to sell guns. Published April 25, 2013
Overrun Switzerland clamps down on immigrants from EU
Switzerland agreed to limit the level of immigrants allowed from the European Union beginning this May, adding to caps that are already in place for eight other central and eastern states. Published April 25, 2013
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev quits talking after Miranda warning is read to him
The surviving suspect in the Boston bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, quit talking to investigators right after he was read his Miranda rights, four authorities briefed on the investigation said. Published April 25, 2013
South Korea warns North Korea of ‘grave measures’ for factory closing
South Korean authorities said on Thursday that North Korea would face serious repercussions for failing to even talk about reopening a jointly-operated factory facility that's left many scrambling for work. Published April 25, 2013
Bill to quit ‘Obama-phone’ giveaway gathers steam
Nearly 50 congressional members have signed on to legislation that would put a stop to the government's free phone program, known loosely as "Obama-phone." Published April 25, 2013
Boston bombing suspects’ father coming to America
Anzor Tsarnaev, the father of the two Boston bombing suspects, is coming to the United States in the next few days, various media report. Published April 25, 2013
