Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Home Depot shoppers in shock when man calmly saws arms to bone
Authorities are trying to determine why a man visiting a Home Depot in a suburban California community on Wednesday took handsaws and calmly began cutting his arms to the bone. Published April 11, 2013
Wash. state attorney general sues florist for refusing to supply same-sex wedding
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a suit against a florist who refused to serve as the flower supplier for a same-sex wedding. Published April 11, 2013
Lance Armstrong sells Austin estate
Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin estate to an oil-and gas-rights agent for nearly $7 million less than its listed value — the latest in a long string of woes for the disgraced cyclist. Published April 11, 2013
Oh, Lord: Catholic bishop goes after guns, says bans foster pro-life culture
Banning guns builds a "culture of life" and lawmakers must consider more clampdowns, not less, said one Catholic Church bishop in California in a written petition to U.S. senators. Published April 11, 2013
Ex-White House czar Van Jones calls part of Obama’s budget a ‘doozy’ of a mistake
One of President Obama's own campers — former White House green-jobs czar Van Jones — has come out in opposition to portions of the president's budget, presented to Congress on Wednesday. Published April 11, 2013
Obama doubles estimated cost of health exchanges to $4.4B
Budget estimates for states to participate in the Obamacare health insurance exchange have soared to $4.4 billion, the president's proposal sent to Congress on Wednesday outlined. Published April 11, 2013
Western Wall women detained for breaching gender law
Five women have been detained for questioning at the Western Wall in Jerusalem because they performed a religious ritual that Orthodox Jewish law dictates as for men only. Published April 11, 2013
North Korea propaganda machine: U.S. like ‘a boiled pumpkin’
North Korea's propaganda machine has been in full-speed-ahead mode lately, using Stalin-era techniques that appear whimsical to the West but are nonetheless effective on the domestic front — and at garnering international attention. Published April 11, 2013
Curses! Goat’s head sent to Wrigley’s Field, resurrecting Cubs’ 1945 fears
An unidentified man driving an unmarked truck dropped a package containing a severed goat's head at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Wednesday, triggering fears that a curse placed on the ball club in 1945 is very much alive and well. Published April 11, 2013
3.5M cars recalled due to air bags that deploy ‘with too much pressure’
Millions of cars manufactured by Japanese automakers have been recalled due to defects found with the air bag system. Published April 11, 2013
Sen. Mark Kirk: Booze and boat parties smoothed bipartisan gun deal
Sen. Mark Kirk says the real driving force behind the gun deal that was hatched by bipartisan work was booze and boat retreats. Published April 11, 2013
Mikhail Gorbachev bows out of Margaret Thatcher funeral due to health issues
A spokesman for the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said he cannot attend the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral because of poor health. Published April 11, 2013
Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad offers resignation amid tensions with president
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has tendered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. Published April 11, 2013
2 teen girls perform ‘amazing’ 3,000 pound tractor lift to save trapped dad
In what was described as an "amazing" display of strength, two teenage girls, 16 and 14, responded to their dad's screams and quickly lifted the 1-1/2 ton tractor that was pinning him to the ground. Published April 10, 2013
Sen. Ron Johnson on Obama plan: ‘Not a serious budget’
President Obama's $3.77 trillion budget plan is hardly serious, or feasible, said Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson. Published April 10, 2013
New science guidelines tell states how to teach climate change, evolution
It's been almost 17 years, but educators have called for national teaching guidelines for science in schools around the nation — and they want part of the curriculum to focus on climate change and evolution. Published April 10, 2013
U.S. puts out new terror warning for travelers in Pakistan
The U.S. State Department has issued a warning Wednesday to residents traveling in Pakistan to be on guard for terrorist attacks. Published April 10, 2013
‘Obamacare’ creator Sen. Jay Rockefeller now says law ‘beyond comprehension’
Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, a leading force in the creation of President Obama's health care law, now says the health reform is at risk of falling under its own regulatory weight and that it's becoming too complicated to properly implement. Published April 10, 2013
California bill would take away tax benefits for Boy Scouts
California legislators are mulling a plan to take away tax benefits that help the Boy Scouts, citing the justification that groups that don't allow gay, transgender or atheist members shouldn't receive help. Published April 10, 2013
WikiLeaks: U.S. blamed Israel for failed peace talks in 1975
The United States put the blame for failed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in 1975 squarely at the feet of Israel, new documents released by WikiLeaks revealed. Published April 10, 2013
