Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
European Union fines Microsoft $731 million for broken promise over browsers
The European Union has fined Microsoft Corp. $731 million for breaking its promise to give buyers a choice of Web browser. Published March 6, 2013
Domestic drones to hunt gun carriers in America for Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security has an unmanned drone fleet with technology that can root out civilians who are carrying guns, government documents show. Published March 6, 2013
GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley hints at gun-control compromises with Dems
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, gave signs on Tuesday of supporting at least two of Democrats' gun-control bills that are set for panel debate this week. Published March 6, 2013
Muslim Turkish teens on Jews: ‘Hitler should have killed all’
A Dutch researcher who interviewed a group of Muslim immigrant teenage boys from Turkey was shocked at their repeated response to questions about the Holocaust: Hitler should have finished the job, they suggested. Published March 6, 2013
FAA announces closure of 189 control towers by Sept. 30
Blame the sequester — the Federal Aviation Administration is. Published March 6, 2013
Liberty University, a Christian-based college in Va., now largest in nation for private schools
Liberty University, a Christian-based school in Virginia, is now the largest private institute of higher learning in the United States. Published March 6, 2013
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly to liberal Alan Colmes: ‘You are lying’
Sparks flew on Fox News Tuesday evening, as "The O'Reilly Factor" host Bill O'Reilly repeatedly shut down liberal radio commentator Alan Colmes' characterization of the sequester debate, accusing the guest several times of outright lying. Published March 6, 2013
GOP PAC to target Republicans who don’t walk pro-immigration line
Republicans who don't tow pro-immigration lines may face fire from within the ranks of their own political party. Published March 6, 2013
U.S.-funded Fatah decries ‘loyal friend’ Hugo Chavez’s death
Fatah leaders, funded in part by the United States, characterized the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as a great loss — the death of a "loyal friend who passionately defended our rights to freedom and self-determination," one said. Published March 6, 2013
Democrat Steny Hoyer admits ‘we’re doing stupid things here’ with sequester
Key Democratic lawmakers aren't going to stop a Republican-led effort to keep government from shutting down because they agree: Closing down shop is "stupid policy," one congressman said. Published March 6, 2013
IRS mum, but sequester isn’t likely to stall Obamacare taxes
The Internal Revenue Service may have warned about agency cutbacks due to sequestration, but in the end, taxes from Obamacare appear as if they're going forth, on target and on schedule. Published March 6, 2013
White House gun control leads to soaring ‘patriot’ group memberships
The more the White House cracks down on Second Amendment freedoms, the more Americans are banding together and joining limited government — or even anti-government — organizations known as "patriot" groups. Published March 5, 2013
U.N. warns America: Legalizing marijuana violates int’l law
The United Nations has issued the United States a stern warning against a state trend to legalize marijuana, for recreational or medical use: Doing so violates international law. Published March 5, 2013
British envoy forced to flee protesting Palestinian students
Palestinian students physically barred the British consul general to Jerusalem from delivering a speech at Birzeit University and then charged his car as he tried to leave. Published March 5, 2013
John Kerry confirms: U.S. now training Syrian rebels
U.S. forces are currently training rebel forces in Syria, said Secretary of State John Kerry. The goal of the training: To convince Syria President Bashar Assad to "change his current calculation," he said, to Fox News. Published March 5, 2013
Indiana lawmaker tosses hat in the ring for Beretta
Indiana state Rep. Marlin Stutzman jumped aboard the Beretta bandwagon — the one that's already filled with Virginia and West Virginia politicos seeking to capitalize on Maryland's regulatory climate — and told the gun maker to relocate in Hoosierland. Published March 5, 2013
GOP bill orders U.S. Postal Service to keep Saturday delivery
Republicans have brought forth a spending bill with a provision requiring the U.S. Postal Service to keep its full Saturday delivery service. Published March 5, 2013
Green groups pressure Google to remove objectionable ads
Conservationist groups are pushing Google to take down 10,000-plus advertisements on its Internet search sites that tout products made from whales and elephants. Published March 5, 2013
Gay men tossed from Calif. mall after warnings about kissing
A gay couple claims they were unfairly tossed from a Roseville, Calif., shopping mall for innocent displays of affection. Published March 5, 2013
Russia mulls ‘meteor Disneyland’ where cosmic object struck
Last month's terrifying meteor strike in Russia that injured hundreds could turn into a cash cow. Russian authorities are reportedly considering making parts of the land where the meteor hit into a tourist attraction — a "meteor Disneyland," Skye reports. Published March 5, 2013
