Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Postal Service enters fashion industry with ‘Rain Heat & Snow’ clothing line
The U.S. Postal Service, already struggling to make ends meet as it pushes for a cost-cutting end to Saturday mail delivery, is nonetheless launching a new endeavor: a fashion line. Published February 20, 2013
Body recovered in Kansas City mall explosion
Search crews uncovered a body Wednesday at the site of an explosion that rocked an upscale Kansas City, Mo., mall. Published February 20, 2013
European Commission gets new powers to oversee nations’ budgets
The European Commission has been handed new powers to oversee the draft budgets of eurozone countries and ensure they meet European Union standards. Published February 20, 2013
Heinz deal under FBI, SEC fire for insider trading suspicions
First the SEC, now the FBI. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway fund, which bought Heinz last week for $23 billion, is under a cloud of investigation for suspicious trade deals that were tracked in the lead-up to the purchase. Published February 20, 2013
TSA kept $531,395 in passenger change in 2012
Chump change, it's not. The Transportation Security Administration has collected — and kept — more than half-a-million dollars in loose passenger change at security checkpoints in 2012 alone. Published February 20, 2013
Oscar Pistorius’ home search nets two boxes of testosterone, police said
The steroid theory against Olympian Oscar Pistorius, 26, grows. Court testimony on Wednesday reveals that police discovered two boxes of testosterone, along with needles, in the Blade Runner's bedroom. Published February 20, 2013
New North Korea video portrays Obama, U.S. troops in flames
A new video from North Korea is portraying President Obama and members of the U.S. military in flames, with voice over explanation of the nation's recent nuclear test due to American aggression. Published February 20, 2013
U.S. in cyberweapons race with China, Russia
Cybersecurity is to 2013 what the space program was to the 1950s and 1960s, and the United States is in an aggressive race with China and Russia to develop cyberweapons that can damage infrastructure, one industry expert says. Published February 20, 2013
John Kerry’s first overseas trip skips over Israel
Secretary of State John Kerry heads off next week for his first overseas trip — a nine-nation journey, that nonetheless skips Israel. Published February 19, 2013
Gen. John Allen resigning; Obama calls him ‘true patriot’
Gen. John Allen will not pursue the top U.S. military post in Europe after all. According to various media, the former U.S. commander in Afghanistan — who was picked to lead the U.S. forces in Europe and nominated last year — is going to retire. Published February 19, 2013
NASA temporarily loses communication with space station
International Space Station crew members lost communications with ground controllers in Houston for a time on Tuesday, but everybody is fine, NASA said. Published February 19, 2013
‘Celebrity Rehab’ Mindy McCready’s death casts dark shadow on show
Country star and Celebrity Rehab participant Mindy McCready's death has sparked outrage among show watchers, who count the singer's Sunday death the fifth for the production — and the third from Season 3 alone. Published February 19, 2013
Looming union strike hits hard at embattled Boeing
The hits just keep coming to Boeing Co. The company has emerged from the grounding of its 787 Dreamliner to face a possible union strike of roughly 23,000 of its engineers and technical workers. Published February 19, 2013
North Korea threatens South with ‘final destruction’ at U.N. talks
North Korea threatened South Korea with "final destruction" at a United Nations conference on disarmament on Tuesday. Published February 19, 2013
Calif. freeway shooting spree leaves 4 dead, including shooter
A chaotic Southern California shooting spree Tuesday that traveled from a neighborhood onto the freeway left four dead, including the shooter, police said. Published February 19, 2013
Iran agrees to nuclear talks in return for West’s OK of enrichment
Iran said it will open talks with the West about its nuclear program, as long as the United States publicly upholds Iran's right to enrich uranium, a spokesman for the nation's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Published February 19, 2013
California gun-confiscation program seen as model for nation
A California law that allows authorities to track down gun owners who lost their legal rights to keep their weapons — and then confiscate those firearms — is being heralded as a model for the nation, according to one media report. Published February 19, 2013
Beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad suggests re-election in the cards
Syrian President Bashar Assad sees another term in his future. Despite the deaths of thousands, and an ongoing — at times, escalating — military conflict that has pit Mr. Assad's regime against various rebelling factions, the beleaguered president says he may run for re-election in 2014. Published February 19, 2013
Gun-free zone: Comcast cable blacklists gun-related ads
Comcast Spotlight, the advertising and sales division for Comcast Cable, has halted all ads having to do with guns on its nationwide network. Published February 19, 2013
Ohio poll worker who admits voting twice for Obama may have voted six times
A Cincinnati poll worker admitted to an Ohio television station earlier this month she voted twice for President Obama in November. But now authorities think she voted more like six times in the election, and they've added her name to a list of 19 they're investigating for voter fraud. Published February 19, 2013
