Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Sequestration may force Obama to make climate change compromises
An internal U.S. Energy Department memo says that workers may face furloughs and other cuts if planned sequestration measures go forth in March — and if they do, that means the president may not get his planned climate change policies, according to one industry analyst. Published February 8, 2013
Where’s my money? IRS lags on $22.6B in refunds
Already, the Internal Revenue Service has fallen behind its normal pace of issuing tax refunds — by tens of billions of dollars. Published February 8, 2013
Super Bowl power outage linked to power company’s relay device
The very device that was installed to prevent a power outage at the Super Bowl has been pointed as the cause of the power outage, New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. officials said on Friday. Published February 8, 2013
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban discharged from hospital
The Pakistani girl shot in the head at point blank range by Taliban militants who were outraged at her advocacy for girls' education was discharged from a British hospital. Published February 8, 2013
Republicans to White House: Unions’ Obamacare demands are unlawful
Thirty-one Republican senators have sent a letter to the White House, warning that union demands to expand Obamacare subsidies are unlawful and urging the president to put a halt to the effort. Published February 8, 2013
Anti-Rove movement grows: Ex-lawmaker forms pro-tea party PAC
Rep. Joe Walsh — the former Illinois congressman known for bluntly calling on President Obama to "quit lying" in a 2011 video about the nation's looming default — has found a new enemy: Karl Rove. Published February 8, 2013
Cheating claims rock European soccer world
English football — called soccer in the United States — is "100 percent clean" of cheating, declared one of the sport's highest ranking official, following hundreds of complaints the games in Europe and around the world have been fixed. Published February 8, 2013
U.S. Postal Service reports fourth-quarter loss of $1.3B
The latest fiscal quarter's loss for the U.S. Postal Service hit $1.3 billion, a postal official said Friday. Published February 8, 2013
Harbaugh brothers haven’t talked since Super Bowl
They're not fighting. They're just busy. That's the word from Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh to "Late Show" host David Letterman on why he's not spoken to his brother since the Super Bowl. Published February 8, 2013
China detains 70 in crackdown on Tibetan self-immolations
Seventy people have been detained by Chinese authorities as the government moved Friday to crack down on self-immolations in Tibetan regions. Published February 8, 2013
LAPD manhunt for killer goes door-to-door
Don't answer your door. That's the message from California authorities to Big Bear Lake resort residents, as the manhunt for an ex-policeman suspected of killing three people delved deep into neighborhoods on Friday. Published February 8, 2013
Hacker gains access to George H.W. Bush family emails, photos
A criminal investigation has begun to identify the hacker who accessed personal emails and photographs passed among family members of George H.W. Bush. Published February 8, 2013
BlackBerry pulls 2 new smartphone models from Japan market
BlackBerry executives have opted against launching two new smartphone models in Japan, in blunt acknowledgement that competitor Apple is beating them on sales and grabbing up market shares. Published February 8, 2013
France’s Francois Hollande snubs EU meeting over budget dispute
France's President Francois Hollande boycotted a Thursday meeting with the prime ministers of Germany and Britain, avoiding what could have been a contentious discussion on the European Union's budget. Published February 8, 2013
Seattle mayor orders police to back off drone use
Seattle's mayor, reacting to widespread complaints and concerns from residents, has ordered the city's police department to drop plans to use two drones it purchased via a federal grant. Published February 8, 2013
Rupert Murdoch’s News International settles 144 phone hacking suits
Rupert Murdoch's News International settled on Friday the bulk of lawsuits brought against it for phone hacking charges, according to CNN. Published February 8, 2013
Newark Mayor Cory Booker joins list of nanny politicos pushing weight loss
First, Michelle Obama launches a nationwide campaign to fire up youth to exercise and compel American adults to eat better. Then, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a crackdown on super-sized sodas, cigarettes and bottle-fed babies — going so far toward that latter as to ask hospitals to hide bottles from new mothers and instead pressure breast feeding. Now comes Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J. Published February 8, 2013
Florida judge rules birth certificate will list all 3 gay parents
A Florida judge has made history by allowing a birth certificate to list as parents a married lesbian couple and a gay man. Published February 8, 2013
Conservative Dr. Ben Carson speech upstages Obama at prayer breakfast
Move over President Obama. Conservatives are not talking so much about the president's address at Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast, but rather remarks from Dr. Benjamin Carson, a black pediatric neurosurgeon with Johns Hopkins Hospital who took over the stage for 25 riveting minutes. Published February 8, 2013
Blizzard bearing down on Boston and New York, entire Northeast bracing for massive snowfall
A monster blizzard — called "one for the record books" by weather experts — is bearing down on New England, with latest projections warning of three feet of snow to be dumped beginning Friday between New York City and Boston. Published February 8, 2013
