Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Apple debuts new skin color shades for emoji menu
Apple has given the OK to new beta updates to its operating system that will provide a new menu of emoji skin shades. Published February 24, 2015
Leonard Nimoy, ‘Star Trek’s‘ Spock, hospitalized with chest pains
Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played "Star Trek's" Spock, was rushed to the hospital with severe chest pains. Published February 24, 2015
Maya Angelou to get own U.S. Postal Service ‘forever stamp’
Maya Angelou, an American poet and writer who died in May 2014, will now be honored with her own "forever stamp" from the U.S. Postal Service. Published February 24, 2015
Rajendra Pachauri, IPCC chief, resigns amid sexual harassment claim
Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the United Nations' body that's tasked with studying climate change and its supposed effects, resigned from his post Tuesday amid charges that he sexually harassed one of his employees. Published February 24, 2015
University of Michigan course teaches need to boot ‘morally perverse’ capitalism
A class at the University of Michigan titled "Organizational Studies 203: Activism" presses the message: The "morally perverse" capitalistic system in play in America today needs to be overthrown. Published February 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton dinged for ‘All Madam President’s Men,’ her near all-male staff
Former Secretary of State and presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has an image problem with women — and it's due to what one writer dubs her "All Madam President's Men" staff reality: Nearly all men; few women. Published February 24, 2015
Justice Department goes after 10 banks for price-rigging precious metals
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into at least 10 big banks to see if officials rigged prices of precious metals — though European regulators looking into the same thing had to conclude: There was no wrongdoing. Published February 24, 2015
Ben Woolf, ‘American Horror Story’ actor, dies from freak head injury
Ben Woolf, the 34-year-old actor who played the character of Meep on the hit "American Horror Story" television show, died Monday from a head injury suffered when he was hit by a side mirror from a passing car. Published February 24, 2015
Rush Limbaugh: Hollywood hypocrites need to ‘fix … own house’ on income equality
Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio rock star, referenced actress Patricia Arquette's politicized acceptance speech on income equality at the Oscars, and said her public scolding was little more than a show of hypocrisy. Published February 24, 2015
Israel rips U.S. deal that rewards Iran for good behavior as ‘great danger’
Israel is ripping a deal that's emerging between the United States and Iran, saying that the agreement seems to reward Tehran for good behavior by backing off restrictions in a 10-year timeframe — and opening the door for the regime to make nuclear weapons. Published February 24, 2015
Erica Snipes, Eric Garner’s daughter, slams Al Sharpton as ‘all about’ the money
Erica Snipes, the daughter of Eric Garner — the New Yorker who was placed in a chokehold by police and died hours later at the hospital — has issued a scathing assessment of Al Sharpton, reportedly saying the reverend only cares about money, not principle. Published February 24, 2015
Islamic State abducts 70-plus Assyrian Christians
Islamic State terrorists stormed a number of small villages in northeast Syria and took captive at least 70 Assyrian Christians, two activist groups reported Tuesday. Published February 24, 2015
Rob Richards, Marine who peed on Taliban, buried with honors at Arlington
Rob Richards, the Marine who exited from military service in 2013 — and after a widely circulated video of him urinating on a dead Taliban member painted him in a poor light — was buried on Feb. 13 with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Published February 23, 2015
Nigerian girl, not quite 10 years old, blows herself up with suicide bomb
A young suicide bomber who looked younger than 10 years old blew herself up at a busy market in Potiskum, a northeastern town in Nigeria. Published February 23, 2015
Wesleyan students in ‘serious/critical’ shape after apparent overdose on Molly
Eleven Wesleyan University students were sent to the hospital for treatment of suspected drug overdoses, and authorities say they're pretty sure "Molly," or MDMA, was to blame. Published February 23, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, circa 2013, was set to paint Obama as ‘anti-woman, anti-Semitic’
Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz had a backup plan of revenge in 2013, in case President Obama did move to replace her from her party position — and that was to paint him as "anti-woman" and "anti-Semitic," various media outlets reported. Published February 23, 2015
Tony Abbott, Australia chief, tightens immigration laws, clamps down ‘hate preachers’
Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott heralded in new, tighter immigration and counterterrorism laws on Monday, saying that the measures are needed in the face of rising Islamic State violence. Published February 23, 2015
Mercedes-Benz recalls 147K cars in U.S. over risks of engine fires
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz recalled more than 147,000 midsize sedans and station wagons after authorities alerted that a rubber seal on models made between 2013 and 2015 could fall into the exhaust system and cause an engine fire. Published February 23, 2015
Willacy County prison guards take back control from rioting inmates
Officers who work in the Willacy County Correctional Center wrested back control of the prison from rioting inmates — although damage to the facility was significant. Published February 23, 2015
‘American Sniper’ wins Academy Award — for sound editing
"American Sniper," the Chris Kyle story that's topped $300 million in box office earnings, managed to grab an Academy Award pat on the back — for sound editing. Published February 23, 2015
