Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Michigan police shock drivers with wrapped gifts, not tickets
Talk about a Christmas gift. Police in Lowell, Michigan, turned on their flashing lights, pulled over drivers — and offered wrapped presents. Published December 10, 2014
Dennis Rodman on Vladimir Putin: ‘You know, he’s actually cool’
Former NBA great Dennis Rodman, who's frequently referred to North Korean despot Kim Jong-un as a personal friend, returned from a recent trip to Russia filled with praise for another leader with disreputable roots — the former KGB's Vladimir Putin. Published December 10, 2014
Ellie Kaiser, Utah girl, booted from serving on charity because she wore pants
A Utah high-schooler who wanted to volunteer at a local Salt Lake City charity was told to go home — that she wasn't allowed to wear pants. Published December 10, 2014
Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers teammates wear ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts for warmups
Kobe Bryant and several of his Los Angeles Lakers' teammates donned "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts for pregame warmups against the Sacramento Kings — the latest athletes to take public stances in the case of Eric Garner, a New York suspect who died an hour or so after a policeman put him in a chokehold. Published December 10, 2014
Adam Everett Livix, Texan, arrested in Israel for bomb plot on Muslim holy sites
Adam Everett Livix, a 30-year-old Texas man, was arrested by Israeli authorities over allegations he plotted to bomb several Muslim holy sites. Published December 10, 2014
Ben Edelman, Harvard business professor, goes berserk at $4 overcharge for Chinese food
An associate professor at Harvard Business School who teaches in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets division kicked his arguing skills into overtime after a Chinese restaurant dared to overcharge him for his food — by $4. Published December 10, 2014
Obama dodges Bill Cosby commentary: ‘Important to not focus on one case’
President Obama refused to weigh in on the assault and rape charges circling around comedian and Hollywood icon Bill Cosby, saying that he'd rather keep his discussions about sexual attacks non-specific. Published December 10, 2014
Dallas senior living complex goes up in five-alarm flames
Fire tore through a senior living apartment complex in a northeastern corner of Dallas, Texas, early Wednesday morning, forcing residents to flee and firefighters to rush to save several at the same time they battled the five-alarm blaze. Published December 10, 2014
Iran slams U.S. for ‘racism and inhumane behavior’ over police killings
Iran's government has issued a scathing commentary on the U.S. government's treatment of citizens, saying the Eric Garner and Michael Brown police killings prove one thing: America is racist. Published December 10, 2014
Terrell Doss of Ferguson accused of firing gun at police helicopter
Terrell Doss, 28, of Ferguson, Missouri, was formally charged with two counts of assault on law enforcement after he allegedly fired a gun at a St. Louis County Police helicopter carrying a couple officers. Published December 10, 2014
Texas professor teaches students tea party akin to Nazi party
A professor at South Texas College in Weslaco was captured on video explaining to his students some of the perceived similarities between modern day tea party members and 1930's-era Nazis in Germany -- and then imploring them to not tell anyone outside the classroom of his comparison. Published December 9, 2014
Hillary Clinton, savior of whiskey? High-profile women credited with boosting industry
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of several high-profile women credited for bolstering the whiskey industry and keeping it relevant — and profitable — among the alcohol imbibing of the nation. Published December 9, 2014
Military morale plunges 30-plus points under Obama
A survey of military members shows a shocking drop in morale — a downswing that seems directly tied to the change in commander-in-chief from George W. Bush to Barack Obama. Published December 9, 2014
Norm Jacobs, Beloit police chief: Let us search your homes for guns
Beloit, Wisconsin, Police Chief Norm Jacobs said residents ought to let law enforcement search their homes for guns, and he's billing his proposal as a way to keep children safe. Published December 9, 2014
Walgreens pulls wrapping paper woven with Nazi swastikas
Walgreens in Southern California has pulled from its store shelves Hanukkah wrapping paper in gold that contained blue weavings in the shape of Nazi swastikas. Published December 9, 2014
Heather Cho, Korean Air executive, resigns over airplane macadamia nut row
Heather Cho, an executive with Korean Air who also uses the native name of Cho Hyun-ah, resigned Tuesday from the airline's catering and in-flight sales division after facing fire for halting the flight of a plane because crew served her macadamia nuts in a bag and not on a plate. Published December 9, 2014
Facial recognition technology put on vending machines to help dieters diet
Those with little to no self-control — take heart. The Luce X2 Touch TV vending machine, complete with facial identification technology, just made its debut to industry insiders in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom with the promise of helping dieters everywhere keep on track with professed plans to quit the junk food and lose weight. Published December 9, 2014
Jonathan Gruber admits Obama fudged Obamacare costs: podcast
Jonathan Gruber — the now-famous Obamacare architect who credited the bill's passage to the "stupidity" of the American people — heads into a congressional hearing on Tuesday against a backdrop of one of his most shocking claims: that the president outright lied to the American people about his health care reform. Published December 9, 2014
Eric Garner, Michael Brown protesters fill streets, halt traffic
Protests in California over the police-fueled deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have taken decided turns to the violent, with hundreds of angry individuals hurling objects, setting fires, breaking store windows and blocking off major travel routes in the last 24 hours. Published December 9, 2014
Charles Angeletti, Denver professor, pushes students to take anti-American pledge
Metropolitan State University of Denver professor Charles Angeletti, who teaches a class on American Civilization, has a rule for students wishing to take his course: that they recite a new version of the Pledge of Allegiance that denounces the nation as unjust. Published December 9, 2014
