Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
San Francisco 49ers’ Aldon Smith arrested for airport bomb threat
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested at Los Angeles Airport Sunday after police said he claimed he had a bomb during a confrontational security search. Published April 14, 2014
Sikhs with long beards complain they can’t go in U.S. military
Only three of 500,000 active-duty and reserve Army troops are Sikhs — followers of a religion that started in the Punjab region — and that has a few of them upset, decrying a U.S. military policy against long hair and beards that won't let them easily join. Published April 14, 2014
Kirsten Dunst: Actress sparks feminist ire: ‘You need a man to be a man’
Hollywood's Kirsten Dunst seems to have set off a gender war among feminists after she told a Harper's Bazaar UK writer that the concept of a knight in shining armor wasn't a bad one — and that women and the world should allow their men to be men. Published April 14, 2014
Federal judge expected to force Ohio to accept gay marriages from other states
A federal judge is poised to issue a ruling that is expected to recognize same-sex marriages in Ohio that were performed elsewhere and make the state grant the accompanying benefits. Published April 14, 2014
U.N. climate experts call for ‘near zero’ emissions, global taxes
Climate change experts affiliated with the United Nations said the only way to turn back the clock on global warming-type disasters is to force all the nations of the world to keep all production and energy activities to a "near zero" carbon emission level — and to mandate taxes and fees across the world. Published April 14, 2014
Utah police scour for clues after finding 7 dead babies in garage
Utah police are questioning the mother and her family members to try and determine how the bodies of seven babies could have been stuck inside cardboard boxes and placed in their garage over the past decade without anyone noticing. Published April 14, 2014
Constitution-wielding Texas man pleads his case against speed-camera ticket
A Texas man with a camera-issued speeding ticket in one hand and a copy of the Constitution in the other took on the court system with an appeal that cited the 6th Amendment, the 5th Amendment and long-standing law. Published April 11, 2014
Hall & Oates, E Street Band among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Hall & Oates and Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band were among the artists inducted Thursday night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — a long-awaited honor for the two 1980s acts that recognized their lasting cultural contributions during a musical era known and even mocked for its prevalence of one-hit wonders. Published April 11, 2014
I can clone John Lennon from his tooth, Canadian dentist claims
Put this in the column of seriously strange news. A dentist in Canada who bought an old tooth that came Beatles icon John Lennon's mouth now thinks he can turn DNA from that tooth into a baby via cloning. Published April 11, 2014
Militias head to Nevada rancher’s standoff with feds: We’re not ‘afraid to shoot’
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's decades-long battle against the federal government over grazing rights has heated to the point where militia groups have joined in and taken up spots against the feds who've circled his land — and talk is, they're not afraid to open fire. Published April 11, 2014
Rush Limbaugh: CBS ‘declared war on the heartland of America’
Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk show giant, said CBS has just made a massive cultural statement that sets traditional, heartland America in its sights by hiring comedian Stephen Colbert as David Letterman's "Late Show" replacement. Published April 11, 2014
CDC finds women shunning babies for little lapdogs
Young women just aren't that crazy about babies any more, shunning the diaper changes and midnight feedings for dubbed-in family members that don't demand as much care: dogs. And not just any type dog -- specifically, those that weigh less than 25 pounds. Published April 11, 2014
TSA refuses flight to stroke victim who couldn’t speak her name
A woman trying to fly from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix says Transportation Security Administration agents refused passage to her disabled sister because she couldn't properly pronounce her own name. Published April 11, 2014
Dem’s $100K bet against ‘bunch of whites’ backfires in face of diversity rally
An Alabama state lawmaker, Rep. Alvin Holmes, who rocked national headlines with his perceived racist claim that few whites in the nation would ever adopt black children — and who then backed his view with a $100,000 bet — may now have to pay up, or at least shut up. Published April 11, 2014
Ted Cruz: Impeach Eric Holder for ‘defying Congress and the rule of law’
Sen. Ted Cruz said Attorney General Eric Holder ought to be impeached if he doesn't take tough action against former IRS official Lois Lerner, who's been tied to the agency's targeting-of-tea-partyers scandal. Published April 11, 2014
Team Obama tosses new threats of sanctions Russia’s way
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent a stern warning to Russia over that nation's aggression into Ukraine: More sanctions are coming if you don't about face on the border occupation and tone down aggressions. Published April 11, 2014
Jimmy Carter jabs Obama, Hillary Clinton on handling of Middle East
Former president Jimmy Carter has once again weighed in on the current administration's goings-on, jabbing at President Obama and his former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for their handling of foreign affairs, particularly in the Middle East. Published April 11, 2014
Louisiana lawmakers press for Bible as official state book
Louisiana lawmakers say the Bible ought to be named as the state's official book, and they're pressing forward with a bill, despite the looming threat of a lawsuit. Published April 11, 2014
Jeb Bush defends ‘act of love’ immigration view, but shies from same rhetoric
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a talked-about Republican candidate for the White House for 2016, defended his belief that illegals act simply out of love for their families when they break the law and sneak across the border — albeit with new rhetoric that doesn't come off as liberal. Published April 11, 2014
5 students, 5 adults killed in fiery FedEx truck crash with tour bus in California
A horrific crash on a California highway between a FedEx truck and a charter bus that was taking high-schoolers to a nearby college for a tour has left five students and five adults dead, CNN reported Friday. Published April 11, 2014
