Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Study: Barbie sours girls’ career ambitions while Mrs. Potato Head busts gender roles
A new study at Oregon State University finds that girls between the ages of 4 and 7 are influenced by Barbie to believe a woman's place is in the home. Mrs. Potato Head, however, and changes that perception. Published March 7, 2014
Ted Turner hospitalized in S. America with possible appendicitis
Ted Turner of Turner Broadcasting System and CNN fame has been transported to a hospital in South America for an undisclosed reason. Published March 7, 2014
Obamacare fallout: 49 percent pessimistic; 45 percent ‘scared’
Ask Americans how they feel about Obamacare and 49 percent of them will tell you: Pessimistic. And another 45 percent will add: Frightened. Published March 7, 2014
Russia accused of sinking own cruiser to block Ukrainian navy
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claims Russia has sunk one of its own vessels to block the Ukraine navy from sailing its own ships from Donuzlav Lake. Published March 7, 2014
Pope Francis: I snatched a cross from my confessor’s corpse
Pope Francis admitted he went to pray by the open casket of his confessor — and took the cross from his dead hand. Published March 7, 2014
Calif. shop facing angry fire pulls ‘smart gun’ from shelves
A California shop that was about to go down in history as selling the first supposed "smart gun" in America has now done a one-eighty and pulled the product, after customers and Second Amendment activists unleashed a slew of complaints. Published March 7, 2014
Napoleon’s death-bed hair, shirt to hit the auction block
Napoleon Bonaparte's death bed and sweat-stained shirt is about to hit the auction block in France -- and so is a lock of his hair, his ivory cane and some of last-living bandages. Published March 7, 2014
Rachel Canning revealed: Host let teen throw booze parties
The millionaire lawyer who's letting 18-year-old high-schooler Rachel Canning stay with his family as she sues her parents for money and college tuition allowed her a few years ago to throw a booze-filled party that left her drunk and puking in the streets. Published March 7, 2014
Bob Costas botox caused pink eye; NBC host denies claim
NBC is fending off claims circulating through the media that the dramatic case of pink eye that drove Bob Costas from his Olympics broadcast perch was due to Botox injections. Published March 7, 2014
Woman born male sues CrossFit for gender discrimination
Chloe Johnson, a transgender athlete who was born a male and who was prohibited by CrossFit from competing in a strength competition as a woman, has now launched a lawsuit claiming discrimination. Published March 7, 2014
U.S. tasks Navy destroyer to Black Sea amid Ukraine tensions
The United States has ordered a dozen F-16 fighter gets to Poland and a guided-missile destroyer to the Black Sea in moves that are being billed as "scheduled" deployments -- but that nonetheless come amid heightening tensions in the region, from Russia-Crimea relations. Published March 6, 2014
Teen on deathbed awakens as family sings hymns
A BYU student who was struck by a car and given a five percent change of emerging from a coma shocked her doctors by opening her eyes — at the same time her family had gathered at her hospital bed to sing hymns. Published March 6, 2014
Staples shuttering 225 stores by mid-2015
Staples is closing down 225 of its stores in North America -- about 12 percent of its stock -- in an effort to cut costs and shore up weak revenue numbers. Published March 6, 2014
Rutgers professors to Condi Rice: Go home, and take your speech with you
Professors and students at Rutgers University have joined forces to protest an administrative decision to ask former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to serve as this year's keynote commencement speaker. Published March 6, 2014
Ohio kid, 10, suspended for forming finger like gun
In yet another show of zero tolerance policy, administrators at one central Ohio middle school sent a fifth-grader home for three days for shaping his fingers like a gun and pointing them at another student's head. Published March 6, 2014
Kim Jong-un calls for execution of 33 Christians
North Korea tyrant Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered that 33 Christians believed to be working alongside South Korean Baptist missionary Km Jung-wook be put to death. Published March 6, 2014
Justice Dept. sues Philadelphia schools over beard-length rule
The Department of Justice has launched a lawsuit against the Philadelphia School District, claiming a school rule the limits how long employees' beards can grow actually violates First Amendment religious freedoms. Published March 6, 2014
HIllary Clinton tries to walk back Putin-Hitler slam
Hillary Clinton tried to walk back from a comparison she made of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, calling on a critical public to remember she was only speaking to the historical links. Published March 6, 2014
Rep. Alan Grayson rocks headlines for domestic dispute: ‘She’s simply lying’
Rep. Alan Grayson — the Floridian who once famously declared that Republicans' idea of health care was for the sick and elderly to die — is now rocking national headlines for a different reason: Domestic dispute charges. Published March 6, 2014
U.S. mocks Putin: You’re full of ‘Russian fiction’
The State Department issued a mocking message for President Vladimir Putin over justifications he's put forth about his invasion of Crimea: You're full of "Russian fiction," the statement read Published March 6, 2014
