Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
NFL puts Arizona on notice: Religion bill could hurt Super Bowl image
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee sent a stark warning to state lawmakers over a bill that allows businesses to cite religious exemptions as reason to refuse service to gays: You could lose the Super Bowl. Published February 26, 2014
Freed Gitmo detainee arrested in London during terror investigation
A human rights group in Britain is outraged that one of its members — a high-profile director named Moazzam Begg, who was once imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay — was arrested in London over an investigation into his suspicious ties to terrorists in Syria. Published February 26, 2014
Media-bashing Alec Baldwin wins ‘Law & Order’ role as journalist
In a curious twist of fate, the Hollywood actor known almost as much for his hatred of paparazzi and the media as for his commercial screen appearances — Alec Baldwin — has won a role in "Law & Order: SVU" as none other than a journalist. Published February 26, 2014
Snowy forecast for D.C. region pushes spring to back burner
More snow: That's the forecast for the Washington, D.C., region for Wednesday, with up to 3 inches predicted in spots dotting the landscape from Northern Virginia through Baltimore. Published February 26, 2014
German paper ripped for ‘anti-Semitic’ caricature of Mark Zuckerberg
Germany's most-circulated broadsheet newspaper is under fire for a published caricature of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg that's being perceived as anti-Semitic, reminiscent of propaganda from the nation's Nazi occupied days. Published February 26, 2014
Americans’ approval of gays hikes by 21 percentage points
Americans may not be able to agree on immigration reform, or education policy, or military spending — but on gays, they're speaking loud and clear: More and more are approving of same-sex marriage than ever before, the Public Religion Research Institute found. Published February 26, 2014
Philadelphia teacher arrested for selling heroin near own prep school
A Philadelphia teacher was arrested for allegedly selling heroin from his Nissan Pathfinder vehicle just two miles down the road from the Northeast Preparatory School that employs him. Published February 26, 2014
Hezbollah vows revenge for Israeli attack on its positions
Hezbollah said Wednesday that Israeli's military carried out an airstrike in Lebanon near the Syrian border that caused substantial damage to its positions. Published February 26, 2014
Colombian informant says U.S. ‘jerking me around’ on $5M reward
A Colombian man who said he helped federal agents in the mid-2000s arrest and convict the then-leader of the nation's most powerful drug cartel — Diego Leon Montoya Sanchez, a.k.a. "Don Diego" — says the FBI has reneged on its promise to pay the $5 million reward. Published February 25, 2014
Netanyahu finger shadow puts Hitler-like mustache on Merkel’s face
In a real-life example of made-for-TV humor, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's finger shadow was captured by camera casting right across the lipline of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's face. Published February 25, 2014
Black pastors group calls for Eric Holder impeachment over gay marriage
"If Obama was a white man, he would be impeached," said Rev. William Owens, the group's founder and president. "Obama has been given a free pass to do what he pleases, but I don't give him a pass. I'm very black, been black all my life. He doesn't get a pass. I don't give him a pass." Published February 25, 2014
USDA to spend $3M to help feed honeybees in five states
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is poised to spend about $3 million of taxpayer dollars to improve farmlands to help feed honeybees in the Midwest, an initiative aimed at helping farmers and ranchers who depend on the insect to pollinate their plants. Published February 25, 2014
Few Army women want combat jobs anyway, survey shows
A preliminary finding from a survey of 170,000 female Army soldiers finds that for all the talk about opening doors to combat for women, most don't want to jump into the middle of the battle zone anyway. Published February 25, 2014
Uganda tabloid outs gays with list of ‘200 top’ homosexuals
Just one day after Uganda's president signed a law that punishes gays with possible lifelong prison sentences, a local newspaper published a list of what editors determined to be the "200 top" homosexuals in the country — some of whom had not yet been outed. Published February 25, 2014
Iraq signs deal to buy arms from Iran as State Dept. sees ‘serious concern’
Iran has reportedly agreed to sell $195 million worth of arms and ammunition to Iraq -- a pact that the U.S. State Department is investigating with alarm, and that security experts say would break U.N. embargo rules. Published February 25, 2014
Ga. lawmakers OK guns in schools, churches; gun control groups push back
Two gun control advocacy groups are railing against a measure passed by Georgia lawmakers that will allow legal carriers to bring guns into schools, churches, bars and some government facilities. Published February 25, 2014
Masked gunman shoots Long Island power-broker at Oheka Castle home
A power-player in the New York developer market was shot point blank in the face and left to die near the steps of his sprawling Oheka Castle home. Published February 25, 2014
Measles cases confirmed in Boston-area suburb
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed two cases of measles in a suburb just west of Boston and issued a warning for other Framingham residents: You may be exposed to the highly contagious disease. Published February 25, 2014
New York cops to Alec Baldwin: Leave, we don’t care
If Alec Baldwin does leave New York City, as he ranted in a recently published magazine piece, at least one segment of city society won't be upset: the police. Published February 25, 2014
Bible stops two bullets fired at Ohio bus driver’s chest
For one Ohio bus driver, his Bible was a lifesaver. He was shot in the chest at close range — twice — but his Bible book, "The Message," absorbed the bullets and saved his life. Published February 25, 2014
