Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
State Department dances around funding-for-Egypt issue
The U.S. Department issued a quick denial to Monday media reports that claimed a halt to funding for Egypt, but then failed to clarify: Is America going to send aid after all? Published August 20, 2013
Scotland Yard launches new look at Princess Diana’s death
British tongues are atwitter after Scotland Yard announced over the weekend that police are giving the death of Princess Diana and her car companion Dodi al Fayed a second look, and taking seriously suggestions that the pair was not killed in an accidental crash but rather by special forces sent on a murder mission. Published August 19, 2013
Shark attacks teen in Hawaii; second in a week
For the second time in less than a week, a shark attacked a swimmer off the coast of Hawaii, this time biting the legs of a 16-year-old surfer on Sunday afternoon. Published August 19, 2013
Al Jazeera to hit airwaves, but where are the advertisers?
Al Jazeera may have a team of 1,000 journalists, a massive budget that expands coverage around the globe and a lofty goal of besting ratings king Fox News — but what it doesn't have is a solid advertising base. Published August 19, 2013
Christianity under attack as violence sweeps through Egypt
Dozens of churches and monasteries have been burned and attacked, a Virgin Mary statue decapitated and several Christians killed in the past few days of unrest in Egypt. Published August 19, 2013
Hosni Mubarak, ex-Egypt leader, acquitted of corruption
Hosni Mubarak, the former longtime leader of Egypt, will be a free man within 48 hours, his attorney predicted, after a court on Monday acquitted him of corruption charges. Published August 19, 2013
Philippines ferry collision death toll rises to 52
The death count from a ferry that crashed and sunk off the coast of the Philippines hit 52 on Monday, as emergency responders found more bodies and brought them to shore. Published August 19, 2013
Food stamp black market on the rise: SNAP-for-cash big business
The black market for food stamps — where recipients sell the federal vouchers for cash — has grown by 30 percent in recent years, the Agriculture Department said in a just-released study Published August 19, 2013
Regulation nation: Obama brings ‘high water mark’ in rules
The nation’s regulatory climate has hit epic highs under President Obama’s White House, despite the administration’s oft-repeated rhetoric of the need to create a freer business atmosphere and open the doors to economic growth. Published August 19, 2013
Scott Brown mulls White House run: ‘I am curious’
Former Sen. Scott Brown says he’s seriously looking at a run for the White House in 2016 and is sending out tentative feelers while on vacation in several Western states to gauge interest. Published August 19, 2013
Oscar Pistorius tearful as prosecutors indict Olympian for premeditated murder
Oscar Pistorius, the “Blade Runner”-sprinting Olympian hero of South Africa, will face a March 3 trial on premeditated murder charges for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, prosecutors said on Monday. Published August 19, 2013
Illinois passes gun law requiring citizen sellers to do background checks
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a new gun control measure into law on Sunday that mandates all owners — even private citizens — perform background checks on potential buyers before finalizing weapons sales. Published August 19, 2013
Afghan President Hamid Karzai sacks attorney general for secret Taliban talks
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has fired his attorney general, Muhammad Ishaq Aloko, after learning the top law enforcement officer had been engaging in behind-doors talks with the Taliban in Dubai, against presidential orders. Published August 19, 2013
German city hall in chaos as gunman holds several hostages
A man is holding several people hostage at a government center in the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, German police said Monday. Published August 19, 2013
Militants ambush, kill dozens of police riding on bus in Egypt
Twenty-five police were killed Monday after militants in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula ambushed their minibuses and shot them, execution-style. Published August 19, 2013
Kansas groups demand city ban weapon-carrying drones
A handful of political and activist organizations in Kansas have partnered to request Lawrence government heads protect city residents from drones and legislate against their local use. Published August 19, 2013
Obama wraps vacation with final round of golf
President Obama returned to the White House late Sunday, following a week-long family get-away to Martha’s Vineyard – but not before squeezing in one last round of golf. Published August 19, 2013
Barbara Bush: ‘Unbelievably accomplished’ Hillary Clinton should run in 2016
Hillary Rodham Clinton received some strong support for a 2016 White House run from a conservative camper on Thursday — none other than the 31-year-old daughter of former President George W. Bush, Barbara. Published August 16, 2013
Rodeo clown who mocked Obama committed ‘hate crime,’ NAACP says
The rodeo clown at the Missouri state fair who donned a mask of President Obama and mocked about a bull running him over is guilty of a hate crime, the head of the state's NAACP chapter said in a radio show late Thursday. Published August 16, 2013
Texas city sends in SWAT to remove homeowner’s property blight
Sustainable farm owners in Arlington, Texas, said SWAT members invaded their home and property under false pretenses -- alleging the family was growing marijuana -- and destroyed fruit and vegetable patches and confiscated 20,400 pounds of material used for the farming operation, all in the name of obliterating what city officials said was blight. Published August 16, 2013
