Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Spain police arrest 8 with al Qaeda links
Spanish police said on Friday that they've arrested eight suspects who are accused of recruiting jihadists to fight with groups linked to al Qaeda in Syria. Published June 21, 2013
Ireland’s top health minister advocates for abortion bill
Ireland's minister of health came out in full support of the nation's hotly contested abortion bill on Thursday, assuring that hospitals would not be allowed to perform the procedure at will, but only to save the lives of at-risk women. Published June 21, 2013
‘Allahu Akbar’ shout at Western Wall gets man shot, killed in Israel
Israeli police said a guard at the Western Wall shot and killed a suspicious man with his hands jammed in his pockets and who began to shout "Allahu Akbar," of God is great, early Friday. Published June 21, 2013
Howard Kurtz: Goodbye to CNN, hello to Fox News
It just became a smidge harder for Fox News haters to dismiss the network as Republican drivel. Published June 20, 2013
Man who threatened Obama on Twitter sentenced to a year in jail
A federal judge sentenced an Alabama man to a year in prison for putting on Twitter a threat against President Obama. Published June 20, 2013
Jimmy Hoffa: Wood chipper determined union boss’ final resting place outside Detroit: report
Investigators will never find the remains of Jimmy Hoffa because the former Teamster’s body was fed through a wood chipper decades ago, according to a bombshell new report. Published June 20, 2013
For sale: Two Navy LCM-8 landing vessels, circa Vietnam era
The U.S. Navy is auctioning off two LCM-8s, landing vessels used during the Vietnam conflict that are capable of plowing onto a beach and kicking off an amphibious assault. Published June 20, 2013
Florida activists launch drive to legalize gay marriage
Activists with Equality Florida, the largest LGBT rights group in the state, have kicked off a campaign to legalize gay marriage. Published June 20, 2013
Jimmy Carter to John Kerry: Ease sanctions on terror groups
Former President Jimmy Carter has signed on to a petition to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the United States to back off certain sanctions on groups that are deemed terrorist organizations, so that peace workers can go in and work. Published June 20, 2013
North Carolina repeals Racial Justice Act, seen as roadblock to executions
North Carolina's governor signed into law Wednesday a repeal of a law that gave death penalty inmates the opportunity to seek softer sentences if they proved the court was guilty of racial discrimination. Published June 20, 2013
N.Y. firm alleges London Olympics designers pilfered cauldron idea
Designers with the New York firm Atopia are seeing red, accusing the maker of the much-praised cauldron for the London Olympics of pilfering their idea. Published June 20, 2013
Saudis set to expel Lebanese who support Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia is poised to send packing any Lebanese citizens who support the militant group Hezbollah, a show of solidarity with rebel fighters in Syria who are battling to oust President Bashar Assad. Published June 20, 2013
Dubai plans $7 million theme park to honor Koran
Dubai's director of government projects said that nation was constructing a new theme park to honor the Muslim holy text, the Koran, to be ready for tourists and visitors by September 2014. Published June 20, 2013
House votes to cut $2 billion in food stamp funding from farm bill
The House voted 234-188 against a Democrat amendment to a farm bill that would have kept food stamp spending at its current level — and in so doing, gave the thumbs up to go forward with cuts to the program to the tune of $2 billion in one year. Published June 20, 2013
British P.M. David Cameron to Syrian military: Toss Bashar Assad and we’ll give you amnesty
British Prime Minister sent a brief message to Syria's military on Wednesday: Help oust President Bashar Assad and we'll grant amnesty and give 100 percent forgiveness for crimes against the civilians. Published June 20, 2013
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he’s helping NSA leaker Edward Snowden sneak to Iceland
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he's trying to forge an asylum agreement for NSA intelligence leaker Edward Snowden to hide in Iceland. Published June 20, 2013
Utah soldier hit 9 times by IEDs finally gets Bronze Star
It took six years, but a former Utah sergeant who was hit by IEDs nine different times while serving two tours of duty in Iraq and who now suffers permanent brain damage finally was awarded the military's fifth-highest combat medal, the Bronze Star. Published June 20, 2013
Iranian President-elect Hasan Rowhani tied to Jewish-targeted bomb plot that killed 85
Hasan Rowhani, the president-elect of Iran, was part of a special government task force that plotted in 1994 to bomb a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, a terrorist attack that ultimately left 85 dead and hundreds wounded. Published June 20, 2013
Police probe bomb threat made to help Fort Hood suspect Nidal Hasan get ‘demands’
Police are trying to identify who threatened to bomb a county courthouse nearby Fort Hood if demands from Maj. Nidal Hasan — on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage that left 13 dead — weren't met. Published June 20, 2013
All-white town in South Africa fights to keep segregation
A South African town that spans about 2,000 acres and touts about 1,000 residents is fighting to maintain its historical roots — as an all-white community that beckons from apartheid days. Published June 20, 2013
