Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Caught on film: JFK Airport guards sleeping on the job
Security guards who work at a key wish-list target for the world's terrorists, JFK Airport, have been caught sleeping at key posts, damaging photographs prove. Published June 10, 2013
Doctor: Nelson Mandela’s ‘condition is unchanged’
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is still recovering in the hospital from his latest medical bout with a lung infection and is considered in serious but stable condition, doctors said Monday. Published June 10, 2013
George Zimmerman heads to court for jury selection
Jury selection for the trial of George Zimmerman, who is charged with the second-degree murder of a Florida teenager, kicks off on Monday. Published June 10, 2013
Actor John Malkovich saves bleeding man in Toronto
A doorman at a Toronto building suggested that if it weren't for Hollywood actor John Malkovich, a 77-year-old man who accidentally cut his throat on scaffolding may not have recovered so quickly. Published June 10, 2013
Back-to-back bombings kill 14 in busy market in Iraq
Car bombs that exploded one after the other on Monday rocked a busy market in Iraq, leaving at least 14 dead. Published June 10, 2013
Kabul airport in chaos as Taliban militants launch deadly attack
Seven Taliban militants launched a suicide bomb and gun attack on Afghanistan's main airport in Kabul early Monday, taking on security forces in a violent battle that lasted almost four hours. Published June 10, 2013
GOP’s Peter King: NSA leaker Edward Snowden must be extradited, prosecuted
Leading Republicans in the House have called for the extradition of the man at the heart of the National Security Agency information scandal, Edward Snowden, who is in Hong Kong. Published June 10, 2013
Chocolate wars: Mars, Nestle, Hershey accused of price-fixing
Nestle, Mars and Hershey operations in Canada have been charged with conspiracy in a chocolate price-fixing investigation — which could mean significant fines and jail time for those charged, investigators said. Published June 7, 2013
IRS bill drives man to attempt suicide on street near ‘Today’ show
A man who tried to commit suicide outside the NBC "Today" studios at Rockefeller Center during the show's Thursday broadcast was distraught over a $1.3 million bill from the Internal Revenue Service, authorities said. Published June 7, 2013
Judge orders second sick child onto adult organ transplant list
The family of an 11-year-old boy awaiting a new lung has won a federal judge's support, and now his name could be permanently added to an adult transplant list. Published June 7, 2013
Palin: America ‘so screwed’ by Obama’s Rice, Power picks
Sarah Palin said the United States is "so screwed" by President Obama's picks of Susan Rice to head national security and Samantha Power as ambassador to the United Nations. Published June 7, 2013
Cheating concerns lead China to ban metal bra clasps for test-takers
More than 9 million students are taking university entrance exams in China on Friday, and test overseers are so worried about the chance for cheating that they've announced some bizarre policies: Women, don't wear bras with metal clasps. Published June 7, 2013
Atheists set to unveil first public monument at Florida courthouse
Come June 29, a county courthouse in Northern Florida will have the dubious distinction of becoming the first public property in America to display a monument touting atheism. Published June 7, 2013
Liberal Bob Beckel blasts White House: NSA nearing ‘fascism’
Bob Beckel, the liberal voice on Fox News' daily political commentary show, "The Five," issued a scathing criticism Thursday evening of the White House and the National Security Agency's secret grab of Americans' phone records. Published June 7, 2013
Chris Matthews: I voted for Michael Steele because he’s black
"Hardball" host Chris Matthews, who lives in Maryland, said in a televised appearance this week that he voted for Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele in 2006 in part because he's black. Published June 7, 2013
Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv for gay pride
Friday dawned in Israel with the gathering of tens of thousands for a massive gay pride through Tel Aviv. Published June 7, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry quietly sends $1.3B to Egypt, waiving U.S. law: memo
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has quietly sent $1.3 billion of military assistance to Egypt — controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood — in defiance of congressional restrictions on dollars going to countries that haven't yet complied with standards of democracy, a memo revealed. Published June 7, 2013
N.Y. woman admits to scam exploiting Sandy Hook shooting for money
A New York woman pleaded guilty to faking a relationship to a Newtown, Conn., shooting victim as a means of raising money from emotionally torn charitable donors. Published June 7, 2013
Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio suspends immigration enforcement
Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio has suspended immigration enforcement on the heels of a federal court ruling that declared his patrol profiling polices as biased against Hispanics. Published June 7, 2013
New U.S. bunker bombs take out replica underground nuclear site
The Pentagon has successfully destroyed a replica of an underground nuclear facility using advanced bunker-buster bombs, military officials said Friday. Published June 7, 2013
