Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
China spokesman meets with U.S., Koreas to express ‘serious concerns’
A spokesman from China met Wednesday with ambassadors from the United States and North and South Koreas to express "serious concern" over the escalating tensions. Published April 3, 2013
Magic Johnson responds to photo of gay son: ‘Very proud’ of him
Basketball legend Magic Johnson said a recent photograph of his son walking the Sunset Strip, dressed in fur coat and swinging a handbag — and holding hands with his boyfriend — doesn't bother him. Published April 2, 2013
Georgia city approves law requiring gun ownership
A small north Georgia town with a population of about 1,300 has passed a law that requires homeowners to own guns. Published April 2, 2013
Fire kills 13 children in Burma orphanage
Thirteen children were killed during a fire at a mosque in Yangon, Burma that serves as an orphanage. Published April 2, 2013
Amsterdam taxed, fined Holocaust Jews in hiding — and in Nazi camps
Apparently, in Amsterdam, fleeing Nazi persecution and hiding from German troops to avoid forced placement in a concentration camp is no excuse not to pay taxes. Published April 2, 2013
Columbia U. hires ex-Weather Underground member convicted in armed robbery
Kathy Boudin, an ex-Weather Underground radical who spent time in prison for a dramatic armed-car robbery that left two police officers and security guard dead, has a new gig: adjunct professor at Columbia University. Published April 2, 2013
Sacramento man dies in failed vandalism attempt; second in weeks
A man accidentally hung himself in what police said was an attempt to vandalize the exterior of an 18-story office building in Sacramento, Calif. — the second graffiti-related death in the city in the past three weeks. Published April 2, 2013
First lady’s frustration: Reading at egg roll promoted junk food
First lady Michelle Obama's plans to push healthy food choices on participants in the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll went awry, as children — fueled by the pro-spaghetti book she read them — voiced scant preference for peas. Published April 2, 2013
Colorado courts face review after mistakenly setting Evan Ebel free
Colorado's court system is reviewing its own rules after it was found that a clerical mistake was to blame for the wrongful release of the prisoner now suspected of killing the state's corrections head. Published April 2, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder named top ‘facilitator of porn’ in ‘Dirty Dozen List’
A group against pornography has put Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in its cross hairs, placing him at the top of a list of national offenders at fault for furthering the X-rated industry. Published April 2, 2013
Holy cow! Katmandu cops crack down on the roaming incarnations
Police in Katmandu, the Nepal capital, say cows may be sacred, but enough is enough: They're blocking too much traffic and have to go. Published April 2, 2013
Nearly 500 Egyptian students sent to the hospital with food poisoning
Almost 500 college students in Cairo were sent to the hospital with food poisoning, a senior health official said on Tuesday. Published April 2, 2013
FCC mulls relaxing rules on indecency, obscenity
The Federal Communications Commission is mulling a change to a policy that, in effect, would open the doors to more obscenity on television and radio. Published April 2, 2013
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon ‘deeply troubled’ over rising rhetoric from North Korea
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "deeply troubled" by North Korea's recent statements and actions and wants world powers to help calm the situation. Published April 2, 2013
Rupert Murdoch slams Australia as ‘racist’ for tightening visa laws
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has taken to task his homeland of Australia for new rules that tighten visa requirements on skilled alien workers. Published April 2, 2013
Rep. Matt Salmon still against same-sex marriage, despite having gay son
Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon says he loves his gay son, but still can't support same-sex marriage. Published April 2, 2013
Defense Dept.’s ‘Godfather at Camp Pendleton’ arrested for extortion
A Defense Department worker who dubbed himself the "Godfather at Camp Pendleton" was arrested and charged with extortion. Published April 2, 2013
Eurozone hits record high 12 percent unemployment
The number of people who are jobless in the 17 nations that comprise the eurozone rose by 33,000 in February, and now more than 19 million are out of work, Eurostat statistical agency reported. Published April 2, 2013
Angelina Jolie opens girls’ school in Afghanistan
Hollywood's Angelina Jolie, who is also an ambassador for the United Nations Agency on Refugees, has opened a girls-only school in Afghanistan, just outside of Kabul. Published April 2, 2013
Democrats push for $10K fine for gun owners without liability insurance
A group of congressional Democrats has signed on to new legislation that would mandate liability insurance for all gun owners in the United States — and fine those who refuse to purchase it as much as $10,000. Published April 2, 2013
