Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Feds seize $21.6M in counterfeit pro-football gear
Federal agents scooped up $21.6 million worth of professional football jerseys, hats and other items that were set to be sold to unsuspecting fans as the real deal. Published January 30, 2014
Gay man sues Catholic school for rescinding job offer
A gay Massachusetts man filed a lawsuit against a Boston-area Catholic girls' prep school after administrators reneged on a job offer once they realized he was married to a man. Published January 30, 2014
Russia detains two suspects in Volgograd terror attacks
Police in Russia have identified the two suicide bombers in one of the recent Volgograd terror attacks and have also taken into custody two others suspected of helping. Published January 30, 2014
Obama’s brother wears Hamas scarf bearing anti-Israel slogans in photo
A photo of President Obama's half-brother, Malik, who served as the best man at his brother's wedding, has surfaced showing him wearing a special scarf emblazoned with anti-Israel slogans used by the terror group Hamas. Published January 30, 2014
Afghanistan can’t be trusted with $1B of U.S. aid, audit finds
Afghanistan can't be trusted to funnel the millions upon millions of dollars it receives from America to the proper sources, two global aiding firms found, in recently conducted reports made public Thursday. Published January 30, 2014
Michelle Obama to donors: Write some ‘big, fat’ checks for 2014
First lady Michelle Obama certainly isn't shy about what she wants political supporters to do in the lead-up to the 2014 elections: Write some checks, and send them quick. Published January 30, 2014
Italy shocked at Mafia’s fatal hit of 3-year-old boy
A little boy was shot in the head and killed by an apparent Mafia hit in southern Italy that police believe came as a result of a dispute over money. Published January 30, 2014
Calif. teacher with 400 dead snakes arrested for animal cruelty
A teacher in Santa Ana, Calif., was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after police tasked with investigating a foul odor found 400 snakes in his home, almost all of which had been dead for days. Published January 30, 2014
Terror suspect files lawsuit against NSA spy program
A terrorism suspect working with the American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal challenge in federal court in Denver over the National Security Agency's surveillance program, charging the government with just going too far with its powers. Published January 30, 2014
Rep. Steve Stockman: ‘I’m considering filing Articles of Impeachment’ on Obama
Rep. Steve Stockmam — who's running a race for the Senate seat currently held by John Cornyn — couldn't even make it through the entire State of the Union speech without losing his cool over President Obama. Published January 30, 2014
California mulls ban on spy drones without warrant
California lawmakers are debating a bill that would ban warrantless drone surveillance — a measure that comes just as the nation saw its first American convicted of a crime based on video supplied in court by an unmanned air craft. Published January 30, 2014
Donald Trump toys with run for N.Y. governor: ‘I think I would win’
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump, 67, said the time has come for him to get in the governor's race, and he's seriously mulling a run at the top seat currently held by New York's Andrew Cuomo. Published January 30, 2014
Obama mum as Russia violates arms treaty forged by Reagan
U.S. State Department officials say Russia has repeatedly violated the terms of a treaty forged by former President Ronald Reagan and then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev by conducting numerous flight tests of a cruise missile — but the White House is so far reluctant to take up the charges and address them with President Vladimir Putin directly. Published January 30, 2014
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sued by sister’s ex-boyfriend over jail beating
Rob Ford, the Toronto mayor who made international headlines after admitting he smoked crack while drunk, now has a new scandal at his door: He's being sued by his sister's ex-boyfriend. Published January 30, 2014
Army quadruple amputee makes N.Y. film debut
Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is on deployment in Afghanistan when in an instant, his life changes: he steps on an improvised explosive device, losing portions of both arms and legs. Now he's the subject of an inspiring movie set to make its New York debut in Times Square on Wednesday. Published January 29, 2014
Coast Guard launches search off Cuba coast for lost crew member
The U.S. Coast Guard sent out an emergency response team Wednesday to scour the waters off Cuba for a crew member who fell off the Celebrity Cruise Ship Constellation. Published January 29, 2014
Jimmy Carter pens women’s rights book, ‘A Call To Action’
Former President Jimmy Carter's upcoming book is being billed as a tome of women's rights — "A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power" — and it's due for publication March 25. Published January 29, 2014
Disney Channel makes history with debut of lesbian couple on kids’ TV
“Good Luck Charlie,” the comedy Disney Channel production that targets the most youthful of U.S. society, made television production history with the filming of a two-part series finale – due to air around Valentine’s Day – that showcases lesbian partners Susan and Cheryl. Published January 29, 2014
Two top-level U.S. bankers commit suicide in London
Two high-profile and high-up American bankers in London have killed themselves in separate incidents that took place within a couple days of each other. Published January 29, 2014
GOP turns to courts to rein in Obama’s executive power
Sen. John McCain reacted to President Obama's vow to use his pen — minus Congress — to propel significant personal legislative and policy agenda items with a blunt warning: We'll sue. Published January 29, 2014