Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Mayor Michael Bloomberg: NYC may be the next Detroit
New York City is headed toward the same bankrupt fate as Detroit, unless the incoming mayor tends to municipal union issues and curbs soaring pension costs right away, Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned on Tuesday. Published August 7, 2013
Dustin Hoffman: Actor ‘feeling great’ following cancer treatment
Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman has emerged from cancer treatment and is doing well, his spokeswoman said in a statement. Published August 7, 2013
Scandal-tainted Eliot Spitzer films campaign ad at N.Y. school, with 5-year-olds
Eliot Spitzer, the former governor of New York who resigned amid a scandal involving prostitutes, headed out to a Manhattan charter school on Tuesday to film his latest campaign ad for comptroller, filling the classroom and his film's background with students as young as age 5. Published August 7, 2013
Bradley Manning’s maximum sentence cut to 90 years
A military judge on Tuesday scaled back the maximum time that Bradley Manning could serve behind bars, from 136 years to 90 years, after ruling that many of his charges were related enough to be combined. Published August 7, 2013
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s sexual harassment accuser list rises to 11
Just two days after San Diego Mayor Bob Filner headed to treatment for psychiatric issues, two more women — both military veterans — have stepped forward to accuse him of sexual harassment. Published August 7, 2013
Ariel Castro’s Cleveland house of horrors to be demolished
Ariel Castro's Cleveland home — the prison for three Ohio women for roughly a decade — will be demolished Wednesday morning, authorities said. Published August 7, 2013
Anthony Weiner mocks mayoral rival as ‘grandpa’ — at AARP forum
New York City's Anthony Weiner called his mayoral rival "grandpa" during a heated campaign confrontation — that took place at an AARP forum, no less. Published August 7, 2013
Yemen foils al Qaeda bomb plot, as U.S. drones strike again
Yemen authorities said on Wednesday they uncovered and foiled a plot by al Qaeda to bomb oil pipelines and seize the country's main ports — and the announcement comes just as suspected U.S. drones are believed to have killed 7 more of the militant group members. Published August 7, 2013
California dad issues TV plea to abducted daughter: ‘You run’
With the mother dead and the son missing, the father of a South California girl who was abducted by the suspected murderer had this emotion-filled television message for her on Tuesday: Run. Published August 7, 2013
Defense Dept. cuts mandated furloughs from 11 days to 6
U.S. Department of Defense heads say civilian employees will get a bit of reprieve from mandated furloughs, as the number of required days to take off has been cut from 11 to six. Published August 6, 2013
Bomb threat evacuates U.S. Consulate in Milan
Milan authorities say the city's U.S. Consulate was evacuated on Tuesday after receiving a letter with a bomb threat. Published August 6, 2013
Al Jazeera launches documentary unit to explore immigration, justice
Al Jazeera America — due to formally launch on Aug. 20 — is starting up a documentary department with plans to focus on issues related to immigration, poverty, education, health care and the justice system. Published August 6, 2013
Detroit for sale: Christie’s appraising everything from museum items to garages
Financially embattled Detroit has called in the Christie dogs, and asked the world famous auction house to appraise several city-owned properties — including parking meters, properties and even Institute of Arts museum artifacts. Published August 6, 2013
Anthony Weiner told: ‘Go back to your little Hamptons house’
A fired-up woman attending a campaign event for New York City's Anthony Weiner told the mayoral candidate Monday night exactly what she thought of him — in an expletive-filled rant delivered in front of dozens at the Elmhurst Senior Center. Published August 6, 2013
Justice, Texas style: Man pulls concealed gun to shoot kidnappers, kills 1
A couple of Texas criminals had the tables turned on them when a Texas man — taken as a hostage along with his wife and forced to rob a bank — decided he'd had enough and pulled a gun out of his glove box and shot them, killing one. Published August 6, 2013
Al Roker oversleeps for first time in 39 years
After nearly four decades of on-time performance at work, "Today" host Al Roker slipped: He hit his snooze button on his alarm clock one too many times Tuesday and missed his morning weather show. Published August 6, 2013
Ben Carson: Obamacare has ‘taken the joy’ from doctors
President Obama's signature legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has stolen the joy from being a physician or hospital administrator, Dr. Ben Carson said. Published August 6, 2013
Sex scandal rocks Israeli embassy in South America
What started as an investigation into a sexual harassment complaint at an Israeli embassy in South America morphed into a Pandora's box of alleged offenses, mostly related to claims of sexual debauchery within the walls of the diplomatic post. Published August 6, 2013
George W. Bush in ‘high spirits’ after successful heart surgery
Former President George W. Bush was recovering Tuesday from heart surgery after doctors found a blockage in his artery, a spokesman for the family said. Published August 6, 2013
Ibragim Todashev’s father to sue FBI; Tsarnaev’s friend was shot in Florida
The father of the Chechen man who was killed by an FBI agent during questioning about his relationship with Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev said he is suing the agency. Published August 6, 2013
