Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s gun group targets Mark Pryor with $350K ads
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun group has kept its word to go after vulnerable Republican seats, and launched on Friday a $350,000 ad campaign against Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor. Published May 24, 2013
Muslim cleric: ‘God destined’ for Brit soldier Lee Rigby to die in terror attack
Radical Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, whose fiery rhetoric has left him banned from Britain, referred to the suspected terrorists who hacked a soldier to death on a London street as "heroes" who carried out God's will. Published May 24, 2013
Stockholm on fire as youths burn cars, schools
Stockholm is in chaos, as hundreds of youths on Friday set fire to nearly a dozen cars, two schools and a police station as violent protests in Sweden's capital city enter their fifth day. Published May 24, 2013
Ukranian court bans gays from holding pride parade
A Ukrainian court rejected a request from gay rights activists to hold their nation's first pride parade through the streets of Kiev, citing concerns about violence. Published May 24, 2013
Britain scrambles fighter jets against civilian plane from Pakistan
British authorities on Friday sent fighter jets to escort a plane from Pakistan that's carrying nearly 300 passengers. Published May 24, 2013
Five climbers missing, feared dead at Nepal’s Mount Kanchenjunga
Five climbers on Nepal's Mount Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak, went missing earlier in the week and are now believed to be dead, a mountaineering chief said on Friday. Published May 24, 2013
Egyptian ‘honor killings’ leave mother, 2 daughters dead
A spokesman for Egypt's security force said 10 men killed a mother and her two daughters for suspected lapses in morality. Published May 24, 2013
California lawmakers go after plastic producers for beach debris
Two California lawmakers tired of seeing beaches littered with plastic bottles and bags are casting blame on private companies and bringing forth a bill that would make manufacturers responsible for the mess. Published May 24, 2013
Pope Francis suggests atheists’ good deeds gets them to heaven
Pope Francis has sparked a religious debate with comments made earlier this week confirming atheists can indeed go to heaven. Published May 24, 2013
Russia rocked by magnitude 8 earthquake
Russia's Far East region was rocked on Friday by a powerful earthquake that geologists put between 8.0 and 8.2 on the Richter scale. Published May 24, 2013
Russia: Syria’s agreed to peace conference ‘in principle’
Russian ministers said Friday that Syria has agreed to join a Russia-U.S. peace conference and talk about the besieged government's future — but the agreement was laced with conditions. Published May 24, 2013
He’s lovin’ it: Cleveland hostage hero Charles Ramsey gets year of free McDonald’s food
Charles Ramsey, the Cleveland man who made national headlines with his rescue of three women from his neighbor Ariel Castro's home, was awarded a year's worth of free food at McDonald's. Published May 24, 2013
British P.M. David Cameron demands that MI5 explain ‘what went wrong’ in Woolwich attack
British Prime Minister David Cameron is demanding intelligence and security heads explain how two Islamist terror suspects could massacre a soldier in the streets when the two had been surveillance targets of MI5 for the past eight years. Published May 24, 2013
Parts of London airport closed as engine fire forces emergency landing
Parts of Heathrow Airport in London were closed on Friday as a plane was forced to make an emergency landing with its engine on fire. Published May 24, 2013
Jurors give up on Jodi Arias’ sentencing case; judge orders new panel
Convicted killer Jodi Arias won't know her sentencing for weeks, as jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict and the judge sent them packing. Her new sentencing was set for July 18. Published May 24, 2013
Utah teen, 15, charged with killing brothers, 4 and 10
A Utah teenage boy has been arrested and charged with homicide in the death of his two adopted brothers, ages 4 and 10. Published May 24, 2013
Highway horror: Washington state bridge collapses, plunging cars into river
Three people were pulled from their cars and saved from drowning after a bridge in Washington state along a heavily traveled commuter route collapsed late Thursday. Published May 24, 2013
London attackers shout ‘Allahu Akbar,’ machete man to death
A machete-wielding attacker and his gun-toting sidekick killed a man in the streets of London on Wednesday, and police are regarding the pair — whom they subsequently shot — as potential terrorists. Published May 22, 2013
Moore, Okla., mayor wants new law mandating storm shelters in homes
Just a day after the devastating tornadoes struck in Oklahoma, the mayor of Moore — which was practically wiped out by the storm winds — is calling for new regulations aimed at preventing a similar calamity. Published May 22, 2013
Good Samaritan’s car stolen by victim he helps — and it gets worse
A Colorado man who stopped to help an accident victim who had rolled his car on the highway and was trapped inside got a real life lesson in the saying, 'no good deed goes unpunished.' Once the victim was freed, he stole the Good Samaritan's truck and fled. Published May 22, 2013
