Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Vermont on cusp of legalizing assisted suicide
Vermont lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill that would legalize doctor-assisted suicide, making it the third state in the nation to allow for the practice. Published May 15, 2013
Georgia parks personnel orders Bible out of state-run lodges
Georgia's Department of Natural Resources heads have ordered that all Bibles be taken out of the guest rooms at all state-run lodges and cabins. Published May 15, 2013
Zimbabwean in coffin, en route to ground, stuns with return to life
Good thing it wasn't a cremation. A Zimbabwean man on his way to being buried — in the coffin, about to be lowered into the cemetery burial plot — shocked family and friends when he suddenly came to life. Published May 15, 2013
Luck of the draw: Virginian has won lottery 4 times since 2004
A retired postal worker from Woodbridge, Va., must be the luckiest man alive, winning the lottery four times in the past few years for a total pot of $2.025 million. Published May 15, 2013
Free Dzhokhar: Pro-Tsarnaev leaflets fly in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has become a ground zero of sorts for supporters of Boston bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Published May 15, 2013
Columbia University vows to end its ‘whites only’ scholarship
Facing mounting criticism, Columbia University has called for an end to a scholarship program established at the school decades ago that selects recipients based on skin color — Caucasians only. Published May 15, 2013
Nigeria busts another baby factory, saves 6 pregnant teens
For the second time in a week, Nigerian authorities on Wednesday discovered a baby factory and rescued pregnant teens from the forced selling of their newborns. Published May 15, 2013
New CPR technology breathes life into patients dead 40 to 60 minutes
New CPR technology put to the test at an Australian hospital has passed with flying colors after a man — clinically dead for 40 minutes — was brought back to life. And he later was discharged with a clean bill of health, absent any disability. Published May 15, 2013
AP flap: 52 media outlets band against Eric Holder
At least 52 media outlets have signed on to a Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press letter of complaint against Attorney General Eric Holder, decrying his Justice Department's grab of phone records from 100 Associated Press reporters. Published May 15, 2013
Doctors warn new psychiatric guide could drug people who don’t need it
An estimated 3,000 doctors have signed a petition of protest against the psychiatric industry's latest bible for diagnosis and treatment, the DSM-5, charging its contents could lead patients to be prescribed unnecessary medications. Published May 15, 2013
Syrian rebels pound Aleppo prison to free anti-Assad inmates
Syrian rebel fighters launched a massive attack Wednesday on the main prison in Aleppo, hoping to free hundreds of inmates who oppose President Bashar Assad's regime. Published May 15, 2013
Soccer fundraiser on 10,000-mile trek killed while dribbling ball on highway
A Seattle soccer player on a promotion kick for the One World Futbol Project was hit and killed by a truck as he dribbled his ball on a stretch of roadway on the Oregon Coast, as part of a 10,000 trek to Brazil. Published May 15, 2013
Russia looks to topple Google in Vietnam with competing search site
Russia is hoping to topple Google as the search engine of choice in Vietnam with its rival "Coc Coc," called "Knock Knock" in English. Published May 15, 2013
American Kenneth Bae starts hard labor in North Korea ‘special prison’
Kenneth Bae, the American sentenced to hard labor in North Korea for supposed hostile acts against the state, headed off to prison on Wednesday, the start of his 15-year term. Published May 15, 2013
Sparks fly as Iran set to lead world disarmament conference
Putting Iran in charge of the four-week U.N. Conference on Disarmament that kicks off on May 27 is "like putting Jack the Ripper in charge of a women's shelter," says Hillel Neuer, the head of the Geneva-based advocacy group U.N. Watch in a Ynet report. Published May 15, 2013
Army sergeant who watchdogs sex assault cases now accused of sex crimes
A senior-ranking Army sergeant who handles sexual assault cases at Fort Hood, Texas, is now being investigated for several sex crimes, including ties to prostitution. Published May 15, 2013
IRS head Lois Lerner to receive university’s Presidential Medallion for public service
Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service head who's under fire for agents who unfairly targeted conservative nonprofits for additional scrutiny, will nonetheless be recognized as an exceptional public servant with an award at Western New England University School of Law. Published May 15, 2013
Franklin Graham: IRS targeted our evangelical groups, too
Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham and the president of the family's evangelical association, said in a letter to President Obama that the Internal Revenue Service targeted them, too. Published May 15, 2013
U.S. ambassador summoned by Russian ministry over spy scandal
Michael McFaul, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, was summoned Wednesday by the nation's foreign ministry for questioning about a spy debacle that heated this week. Published May 15, 2013
Former NAACP chairman Julian Bond: It’s OK for IRS to target ‘racist’ tea party
Julian Bond, former chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said during a Tuesday interview on MSNBC that it's only right and just that the federal government and the IRS target tea party groups. Published May 14, 2013
