Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Minnesota moves toward gay marriage law
Minnesota senators will likely give the final stamp of legislative approval on Monday to a same-sex marriage bill, the twelfth state in the nation to pass the law. Published May 13, 2013
Daily Mail pulls story accusing scientologists of doctoring event photo
Published May 13, 2013
40 mental patients overthrow guards, bolt hospital in Kenya
Authorities set off a search on Monday for 40 mental-hospital patients who overpowered guards and escaped their facility in Kenya. Published May 13, 2013
Reporters sneak plastic 3-D printed gun aboard British train
Two Britain reporters were able to sneak a plastic gun made with a 3-D printer past security checkpoints onto a crowded Eurostar train leaving London for Paris, a security test subsequently described by their newspaper as an abject failure. Published May 13, 2013
Car bomb near Benghazi hospital kills 9
A car bomb exploded outside a hospital in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, killing nine people, including three children, said a security official. Published May 13, 2013
3 Red Cross workers kidnapped in Yemen
The International Committee of the Red Cross said three of its workers were kidnapped Monday in Yemen. Published May 13, 2013
Motor City out of gas: Detroit fiscal manager blames city’s ‘indifference or corruption’ for woes
Detroit is rapidly approaching a point of no return with its finances, said the city's appointed emergency manager, in a report released Sunday. Published May 13, 2013
Smoking lots of marijuana lowers risk for bladder cancer, doctor says
A new study that spanned 11 years found that smoking marijuana may lower the chances of getting bladder cancer. Published May 13, 2013
Tsarnaevs’ mosque to men: Beat your wives if necessary
The mosque attended by the two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon recommended at one time that men with disobedient wives beat them if necessary. Published May 13, 2013
U.N. advises eating insects to curb world hunger
The United Nations thinks it has found the solution to world hunger: Breed bugs for humans to eat. Published May 13, 2013
Cost for U.S. to exit Afghanistan: $7 billion
It's going to cost the United States about $7 billion to withdraw from Afghanistan, defense experts estimate. Published May 13, 2013
Bangladesh lets in union in wake of factory disasters
Bangladesh — facing widespread public backlash in the wake of a two fatal incidents that struck the garment industry — agreed to let the union in and represent workers. Published May 13, 2013
China investigates high-ranking economic leader for graft
China has kicked off an investigation into a senior level economic policymaker, accusing him of committing "serious disciplinary violations." Published May 13, 2013
James Holmes, ‘Batman’ shooting suspect, to plead insanity
James Holmes, the Colorado suspect charged with multiple counts of murder, is expected to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity on Monday. Published May 13, 2013
Barbara Walters to retire in 2014
It's official. Longtime news woman Barbara Walters, 83, is retiring from her public faces on television in 2014. Specifically, she's quitting her host role at The View and her on-air journalism duties at ABC. Published May 13, 2013
IRS scandal grows to include debt critics
Congressional members have given the IRS until Wednesday to provide copies of all agency communications that include the words "tea party," "patriot," and "conservative." Published May 13, 2013
Pediatricians hit Capitol Hill to push gun control
The American Academy of Pediatrics has been on a quiet march to Congress to lobby members to pass gun control legislation and tighten carry laws. Published May 13, 2013
19 shot at Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans
New Orleans police on Monday vowed a quick capture of the gunmen who injured 19 during a Mother's Day parade shooting. Published May 13, 2013
North Korea faults Obama for peninsula tension
A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said President Obama is to blame for all the rising tensions in the peninsula. Published May 10, 2013
17 pregnant teens rescued from Nigerian baby factory
Seventeen pregnant teenage girls and 11 babies were rescued Friday from a Nigerian home that's a suspected baby factory, police in the southeastern Imo province said. Published May 10, 2013
