Jessica Chasmar

Dick’s Sporting Goods apologizes for excluding female athletes from catalog

Dick's Sporting Goods has apologized for excluding female athletes from its basketball catalog after a 12-year-old girl complained that she didn't feel represented. Published October 13, 2014

Fox’s Judge Pirro suggests US Airways attendant should get Ebola

Fox News' Judge Jeanine Pirro suggested over the weekend that the US Airways flight attendant who refused to hang up an Army Ranger's uniform jacket should be exposed to the Ebola virus. Published October 13, 2014

Wendy Davis defends Greg Abbott ‘wheelchair ad’

Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis is defending her controversial "wheelchair ad," even after conservatives and liberals have deemed it insensitive. Published October 13, 2014

Iran’s Khamenei: U.S., ‘wicked’ Britain created Islamic State

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's most powerful man, blamed Monday the United States, Zionism and the "wicked" British government for creating the Islamic State. Published October 13, 2014

Air Force captain proposes to Cardinals cheerleader during game against Redskins

An Air Force captain in full uniform got down on one knee and proposed to his cheerleader girlfriend Sunday night as the Cardinals took on the Washington Redskins in Phoenix. Published October 13, 2014

Kentucky elementary school bans food at birthday parties

Students at a northern Kentucky elementary school have been banned from celebrating birthdays with cake or any other snacks in an effort to promote healthy food choices. Published October 13, 2014

Ad blames Republican budget cuts for thousands of Ebola deaths

A series of new ads released Monday blames GOP budget cuts for thousands of Ebola deaths worldwide. Published October 13, 2014

Bush’s ‘disastrous blunder’ created Islamic State: Sen. Bernard Sanders

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Sunday pointed the finger at former President George W. Bush for invading Iraq and creating the "can of worms" that is the Islamic State group. Published October 12, 2014

We need an Ebola czar: McCain

Sen. John McCain suggested Sunday that President Obama should nominate an Ebola czar to lead the nation's response to the deadly virus. Published October 12, 2014

Twitter employees receiving death threats from Islamic State, CEO says

Twitter employees have started receiving death threats from Islamic State members after they began cracking down on terrorist accounts, the social media site's CEO said. Published October 12, 2014

Amanda Bynes on psychiatric hold after blaming Twitter rant on microchip

Troubled actress Amanda Bynes has been hospitalized and placed on psychiatric hold, after she accused her father of sexual abuse on Friday and later blamed her outburst on a "microchip" planted in her brain. Published October 12, 2014

Alabama preacher with AIDS tells church he had sex with several members

An Alabama church is reeling from its pastor's admission to the congregation that he has AIDS and has had sex with several members without notifying them of the disease. Published October 9, 2014

Susan G. Komen enters yearlong partnership with fracking firm

The breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen for the Cure has entered into a yearlong partnership with one of the world's largest oilfield services companies. Published October 9, 2014

Koran-burning pastor wears ‘Nuke ISIS’ T-shirt to court

An anti-Islam Florida pastor who was arrested last year on his way to burn 3,000 Korans showed up in Polk County court Tuesday morning wearing a "NUKE ISIS" T-shirt. Published October 9, 2014

Hundreds protest benefit cuts at Trump Taj Mahal, 24 arrested

Two dozen people were arrested Wednesday near the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City as hundreds of employees protested plans by the hotel to cut pension and health benefits. Published October 9, 2014

Jesse Jackson, Dallas lawmaker blame racism for Ebola patient’s death

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price and the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. have made similar arguments this week that Thomas Duncan, the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died because his race and lack of "privilege" kept him from receiving the care he needed. Published October 9, 2014