Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
N.J. teen who sued parents granted restraining order against boyfriend
The New Jersey teenager who made national headlines for suing her parents over future college costs has now obtained a temporary restraining order against her boyfriend, whom her parents had wanted her to stop dating. Published July 24, 2014
Islamic State orders female genital mutilation for Mosul girls, U.N. says
The Islamic State has supposedly ordered all Iraqi women and girls in the militant-controlled city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation, the United Nations said Thursday. Published July 24, 2014
Andrew Cuomo launches statewide task force to collect LGBT data
New York has launched a statewide task force to collect sexual orientation data on residents as part of a comprehensive effort to improve services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender New Yorkers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Published July 24, 2014
Obama’s motorcade prevents woman in labor from crossing street to hospital
Los Angeles witnesses say a pregnant woman in labor was forced to wait a half-hour for President Obama's motorcade to pass before she could cross the street to Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Published July 24, 2014
Democratic Sen. John Walsh plagiarized War College master’s thesis: report
Montana's newly appointed Democratic Sen. John Walsh plagiarized at least one third of his final thesis that earned him a master's degree at the United States Army War College, The New York Times revealed Wednesday. Published July 23, 2014
Bad business: Fla. car dealership gives woman refund in pennies
A Florida woman is outraged after buying a faulty car from a Jacksonville dealership and receiving a refund in thousands of pennies. Published July 23, 2014
Little Rock Air Force Base on lockdown due to ‘suspicious individual’
Little Rock Air Force Base has been placed on lockdown due to a "suspicious individual," officials said Wednesday. Published July 23, 2014
White flags baffle NYPD: ‘We’re lucky it wasn’t a bomb’
The New York Police Department still can't explain how a group of five individuals were able to hoist two white flags atop the Brooklyn Bridge, which is supposed to be heavily monitored. Published July 23, 2014
Border agents: ‘This is the dream of every terrorist in the world’
The vice president of the National Border Patrol Council says the current border crisis is "the dream of every terrorist in the world," with illegal immigrants being able to board American jetliners without proper identification. Published July 23, 2014
Netanyahu’s Wikipedia page replaced with giant Palestinian flag
The Wikipedia page for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was revised on Tuesday with all biographical information removed and replaced with a large, single Palestinian flag. Published July 23, 2014
Family removed from Southwest flight over tweet about rude agent, dad says
A Minnesota father says he and his family were asked to de-board a Southwest Airlines flight because of a negative tweet he posted online about one of the airline's agents. Published July 23, 2014
Sarah Palin blames Sammy Hagar for lead foot
Sarah Palin jokingly blamed Sammy Hagar for contributing to her lead foot that earned her a $154 speeding ticket last week. Published July 22, 2014
Tony Dungy doubles down on Michael Sam remarks: ‘Drafting him would bring much distraction’
Former NFL coach Tony Dungy doubled down Tuesday on earlier remarks that he wouldn't have drafted openly gay football player Michael Sam because he wouldn't have wanted to "deal with all of it." Published July 22, 2014
Brooklyn Bridge surrenders: White flags replace Old Glory atop icon
Two American flags were stolen from atop the Brooklyn Bridge overnight Monday and replaced with two white flags, police said. Published July 22, 2014
Help! George Harrison memorial tree killed by beetles
A pine tree planted in memory of Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison was ironically killed off by a beetle infestation, Los Angeles Councilman Tom LaBonge announced over the weekend. Published July 22, 2014
Philadelphia mosque leaders try to sever hand of accused thief
Two leaders of a West Philadelphia mosque are accused of trying to sever a suspected thief's hand with a machete after he allegedly stole money from prayer jars. Published July 22, 2014
Detroit water shutoffs are racially motivated, lawsuit claims
A class-action suit has been filed against the city of Detroit for water shutoffs, claiming the stoppages are racially motivated. Published July 22, 2014
Tim McGraw not sorry for slapping female fan: ‘Things happen’
Country music star Tim McGraw fell short of apologizing Sunday after viral video showed him slapping a female fan who grabbed his pant leg at his Atlanta concert last weekend. Published July 21, 2014
Ron Paul: U.S. partly to blame for Malaysia Airlines disaster
Former Republican Rep. Ron Paul said Sunday that the United States shares part of the blame in the attack on the Malaysian Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine last week, and that the Obama administration may try and use the tragedy as an excuse to attack Russia. Published July 21, 2014
Michael Sam’s jersey in top 10 of NFL sales
The St. Louis Rams jersey of Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL, is in the top 10 of NFL jersey sales. Published July 21, 2014
