Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Woman’s catfishing scheme uncovers niece’s sinister murder plot
An Alabama woman trying to teach her 19-year-old niece a lesson about inviting online strangers over to her home ended up uncovering the girl's sinister plot to hire a hit man for her murder. Published June 11, 2014
La. mother mistaken for felon forced to spend weeks in Fla. jail
In a case of mistaken identity, a 28-year-old single mother was wrongly arrested twice by a northern Florida sheriff's office and forced to spend weeks in jail. Published June 11, 2014
Seattle business charges ‘living wage’ tax in response to $15 wage hike
A Seattle-area parking business is tacking a "living wage surcharge" onto its customers' bills in response to the new $15 minimum wage requirement that went into effect this year. Published June 11, 2014
GOP Rep. Peter King: We can’t let ‘Ted Cruz types’ take over the party
Republican Rep. Peter King said Wednesday that the GOP must work to prevent "the Ted Cruzes and the Rand Pauls" from taking over the party. Published June 11, 2014
Clinton: Taliban Five ‘are not a threat to the United States’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the five Taliban prisoners who were released in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "are not a threat to the United States," despite a statement from President Obama last week that suggested otherwise. Published June 11, 2014
Senate Democrats want to ban e-cigarettes on planes
A group of Democratic senators sent a letter Tuesday calling on the Department of Transportation to pick up the pace in implementing a ban on electronic cigarettes on planes. Published June 10, 2014
St. Louis archbishop ‘not sure’ he knew child sex abuse was a crime
The head of the Archdiocese of St. Louis said several times under oath that he couldn't remember how he dealt with child sex abuse allegations against a Minnesota priest years ago, and that he's "not sure" he even believed child sex abuse was a crime back then. Published June 10, 2014
Danny Glover to lead rally for Hollywood tax breaks
Actor Danny Glover is leading a rally in San Francisco on Saturday to support bigger tax breaks for California's film and television industry. Published June 10, 2014
Boy, 2, crushed to death by dolphin statue at Fisherman’s Wharf
A 2-year-old boy died Friday after a dolphin statue outside a museum in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf fell on him. Published June 10, 2014
Indiana sheriff on MRAP purchase: ‘America has become a war zone’
The sheriff of Pulaski County, Indiana, said his department's mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle is necessary, because "the United States of America has become a war zone." Published June 10, 2014
Bullet-resistant blanket could protect students during shootings, tornadoes
An Oklahoma company has designed a bullet-resistant blanket meant to protect students and teachers during the event of a tornado or shooting attack. Published June 10, 2014
Rep. Charlie Rangel uses iPad during live debate
New York Rep. Charlie Rangel was seen tinkering away on his iPad during a live congressional debate against his challengers over the weekend. Published June 9, 2014
Wendy Davis: Republicans dislike ‘people who don’t look like them’
Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis suggested that the Republican stance on immigration is a racist one, and that conservatives simply don't like "people who don't look like them." Published June 9, 2014
Miss USA contestant asked about Bergdahl swap: ‘I don’t feel it’s right’
Miss Louisiana Brittany Guidry said during Sunday night's Miss USA pageant that she didn't fully agree with the Obama administration's decision to trade five terrorist prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Published June 9, 2014
Canadian manhunt underway for 3 who escaped jail in helicopter
A massive manhunt is underway after three men escaped from a Canadian jail in a helicopter, police said. Published June 9, 2014
13-year-old Ohio girl stabs mother in 2nd ‘Slenderman’ attack
An Ohio teen attacked her mother with a knife in the second stabbing linked to the fictional horror character "Slenderman." Published June 9, 2014
California Chrome co-owner apologizes for rant against Belmont winner
California Chrome's co-owner Steve Coburn gave an emotional apology Monday after his two-day rant against the Belmont Stakes winner, Tonalist. Published June 9, 2014
Taliban commander: Bergdahl swap ‘has encouraged our people’
The Taliban is newly invigorated by President Obama's swap of five high-level terror suspects for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a commander for the group told Time magazine Thursday. Published June 5, 2014
Boko Haram ‘fake preachers’ slaughter 45 worshippers
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists pretended to be preachers and corralled at least 45 worshippers before slaughtering them near their church in northeast Nigeria, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. Published June 5, 2014
D.C. principal comes out as ‘proud gay man’ during school’s pride event
A Washington high school principal stunned his students Wednesday when he came out as gay during the school's LGBT pride event. Published June 5, 2014
