Jessica Chasmar

Charlize Theron compares intrusive press coverage to rape

South African-born actress Charlize Theron has waded into controversy for a recent interview in which she compared intrusive press coverage to rape. Published June 2, 2014

St. Louis police to auction $1 million in Tommy guns

The St. Louis Police Department is looking to raise money by auctioning off 30 Tommy guns that have been collecting dust in a basement bunker for some 60 years. Published June 2, 2014

NRA shames open-carry demonstrators as ‘downright foolish’

The National Rifle Association issued a statement recently shaming a Texas gun-rights group for crossing the line "from enthusiasm to downright foolishness." Published June 2, 2014

Maniac stabs 6-year-old boy to death in Brooklyn elevator

New York City police are searching for a suspect who brutally stabbed two children, one fatally, inside a Brooklyn elevator Sunday night. Published June 2, 2014

White House petition to free Marine from Mexican prison surpasses 100K signatures

A petition asking President Obama to demand the release of Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi from a Mexican prison has surpassed the 100,000 signatures needed for an official White House response. Published June 2, 2014

Rep. Mike Rogers: ‘We have now set a price’ for U.S. soldiers

The decision to release five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is a "break with U.S. policy," Rep. Mike Rogers said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday. Published June 1, 2014

Maryland police kill man armed with pellet gun

Maryland police shot and killed a 20-year-old man Friday morning after they mistook the pellet gun he was holding for an assault rifle, a police spokeswoman said. Published June 1, 2014

Mich. teacher suspended for history lesson on blackface, paper reports

A teacher at a southeast Michigan middle school was reportedly suspended only two weeks before he was set to retire after an assistant principal decided a lesson he gave on black history was racist and offensive. Published June 1, 2014

John McCain: Freed Gitmo detainees are ‘hardest of the hardcore’

Sen. John McCain said Sunday morning that he had serious concerns about the decision to release five Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, for fear they are responsible for thousands of deaths. Published June 1, 2014

Bodies of 52 vets accumulate at L.A. County morgue

Los Angeles officials cannot explain why the unclaimed bodies of 52 U.S. military veterans had accumulated over the last 15 months at a county morgue because no one arranged for their burial. Published June 1, 2014

High school guard arrested after pummeling student in wheelchair

A security guard at a California high school has been charged after surveillance footage showed him assaulting a disabled student in a wheelchair. Published June 1, 2014

Lionsgate sets sights on ‘Hunger Games’ theme park

Lionsgate is moving ahead with plans to create a theme park based on its blockbuster "Hunger Games" franchise, the studio reportedly announced on Friday. Published June 1, 2014

‘Arsenio Hall’ canceled after only one season

"The Arsenio Hall Show" is being canceled just one season after its host's bid to enjoy the success he enjoyed 20 years ago failed to produce ratings. Published June 1, 2014

Top scientists to U.N.: E-cigs are ‘part of the solution’

More than 50 researchers and public health specialists have warned the World Health Organization not to regulate electronic cigarettes like tobacco products, arguing that low-risk vaporizers are "part of the solution," not the problem. Published May 29, 2014