Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Harry Reid: Koch brothers ‘one of the main causes’ of climate change
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continued his campaign against Charles and David Koch on the Senate floor Wednesday, accusing the billionaire financiers of being one of the main causes of climate change. Published May 7, 2014
New York Senate prioritizes, passes bill making yogurt official state snack
The New York State Senate spent a considerate amount of time Tuesday debating, and eventually passing, a proposed bill that would make yogurt the official state snack. Published May 7, 2014
John Kerry offers aid to Nigeria in search for missing girls
The U.S. is preparing to send a team to help the Nigerian government track down more than 200 schoolgirls who were abducted three weeks ago by Islamic gunmen, the White House said Tuesday. Published May 6, 2014
Concerned parent arrested for speaking out of turn at N.H. school board meeting
A concerned parent in New Hampshire was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct Monday after he voiced his concerns at a school board meeting and went over the two-minute mark. Published May 6, 2014
3 people shot near D.C. high school
Three people, including two teens, were shot near a high school in southeast D.C. Tuesday morning, police said. Published May 6, 2014
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber performs CPR on unconscious woman
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber may have helped save a woman's life after he jumped into action and began performing CPR on her Monday, his spokeswoman confirmed to the Oregonian. Published May 6, 2014
Terrorists abduct eight more girls in northeast Nigeria: police
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have struck again in northeast Nigeria, kidnapping eight girls in the middle of the night just three weeks after the Islamist terrorists abducted some 220 schoolgirls, police said Tuesday. Published May 6, 2014
8th-grade assignment asks students to argue if Holocaust is fact or fiction
A Southern California school district is standing by an eighth-grade writing assignment that asked students to argue whether they believed the Holocaust was fact or fiction. Published May 5, 2014
Teacher banned fifth-grader’s Bible during ‘free reading’ time, legal group says
A South Florida elementary school teacher banned "religious books" in her classroom and told a fifth-grade student that he couldn't read his Bible during "free reading" time, according to a release by conservative legal group Liberty Institute. Published May 5, 2014
Las Vegas police sponsor ‘purity’ event to scare young girls out of having premarital sex
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sponsored a "Choose Purity" event on Saturday to teach young girls about drug addiction, sex trafficking and prostitution in an effort to scare them out of having premarital sex. Published May 5, 2014
Texas judge sentences confessed rapist to probation, alleges teen victim was promiscuous
A confessed rapist has received just five years' probation after a Texas judge alleged that his 14-year-old victim was promiscuous and "wasn't the victim she claimed to be." Published May 5, 2014
Embattled Clippers owner Donald Sterling goes lawyer shopping: report
Embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling has contacted at least two major law firms since the NBA suspended him last week over racist comments he made during a recorded conversation, according to a report by TMZ. Published May 5, 2014
President Obama’s brother-in-law Craig Robinson fired by Oregon State: report
Oregon State University fired men's basketball coach Craig Robinson, the brother-in-law of President Obama, on Sunday night, according to a report by Sports Illustrated. Published May 5, 2014
Boko Haram claims abduction of 220 schoolgirls: ‘I will sell them in the market, by Allah’
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility Monday for kidnapping more than 200 schoolgirls during a raid in northeast Nigeria three weeks ago, according to a video obtained by Agence France-Presse. Published May 5, 2014
Pelosi says she ‘couldn’t care less’ about Benghazi criticism
House minority leader Nancy Pelosi said in an interview broadcast Sunday that criticism by conservative lawmakers against herself and the Obama administration only demonstrates that they are suffering from a "poverty of ideas." Published May 4, 2014
Russian bombers, fighter jets spotted over Crimea: report concludes
Several dozen of what appeared to be Russian fighter jets have been spotted above the Moscow-controlled peninsula of Crimea, according to a report by the Agence France-Presse. Published May 4, 2014
Gun shop nixes plans to sell smart gun after death threats
The owner of a Maryland firearms shop has canceled plans to sell a smart gun following backlash from people who think the technology will infringe on their rights as gun owners. Published May 4, 2014
Rare goblin shark caught off Key West, report shows
Shrimp fishermen caught a 18-foot-long goblin shark just south of Key West last month, making it the second only of the species to be caught in the Gulf of Mexico. Published May 4, 2014
Sen. Al Franken: ‘I’ve just been impeccable’
Sen. Al Franken said on ABC's "This Week" that his job as a lawmaker has been so "impeccable" that he wouldn't have anything to make fun of himself if he were still a comedian on "Saturday Night Live." Published May 4, 2014
NYC’s Bill de Blasio to resurrect Bloomberg’s soda ban
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that the city will continue Michael Bloomberg's fight for a ban on sodas over 16 ounces. Published May 4, 2014
