Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Palin: Ryan’s budget is ‘definition of insanity’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted Republican Rep. Paul Ryan in a Facebook post Tuesday, calling his budget proposal "the definition of insanity." Published April 2, 2014
‘Mummy’s on the floor’: 2-year-old boy saves mother’s life by calling paramedics
A 2-year-old British boy is being hailed as a hero after he managed to dial emergency services when his mother collapsed on the floor. Published April 2, 2014
S.C. assistant principal under fire for calling 6-year-old girl ‘Honey Boo Boo’
An assistant principal in South Carolina has been accused of cyberbullying after he posted a photo of a 6-year-old girl on Facebook with the words "Honey Boo Boo at Walmart." Published April 1, 2014
N.Y. student accepted to all eight Ivy League schools
A New York high school student has his options wide open after he applied and was accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. Published April 1, 2014
Dying father stages wedding for daughter, 11, so he can walk her down aisle
A California father who is dying from pancreatic cancer staged a wedding ceremony for his 11-year-old daughter so he would have a chance to walk her down the aisle. Published April 1, 2014
‘Goonies’ bad guy slams Common Core in Twitter rant
The man who played one of the Fratelli brothers in the kids' cult classic "Goonies" has been on a Twitter rant against Common Core for the past two days. Published April 1, 2014
N.Y. students who opt out of Common Core forced to ‘sit and stare’
Some New York parents are outraged after learning their children who opted out of Common Core testing are being forced to sit and stare for hours at a time while the other children take exams. Published April 1, 2014
Lesbian-only cemetery being inaugurated in Berlin
A cemetery for only lesbians will be inaugurated this weekend in a two-century-old cemetery in central Berlin. Published April 1, 2014
3 Marines attacked, stabbed in street brawl between baseball fans
Six people were arrested and charged in the attack and stabbing of three Marines in Huntington Beach, Calif., during a fight over baseball. Published April 1, 2014
Chicago police arrest volunteers canvassing for Obamacare
Authorities charged two men in Chicago for "soliciting unlawful business" after they were found going door to door trying to inform people on Obamacare, police said Sunday. Published March 31, 2014
‘Active shooter’ reported at Md.’s Stevenson University
Students at Stevenson University in suburban Baltimore were told to take shelter Monday after the school reported an active shooter on the Owings Mills campus. Published March 31, 2014
State Department wants $400K for camel sculpture in Pakistan: report
The State Department wants to plunk down $400,000 in taxpayer money for a camel sculpture at the new U.S. Embassy being built in Islamabad, Pakistan, according to a report Monday. Published March 31, 2014
France’s Hollande replaces prime minister in post-election shake-up
French President Francois Hollande is set to promote Interior Minister Manuel Valls to prime minister as part of a cabinet shake-up, Agence France-Presse reported Monday. Published March 31, 2014
Iran names U.S. Embassy hostage-taker as U.N. ambassador
A member of the militant group that seized the U.S. Embassy in Iran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage has been named the country's ambassador to the United Nations. Published March 31, 2014
Vladimir Putin wants to reclaim Finland for Russia, former adviser says
Russian President Vladimir Putin ultimately wants to reclaim Finland for Russia, his former economic policy advisor has claimed. Published March 31, 2014
U.N. court orders Japan to halt annual whale hunt
Japan can no longer continue its annual whale hunt in the name of scientific research, the United Nations said Monday. Published March 31, 2014
California man swept out to sea during beach baptism
A California man is feared to have drowned after he was swept out to sea Sunday during a baptism ceremony off a Central Coast beach, police said. Published March 31, 2014
Three Saudis arrested for YouTube pleas, activists say
Three Saudi citizens were arrested Saturday after they posted YouTube videos criticizing "corruption" in the kingdom, activists said on Sunday. Published March 30, 2014
Man saves baby porcupine in roadside c-section
A man in Maine got the story of a lifetime when he inadvertently performed a roadside c-section on a dead porcupine, saving its baby. Published March 30, 2014
Brazilians say women who wear revealing clothes deserve to be raped, survey shows
A majority of Brazilians believe a woman who wears revealing clothing deserves to be raped, a shocking new survey has revealed. Published March 30, 2014
