Jessica Chasmar

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: ‘If you like your health care plan, you can keep it’

CNN's website PolitiFact has announced its 2013 "Lie of the Year," in which President Obama told Americans "if you like your health-care plan, you can keep your health-care plan." Published December 12, 2013

Massachusetts brewery loses 1,500 gallons of beer in gasket leak

A popular brewery in Framingham, Mass., lost 1,500 gallons of beer after a gasket failed on a full tank. Published December 12, 2013

Jane Fonda Foundation fails to make single contribution in 5 years: report

The Jane Fonda Foundation did not make a single charitable donation in five years for which it has filed federal tax returns, even though the organization was valued at nearly $800,000. Published December 12, 2013

Bubonic plague kills 20 in Madagascar

Twenty people in Madagascar have died from the bubonic plague in the last week, giving way to fears of a possible outbreak, officials said. Published December 12, 2013

‘Marry and Be Submissive’ book a hit in Italy, draws feminists’ ire in Spain

An Italian book that teaches new wives how to be submissive has become a huge hit in Spain, angering feminists who have called for it to be banned. Published December 12, 2013

G-20 diplomats fell for hacker attack promising nude photos of former French first lady Carla Bruni

An email sent to dozens of diplomats at the 2011 G-20 summit in Paris promised nude pictures of former French first lady Carla Bruni, and many of the diplomats took the bait, it emerged Thursday. Published December 12, 2013

Florida appeals court rules universities can’t regulate guns

A Florida appeals court sided with a college student who challenged a rule at the University of North Florida that banned students from storing guns in their cars while on campus. Published December 12, 2013

Brown pelicans turning up in Florida Keys with throats slashed

Charter boat captain Jim Sharpe was on his dock on Summerland Key, Fla. last Friday when he noticed a brown pelican with its throat slit, making it almost impossible for it to swallow fish. Published December 11, 2013

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow joins Washington Post as columnist

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will be joining The Washington Post's opinion section as a monthly columnist, the newspaper announced Wednesday. Published December 11, 2013

Second man charged for stealing piece of Paul Walker car wreck

A second man was charged in Southern California on Tuesday for stealing a piece of the Porsche in which "Fast & Furious" actor Paul Walker was killed. Published December 11, 2013

George Zimmerman will not be charged in domestic dispute

George Zimmerman will not be charged in a domestic dispute that led to his arrest last month, prosecutors said Wednesday. Published December 11, 2013

Creator of ‘Selfies at Funerals’ blog retires after Obama flub: ‘Our work here is done’

The man who decided to turn the social media phenomenon of "funeral selfies" into a viral blog has announced he is shutting the website down after President Obama snapped a shot of himself at Nelson Mendela's memorial on Tuesday. Published December 11, 2013