Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Elle magazine fashion shoot features ‘North Korean Chic’
Elle magazine has been accused of glamorizing North Korea with a military chic fashion shoot featured on its website, The Telegraph reported. Published November 19, 2013
Republican Rep. Trey Radel charged with cocaine possession
Florida Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel was arrested last month on misdemeanor possession of cocaine charges in Washington, D.C., a U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman said. Published November 19, 2013
George Zimmerman served with divorce papers in jail
George Zimmerman's estranged wife served him with divorce papers Monday night while he was in a solitary cell at the Seminole County Jail, TMZ first reported. Published November 19, 2013
Indian girl, 8, divorces husband of 4 years: report
An 8-year old girl has become the youngest ever to divorce in India after she was married off four years ago. Published November 19, 2013
Horror as car wrecks next to candlelight vigil for Las Vegas teen killed in crash
A three-car pileup occurred Thursday in Las Vegas at the same location where hundreds of people had gathered to remember a 14-year-old girl who was hit and killed by a truck the weekend before. Published November 19, 2013
Alcoholics paid 5 cans of beer a day to clean up Amsterdam
As a way to keep alcoholics from causing a nuisance in Amsterdam's Oosterpark, the Rainbow Foundation Project is using government grants and donations to pay the troublemakers in beer and tobacco to clean up the city. Published November 19, 2013
California pastor stunned to find Bibles in Costco’s fiction section
A pastor in Simi Valley, Calif. was both shocked and disturbed when he found out that his local Costco labels Bibles as fiction. Published November 19, 2013
Google apologizes for satellite image of slain 14-year-old
Google apologized Monday to a father in California after he discovered a satellite view on Google Maps that showed the lifeless body of his 14-year-old son. Published November 19, 2013
Husband of former Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris commits suicide
The husband of former Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris committed suicide Tuesday morning at the couple's Sarasota home. Published November 19, 2013
MSNBC’s Martin Bashir apologizes for saying Sarah Palin should be urinated on
MSNBC host Martin Bashir took to his show Monday night to apologize for suggesting on Friday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin should be subjected to the same brutalization that African slaves suffered. Published November 18, 2013
Irate Toronto Mayor Rob Ford bulldozes female councillor
Toronto's disgraced Mayor Rob Ford was caught on video Monday knocking over a female councillor during a tense city council debate in which colleagues are looking to strip him of more of his powers. Published November 18, 2013
India to start administering birth control to frisky monkeys
Wildlife officials in India are planning to put the country's rising monkey population on birth control to tackle the growing menace in its towns and cities, The Telegraph in Great Britain reported. Published November 18, 2013
George Zimmerman arrested again in Florida
George Zimmerman has been arrested on domestic violence charges and is en route to the Seminole County Jail in Florida, local media has confirmed. Published November 18, 2013
Emerson College to name school after ‘Anchorman’ Ron Burgundy
For one day only, Emerson College in Boston will be named the Ron Burgundy School of Communication to honor the fictitious San Diego anchorman on Dec. 4. Published November 18, 2013
French President Hollande: Jerusalem must be capital of two states
French President Francois Hollande addressed the Israeli parliament on Monday, calling for Jerusalem to be shared as capital of both Israel and Palestine. Published November 18, 2013
India allows first all-women bank; still banned in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh
The Election Commission of India has approved the launch of the first all-women bank in the country on Tuesday, although branches have been banned in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. Published November 18, 2013
Tom Cruise, John Travolta tour Scientology’s $145M building for developing super powers
Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kelly Preston were reportedly among the thousands of Scientologists who flocked to the church in Clearwater, Fla., to reveal the new $145 million Flag Building, where devotees can develop super powers and "create a new world," the Tampa Bay Times first reported. Published November 18, 2013
Amtrak train kills pedestrian on tracks in North Carolina
An Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian in Mebane, N.C., on Sunday morning, officials said. Published November 17, 2013
Michigan mayor shot at Detroit nightclub
Highland Park, Mich., Mayor Deandre Windom was shot Sunday morning at a nightclub in Detroit, local media reported. Published November 17, 2013
Victim stunned as Alabama judge lets serial rapist avoid jail
Austin Clem has been convicted for raping a teenager three times, but he may avoid jail time altogether after an Alabama judge on Wednesday sentenced him to serve two years in a supervised community corrections program and three years of probation. Published November 17, 2013
