Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Clint Eastwood: Wife of actor-director files for divorce
Clint Eastwood's wife, Dina, filed for divorce on Tuesday after withdrawing her request for a separation, TMZ reported. Published October 24, 2013
George Soros to co-chair Hillary Clinton super PAC
Billionaire financier George Soros has signed on to be a co-chair of the national finance council for Ready for Hillary, the super PAC created to help Hillary Clinton win the presidency in 2016, should she choose to run. Published October 24, 2013
Black clergy vow commitment to Obamacare, despite disaster rollout
Despite the debilitating website glitches surrounding the Obamacare rollout, a team of black preachers has sent a letter to President Obama vowing their "commitment to the Affordable Care Act." Published October 24, 2013
U.N. praises Saudi Arabia on women’s rights
As the U.N. Human Rights Council scrutinized Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, only a small minority of democracies raised concerns over the kingdom's oppressive human rights record. Published October 24, 2013
Morgan Freeman blasts ‘strange’ tea partyers, Rush Limbaugh
In an interview with the Daily Beast, award-winning actor Morgan Freeman blasted the tea party and the "a small contingent of people with a lot of money" within the GOP. Published October 23, 2013
Student suspended for poem about school football team’s poor season
A 16-year-old football player has been suspended from his school in Rittman, Ohio, for reciting a poem in English class about his team's poor performance this season. Published October 23, 2013
Baby DJ School teaches toddlers how to mix their own beats
New York City musician and teacher Natalie Elizabeth Weiss teaches babies — from birth to age 3 — how to mix their own beats at her new Baby DJ School program at the Cool Pony thrift store in Brooklyn. Published October 23, 2013
CNBC’s Steve Liesman apologizes for ‘Mexican music’ jab at Sen. Ted Cruz
CNBC's senior economics reporter Steve Liesman apologized Wednesday for calling on producers during a live airing of "Squawk Box" to play "Mexican music" for Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Published October 23, 2013
Armed robbers make off with $60,000 in NYC Whole Foods heist
Police are still searching for two armed robbers who stole $60,000 from a Manhattan Whole Foods Market on Sunday, New York police said. Published October 23, 2013
Israel, Hamas blast each other in rare Twitter exchange
Israel engaged in a rare Twitter exchange on Wednesday with Hamas' military wing, saying the Jewish state is "here to stay." Published October 23, 2013
Syrian snipers target pregnant mothers in ‘hell beyond hell,’ doctor says
A British surgeon who's worked in several Syrian hospitals with the charity Syria Relief claims pro-Assad snipers have recently began targeting heavily pregnant women as some sort of twisted game, CNN reported. Published October 23, 2013
Widow of Rep. Young warns ex-Gov. Crist to stay away from funeral
The widow of Republican Florida Rep. C.W. "Bill" Young sent a personal email to former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to tell him his presence at her late husband's funeral would be "unacceptable." Published October 23, 2013
Glenn Beck leaves Ron Paul mid-interview to welcome new grandchild
Glenn Beck was "yanked off set" in the middle of his highly anticipated interview with Ron Paul on Tuesday, because his daughter Hannah would soon be delivering his grandchild. Published October 22, 2013
‘White Widow’ terror suspect pens love poem to Osama bin Laden
The "White Widow" British terror suspect involved in the Nairobi shopping mall massacre last month reportedly penned a love poem prasing Osama bin Laden and pledging to continue instilling terror into non-Muslims. Published October 22, 2013
One-armed teen joins Florida Gators’ basketball team
Zach Hodskins, a 17-year-old shooting guard who is missing most of his left arm, is taking his talents to the Florida Gators basketball team. Published October 22, 2013
Betty White spoofs Miley Cyrus’ ‘Wrecking Ball’
Betty White appeared in a white tracksuit riding a wrecking ball in a Miley Cyrus spoof to promote her new Lifetime show, "Off Their Rockers." Published October 22, 2013
Man spends $100K on surgery to look like Justin Bieber
A 33-year-old Los Angeles songwriter has spent his life savings on surgeries to look like 19-year-old pop star Justin Bieber. Published October 22, 2013
Palestinian Authority magazine for kids publishes fake words of wisdom by Adolf Hitler
The children's educational magazine Zayzafuna, sponsored by the Palestinian Authority, enlightens youngsters with Adolf Hitler's flair by wrongly attributing 10 quotes to the diseased dictator. Published October 22, 2013
French intelligence sees steep rise in Western jihadists flocking to Syria
A growing number of jihadists from Western countries are flocking to Syria to help fight President Bashar Assad's regime, a report in the daily Le Monde revealed. Published October 22, 2013
U.K. taxi driver ordered to remove ‘offensive’ English flag stickers from vehicle
The local authority in the English county of Devon has ordered cab driver Denise Said to remove three English flag bumper stickers from her vehicle, accusing her of breaching equality laws. Published October 22, 2013
