Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
5-month-old dies in freak conveyor belt accident at Spanish airport
A 5-month-old baby boy, believed to be American, died Wednesday night after getting trapped on a baggage collection conveyor belt at the Alicante-Elche Airport in Spain. Published September 19, 2013
New anti-Obamacare ad campaign uses ‘Creepy Uncle Sam’ to target health care law
A Virginia-based group of conservatives has just launched a new anti-Obamacare advertisement that aims to make its audience cringe. Published September 19, 2013
Pilot from History Channel’s ‘Ax Men’ dies in freak helicopter accident
The logging pilot from History Channel's "Ax Men" died in an Oregon forest Tuesday in a freak helicopter accident, and police are trying to figure out what exactly went wrong. Published September 19, 2013
Daughter of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair threatened at gunpoint
The daughter of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was threatened at gunpoint in a botched robbery Monday night, the Daily Mail reported. Published September 19, 2013
Nintendo pioneer Hiroshi Yamauchi dies at 85
The man who introduced the world to Super Mario died Thursday morning of pneumonia at a hospital in Japan. Published September 19, 2013
Obama fundraising group invokes Navy Yard shooting for gun control push
Organizing for Action, the successor of Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, sent out an email blast Thursday invoking the tragic shooting at Washington's Navy Yard on Monday to urge for more gun control. Published September 19, 2013
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner gave $86K in raises before resigning
Bob Filner handed out $86,000 in raises to several of his staff members prior to resigning in disgrace as mayor of San Diego, a local television station revealed. Published September 19, 2013
Al-Qaeda-linked Syrian rebel snipers haunt Christian town of Maaloula
Al-Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels continue to haunt the predominantly Christian town of Maaloula as regime fighters struggle to regain power there. Published September 19, 2013
French legislators approve ban on child beauty pageants
French legislators approved a sweeping ban on parents from entering children under 16 into beauty competitions or face hefty penalties and jail time. Published September 18, 2013
Okla. police find 6 submerged bodies that could have been missing for decades
Investigators in Custer County, Okla., recovered two submerged cars from a lake Tuesday morning, discovering six dead bodies that could prove to be people who have been missing for decades. Published September 18, 2013
Chinese woman rescued after 16 days at bottom of well
Chinese firefighters rescued a 48-year-old woman Wednesday who had been stranded at the bottom of a well for 16 days. Published September 18, 2013
Ala. resident rakes in $70K for homeless Boston man who turned in large sum
After hearing reports of a Boston homeless man turning in a bag filled with $42,000 in cash and travelers checks, a man in Alabama decided to pay it forward. Published September 18, 2013
Carlos Santana falls asleep at wheel, totals Fisker Karma
Carlos Santana totaled his Fisker Karma in Las Vegas Friday night after he fell asleep at the wheel, police told TMZ. Published September 18, 2013
No bail for West African man charged in Iran uranium plot
Bail was denied for a Sierra Leone man before he goes to trial on U.S. charges that he tried to broker a deal to ship uranium ore to Iran, The Associated Press reported. Published September 18, 2013
Mark Wahlberg earns his high school diploma at 42
Mark Wahlberg penned a blog for the Huffington Post over the weekend, revealing he earned his high school diploma this summer, years after dropping out in 9th grade. Published September 18, 2013
2 policemen injured by Palestinian stone-throwers on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount: report
Worshippers at the Al Aqsa mosque on Jerusalem's Temple Mount attacked Israeli police officers Wednesday morning, injuring two, Israeli media reported today. Published September 18, 2013
Pa. school boots student from football game, issues suspension for turning in hunting knife
A high school student in Fox Chapel, Pa., said he was booted from his school's football game and suspended for 10 days for trying to do the right thing by turning in his hunting knife to a security guard, a local television station reported. Published September 18, 2013
ACORN chief returns to the top with role in Bill de Blasio’s NYC win: ‘We’re baacccck’
ACORN's former leader Bertha Lewis played critical, behind-the-scenes roles in getting Bill de Blasio elected mayor and Kenneth Thompson for Brooklyn district attorney, the New York Post reported. Published September 18, 2013
Muslim schools in Britain imposing strict dress codes on girls
Muslim schools all over Britain are forcing girls as young as 11 to wear full-face veils as the "desired dress code of a Muslim female," the Telegraph reported today. Published September 18, 2013
Elton John: Lady Gaga is in ‘a dangerous place’
Elton John had some tough words for Lady Gaga, the godmother to his two sons, during an interview this week saying she is in "a dangerous place" by letting her persona take over her life, the New York Post reported. Published September 17, 2013
