Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
N.J. bill would allow police to search cell phones after crashes
New legislation making its way through the New Jersey State Senate would allow police officers to search the cell phones of those involved in car accidents without a warrant, The Star-Ledger reported Monday. Published June 11, 2013
Sen. Bob Menendez: Ted Cruz has ‘Obamaphobia’
Sen. Bob Menendez suggested on MSNBC Tuesday that Sen. Ted Cruz may have "Obamaphobia." Published June 11, 2013
Ex-energy secretary praises Solyndra-style loans: ‘More successful than Wall Street’
Ex-energy secretary Steven Chu praised Solyndra-style loans in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday, saying "if you look at what got started" the bankrupt energy firm was successful. Published June 11, 2013
10 wounded after terrorists bomb Kenyan church, crowd
At least 10 people were injured on Sunday in two separate attacks in Kenya, including a blast at a church in Mombasa and a grenade hurled in a crowd in Nairobi, eNCA reported Published June 11, 2013
Shorthanded Calif. police dept. asks mail carriers, trash collectors for help
The police department in Antioch, Calif., is enlisting the help of mail carriers and trash collectors to help spot crime on city streets, CBS San Francisco reported Monday. Published June 10, 2013
Newtown schools briefly on lockdown after threat
Newtown, Conn., schools were reportedly placed on "modified lockdown" Monday afternoon for an unknown threat. Published June 10, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood, Islamists in Cairo ‘march to Jerusalem’
Thousands of Islamists and Muslim Brotherhood supporters rallied at the Cairo Stadium on Friday for the "Global March to Jerusalem," Ahram Online reported. Published June 10, 2013
Calif. elementary school offers toy gun buyback
Children at a California elementary school were able to turn in their toy guns for books and raffle tickets on Saturday. Published June 10, 2013
Ex-MLB player Chipper Jones apologizes for ‘offensive, distasteful’ tweet about illegal immigrants
Former Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones tweeted a public apology on Sunday after facing a massive backlash for suggesting the government fill the Rio Grande River with alligators to prevent illegal immigration. Published June 10, 2013
Teacher publicly tortured, beheaded for witchcraft in Papua New Guinea
A female teacher was publicly tortured and beheaded by a mob of villagers in Papua New Guinea after she was accused of using sorcery against a neighbor, the Associated Press reported Monday. Published June 10, 2013
Less than half of NYC passed basic road test last year
Only 46 percent of New York City's would-be drivers passed the road test in 2012, down from 52 percent the year prior, the New York Daily News reported. Published June 10, 2013
Former Calif. public transit employee made $333K last year without working a single day
A former official of the Bay Area Rapid Transit raked in more than $333,000 last year without working a single day after she resigned under pressure in May 2011. Published June 10, 2013
Country music star Craig Morgan rushes to aid accident victims in Tennessee
Country music star and former EMT Craig Morgan jumped into action Sunday morning after he witnessed a crash involving three semi-trucks on Interstate 40 in Humphreys County, Tenn. Published June 10, 2013
On taxpayers’ tab: Muslim prayer room, foot baths at San Francisco International Airport
California taxpayers have footed the bill for Muslim airport cabbies to have their very own prayer room and foot baths at the San Francisco International Airport. Published June 10, 2013
‘Tomboy’ pageantry raided, energy drinks seized in Saudi Arabia
Morality police in Saudi Arabia raided a hotel party where nearly 100 girls were participating in a contest for the most beautiful "tomboy," Emirates 24/7 reported. Published June 10, 2013
Rep. Darrell Issa slams Rep. Elijah Cummings: IRS scandal is not ‘solved’
Rep. Darrell E. Issa blasted Rep. Elijah E. Cummings on Sunday after the latter asserted that the Internal Revenue Service scandal involving the targeting of conservatives had been "solved." Published June 9, 2013
Paris museum commemorates Palestinian suicide bombers
A government-subsidized museum in Paris has opened a photography exhibition of Palestinian suicide bombers, remembering them as freedom fighters, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Friday. Published June 9, 2013
300 Muslims detained at prayer room following crackdown by Putin
Russian authorities detained 300 Muslims, including 170 foreigners, on Friday after President Vladimir Putin ordered a crackdown on radical Islamists ahead of next year's Winter Olympics, Fox News reported. Published June 9, 2013
4 hot air balloons go down in Denver area; 5 injured
Wind gusts caused four hot air balloons to crash in the Denver area Saturday, injuring at least five people. The unrelated accidents all happened within miles and about an hour of one another, Fox News reported. Published June 9, 2013
Texas high school cuts valedictorian’s mic at mention of Constitution
A North Texas high school silenced its valedictorian during his graduation address because he "deviated from the prior reviewed material" and talked about the Constitution. Published June 9, 2013
