Jessica Chasmar

Michelle Obama lets gay rights heckler get to her: ‘I’m leaving’

First Lady Michelle Obama responded to a protester after she was interrupted about ten minutes into her speech at a campaign fundraiser in D.C. on Tuesday. Published June 4, 2013

Bloomberg’s next targets: Sweet tea, energy drinks, fruit juices

Michael Bloomberg and his battle against bulging waistlines are targeting new villains: sweet tea, energy drinks and fruit juices. Published June 4, 2013

Jewish school investigating after AirTran boots 100 students from flight

An Orthodox Jewish high school in New York is investigating an incident where more than one hundred of its students were kicked off an early morning AirTran flight on Monday. Published June 4, 2013

‘Levitating’ bullet train that can reach 310 mph tested in Japan

Japan's "levitating" trains, designed to travel at speeds of 310 mph, have undergone their first test tracks. Published June 4, 2013

Creator of ‘breast milk’ lollipops: ‘I knew I had to capture that flavor’

A unique candy company based in Austin, Texas has developed a new lollipop flavor that may have some consumers piqued in interest or quivering in disgust — breast milk. Published June 4, 2013

150 protesters arrested at NAACP rally against N.C. Republicans

Upwards of 150 people were arrested Monday at the largest demonstration yet of the North Carolina NAACP's weeks-long protest of the GOP-led General Assembly, CBS Charlotte reports. Published June 4, 2013

66-year-old man finds out he’s really a woman

A 66-year-old man visited a doctor in Hong Kong with a swollen belly, only to find out that he is really a female with an ovarian cyst. Published June 4, 2013

China’s censorship cops block ‘big yellow duck’ to stifle Tiananmen Square talk

Twenty four years after the Chinese government's bloody crackdown on activists in Tiananmen Square, the word "today" is now part of a long list of search terms that have been banned on Sina Weibo, the country's most popular social media site, The Guardian reports. Published June 4, 2013

Seven people injured by gas explosion at N.Y. Christian college

Fire teams throughout Rockland County, New York, are on the scene of a major gas explosion at Nyack College campus that occurred around noon today. Published June 4, 2013

Five Soros hedge fund execs donate to N.J. Gov. Chris Christie

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is cashing checks from all sorts of unlikely places, from George Soros' hedge fund executives to professors at the University of California at Berkeley, a Newark Star-Ledger review of state and federal records found. Published June 4, 2013

Record-size ‘killing machine’ mako shark caught in California waters

A group of fishermen think they have broken the world record with a recent catch off the coast of Huntington Beach in California — an 11-foot long mako shark, just 15 miles from the beach. Published June 4, 2013

Gitmo looking for instructors on pastels, Photoshop

The terrorist detention camp at Guantanamo Bay is looking for instructors to provide "intellectual stimulation" to its prisoners by teaching seminars on anything from pastels to Photoshop, CNS News first reported Monday. Published June 4, 2013

South African banks may hold $1B stolen by Gadhafi

More than $1 billion in cash, gold and diamonds believed looted by slain Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi may have been found stashed away in several South African banks, a local news agency reported Sunday. Published June 3, 2013

Saudi prince drops $20 million on 3-day trip to Disneyland Paris

A Saudi prince blew nearly 15 million euros ($20 million) last month on a three-day vacation at Disneyland Paris. Published June 3, 2013

Former President Bill Clinton paid $500K for 45-minute speech in Israel: report

The Peres Academic Center paid former President Bill Clinton $500,000 to give a 45-minute speech in Israel to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his 90th birthday, according to the New York Post. Published June 3, 2013

New York City seeking LGBT foster parents

New York City is launching a major campaign to recruit gay and lesbian foster parents and find more welcoming homes for children who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, The Wall Street Journal first reported Sunday. Published June 3, 2013