Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Elementary school teacher investigated over ‘I’m buying a gun’ post
A Pittsburgh area elementary school is investigating a teacher after she posted on Facebook that she was going shopping for a gun. Published October 24, 2017
Kid Rock: ‘F—- no, I’m not running for Senate’
Kid Rock announced Tuesday that he is not running for U.S. Senate, ending months of speculation. Published October 24, 2017
Frederica Wilson jokes she’s ‘a rock star now’
Rep. Frederica Wilson joked Thursday that she's "a rock star now" that the White House is paying attention to her after she publicly accused President Trump of being callous in a condolence call to a Special Forces' widow. Published October 20, 2017
Richard Spencer supporters charged in shooting near University of Florida
Three Texas men who are reportedly supporters of white nationalist Richard Spencer were arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting near the University of Florida following a speech by Mr. Spencer on campus. Published October 20, 2017
George W. Bush slams bigotry, white supremacy as ‘blasphemy against the American creed’
Former President George W. Bush said during a speech Thursday that "bigotry seems emboldened" in the current U.S. climate and that white supremacy "is blasphemy against the American creed." Published October 19, 2017
Jefferson Davis school in Mississippi to be renamed after Barack Obama
A predominately black elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi, named after Confederate President Jefferson Davis, will be renamed after former President Barack Obama, leaders announced Tuesday. Published October 18, 2017
Marc Faber, Wall Street analyst: ‘Thank God white people populated America’
The bearish market investor and editor of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, Marc Faber, came under fire Tuesday after he reportedly made racially charged remarks in his latest newsletter, thanking God that the United States was colonized by white people. Published October 17, 2017
Reese Witherspoon: A director sexually assaulted me at 16
Reese Witherspoon addressed the Harvey Weinstein scandal at the Elle Women in Hollywood awards Monday night, saying it has forced her to revisit her own experiences with sexual assault and harassment in the industry. Published October 17, 2017
Hillary Clinton breaks toe in U.K. fall
Hillary Clinton said she broke her toe after falling on some stairs Monday morning in the U.K., causing her to postpone several media appearances. Published October 16, 2017
‘Today’ show editor fired for leaking Lawrence O’Donnell tirade: Report
NBC has reportedly fired a "Today" show editor for leaking a video of "Last Word" host Lawrence O'Donnell delivering an off-air, expletive-filled tirade directed at his production team. Published October 16, 2017
4 Air Force airmen accused of tagging historic S.C. church with satanic graffiti
Four airmen from Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina have been arrested in connection with spray-painting satanic symbols on a historic church. Published October 13, 2017
New York Times expands social media rules for reporters
The New York Times on Friday published its "updated and expanded" social media guidelines, warning newsroom employees against posting biased content that could potentially undermine the newspaper's credibility. Published October 13, 2017
Academy calls emergency meeting over Harvey Weinstein scandal
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has called for an emergency board of governors meeting to address the "repugnant" allegations against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Published October 11, 2017
Boy Scouts to start admitting girls into Cub Scout program
The Boy Scouts will start admitting girls into its ranks in a historic move announced Wednesday. Published October 11, 2017
Mia Love slams Michelle Obama’s ‘divisive’ GOP comments: ‘I am not white and I am not a male’
Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the only black, female Republican in Congress, slammed Michelle Obama's "divisive" comments last week on the GOP's lack of diversity. Published October 10, 2017
Nerf gun prompts lockdown at California college
A California community college was placed on lockdown this week after a suspected rifle on campus turned out to be a large, blue and orange Nerf gun. Published October 6, 2017
‘Fearless Girl’ statue firm to pay $5M for allegedly underpaying women, black execs
The financial services firm behind Wall Street's "Fearless Girl" statue has agreed to pay $5 million to more than 300 employees over federal allegations that it paid women and black executives less than their white, male colleagues. Published October 6, 2017
Jackie Speier: Moments of silence for shooting victims are hypocritical, ‘only for the headlines’
Rep. Jackie Speier says she hasn't attended a Congressional moment of silence for mass shooting victims in "a number of years" because she finds them to be hypocritical and "only for the headlines." Published October 5, 2017
Cam Newton dropped by Oikos over ‘sexist and disparaging’ comments toward women
Dannon yogurt announced Thursday that it is dropping Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton as its sponsor for Oikos Greek Yogurt over comments the company deemed "sexist and disparaging" toward women. Published October 5, 2017
Bonnie Watson Coleman: Donald Trump ‘disgusts me,’ makes me sick to my stomach
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman expressed outrage Wednesday at President Trump's visit to Puerto Rico, saying his behavior in the storm-ravaged U.S. territory was "disgustingly inappropriate" and made her sick to her stomach. Published October 4, 2017
