Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Dylan DeBoard, concealed carrier, awarded for saving Ohio police officer
An Ohio man with a concealed carry permit was presented an award this week for saving a Mount Vernon police officer who was being attacked by a suspect. Published July 29, 2016
Wal-Mart employees charged with manslaughter in death of 64-year-old shoplifter
Police have charged three Florida Wal-Mart employees with manslaughter in the death of a 64-year-old suspected of shoplifting. Published July 29, 2016
Alan Grayson: Four staffers quit Senate campaign amid domestic abuse allegations
Four staffers quit Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson's Senate campaign Wednesday amid allegations by his ex-wife that he physically abused her over a two-decade period. Published July 28, 2016
Thomas Abrahamsen, San Francisco police officer, jailed for allegedly building, possessing AR-15
A San Francisco police officer is facing two felony gun charges for allegedly building and possessing a banned AR-15 rifle. Published July 28, 2016
Iowa choir breaks out in song on plane carrying remains of fallen soldier
A now-viral video shows a group of high school students from the Iowa Ambassadors of Music singing "Battle Hymn of the Republic" as a uniformed Army private escorted the remains of a World War II soldier home to Houston. Published July 27, 2016
Anthony Weiner: I’d leave retirement to beat Donald Trump Jr. ‘like a rented mule’
Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner said he's willing to come out of retirement if Donald Trump Jr. were to enter the race for New York City mayor. Published July 27, 2016
Paul Jones, Trump supporter, shot at Cleveland bar during heated political debate
A Donald Trump supporter is recovering from a gunshot wound after he said a man who disagreed with his political views opened fire on him inside a Cleveland bar Monday. Published July 27, 2016
Soldiers gunned down outside South Carolina bar
Bond has been denied for a 25-year-old man accused of gunning down two soldiers who were reportedly trying to protect a woman outside a South Carolina bar. Published July 27, 2016
Alan Grayson’s ex-wife Lolita alleges decades of domestic abuse
Rep. Alan Grayson's ex-wife has accused him of physically abusing her over a two-decade period, Politico reported Tuesday. Published July 26, 2016
Chuck Norris: Clinton presidency would ‘destroy what is left of our republic’
Chuck Norris is encouraging voters of all stripes to rally behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, because a "no" vote for Mr. Trump is a vote for Hillary Clinton, and another Clinton presidency "will certainly dismantle or destroy what is left of our republic." Published July 26, 2016
Hank Johnson apologizes for comparing West Bank settlements to ‘termites’
Rep. Hank Johnson admitted it was a "poor choice of words" to use a metaphor Monday that appeared to compare Jewish Israeli settlers in the disputed West Bank to "termites." Published July 26, 2016
Roger Ailes out as Fox News CEO amid sexual-harassment claims
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is leaving the cable news network following sexual harassment claims by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, the network confirmed Tuesday. Published July 19, 2016
Megyn Kelly told Fox investigators that Roger Ailes sexually harassed her: Report
Fox News host Megyn Kelly has accused network CEO Roger Ailes of making unwanted sexual advances toward her about 10 years ago when she was a Fox correspondent, New York magazine reported Tuesday. Published July 19, 2016
52 shot, 7 fatally in Chicago weekend violence
Seven people were killed and at least 52 were wounded by gunfire during another violent weekend in Chicago. Published July 19, 2016
Phillip Banks, 19, shot dead at ‘Stop the Violence’ rally outside Cleveland
A teenager was killed and a 12-year-old boy hospitalized Sunday after gunmen opened fire during an impromptu anti-violence rally just outside Cleveland, police said. Published July 19, 2016
Roger Ailes to be removed by Murdoch as Fox News CEO: report
Rupert Murdoch and his two sons have decided to remove Roger Ailes as CEO of Fox News following a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, New York Magazine reported Monday. Published July 18, 2016
Ted Cruz to Obama after Nice attack: ‘Willful blindness is not a policy’
Sen. Ted Cruz issued a statement following Thursday terrorist attack in Nice, France, saying the Obama administration's "willful blindness" of radical Islam is putting the country at risk. Published July 15, 2016
Orlando firefighters told to stop illegally feeding alligators two months before toddler’s death
Firefighters located less than a half mile from the Walt Disney World lagoon where an alligator killed 2-year-old Lane Graves were reportedly instructed just two months before the toddler's death to stop illegally feeding the dangerous reptiles. Published July 14, 2016
Concealed carrier takes down AK-47-wielding robber at Dallas-area Waffle House
A suspected armed robber is on life support after he was shot several times by a concealed carrier at a Dallas-area Waffle House. Published July 14, 2016
Log Cabin Republicans ‘mad as hell’ over GOP’s ‘most anti-LGBT’ platform
The Log Cabin Republicans are denouncing the party's staunchly socially conservative 2016 platform, calling it "the most anti-LGBT platform" in the GOP's 162-year history. Published July 14, 2016
