Jessica Chasmar
Articles by Jessica Chasmar
Tim Scott talks of unfair policing: ‘I’ve been stopped seven times by law enforcement’ in one year
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina delivered an powerful floor speech Wednesday describing the unfair police scrutiny he has faced as a black man. Published July 14, 2016
Randall Burgess, 60, arrested after seen slapping woman in wheelchair during live broadcast
A 60-year-old Arizona man was arrested after he was seen slapping a woman in a wheelchair in the background of a live TV news broadcast. Published July 13, 2016
Man wearing Black Lives Matter shirt fires 17 shots at officer’s patrol car, home: Police
An Indianapolis man is facing charges after he fired roughly 17 shots at a police officer's residence and marked patrol car while screaming anti-police obscenities, police said. Published July 13, 2016
5 shot at candlelight vigil for Baltimore shooting victim
A gunman opened fire in Baltimore Monday night, shooting four women and one man who were attending a candlelight vigil for another shooting victim, police said. Published July 12, 2016
Niecee Cornute, black activist, streamed Facebook live video of Dallas cop killings: Police
The founder and leader of the Black Women's Defense League was detained and later released by police after she streamed live video of last week's attack in Dallas that left five officers dead, police said. Published July 12, 2016
Girls raise $10,000 for Dallas police with lemonade stand
A groups of young girls donated $10,000 Monday to the Dallas Police Department after they raised the money in just two days selling lemonade in the wake of last week's deadly attack on police. Published July 12, 2016
Texas inmates break out of jail cell to help officer suffering heart attack
A group of Texas inmates sprang into action after their lone guard suffered an apparent heart attack and lost consciousness. Published July 11, 2016
George Bush ‘heartbroken’ by Dallas cop killings: ‘Murdering the innocent is always evil’
Former President George W. Bush said Friday that his family is "heartbroken" by the killing of five police officers at a Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas, where he and his wife Laura reside. Published July 8, 2016
Dan Patrick, Texas lieutenant governor, calls BLM protesters who ran from gunfire ‘hypocrites’
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Black Lives Matter protesters who ran from gunfire Thursday night during a rally in Dallas that left five officers dead are "hypocrites" for expecting law enforcement to protect them. Published July 8, 2016
Darryl Glenn, black GOP Senate candidate: Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson ‘do not speak for me’
Darryl Glenn, a black conservative who won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Colorado, made it clear over the weekend that black civil rights activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson don't speak for him. Published July 7, 2016
Atlanta cop caught sleeping on the job
The Atlanta Police Department says it's taking action against an officer apparently caught napping in his patrol car in a photo that caught backlash over the weekend. Published July 6, 2016
Chelsea Manning hospitalized after apparent suicide attempt: report
National security leaker Chelsea Manning was reportedly hospitalized Tuesday from an apparent suicide attempt. Published July 6, 2016
Obama, Biden won’t visit colleges ‘insufficiently serious’ about sexual assault: report
President Obama and top administration officials will reportedly no longer visit universities whose leaders they consider "insufficiently serious" about sexual assault on campus. Published July 5, 2016
Obama takes over Hillary Clinton’s Instagram account: ‘I’m feeling pretty fired up’
President Obama said Tuesday that he is "taking over" the Instagram account of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as the two campaign together in North Carolina. Published July 5, 2016
Rio police tell tourists they won’t be able to protect them during Olympics: ‘Welcome to hell’
Some Rio de Janeiro police officers are warning tourists that they're on their own this summer as the Brazilian city struggles to cope with rising violent crime ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games. Published July 5, 2016
Dad accidentally kills son, 14, at Florida gun range: ‘The gun didn’t kill my boy, I did’
A Florida family is reeling after a father accidentally shot and killed his 14-year-old son at a Sarasota gun range Sunday afternoon. Published July 5, 2016
Panic at Idaho restaurant after man stands on bar, praises Allah
Diners at a restaurant in Idaho were sent into a panic Friday night after a young man stood on top of the bar and praised Allah as the only god. Published July 5, 2016
Uber Mexico drivers caught ferrying migrants to U.S. border
Several Uber-registered vehicles carrying Central American migrants were apprehended this month on their way to U.S.-Mexico border, Mexican officials said Wednesday. Published July 1, 2016
Dorothy Woods, Benghazi widow: Hillary Clinton has ‘no right’ telling country to move on
The widow of one of the four Americans killed during the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, Libya, says former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has "no right" telling the country to move on. Published July 1, 2016
Francois Hollande, France’s socialist president, endorses Hillary Clinton
French President Francois Hollande endorsed Hillary Clinton for U.S. president Thursday, saying a Donald Trump presidency "would complicate relations between Europe and the U.S." Published June 30, 2016
