Jessica Chasmar

Chris Jans, Bowling Green head coach, fired after butt-slapping video

Bowling Green State University has fired men's basketball head coach Chris Jans following "an investigation into his recent public conduct," the college announced Thursday.

April 3, 2015

Joanne Twomey, former Democratic mayor, hurls jar of Vaseline at Maine Gov. Paul LePage

Maine Gov. Paul LePage abruptly ended a town hall meeting Thursday night after Joanne Twomey, former Democratic mayor of Biddeford, hurled a jar of Vaseline toward the Republican governor.

April 3, 2015

KKK-affiliated corrections officers charged with plot to murder black prison inmate

Florida police arrested three reputed Ku Klux Klan members — two of whom work as corrections officers — in an alleged plot to kill a black inmate after his release from prison.

April 2, 2015

Indiana nurse faces felony charge for driving less than a mile to safer area for traffic stop

An Indiana nurse faces a felony charge for resisting arrest after she led a police officer less than a mile down a dark county road to a safer, well-lit area as he was trying to pull her over for a traffic violation.

April 2, 2015

Salesforce CEO offering hefty relocation packages to Indiana employees who feel oppressed

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is offering relocation packages to Indiana-based employees who no longer feel comfortable living in the state since the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into law.

April 2, 2015

Patrick Cherry, NYC cop who berated Uber driver, placed on modified duty

A New York City police officer who was caught in a viral video berating an Uber driver and mocking his accent has been placed on modified duty, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Wednesday.

April 1, 2015

Anthony Stokes, troubled teen who received controversial heart transplant, dies while fleeing police

A troubled Georgia teen who activists rallied behind for a heart transplant less than two years ago reportedly died in a car accident Tuesday while fleeing police.

April 1, 2015

Lufthansa knew co-pilot who crashed Germanwings plane suffered from severe depression

Lufthansa was made aware several years ago that the co-pilot who crashed the Germanwings plane into the French Alps last week had suffered from severe depression, the airline said in a statement Tuesday.

March 31, 2015

Obama’s passport, visa numbers accidentally revealed by G20 organizers: report

An employee at the Australian immigration department reportedly sent the passport numbers, visa details and other personal information on all world leaders attending last year's G20 summit, including President Obama, to the organizers of the Asian Cup soccer tournament.

March 31, 2015

Harvey Weinstein, Miramax co-founder, accused of sexually assaulting 22-year-old

A 22-year-old Italian woman has accused Hollywood film producer and Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her Friday night in New York City, police sources told the New York Daily News.

March 30, 2015

Church van crashes into Florida canal, killing 8

Eight people were killed and 10 others injured early Monday when a church van crashed into a ditch in Glades County, Florida.

March 30, 2015

Lufthansa, others adopt two-person cockpit rule after Germanwings crash

Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, has joined several airlines around the world in introducing new rules that require two authorized crew members in the cockpit of its flights at all times.

March 27, 2015

Peter King scolds ‘vulgar, rabid’ Ted Cruz supporters

Rep. Peter D. King issued a statement Friday scolding Sen. Ted Cruz supporters for making "vulgar, rabid and adolescent type" phone calls to his office.

March 27, 2015

Eleanor Holmes Norton signs up for lessons after video of botched parking job goes viral

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says she is taking action to improve her parking skills after a video that went viral showed her desperately struggling, and ultimately failing, to appropriately park her car outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

March 27, 2015

Pentagon drops 60,000 leaflets on Islamic State

The Pentagon has dropped 60,000 leaflets over the Syrian town of Ar-Raqqa in an effort to dissuade residents from joining the Islamic State terror group.

March 26, 2015

Phoenix mother thanks stranger who fatally shot her son during attack

A Phoenix woman is thankful to be alive after a neighbor came to her rescue and fatally shot her 29-year-old son as he was stabbing her in a meth-fueled rage.

March 26, 2015

Ernie Chambers, Nebraska state senator: ‘My ISIS is the police’

Nebraska state Sen. Ernie Chambers is facing backlash for comments he made Friday during a legislative hearing on a concealed gun bill, in which he compared the police to the Islamic State terrorist group.

March 25, 2015

Bill de Blasio limiting juice consumption, ‘sedentary time’ at day cares

In an effort to combat childhood obesity, the New York City Board of Health, controlled by Mayor Bill de Blasio, has unveiled new rules restricting juice consumption at licensed day cares.

March 25, 2015

James Keady, man told by Chris Christie to ‘sit down and shut up,’ running for N.J. Assembly

James Keady, the man who New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie famously told last year to "sit down and shut up," has decided to run for the state assembly as a Democrat.

March 24, 2015

Peter King on supporting Ted Cruz: ‘I will jump off that bridge when we come to it’

New York Rep. Peter King hammered Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday, calling the fellow Republican a big-mouthed "carnival barker" who has no business running for president.

March 24, 2015