Jessica Chasmar

Pope Francis: ‘The choice to not have children is selfish’

Pope Francis told a crowd Wednesday at the Vatican that an enriched society requires that children be valued and that "the choice to not have children is selfish."

February 12, 2015

Lee Zeldin blasts White House for omitting Jews from list of Islamic State targets

New York Rep. Lee Zeldin is outraged that President Obama's proposed authorization of force against the Islamic State group lists several ethnic groups as being threatened by militants without any mention of Jews.

February 12, 2015

United Airlines won’t honor $70 first-class tickets sold in error

United Airlines says it will not honor thousands of tickets sold Wednesday morning after a vendor mistake caused first-class flights from Europe to the U.S. to be marked down to as little as $69.

February 12, 2015

Seattle Symphony surprises delayed airline passengers with impromptu concert

Stranded passengers aboard a delayed Alaska Airlines flight at Sea-Tac airport got a pleasant surprise Sunday when members of the Grammy award-winning Seattle Symphony reportedly broke out their instruments for an impromptu performance.

February 11, 2015

PETA’s Virginia shelter killed 88% of rescued pets last year, up 30%: report

The number of animals killed at a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) facility in Virginia increased 30 percent in 2014, according to a new report by the Center for Consumer Freedom.

February 11, 2015

Ethan Czahor, top Jeb Bush aide, resigns over ‘regrettable, insensitive’ comments

Ethan Czahor, the chief technology officer for Jeb Bush's "Right to Rise PAC," resigned Tuesday for "regrettable and insensitive comments" he made years ago online.

February 11, 2015

Brown family slams ‘false reports’ surrounding Bobbi Kristina’s health

The family of Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, slammed "false reports" by media outlets that claimed the 21-year-old would be taken off life support on Wednesday, the third anniversary of her mother's death.

February 10, 2015

Pennsylvania town posts signs declaring ‘this is not a gun-free zone’

A rural township in south-central Pennsylvania is warning motorists that its residents pack heat in an effort to deter crime.

February 10, 2015

Michelle Obama says ‘cheese dust is not food’

First lady Michelle Obama says she's banned boxed macaroni and cheese from the White House after her eldest daughter couldn't turn a block of fresh cheese into powder.

February 10, 2015

San Francisco water manager caught urinating in reservoir that supplies drinking water

A San Francisco water manager is facing suspension after employees ratted him out for allegedly urinating several times in a reservoir that supplies drinking water to nearly 2.5 million Bay Area residents.

February 9, 2015

Bobby Jindal says liberals ‘devoid of ideas’ after light-skinned portrait fuels criticism

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday that liberals are running out of ideas after a light-skinned portrait of the Republican received criticism on Twitter.

February 9, 2015

James Dolan, Knicks owner, tells disappointed fan to ‘start rooting for the Nets’

New York Knicks owner and Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan recently accused a disappointed fan of being an alcoholic and the bane of his family after the fan accused Mr. Dolan of making poor business decisions with the franchise.

February 9, 2015

Van Jones: ‘Democrats should worry’ about GOP ‘rainbow coalition’

President Obama's former environmental adviser Van Jones suggested Sunday that it's Sen. Elizabeth Warren, not Hillary Clinton, who is "on the lips of every grassroots Democrat" in America.

February 9, 2015

Ben Carson placed on Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘Extremist Watch List’

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit legal advocacy group, has placed potential 2016 presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson on its "Extremist Watch List" for his views against same-sex marriage.

February 8, 2015

Bruce Jenner’s cellphone to be investigated following deadly car accident

A cellphone belonging to Olympic gold medalist and TV reality star Bruce Jenner will be investigated for evidence of texting after he was involved Saturday in a four-vehicle car accident that killed a woman and injured several other motorists.

February 8, 2015

Joe Arpaio, Arizona sheriff, receives death threats; California man arrested

A California man was arrested Thursday for allegedly making death threats against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona.

February 8, 2015

Oregon man who took upskirt photos of 13-year-old ‘didn’t do anything wrong,’ judge rules

A 61-year-old Oregon man did not commit a crime when he crouched down in an aisle of Target and took pictures up a 13-year-old girl's skirt, a judge ruled Thursday.

February 8, 2015

Michael Bloomberg suggests disarming minorities to ‘keep them alive’: report

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reportedly argued Friday that guns need to be kept out of the hands of minorities in order to keep them alive.

February 8, 2015

Rosie O’Donnell leaving ‘The View’ again after split from wife

Rosie O'Donnell is leaving ABC's "The View" for the second time to focus on her children after she split from her wife, Michelle Rounds, her publicist said Friday.

February 8, 2015

Comcast customer appalled to see bill addressed to ‘Super Bitch’

A Comcast customer in Chicago is outraged after she says her cable bill was addressed to "Super Bitch Bauer" instead of her real name, just weeks after another Comcast customer received two years of complimentary cable after being addressed as "A------ Brown."

February 5, 2015