Jessica Chasmar

Rihanna channels ‘Scandal’s‘ Kerry Washington at the White House

Rihanna spent Monday posing for photos around the White House and channeling her inner Kerry Washington from the hit ABC series "Scandal."

November 11, 2014

Joseph Smith wed 40 wives, Mormon church says

The Mormon church has acknowledged that its founding prophet, Joseph Smith, wed as many as 40 wives, including one as young as 14 years old.

November 11, 2014

15-year-old cancer patient shot dead in front of Texas home

Police in Duncanville, Texas, are asking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for fatally shooting a 15-year-old cancer patient in front of his own home.

November 11, 2014

Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of Cranberries, arrested for air rage incident

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan was arrested Monday for causing a disturbance aboard an Aer Lingus flight from New York City to Shannon, Ireland.

November 10, 2014

Boston man swipes cell phone from woman killed by train

A Boston man has turned himself into police after surveillance video captured him witnessing a woman get killed by a subway train and then swiping her cell phone.

November 10, 2014

Syrian Kurds grant women equal rights in snub to Islamic State

The local government in a majority Kurdish area of Syria has passed a decree granting equal rights to women, as the Kurds continue to fight an intense battle against Islamic State militants that oppose such freedoms.

November 9, 2014

Lesbian couple registers ‘first gay marriage’ in Russia

A lesbian couple married Friday in Saint Petersburg, Russia, forming what is seen by activists as the first gay marriage in the country where such unions are illegal.

November 9, 2014

Returning U.S. soldier fatally shot after party

A 22-year-old Army veteran was shot to death in Los Angeles early Sunday after a dispute at a party.

November 9, 2014

18,000 Kaiser nurses plan strike over Ebola unpreparedness

Some 18,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses in Northern California are planning a two-day strike this week against what they say is unpreparedness in fighting the deadly Ebola virus.

November 9, 2014

Darrell Issa tricked into retweeting support for Himmler, Oswald

California Rep. Darrell Issa, who asked Twitter followers Friday to tweet photos of their family members in the U.S. military, was duped into retweeting support for some of history's most notorious killers.

November 9, 2014

Jon Huntsman Sr.: Tea party has ‘captivated and ruined’ the GOP

Jon Huntsman Sr., father of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and a self-described "lifelong Republican," argued that the Tea Party has ruined the Republican Party, and that the GOP doesn't stand a chance unless someone like his son is elected.

November 9, 2014

Catherine Hoggle deemed incompetent after claiming her 2 missing children are still alive

A Montgomery County judge on Thursday deemed the mother of two missing children incompetent and refused to sign an order allowing police to take her to the location where she claims she left the children.

November 6, 2014

Amanda Bynes, now homeless, caught sleeping on shopping mall sofa

Amanda Bynes has fired back after TMZ published a photo of the troubled actress sleeping on a sofa Thursday morning in the middle of a major Los Angeles shopping mall.

November 6, 2014

90-year-old man arrested for feeding homeless cited again

A 90-year-old South Florida man was back to handing out food to the needy Wednesday, undeterred by his arrest for feeding the homeless over the weekend.

November 6, 2014

College football players use ‘strength of God’ to lift 3-ton truck off pinned man

Football players from a New Mexico university are being hailed as heroes after lifting a truck weighing nearly three tons off a man who was being crushed underneath.

November 6, 2014

Paul Rosolie to be ‘eaten alive’ by anaconda for Discovery Channel

In a bold bid for ratings, Discovery Channel's newest stunt will include a real live man being devoured by a giant anaconda.

November 6, 2014

Fox Sinke, retired Marine, receives death threats after guarding Canadian war memorial

A retired U.S. Marine who stood guard at Canada's National War Memorial last week to honor fallen Cpl. Nathan Cirillo says he has been receiving threatening phone calls ever since.

November 6, 2014

Pat Buchanan calls Joni Ernst ‘attractive,’ says senator-elect in Iowa could be a star

Former Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan called Joni Ernst an "enormously attractive figure," just days after the Iowa senator-elect rebuked Sen. Tom Harkin for calling her "good-looking."

November 5, 2014

Local Democratic Party chairwoman arrested for kicking poll worker

The chairwoman of Stokes County, North Carolina, Democratic Party was arrested Tuesday after allegedly kicking a poll worker during a political dispute.

November 5, 2014

Clay Aiken reality show to follow Democratic candidate’s failed campaign

An upcoming docuseries might be bittersweet for Clay Aiken, who allowed a camera crew to follow his every move since announcing his failed bid to represent North Carolina's 2nd District.

November 5, 2014