Jessica Chasmar

Marriage group endorses Democratic incumbent over gay Republican Carl DeMaio

A national anti-gay marriage group has endorsed Democratic incumbent Rep. Scott Peters in San Diego over his gay Republican challenger, Carl DeMaio.

October 30, 2014

Philadelphia VA joins ‘Let’s Move,’ bans candy from Halloween parade

The Philadelphia Veterans Affairs office announced Wednesday that it is banning candy and sweets from this year's Halloween parade as it joins First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign to combat childhood obesity.

October 29, 2014

Johnny Cash’s son arrested for stripping down to underwear at Canadian airport

The son of late folk singer Johnny Cash was arrested Monday for stripping down to his underwear in the middle of Canada's Deer Lake Airport.

October 29, 2014

Netanyahu fires back at reported ‘chickens—t’ slur from U.S. official

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is firing back at reports that a senior Obama administration official called him "chickens—t," or cowardly, who is only concerned about his own political survival.

October 29, 2014

Ivy League university offers ‘Wasting Time on the Internet’ course

The University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school, will begin offering a creative writing class titled, "Wasting Time on the Internet," in which "distraction, multitasking, and aimless drifting is mandatory."

October 28, 2014

Pro-Hagan ad in North Carolina ties Tillis to Trayvon Martin shooting

A radio ad campaigning for North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan attempts to tie her Republican challenger to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

October 28, 2014

Ann Romney slams S.C. Gov. Haley’s Democratic challenger for ‘whore’ slip

Ann Romney has denounced Democratic gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen after he accidentally called South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley a "whore" and then laughed.

October 28, 2014

‘Calibration issue’ in Maryland voting machines switches GOP picks to Democrat

A calibration issue in multiple Maryland voting machines is reportedly switching voters' picks from Republican to Democrat.

October 28, 2014

Georgia man ordered to remove NRA hat before voting

A Georgia man is upset after he went for early voting on Friday and was ordered to remove his National Rifle Association hat before he was allowed to vote.

October 27, 2014

Wal-Mart apologizes for ‘Fat Girl Costumes’ category

Wal-Mart is in full damage control mode after online shoppers looking for plus-sized Halloween costumes were directed to a "Fat Girl Costumes" section.

October 27, 2014

Naked man accused of raping neighbor’s pit bull: ‘ISIS sent me’

A Connecticut man was hospitalized after authorities say he stripped naked and raped a neighbor's pit bull in her yard, claiming the Islamic State group sent him there to die.

October 27, 2014

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis apologizes for national anthem flub

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis apologized after he confused the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Game 5 of the World Series in San Francisco on Sunday night.

October 27, 2014

Six liquid bombs explode near St. Louis, injuring 1

At least six makeshift soda bottle bombs exploded over the weekend in different places around Wentzville, Missouri, injuring one man.

October 27, 2014

Minn. farm workers devastated after barn fire kills 10,000 hogs

Farm workers in southern Minnesota are devastated after a massive barn fire killed as many as 10,000 sows and piglets.

October 27, 2014

Jeb Bush will ‘more than likely run for president, son says

Jeb Bush's son, George P. Bush, said his father will "more than likely" seek the Republican nomination for a 2016 presidential run.

October 26, 2014

Rep. Mike Rogers: Lone-wolf terror threat ‘huge and getting worse’

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers argued Sunday that the threat lone-wolf terrorists pose to national security is "huge and getting worse."

October 26, 2014

Montana man fatally shoots 3-year-old in game of ‘gun tag’

A Montana man is facing up to 20 years in prison after he shot and killed a 3-year-old boy in a game of "gun tag."

October 26, 2014

Two more ‘Sons of Guns’ stars arrested for child abuse

The daughter of reality star William Hayden, of the now-canceled reality show "Sons of Guns," has been arrested on child abuse charges just two months after her father was arrested for child molestation.

October 26, 2014

Armored vehicle, 24 cops sent to collect civil judgment from elderly Wisconsin man

Officials in the small town of Stettin, Wisconsin, reportedly sent 24 police officers and an armored vehicle to collect a civil judgment from a 75-year-old man who was allegedly known as "argumentative."

October 26, 2014

Man crashes into religious monument outside Oklahoma Capitol, blames it on Satan

An Oklahoma City man has been arrested and sent for a mental evaluation after he crashed his car into a Ten Commandments monument outside the Capitol building and blamed the act on Satan.

October 26, 2014