Jessica Chasmar

John Grisham apologizes for child porn comments: ‘I can think of nothing more despicable’

John Grisham, one of the world's best-selling crime-fiction writers, has apologized after suggesting in a recent interview that the U.S. legal system should be softer on people who consume child pornography.

October 16, 2014

Glenn Close: I grew up in a cult

Glenn Close has revealed that before she went on to become an award-winning actress, she spent most of her childhood growing up in communes with a religious cult.

October 16, 2014

Calif. college quarantined after student who traveled with Ebola patient vomits in class

A Southwestern College student who was ill and caused 50 students at the Chula Visa, California, campus to be quarantined because of suspected Ebola symptoms has now recanted her story, a San Diego TV station reported online.

October 16, 2014

Dulles traveler in homemade hazmat suit goes viral

A photo of a traveler in a homemade "hazmat" suit at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., is making the internet rounds as hundreds of real suits are selling out online.

October 16, 2014

Ebola mania: Hazmat suits selling out online

Whether it's fear of the deadly Ebola virus or spirit of the Halloween season, hazardous-material suits are being snatched up at Amazon.com at a rapid pace.

October 16, 2014

Black voters rejecting Democratic Party in Ferguson: ‘It’s time to send a message’

Many black voters in the St. Louis area say they will be taking out their aggression at the ballot box this November over the handling of the Michael Brown shooting — by voting against the Democratic Party that they have long supported.

October 16, 2014

Jay Carney breaks from White House, calls for ‘travel restrictions’ to fight Ebola

President Obama's former press secretary Jay Carney suggested Thursday that the White House should impose travel restrictions to fight Ebola, despite the White House again saying such a measure is out of the question.

October 16, 2014

High school student on bail for 2 rape charges to stay on football team

A Washington state high school student will continue to play on the school's football team despite facing charges for two separate counts of rape.

October 15, 2014

Glenn Beck says 4 of his employees live in same complex as Dallas Ebola patient

Conservative radio host Glenn Beck revealed Wednesday that four of his employees live in the same Dallas apartment complex as the second health care worker to test positive for Ebola.

October 15, 2014

San Diego man treated for Google Glass addiction

A 31-year-old man in San Diego has reportedly been treated for Google Glass addiction at the U.S. Navy's Substance Abuse and Recovery Program.

October 15, 2014

Ohio teens charged in cruel ice bucket prank on autistic boy

Police have charged five juveniles involved in dumping a bucket of urine and feces on an autistic teen in Bay Village, Ohio.

October 14, 2014

Dutch biker gang cleared to help Kurds fight Islamic State

The Dutch public prosecutor on Tuesday declared it legal for bikers from the No Surrender gang to continue fighting alongside Kurds in northern Iraq against the Islamic State group.

October 14, 2014

Senate candidate Douglas Butzier killed in Iowa plane crash: report

An Iowa doctor who was running for U.S. Senate as a libertarian candidate in Iowa died Monday night in a plane crash near Dubuque Regional Airport.

October 14, 2014

Canada develops Ebola vaccine to be tested on 40 American volunteers

A made-in-Canada Ebola vaccine will be tested on 40 healthy American volunteers in Maryland to determine its safety, Health Minister Rona Ambrose announced Monday.

October 14, 2014

State Department to allow transgender services under health plan

The State Department is eliminating the "transgender exclusion" from its largest health insurance program, allowing sex reassignment services for employees on the plan beginning in January.

October 14, 2014

Texans chip in $20K to restore Iraq war veteran’s ‘65 Mustang

An Iraq war veteran was stunned when he walked into a Houston-area repair shop to find out that strangers had paid nearly $20,000 to have his '65 Mustang restored.

October 14, 2014

Oregon’s first lady co-owned property meant for illegal marijuana operation

Just four months after she illegally married an Ethiopian immigrant in exchange for cash, Cylvia Hayes, the fiancee of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, was involved with a property she admits was intended to be an illegal marijuana grow operation.

October 14, 2014

U.K. lawmakers vote in favor of Palestine statehood

U.K. lawmakers have voted in the House of Commons to recognize Palestine as a state in a largely symbolic measure that could have international implications.

October 14, 2014

Greg Abbott: Attacking my wheelchair is Wendy Davis’ ‘prerogative’

Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott on Monday dismissed Wendy Davis' "wheelchair ad" as a petty attack, arguing that he's taking the high road in focusing on the future of his state.

October 14, 2014