Jessica Chasmar

Ebola mania: American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after passenger vomits

An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Midland, Texas, Tuesday night due to an Ebola scare after a passenger vomited on the plane.

October 8, 2014

Biden: People call me ‘Middle-class Joe’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden told a group of Democrats on Tuesday that he's known around Washington and across the country as "Middle-class Joe."

October 8, 2014

TV Guide yanks ‘7th Heaven’ off the air over molestation allegations

TV Guide Network has reportedly yanked "7th Heaven" off the air after the show's star, Stephen Collins, found himself in the middle of a child molestation probe.

October 7, 2014

Rev. Jesse Jackson visits Ebola patient’s family, asks public for compassion

The Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke in Dallas on Tuesday alongside the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first man diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.

October 7, 2014

Stephen Collins resigns from Screen Actors Guild board amid molestation probe

Actor Stephen Collins, who played a minister and father on the wholesome family show "7th Heaven," has resigned from his position on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild amid allegations of child molestation.

October 7, 2014

FBI investigating Islamic State graffiti around D.C.: report

The FBI is reportedly investigating Islamic State graffiti that has been cropping up in several places around Washington, D.C.

October 7, 2014

Georgia man outraged after drug ‘raid’ over okra plants

A Georgia man is outraged after the governor's drug suppression task force showed up at his doorstep demanding to investigate his okra plants.

October 7, 2014

Lois Lerner tries to barge into neighbor’s home: ‘I don’t want her in the house’

Lois Lerner doesn't appear to be making any friends in her upscale Bethesda, Maryland, neighborhood. In a video published Tuesday, the embattled ex-IRS director is seen trying to flee from a reporter into the home of a neighbor, who is less than thrilled to see her.

October 7, 2014

Teen sexting is the new ‘first base,’ study finds

A new study to be published by the American Academy of Pediatrics has found that sexting among teens has become the new "first base" of adolescent sexual behavior.

October 6, 2014

New York Times apologizes for ‘India’s Mars Mission’ cartoon

The New York Times apologized for publishing a cartoon that many readers said mocked India for its space endeavors.

October 6, 2014

Pregnant Phoenix woman denied Starbucks bathroom

Starbucks has apologized after a woman who is eight months pregnant said she was denied access to the bathroom at a Phoenix location.

October 6, 2014

Chicago-area cop shoots family’s dog in front of kids, tickets mother

A suburban Chicago woman is upset after a police officer shot her dog in front of her two young children and then handed her a ticket.

October 6, 2014

Open-carry activists protest Ohio Wal-Mart where police fatally shot man holding pellet gun

Dozens of open-carry activists descended on an Ohio Walmart store on Sunday to protest where police fatally shot a man who was holding a pellet gun.

October 6, 2014

Sen. Ayotte: Obama only acting tough with ISIS to help Democrats

Sen. Kelly Ayotte said Sunday that she fears President Obama is only attacking the Islamic State group to help Democrats in the upcoming elections.

October 5, 2014

Axelrod: Obama made ‘mistake’ saying his policies are on ballot

President Obama's former senior adviser David Axelrod argued Sunday that it was a mistake for the president to say "every one" of his policies was on the ballot this election.

October 5, 2014

Rep. Elijah Cummings says black Americans fear Secret Service is racist

Rep. Elijah Cummings said Sunday that a majority of black Americans, excluding himself, fear the Secret Service is failing to adequately protect President Obama due to racism.

October 5, 2014

Michael Phelps breaks from swimming to ‘attend a program’ after DUI arrest

Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps tweeted Sunday that he is taking a break from the sport to attend a treatment program after he was arrested for the second time on DUI charges in Maryland last week.

October 5, 2014

JPMorgan says data breach affected 76 million households

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said a data breach affected 76 million households and 7 million small businesses, the biggest U.S. bank said Thursday.

October 2, 2014

Adam Levine accused of promoting stalker rape in new ‘Animals’ video

Maroon 5's Adam Levine is under fire for a music video released Monday that critics claim glorifies stalking and rape.

October 2, 2014

‘Real Housewives’ husband Joe Giudice sentenced to 3 years in prison

Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice was sentenced Thursday to 41 months in prison after he and his wife, "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice, pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges.

October 2, 2014