Jessica Chasmar

Kevin Ward’s aunt blasts NASCAR’s Tony Stewart for nephew’s death

The aunt of the race car driver who was struck and killed Saturday by NASCAR racer Tony Stewart has written a scathing message online calling Mr. Stewart a "d--k."

August 11, 2014

Run amok: Iron Men, Spider-Man, Elmo arrested at Times Square

The New York City Police Department arrested two Iron Men, a Spider-Man and an Elmo in Times Square Saturday just hours after police handed out fliers warning tourists about the rogue characters.

August 11, 2014

Filmmaker crosses U.S.-Mexico border dressed as Osama bin Laden

Investigative filmmaker James O'Keefe donned an Osama bin Laden mask and sneaked across the Rio Grande in his new media stunt meant to expose the vulnerabilities of the U.S.-Mexico border.

August 11, 2014

Yahoo News account hacked; tweets Ebola outbreak in Atlanta

The Twitter account for Yahoo News appeared to have been compromised Sunday afternoon after it sent out a tweet that briefly panicked users.

August 10, 2014

Islamic State kills 500 Yazidis, buries some victims alive

Islamic State militants have reportedly killed at least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority as hundreds of families in the country's north face daily deadlines to convert to Islam or die.

August 10, 2014

NYPD fliers warn tourists about costumed characters

The New York City Police Department is warning tourists that they're not obligated to pay costumed characters, who have become notorious for harassing, and in some case assaulting, sightseers who refuse to tip them.

August 10, 2014

Miami Jewish community offers $50K for info on rabbi killing

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community in Miami are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to two men suspected of killing a 60-year-old rabbi as he walked to temple Saturday morning.

August 10, 2014

Florida boy, 9, fights off 400-pound alligator

A 9-year-old Florida boy was able to escape the jaws of a nine-foot, 400-pound alligator Thursday, causing authorities to go on a lakewide hunt for the reptile.

August 10, 2014

Anthony Weiner to open nonprofit restaurant

Former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner is planning to open a restaurant to help create jobs in a Queens neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

August 10, 2014

Starbucks: We don’t fund Israel

Starbucks is assuring customers that it does not provide any type of financial support to Israel or the Israeli army after an "uptick in false rumors" said otherwise.

August 10, 2014

Minn. restaurant shifts costs to customers with ‘minimum wage fee’

The owners of a Minnesota restaurant have begun tacking a 35-cent "minimum wage fee" onto their customers' tabs after the state implemented its first wage hike in five years.

August 7, 2014

Stalked student may drop out of Dartmouth over no-guns policy

A Dartmouth student who has been terrorized by a male stalker for years says she may have to drop out of the Ivy League school because of its policy against guns.

August 7, 2014

911 dispatcher tells grandmother to ‘put the gun down’ during break-in

A Florida grandmother whose home was broken into says a 911 dispatcher ordered her to put her gun down in the middle of the invasion.

August 7, 2014

Valid candidate left off ballot twice in Arizona election

The Maricopa County Elections Office in Arizona has for the second time mailed out ballots that leave off a legitimate candidate's name, and now he's threatening to sue.

August 7, 2014

New map shows richest Americans

Real estate website Movoto has released a map showing which individual dominates each state in terms of personal wealth.

August 6, 2014

Robert Redford sues New York over $1.6 million tax bill

Actor Robert Redford is suing the state of New York for what he says are unfair taxes from the sale of the Sundance Channel.

August 6, 2014

NYPD officers beat handcuffed mentally ill man, EMTs say

Two emergency medical technicians have accused four New York City police officers of beating a mentally ill man while he was handcuffed to a stretcher.

August 6, 2014

Two double-decker buses collide in NYC’s Times Square

Emergency responders are on the scene of a double-decker bus crash in New York's Times Square.

August 5, 2014

Michele Bachmann: Tax illegals ‘100 percent’ on money they send abroad

Rep. Michele Bachmann has suggested the federal government levy a 100 percent tax on money illegal immigrants send back to their home countries as a way of remedying the border crisis.

August 5, 2014

NYPD cop accused of brutally beating woman hours after receiving prestigious award

An officer with the New York City Police Department has been charged for breaking into a woman's home and assaulting her just hours after he received a prestigious award recognizing his heroism.

August 5, 2014