Jessica Chasmar

Minnesota Vikings suspend coach for ‘round up all the gays’ comment

Minnesota Vikings special teams coach Mike Priefer has apologized to the LGBT community after the team announced his suspension for the first three games of the coming season because of a homophobic comment he made to players.

July 21, 2014

White House defends Obama’s photo ops amid international crises

President Obama chowed down on a cheeseburger in Delaware and attended flashy Manhattan fundraisers on Thursday as two international crises unfolded, and the White House is saying that no consideration was given in changing the president's long-planned schedule.

July 21, 2014

Singapore Airlines apologizes for ‘insensitive’ Ukraine tweet

Singapore Airlines has issued an apology after a tweet seemed to make light of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner that was shot down in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.

July 20, 2014

Pro athletes arrested outside South Florida nightclub

St. Louis Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar and NBA free agent Donte Green were arrested following a physical altercation outside a South Florida night club on Sunday.

July 20, 2014

Smoker’s widow awarded $23.6 billion in punitive damages

A jury has awarded $23.6 billion in punitive damages to a Florida widow who says her husband died because tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds was negligent in informing consumers of the negative health effects of smoking.

July 20, 2014

Pa. mother with concealed carry permit faces 3 years for N.J. traffic stop

A Pennsylvania mother with a concealed carry permit is now facing up to three years in prison because she notified police of her loaded handgun during a traffic stop in New Jersey.

July 20, 2014

Boko Haram Islamists seize northeast Nigerian town, killing 100

Boko Haram Islamists have hoisted their black and white flag over a town in northeastern Nigeria, after torching homes to the ground and killing more than 100 residents as they tried to flee.

July 20, 2014

Super typhoon Rammasun kills 18 in China

The strongest typhoon to hit southern China in more than 40 years has killed at least 18 people since making landfall on Friday afternoon, after hitting parts of the Philippines where the death toll has risen to 94.

July 20, 2014

Detroit police chief says armed citizens are curbing crime

Detroit has experienced 37 percent fewer robberies than it did last year, and Police Chief James Craig is crediting armed citizens for the drop.

July 16, 2014

Hagel quietly notifies Congress of transfer of 6 Gitmo detainees

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel quietly notified Congress last week that the military is set to transfer six Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Uruguay as soon as next month, The New York Times revealed Wednesday.

July 16, 2014

Detroit police chief: ‘No question in my mind’ legal gun ownership deters crime

Detroit has experienced 37 percent fewer robberies than it did last year, and Police Chief James Craig is crediting armed citizens for the drop.

July 16, 2014

MLB hires gay former ballplayer Billy Bean as Ambassador For Inclusion

Major League Baseball has hired openly gay former outfielder Billy Bean as their new Ambassador For Inclusion, who will reportedly handle diversity issues and help end homophobia in in their ball clubs.

July 16, 2014

Assad blasts West, vows to retake Syria during swearing-in

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was sworn in for another seven-year term on Wednesday, vowing to recover all Syria from Islamist insurgents and seek vengeance against the West.

July 16, 2014

Senate Republicans paid for Mississippi attack ads painting tea partyers as racist: report

Mississippi attack ads that painted conservative Republicans and tea partyers as racists were funded by Senate Republicans, RedState editor-in-chief Erick Erickson has confirmed.

July 16, 2014

Texans shatter window to rescue children from hot car

A group of Houston-area shoppers took matters into their own hands Monday afternoon when they noticed two children screaming for help inside a parked car in 90-degree weather.

July 15, 2014

Conservatives reject Palin’s call for impeachment: ‘Nobody wants a President Biden’

Conservative Congress members said during a luncheon Tuesday that there's no chance they will take up Sarah Palin's call to impeach President Obama, with one joking that "nobody wants a President Joe Biden."

July 15, 2014

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could receive $350K tax-free: report

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could receive $350,000 tax-free from the federal government if the current investigation into his 2009 disappearance in Afghanistan concludes that he didn't desert his post.

July 15, 2014

Gov. Martin O’Malley ‘seriously considering’ run for president

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said he is "seriously considering" a run for president in 2016, and that Hillary Rodham Clinton's plans have no bearing on his decision.

July 15, 2014

Border Patrol agents rescue Mexican man who hanged himself on border fence

A Mexican man was revived by a Border Patrol agent Sunday night after he tried to hang himself from the border fence on the U.S. side in downtown Calexico, California.

July 15, 2014

‘Dead’ toddler wakes up at her own funeral

A 3-year-old girl who was pronounced dead from a fever on Saturday reportedly woke up inside a coffin the next day during her funeral ceremony in the Philippines.

July 14, 2014