Jessica Chasmar

Louisiana’s first lady, ‘Duck Dynasty’ star rappel down 24-story building

Louisiana's first lady Supriya Jindal and Korie Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" rappelled down a 24-story building in Baton Rouge on Friday — all in the name of adoption.

May 11, 2014

Gunmen open fire on Calif. toddler’s birthday party, killing 1, injuring 6

A man is dead after gunmen stormed a 1-year-old's birthday party in a Sacramento park and opened fire, injuring six others including a 7-year-old child.

May 11, 2014

Rep. Rogers: U.S. needs tougher foreign policy than ‘hashtags and selfies’

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers argued Sunday that the Obama administration needs to take a tougher approach to foreign policy than tracking online trends and hashtag diplomacy.

May 11, 2014

Chuck Hagel: Military should ‘continually’ review transgender ban

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday that the policy prohibiting transgender people from serving in the military "continually should be reviewed," though he didn't say whether he supported its reversal.

May 11, 2014

Mass. woman charged with unlawful wiretapping after recording her own arrest

A Massachusetts woman has reportedly been charged with unlawful wiretapping after she recorded her own arrest without notifying police officers beforehand.

May 11, 2014

Israel ‘ready to help’ Nigeria find kidnapped schoolgirls

Israel has offered to help Nigeria locate the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped last month by Islamic terrorists, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.

May 11, 2014

Obama congratulates Michael Sam, first openly gay NFL draft pick

President Obama congratulated Michael Sam on Saturday for being the first openly gay football player drafted by an NFL team.

May 11, 2014

Biden hits Clinton presidency at closed-door fundraiser: report

Vice President Joe Biden appeared at a closed-door fundraiser in South Carolina on Friday, where he took a shot at former President Bill Clinton's tenure, according to a CNN report.

May 11, 2014

Boy Scouts rescue NBC News anchor Ann Curry

A group of New Jersey Boy Scouts helped rescue NBC News' Ann Curry after she fell and broke her ankle while hiking in New York, the journalist confirmed.

May 11, 2014

Rep. Duncan Hunter fights for soldiers’ right to smoke

Rep. Duncan Hunter is fighting for soldiers' right to smoke by offering an amendment that would stop the Pentagon's plans to ban tobacco sales on base, the Washington Free Beacon first reported.

May 8, 2014

White House on lockdown for second time this week

The White House is on lockdown for the second time this week after two items were thrown over the north fence and the south fence at the same time, the Secret Service said Thursday.

May 8, 2014

MSNBC’s Alex Wagner warns: Don’t cross the ‘Clinton Industrial Complex’

MSNBC host Alex Wagner said Thursday morning that Democrats are feeling pressure to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton out of fear of being blacklisted by the "Clinton Industrial Complex."

May 8, 2014

Beverly Hills City Council to Brunei: Revoke Shariah or drop stake in hotel

The Beverly Hills City Council passed a resolution Tuesday condemning the Sultan of Brunei for implementing Shariah law in the Islamic country.

May 8, 2014

‘Cannibal Cop’ is now a cook behind bars

A New York City police officer convicted last year of conspiring to kidnap, kill and eat women — dubbed the "Cannibal Cop" — now works as a cook as he serves out his sentence in jail.

May 8, 2014

Venezuela begins rationing water, electricity

Some 6 million people in Venezuela's capital may have to go three days a week without water after authorities began implementing a rationing plan on Wednesday.

May 8, 2014

Richard Sherman: NFL would not have banned Donald Sterling

The outspoken Seattle Seahawks cornerback, Richard Sherman, fell just short of calling the NFL racist, when he suggested during an interview with Time that the league never would have reacted the same way as the NBA did with Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

May 8, 2014