Jessica Chasmar

Sen. Lindsey Graham: ‘Scumbags’ in White House lied about Benghazi

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday blasted the "scumbags" in the White House who he believes have been "in the tank" in covering up the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2012 terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

May 1, 2014

Alabama grocer advertises ‘Jameis Winston King Crab Legs’

It didn't take long for football fans to start marketing on FSU's Jameis Winston's most recent run-in with the law — a grocery store in Alabama has advertised crab legs named after the quarterback for 17.99 per pound.

May 1, 2014

Mass.gov sorry for tweeting ‘sexual assault is always avoidable’

The director of the Massachusetts government website on Thursday issued a formal apology to sexual assault victims after a tweet from the website charged that "sexual assault is always avoidable."

May 1, 2014

Drunk cop charged with assault after shooting stranger 6 times

An off-duty officer with the New York Police Department got drunk Tuesday night and fired his gun 13 times at a complete stranger who was stopped at a traffic light, police said.

May 1, 2014

3 children break into California school, kill animals in weekend rampage

Three middle-school students are accused of breaking into a Southern California high school and killing at least five animals as part of a weekend crime spree.

May 1, 2014

DreamWorks CEO predicts movie viewers will soon ‘pay by the inch’

CEO of DreamWorks Animation Jeffrey Katzenberg argued this week that the model for future films will include a "pay by the inch you watch" system, Variety reported.

May 1, 2014

Black lawmakers meet with Paul Ryan: ‘We didn’t get a whole lot accomplished’

Rep. Paul Ryan met with the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday to try and mend ties after he was criticized for making controversial statements about inner-city men.

May 1, 2014

Heroin likely paid a role in Peaches Geldolf’s death: coroner

An inquest into the death of 25-year-old Peaches Geldof, the second daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, has revealed that heroin likely played a role.

May 1, 2014

Pa. high court rules police no longer need warrant to search vehicles

Pennsylvania police officers no longer need a warrant to search a citizen's vehicle, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

April 30, 2014

Jameis Winston suspended from FSU baseball team for crab theft

The Heisman Trophy winner has been suspended by the Florida State baseball team after he stole more than $30 worth of crab legs and crawfish from a Publix grocery store.

April 30, 2014

Racist banana thrown at Barcelona’s Dani Alves was planned marketing stunt: report

An anti-racism campaign swept the Internet this week after a man threw a banana at Barcelona defender Dani Alves, but it turns out the incident was a planned marketing stunt, according to a report by Spanish newspaper AS.

April 30, 2014

FSU’s Jameis Winston charged for shoplifting crab legs: report

Florida State University quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston was given a misdemeanor citation Tuesday for shoplifting crab legs from a Publix grocery store.

April 30, 2014

Girls kidnapped in Nigeria forced to marry their terrorist captors: report

The more than 200 missing girls kidnapped from a school in Nigeria earlier this month are being forced to marry Islamic extremists, a civil society group said Wednesday.

April 30, 2014

Wall Street Journal editor slams NAACP: ‘Civil rights movement has become an industry’

The Wall Street Journal's Jason Riley on Tuesday criticized the NAACP for industrializing the civil rights movement and repeatedly choosing money over the interests of black communities.

April 29, 2014

Warren Buffett offers investors autographed diamonds

Berkshire Hathaway shareholders itching for Warren Buffett's autograph can now get it etched onto a diamond at their annual meeting in Omaha on Saturday.

April 29, 2014

SeaWorld debuts safety vests 4 years after Dawn Brancheau’s death

Backlash following the 2010 death of Dawn Brancheau has prompted SeaWorld to take new safety measures in order to protect trainers, including custom-made emergency vests, which were debuted for the first time Monday.

April 29, 2014

Man who recorded another man’s arrest charged with obstructing justice

A South Florida man who used his cell phone to record a store owner getting arrested has been charged with obstructing justice, police said.

April 29, 2014

Food poisoning sickens 100 at food safety summit: report

More than 100 people have been sickened with suspected food poisoning after attending a national food safety summit earlier this month in Baltimore, NBC News reported.

April 29, 2014

Cantor demands Kerry apologize for suggesting Israel is ‘apartheid’ state

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is demanding that Secretary of State John Kerry apologize to Israel for comments he allegedly made Friday suggesting that Israel is becoming an apartheid state.

April 28, 2014

Toyota moving U.S. headquarters from California to Texas

Toyota Motor Corp. is seeking to move a large portion of its U.S. headquarters to Texas, as Gov. Rick Perry continues to try and lure businesses to the state with promises of lower taxes.

April 28, 2014