Jessica Chasmar

N.J. teen sues parents for college tuition

A New Jersey honor student is suing her parents for financial support after she says they threw her out of the house when she was 18.

March 3, 2014

North Korea frees Australian missionary

North Korea said Monday that it has deported John Short, a 75-year-old Australian missionary whom it detained last month for crimes against the state, according to state-run media.

March 3, 2014

Sarah Palin: I predicted Ukraine crisis

Sarah Palin is saying "I told ya so" on Russian aggression in Ukraine, arguing that the Obama administration's response has only emboldened President Vladimir Putin.

March 2, 2014

Bill Clinton poses for photo with Bunny Ranch prostitutes

Former President Bill Clinton posed for a photo at an event Thursday night with two women who work as legal prostitutes at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada.

March 2, 2014

VP Biden tries to pitch Obamacare to Canadian tourist

Vice President Joe Biden accidentally tried to pitch Obamacare to a Canadian tourist during a surprise stop at an Arizona restaurant Friday.

March 2, 2014

Authorities look at trespassing snowboarders in wake of Montana avalanche

Snowboarders in a restricted area of Mount Jumbo were interviewed and released by law enforcement officers in the wake of an avalanche in Montana that buried three people and demolished a house.

March 2, 2014

Stephen Colbert delivers keynote at security conference despite protests

Stephen Colbert delivered the keynote address at the 2014 RSA computer security conference in San Francisco Friday night, despite calls from protesters to boycott the event.

March 2, 2014

NFL Network fires Darren Sharper amid rape charges

Former safety and football analyst Darren Sharper was fired by the NFL Network Friday after he was arrested for allegedly drugging and raping several women.

March 2, 2014

Colorado Republicans push to ban food stamps at pot shops

Colorado Republicans plan to propose a bill next week that will prohibit welfare recipients from using their benefits in pot shops.

March 2, 2014

North Korean zoo adds 3 Yorkshire Terriers

A zoo in North Korea's capital has welcomed three Yorkshire Terriers to its mix of ferocious beasts on display, according to state media.

February 27, 2014

Jamie Lee Curtis calls 911 in panic after friend has apparent overdose: report

Jamie Lee Curtis frantically called 911 on Tuesday night for a friend apparently suffering from a drug overdose, TMZ reported.

February 27, 2014

Italian restaurant that invented tiramisu shuttering amid economic crisis

The Italian restaurant credited with inventing tiramisu is shutting its doors after 75 years because it can't stay afloat amid Italy's devastating financial crisis.

February 27, 2014

91-year-old Holocaust survivor killed by school bus

A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor died after being hit by a school bus packed with kids in Maryland Wednesday afternoon.

February 27, 2014

Teacher taunts, records autistic child with head stuck in chair

A teacher at a Goodrich, Mich., elementary school is on paid administrative leave after taunting and video recording an 11-year-old autistic boy who got stuck in his chair.

February 27, 2014

MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow receives Walter Cronkite award

Ronan Farrow, who began hosting his daytime MSNBC show just Monday, received the Cronkite Award for Excellence in Exploration and Journalism Wednesday night.

February 27, 2014

Greenpeace co-founder says ‘no scientific proof’ humans cause climate change

A co-founder of Greenpeace told a Senate panel on Tuesday that there is no scientific evidence to back claims that humans are the "dominant cause" of climate change.

February 26, 2014

Court orders Google to remove ‘Innocence of Muslims’ film from YouTube

A U.S. appeals court in San Francisco has ordered Google to remove from YouTube "Innocence of Muslims," the anti-Islam film the Obama administration initially blamed for the 2012 killing of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

February 26, 2014

Suicides at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge hit record high

Forty-six people leaped to their deaths from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge last year in what appears to be the worst year for suicides at the landmark.

February 26, 2014

Calif. college student wins $50K settlement in free speech case

A California student, who was ordered by school officials to stop handing out copies of the Constitution on National Constitution Day, has won a $50,000 settlement against the school.

February 26, 2014

‘Avatar’ star Sam Worthington slapped with restraining order

Actor Sam Worthington has been slapped with a restraining order after he was arrested for allegedly attacking a paparazzo in New York City over the weekend.

February 26, 2014