Jessica Chasmar

Former boxing champ Roy Jones running for mayor in Florida

Former boxing champ Roy Jones Jr. said he's going to take a shot at becoming mayor of his hometown of Pensacola, Fla.

February 19, 2014

Islamic clerics issue fatwa against living on Mars

Religious clerics in the UAE have issued a fatwa against one-way trips to Mars, arguing that inhabiting the Red Planet goes against Islamic teachings.

February 19, 2014

Video allegedly shows Ray Rice dragging unconscious fiancee

Video captured Saturday at an Atlantic City casino allegedly shows Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice dragging his unconscious fiancee out of an elevator just moments before the two were arrested.

February 19, 2014

Obama apologizes to art history professor for ‘glib remark’

President Obama wrote a letter of apology to a professor at the University of Texas after he joked that people would be better off learning skilled trades than art history.

February 18, 2014

Heroin found for 2nd time in N.Y. elementary school restroom

Police are investigating after heroin was found for the second time in a men's restroom at an elementary school in upstate New York.

February 18, 2014

Vanilla Ice named ‘Outstanding Citizen of the Year’ in Wellington, Fla.

Vanilla Ice is being named citizen of the year by the South Florida town where he lives, according to reports.

February 18, 2014

Chevron offers free pizza to Pa. residents rocked by explosion

The small, rural town of Bobtown, Pa., was rocked last Tuesday after a Chevron fracking well exploded, presumably killing one worker and igniting a large fire that burned for several days.

February 18, 2014

Another JPMorgan Chase banker jumps to his death

A JPMorgan Chase investment banker plunged to his death Monday from the roof of the bank's 30-story headquarters in Hong Kong, according to reports.

February 18, 2014

Bitcoin ATMs coming to Seattle, Austin

Robocoin plans to bring its bitcoin ATMs to the United States, the Las Vegas-based company announced Tuesday.

February 18, 2014

Devo guitarist Bob Casale dead at 61

Devo guitarist Bob Casale died suddenly Monday from health complications that led to heart failure, his brother announced Tuesday. He was 61.

February 18, 2014

Uganda defends anti-gay law despite foreign pressure

The Ugandan government is defending strict anti-gay proposals that would jail homosexuals for life, even if it means losing the country's foreign aid.

February 18, 2014

Candy Crush maker files for IPO of up to $500 million

The maker of the wildly popular Candy Crush Saga puzzle game filed for an initial public offering on Tuesday, according to reports.

February 18, 2014

Obama asked HBO chief for advance copies of ‘Game of Thrones’: report

President Obama reportedly asked HBO chief Richard Plepler last week if he could score advance copies of "True Detective" and "Game of Thrones."

February 17, 2014

Scientists develop pizza recipe for MREs

Calling it the holy grail of MREs, researchers at a U.S. military lab in Massachusetts are putting the finishing touches on a recipe for pizza that doesn't require any refrigeration or freezing and can stay good for as long as three years.

February 17, 2014

Florida led the world in shark attacks last year

Florida led the world in shark attacks in 2013, though none of them were fatal, a new report has revealed.

February 17, 2014

Protesting artist smashes $1 million vase at Miami museum

A Miami artist protesting an exhibition at the new Pérez Art Museum broke a million-dollar vase and was charged with criminal mischief, police said.

February 17, 2014

S.C. woman jailed for failure to return video she rented in 2005

A South Carolina woman spent a night in jail last week for failing to return a Jennifer Lopez movie she rented in 2005.

February 17, 2014

Spanish student enters comatose state after eating marijuana cake

A college student in the Spanish capital of Madrid entered a comatose state early Sunday after he ate a birthday cake laced with marijuana, officials said.

February 17, 2014

‘Freak wave’ kills cruise line passenger

A passenger aboard the British-based cruise ship MS Marco Polo was killed after the vessel was hit by a "freak wave" in the English Channel.

February 17, 2014

Five of 7 scuba divers lost in Bali rescued

Five female scuba divers were found clinging to a coral reef off the coast of Bali on Monday, three days after they and two others failed to surface after a dive.

February 17, 2014