Jessica Chasmar

Couple tries to remove tattoos themselves after babysitter inks their children

Virginia police have charged a mother and her boyfriend for trying do-it-yourself tattoo removal on their young children after a babysitter inked them without permission.

January 21, 2014

Film explores China’s militaristic boot camps for Internet-addicted kids

China is the first country to brand Internet addiction as a behavioral disorder, and it has set up hundreds of military-style camps where addicts are locked up to be deprogrammed.

January 21, 2014

Dawn Brancheau: Family of SeaWorld trainer killed by orca condemns ‘Blackfish’

The family of Dawn Brancheau, the SeaWorld trainer who was brutally killed by a captive orca in 2010, has released a much-anticipated statement about the CNN documentary "Blackfish."

January 21, 2014

FBI joins search for missing Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird

The FBI has joined the search for missing Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird, who was last seen leaving his home in New Jersey for a short walk 10 days ago.

January 21, 2014

Conn. mayor wants Facebook group disbanded after Hitler photo

A Connecticut mayor is demanding a Facebook group be disbanded and a photo be removed that compares him to Adolf Hitler.

January 21, 2014

Colo. ballot proposal requires couples to undergo pre-marriage counseling

A proposed ballot initiative in Colorado would require couples to undergo 10 hours of pre-wedding marriage education before they can legally tie the knot.

January 21, 2014

Fla. House candidate: President Obama ‘should be hanged for treason’

A black Republican candidate for Florida House District 68 faced serious backlash Monday after he tweeted that he agreed with a statement that President Obama should be arrested and hanged.

January 21, 2014

Glenn Beck to New York Gov. Cuomo: Are our tax dollars not welcome here?

In an open letter, the Mercury Radio founder and CEO is asking Gov. Cuomo if his right-leaning company is still welcome in the state, after the Democrat said Friday that "extreme" conservatives have no place in New York.

January 20, 2014

Outrage after Department of Defense tweets MLK quote

The Twitterverse erupted Monday morning after the account belonging to the U.S. Department of Defense tweeted a Martin Luther King, Jr. quote.

January 20, 2014

Kathleen Sebelius celebrates MLK by campaigning for Obamacare

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius took the opportunity Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. while pleading with Americans to sign up for Obamacare.

January 20, 2014

Sarah Palin asks Obama to stop ‘playing the race card’ in honor of MLK

Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin asked President Obama in a Facebook post Monday afternoon if he could stop "playing the race card" in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

January 20, 2014

Omaha plant explosion leaves 2 dead, others critically injured

A total of 10 people remained hospitalized after the incident at the International Nutrition plant, and interim Omaha Fire Chief Bernie Kanger said the mission had changed from a rescue to a recovery effort by mid-afternoon.

January 20, 2014

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro goes after telenovelas for violence

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has urged the country's cable television stations to stop glamorizing guns and gangs in telenovelas.

January 20, 2014

Justin Bieber: Police find marijuana, paraphernalia during raid of singer’s house

Police raided pop star Justin Bieber's home in Los Angeles last week and stumbled upon a large stash of marijuana and empty codeine bottles.

January 20, 2014

Philadelphia train derails on bridge over Schuylkill River

A 101-car freight train heading from Chicago to Philadelphia partially derailed Monday morning, leaving a tanker car and boxcar leaning off a bridge.

January 20, 2014

‘Divas in Boots’ program at Fort Stewart offers coupon-clipping, nutrition classes

A female mentorship program called "Divas in Boots" at Fort Stewart Army Base in Georgia is drawing online criticism for focusing on traditional domestic hobbies.

January 20, 2014

Man receives OfficeMax letter addressed to ‘daughter killed in car crash’

A Chicago man who lost his daughter in a car accident nine months ago is outraged after he says he received an insensitive letter from OfficeMax.

January 19, 2014

Gov. Cuomo: Pro-life, pro-gun conservatives ‘have no place’ in New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that "extreme" conservatives who oppose abortion and support gun rights have no place in his state.

January 19, 2014

Hacking expert David Kennedy says he cracked HealthCare.gov in 4 minutes

The man who appeared before Congress last week to explain the security pitfalls of HealthCare.gov shows just how easy it was to penetrate the website.

January 19, 2014