Jessica Chasmar

Horse drawing Amish buggy killed in drive-by shooting

A horse pulling an Amish buggy was shot dead in a drive-by shooting Sunday night in Pennsylvania, police said.

November 26, 2013

5 guns, 100 rounds of ammunition seized from George Zimmerman’s home

Police have seized five firearms and more than 100 rounds of ammunition from George Zimmerman's home, which he shares with his girlfriend.

November 26, 2013

Lesbian waitress may have forged anti-gay note: report

A family accused of leaving an anti-gay note in lieu of a tip to a lesbian waitress in New Jersey has produced a credit card statement to show they paid a tip, an NBC affiliate in New York reported.

November 26, 2013

Common Core testing makes children vomit, wet their pants: N.Y. principals

Eight prominent principals in New York have written and signed a letter to parents expressing deep concerns about the new Common Core-aligned standardized tests that are administered to students in grades three through eight.

November 25, 2013

NFL player A.J. Jefferson charged with choking girlfriend

Minnesota Vikings cornerback A.J. Jefferson was arrested Monday morning for felony domestic violence after he allegedly choked his girlfriend.

November 25, 2013

Woman goes missing for 4 days after taking wrong turn into Mexico: report

A San Diego woman who went missing for four days said she was only trying to go to the public library when she took a wrong turn and crossed the Mexican border.

November 25, 2013

Saudi court sentences 20 for 2004 attack on U.S. Consulate

A Saudi criminal court in Riyadh sentenced 20 people in connection with the 2004 terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah.

November 25, 2013

Yale University lockdown lifted after suspected gunman hoax

Police are investigating a possible hoax after reports were made of a gunman on the loose at Yale University.

November 25, 2013

Afghanistan to reintroduce stoning as punishment

Afghanistan is planning to reintroduce public stoning as punishment for married adulterers more than a decade after the Taliban was removed from power.

November 25, 2013

Allen West: ‘Stupid Award’ goes to rapper Macklemore

Rapper Macklemore took the opportunity during his acceptance speech Sunday night at the American Music Awards to blast what he sees as racial profiling in America, specifically in the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin. But former Rep. Allen B. West, a Florida Republican who is black, isn't seeing the connection.

November 25, 2013

Duke Energy pleads guilty, will pay $1 million for killing birds

Duke Energy Corp., a major U.S. power company, has pleaded guilty to killing 14 eagles and 149 other birds at two Wyoming wind farms and agreed to pay $1 million.

November 25, 2013

Country music singer Wayne Mills shot to death by Nashville bar owner: police

Country singer Wayne Mills was shot to death by a bar owner in downtown Nashville, Tenn., after the two got into an argument over the musician's smoking in a nonsmoking area, police said.

November 25, 2013

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: Immigration reform ‘one of the biggest civil rights issues of our time’

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg suggested Sunday that immigration reform is "one of the biggest civil rights issues of our time."Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg suggested Sunday that immigration reform is "one of the biggest civil rights issues of our time."

November 24, 2013