Jessica Chasmar

4 Somalis plead not guilty to attack on Kenya’s Westgate Mall

Kenya has charged four Somali nationals for cooperation in September's terrorist attack on Westgate Mall that killed 67 people.

November 4, 2013

Apple CEO Tim Cook urges equal protection for gay, transgender employees

Apple CEO Tim Cook penned an op-ed article in Monday's Wall Street Journal to urge the passage of a federal law that would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.

November 4, 2013

Calif. city officials canvass door to door to ensure pets are licensed

Inspectors are going door-to-door in Eastvale, Calif., neighborhoods and ticketing residents if they don't have dog licenses for their pets or are missing proof of vaccinations.

November 4, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul responds to plagiarism charges: ‘If dueling were legal in Kentucky …’

Sen. Rand Paul fired back Sunday to charges that he plagiarized parts of his speeches from Wikipedia, saying he "will not lie down" and let people call him dishonest.

November 3, 2013

‘Run, Hillary, run’: Sen. Chuck Schumer endorses Clinton for president

Sen. Charles E. Schumer endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Iowa Democratic Party's Jefferson Jackson Dinner on Saturday, urging her to take another shot for the White House.

November 3, 2013

Obama adviser: Anybody suggesting replacing Biden ‘would have been thrown out of the Oval Office’

Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to President Obama, said Sunday that research about possibly replacing Vice President Joseph R. Biden in 2012 was never seriously considered.

November 3, 2013

NSA, Homeland Security issue ‘cease and desist’ letters to novelty store owner

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have issued "cease and desist" letters to a novelty store owner who sells products that poke fun at the federal government.

November 3, 2013

Missouri Southern State assistant football coach shot to death

An assistant football coach from Missouri Southern State University has died after he was shot in a movie theater parking lot, the school's athletic department announced Saturday.

November 3, 2013

Donald Trump offers $10,000 to heroic bus driver

Donald Trump has offered $10,000 to a city bus driver in Buffalo, N.Y., for stopping to coax a suicidal woman off the ledge of a busy overpass.

November 3, 2013

EBay removes dozens of Holocaust souvenirs

The online auction site eBay has removed several sale items and begun conducting an "urgent investigation" after the United Kingdom's Daily Mail found the website was selling the clothes of concentration camp victims from the Holocaust.

November 3, 2013

Donald Trump feels ‘strongly’ Bill de Blasio will make a good NYC mayor

Donald Trump said in a radio interview on Thursday he feels "strongly" that Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio will make an effective mayor of New York City, despite his plans to hike taxes on the rich.

October 31, 2013

‘Keeper of the gays’: Janice Dickinson chases down thief who stole male go-go dancer’s bag

Supermodel Janice Dickinson is hailing herself as 'keeper of the gays' after she reportedly chased down a thief in her SUV and cornered him in an alley until police arrived.

October 31, 2013

Actor Gary Busey claims a ghost once flew out of his soup

Actor Gary Busey was heading out of a Ralphs grocery store in Malibu, Calif., on Wednesday when he told a TMZ reporter that a ghost once flew out of his soup.

October 31, 2013

4 Turkish lawmakers wear headscarves in parliament after ban is lifted

Four female lawmakers in Turkey attended a parliamentary session on Thursday wearing headscarves for the first time in 14 years after a ban on the Islamic dress was lifted in September.

October 31, 2013

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s health worsening: reports

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's most powerful man, who has served as supreme leader since 1989, may have suffered a relapse of a chronic illness, several media reports have revealed.

October 31, 2013

Kenyans demand ‘Justice for Liz’ after rape suspects are freed after mowing police station’s grass

Protesters marched through Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on Thursday to demand justice for a 16-year-old girl after the men who allegedly raped her were ordered to mow the lawn of a police station before walking free.

October 31, 2013

Philly-area dentist asking kids to donate their Halloween candy to troops overseas

In an effort to curb cavities and support the troops, a dentist's office near Philadelphia will hold a buyback for Halloween candy.

October 31, 2013

‘Today’ show’s Matt Lauer dons blond wig, red swimsuit for Pam Anderson costume

Viewers of Thursday morning's "Today" show caught a glimpse of Matt Lauer wearing a busty red swimsuit and blond wig and bursting through a paper beach scene.

October 31, 2013

Tenn. man shoots teen toilet-papering neighbor’s house

A Tennessee man was released on $125,000 bond after peppering a teen with shotgun pellets after he caught a group of pranksters toilet papering his neighbor's lawn.

October 30, 2013

Pat Sajak blasts Obamacare: ‘If you like your vowels, you can keep your vowels’

Television host Pat Sajak took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to poke fun at Obamacare, saying that he's considering a few rule changes at "Wheel of Fortune" to keep in line with the new law.

October 30, 2013