Jessica Chasmar

Israelis anonymously aiding Syrian refugees in Jordan

An Israeli nonprofit began working in Jordan early this year to aid Syrian refugees displaced by the civil war, but tensions between Israel and Syria have forced aid workers to remain unidentified and remove the word "Jewish" from all donated materials.

October 22, 2013

Pa. man calls 911 over stolen Jell-O snack from employee refrigerator

A southeastern Pennsylvania man, annoyed by co-workers swiping his snacks, apparently thought it was an emergency situation when he discovered his strawberry Jell-O was stolen.

October 21, 2013

Glenn Beck rips Jeb Bush: ‘Enough with the royal families’

Glenn Beck blasted Jeb Bush on his radio show Monday for Bush's criticism of Sen. Ted Cruz for lacking "self-restraint" against Obamacare.

October 21, 2013

Hazmat called into Georgia Dome after Buccaneers leave

A hazardous materials crew swarmed the Georgia Dome after the Falcons' 31-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in an attempt to rid the facility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

October 21, 2013

CeeLo Green’s ‘Voice’ gig safe despite pending felony drug charge

The executive producer of NBC's "The Voice" said Monday that CeeLo Green's gig as a judge is safe despite a looming felony drug charge.

October 21, 2013

NASCAR fan dies at Talladega due to suspected carbon monoxide leak

A Tennessee man was found dead and his wife unresponsive in their RV while camping out at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Saturday, and police believe a carbon monoxide leak was responsible.

October 21, 2013

Thief returns 255-pound pumpkin to 9-year-old contest winner

A thief has returned — along with a letter of apology — a 255-pound pumpkin that a 9-year-old Pennsylvania boy won by correctly guessing its weight.

October 21, 2013

Boko Haram Islamists kill 19 in Nigeria’s northeast

Boko Haram gunmen disguised as Nigerian military personnel shot and hacked to death 19 people on Sunday near the country's border with Cameroon.

October 21, 2013

China smog emergency shuts down city of 11 million people

Debilitating smog in one of northeastern China's largest cities on Monday forced schools, the airport and some public bus routes to shut down in the country's first air pollution crisis of the winter, Reuters reported.

October 21, 2013

Female suicide bomber detonates device on Russian bus, killing 6

A female suicide bomber detonated a device on a city bus in Volgograd, Russia, on Monday, killing six people and injuring dozens, officials said.

October 21, 2013

Chinese couple sells 3 newborns for iPhones, designer shoes: police

A Shanghai couple are facing charges after allegedly selling three of their newborns to pay for iPhones and designer shoes, China's Ministry of Public Security said.

October 20, 2013

Family of Arab doctor rejects honor from Israeli Holocaust memorial

The family of an Arab doctor who was honored posthumously by Israel's Holocaust memorial last month has rejected the country's prestigious award due to their political beliefs.

October 20, 2013

Sen. John McCain: Obamacare rollout a ‘fiasco’

Sen. John McCain on Sunday called the Obamacare rollout a "fiasco" and advised Republicans to go after the law with a rifle-shot approach rather than "a meat ax."

October 20, 2013

Rep. Nancy Pelosi: Obamacare website glitches ‘unacceptable’

Appearing on ABC News' "This Week," House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi weighed in on the debilitating website glitches around the Obamacare rollout and a possible Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential run.

October 20, 2013

Black youths brutally beat white Brooklyn couple in racial attack: police

A group of 10 black youths blocked a white couple's car in Brooklyn, N.Y., brutally beating the husband and slamming the wife's head into the pavement by her hair as they shouted racial epithets, the New York Daily News reported.

October 20, 2013

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg: City’s housing shortage a ‘good sign’ economy is booming

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Friday in his weekly radio appearance that the city's affordable-housing shortage is a "good sign" that the city's economy is booming.

October 20, 2013

Muslim Brotherhood supporters attack author at Paris conference

Muslim Brotherhood supporters of deposed former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi forced a best-selling Egyptian novelist out of a Paris conference he was featured in Wednesday.

October 20, 2013

Oprah Winfrey gave ‘unequivocal no’ to selling Obamacare: report

Oprah Winfrey downright refused an invitation to the White House and the opportunity to join a host of celebrities to sell Obamacare over the summer, sources told the New York Post.

October 20, 2013

NYPD: Possible fetus found in teen’s shopping bag at Manhattan Victoria’s Secret

Two 17-year-old girls were stopped for shoplifting at a Manhattan Victoria's Secret Thursday afternoon, but when the suspicious security guard checked their bags he found what appeared to be a human fetus inside.

October 17, 2013

‘I’m tired of being who I am’: Texas student kills himself in front of classmates

A 16-year-old Texas high school student shot himself in front of his classmates during their lunch hour on Tuesday, shortly after posting a suicide letter on Facebook, school officials said.

October 17, 2013