Jessica Chasmar

Chicago trains crash during rush hour; empty train possibly ‘deliberately set in motion’

Chicago police said an empty commuter train could have been "deliberately set in motion" before it slammed into another train at the peak of rush hour Monday morning, sending 33 people to the hospital.

September 30, 2013

Al Qaeda affiliate reminds Syrian children to wear Islamic dress

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), an umbrella organization of Iraqi insurgent groups operating in Syria, says girls in a village it controls will not be allowed to attend school unless they wear Islamic clothing, a monitoring group said Saturday.

September 30, 2013

Al Nusra Front, an al Qaeda branch, and the Free Syrian Army jointly seize border crossing

The Al Nusra Front for the People of the Levant, one of two al Qaeda branches fighting in Syria, recently teamed up with the Yarmouk Brigade of the Free Syrian Army to capture the Ramtha military post on the border with Jordan after four days of fighting, according to several reports.

September 30, 2013

Sen. Angus King: Obamacare opponents ‘guilty of murder’

Sen. Angus S. King Jr., Maine independent, said in an interview with Salon magazine that conservative groups campaigning against Obamacare are "guilty of murder."

September 30, 2013

Bill Clinton: Hillary’s next run ‘will be better’

Former President Bill Clinton, appearing Sunday on ABC's "This Week," said a 2016 presidential run by wife Hillary Rodham Clinton would be better than her first.

September 29, 2013

Suspected Islamists kill Yemeni man for being gay: report

Suspected Islamist militants shot dead a Yemeni man in the south of the country on Thursday, because they thought he was homosexual, police said.

September 29, 2013

Gambian president says ‘anti-Allah’ homosexuality becoming epidemic

The president of Gambia listed homosexuality as one of the biggest threats to human existence in a shocking address to the U.N. General Assembly last week.

September 29, 2013

Protesters hurl eggs at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Hard-line protesters in Iran hurled eggs and shoes at the motorcade of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday as he returned from a landmark visit to the United Nations, which concluded with a phone call with President Obama, The Telegraph reported.

September 29, 2013

Louisiana pastor fatally shot during church service

A Louisiana pastor was fatally shot while he was giving a sermon Friday night during a revival service, police said.

September 29, 2013

Top Saudi cleric says women who drive risk damaging their ovaries

One of Saudi Arabia's top Muslim clerics said Friday that women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children.

September 29, 2013

Bomb blast in Pakistan kills 40; Taliban denies involvement

At least 40 people were killed and 90 wounded Sunday after a bomb blast hit Peshawar in northwest Pakistan, just one week after terrorists bombed a church in the area, killing more than 80, The Associated Press reported.

September 29, 2013

Twin explosions in Yemeni capital wound 20

Twenty people were wounded after two explosives detonated on a busy street in Yemen's capital of Sana'a on Thursday, the Interior Ministry said.

September 26, 2013

Islamists kill Christian pastor, torch church in Nigeria

Islamic militants killed a Christian pastor and his son and torched a church in northeast Nigeria before dawn Thursday, police said.

September 26, 2013

Ariz. officials ‘extremely frightened’ over new drug that leaves addicts with reptilian-like skin

Officials are "extremely frightened" over a new drug called Krokodil, popular in Russia, that has reared its ugly head in at least two cases in Arizona this week.

September 26, 2013

More body parts show up in suburban Detroit sewer

Authorities have recovered body parts from a suburban Detroit sewer for the third time in just over a year, the Associated Press reported.

September 26, 2013

Allen West: If Rubio runs for president, I will run for Senate

Former Congressman Allen West revealed in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times Wednesday that he would "of course" run for Senate if Sen. Marco Rubio runs for president in 2016.

September 26, 2013

Two men arrested after fatally stabbing Dodgers fan: report

Police arrested two men in the fatal stabbing of a man wearing Dodgers gear near San Francisco's AT&T Park after the Giants' 6-4 win over the Dodgers, the Associated Press reported.

September 26, 2013

Explosion at Hilton hotel in Guam: report

An explosion rocked a Hilton hotel in the Tumon area of Guam Thursday night, leading to several injuries and the evacuation of hundreds of guests.An explosion rocked a Hilton hotel in the Tumon area of Guam Thursday night, leading to several injuries and the evacuation of hundreds of guests.

September 26, 2013

Pa. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick: Obamacare hurting Sesame Place

U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick penned a letter to President Obama last week saying the president's Affordable Care Act had caused Sesame Place, an important tourist attraction, to terminate health benefits for its part-time staff, Philly.com reported.

September 26, 2013