Jessica Chasmar

John McCain rips Ted Cruz’s Obamacare Nazi comparison

Sen. John McCain blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for his anti-Obamacare talkathon that ended Wednesday, saying he "resoundingly rejects" Mr. Cruz's Nazi comparison.

September 25, 2013

LGBT newspaper Washington Blade added to White House press pool

The Washington Blade, the nation's oldest LGBT newspaper, has been selected to join the White House press pool on a rotating basis, the paper announced Wednesday.

September 25, 2013

Poachers in Zimbabwe poison 87 elephants for ivory: report

Zimbabwe officials reported that 87 elephants have been poisoned with cyanide by ivory poachers in Hwange National Park since May.

September 25, 2013

Real Housewife Melissa Gorga accused of promoting marital rape in new book

Melissa Gorga, who stars on Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey," is facing tough scrutiny since she and her husband Joe appear to promote marital rape in her newly published book.

September 25, 2013

One dead, 4 injured in Kenya grenade attack

One person was killed and four others injured in a grenade attack at a market in the North Eastern Province of Kenya, the Ministry of Interior tweeted Wednesday afternoon.

September 25, 2013

Women fleeing Tunisia to wage ‘sex jihad’ in Syria: interior minister

Muslim women have been fleeing Tunisia in droves to wage "sex jihad" in Syria by sleeping with multiple Islamist militants as a legitimate form of holy war, Interior Minister Lotfi ben Jeddou told members of the National Constituent Assembly on Thursday.

September 25, 2013

Calif. youth football league imposes stiff fines for teams that win by 35-point margin

The Northern California Federation Youth Football League changed its "mercy rule" this season, imposing hefty fines on teams who beat others too badly, a local television station reported.

September 25, 2013

Former London deputy mayor auto-uploads naked photos to Facebook

Former London deputy mayor Richard Barnes accidentally auto-uploaded five completely nude photos from the waist down to his Facebook account, Trending Central first reported Wednesday.

September 25, 2013

MSNBC host: GOP would ‘sacrifice’ young people to defund Obamacare

MSNBC host Krystal Ball said Tuesday that Congressional Republicans trying to defund Obamacare would rather see uninsured people "die an agonizing and unnecessary death" if it meant making President Obama look bad, Mediaite.com first reported.

September 25, 2013

Iran state-media: CNN ‘fabricated’ Rouhani translation on Holocaust

A CNN interview with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani quickly made international headlines after the new president reportedly recognized the Holocaust, however, the semi-official Iranian FARS News Agency said Wednesday the report is "fabricated."

September 25, 2013

In turnaround, Tampa, Fla. to allow CAIR ads on public transit

The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will begin advertising on public buses in Tampa, Fla., in a sharp turnaround by the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit board of directors Monday night.

September 25, 2013

Muslim Brotherhood, ousted from Egypt, moving to London

The Muslim Brotherhood has decided to move its media office to London, shortly after an Egyptian court decided to ban the organization or any subsidiary from operating within the country, a local newspaper reported.

September 25, 2013

Fox’s Beckel: No more mosques until American Muslims denounce Kenya attack

Fox News's progressive co-host Bob Beckel railed against American Muslims on Tuesday, saying not one more mosque should be built on the nation's soil until the the Muslim community formally denounces the massacre this week in a Kenyan shopping mall.

September 24, 2013

Euthanasia deaths soar 13% in Holland

Euthanasia deaths in Holland soared by 13 percent last year since the Dutch government began allowing death mobiles to kill patients in the comfort of their own homes.

September 24, 2013

Nude haunted house set to scare the pants off visitors

An attraction at Pennsylvania's "premier haunted scream park" Shocktoberfest is set to begin offering haunted tours for visitors wearing nothing but their birthday suits.

September 24, 2013

Amanda Bynes mentally unfit to stand trial: lawyer

Amanda Bynes, the 27-year-old actress who was recently committed for schizophrenic tendencies, is mentally unfit to stand trial, her lawyer argued in court Tuesday.

September 24, 2013

John Kerry to sign landmark Arms Trade Treaty: report

Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to sign the landmark Arms Trade Treaty during the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, American officials said.

September 24, 2013

Kermit Gosnell claims he’s ‘spiritually innocent,’ tries abortion-themed poetry

Speaking publicly for the first time since his conviction, Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell insisted that he is "spiritually innocent," despite being found guilty of snipping the necks of babies born alive during abortion procedures.

September 24, 2013

Rep. Charles Rangel: Republicans risk eternal damnation with welfare cuts

Rep. Charles B. Rangel, appearing on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" on Monday night, suggested that Republicans who oppose federal welfare may face eternal damnation.

September 24, 2013

Filmmaker blamed for Benghazi attack to be released

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who wrote an anti-Muslim film that led to riots in parts of the Middle East, is due to be released from federal custody Thursday in a separate probation case, The Associated Press reported.

September 24, 2013