Jessica Chasmar

Sarah Palin’s PAC sued for using Sept. 11 photo

A Sept. 11 photo of three New York City firefighters erecting an American flag has landed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's political action committee in hot water with a New Jersey-based publisher, who has decided to sue the group for copyright infringement.

September 15, 2013

Bill Maher compares U.S. to George Zimmerman over Syria intervention

Bill Maher, speaking on his HBO program Friday night, compared the U.S. to acquitted killer George Zimmerman in wanting military action against Syria.

September 15, 2013

American Indians outraged after protesters destroy 9/11 memorial in their name

Members of the Abenaki tribe are outraged after protesters at Middlebury College in Vermont uprooted a 9/11 memorial display in their name.

September 15, 2013

Most holy water contaminated with fecal matter: study

Austrian researchers have discovered that church fonts contain very high levels of bacteria and a majority of water samples from holy sources contain fecal matter.

September 15, 2013

Al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels kill 7 women, 4 children in Alawite village: report

Fighters from the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front have reportedly killed 22 people, including women, children and elderly men, in an Alawite village in central Syria, a rights monitoring group said on Thursday.

September 12, 2013

Flights resume at BWI after lightning strike shutdown

A spokesman for Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport said air traffic has resumed Thursday after all flights were grounded in the afternoon due to a possible lightning strike.

September 12, 2013

Man who played ‘Austin Powers’ assassin charged with murder

The man who played villain Random Task in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" has been charged with murder in the death of his prison cellmate, TMZ first reported.

September 12, 2013

Pledge of Allegiance skipped, Muslim poem read at Boston school on 9/11

The principal of Concord Carlisle High School in Boston issued an apology Wednesday after a Muslim poem was recited over the intercom on the 12th anniversary of 9/11, and the Pledge of Allegiance was not.

September 12, 2013

Rogue bullfrog photo-bombs NASA launch pic

It looks like a rogue bullfrog has photo-bombed a NASA image showing the launch of its Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft on Friday.

September 12, 2013

Protective family dog sniffs out child-abusing baby sitter

Police have arrested a child-abusing baby sitter in Charleston, S.C., and one couple says it's their intuitive dog that helped sniff her out.

September 12, 2013

Man arrested for 3D-graffiti of crashing planes on La. 9/11 memorial

Police have arrested a man accused of placing two cardboard cutout images of crashing planes at the 9-11 Memorial in downtown Lafayette, La.

September 12, 2013

School bans girl from writing about God; lets her idolize Michael Jackson instead

A Memphis mother is outraged that her 10-year-old daughter wasn't allowed to pick God as an idol for a school assignment.

September 12, 2013

Miss America pageant to see first tattooed contestant

Miss Kansas, an Army National Guard sergeant, has refused to hide her tattoos during during Sunday's Miss America Pageant.

September 12, 2013

Tom Hanks the juror: Fan causes trial to halt over ‘jury tampering’

The domestic violence trial Tom Hanks is currently serving as a juror came to a screeching halt on Wednesday after a fan reportedly approached him in a stairwell.

September 11, 2013

Russian ambassador assassinated in Abkhazia

Russian Ambassador Dmitry Vishernev was assassinated in Sukhum, the capital of Abkhazia, on Monday, in what some are calling a politically motivated attack.

September 11, 2013

Chilling obituary: Family glad abusive mom dead, ‘celebrate’ her passing

The surviving family of Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick submitted a chilling obituary to their local paper that said she was a serial abuser and they are glad she's dead.

September 11, 2013

Twerk-shaming: Mom forces daughter to hold sign after dancing provocatively

With every new provocative dance comes a new set of angry parents, and Miley Cyrus' "twerking" craze is no exception.

September 11, 2013

White steam indicates N. Korea has likely restarted plutonium reactor: report

A recent satellite image indicates that North Korea may be restarting a plutonium reactor, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday.

September 11, 2013

Seattle hoaxer leaves pressure cooker at gas station on 9/11: report

Police believe whoever left a pressure cooker at an Everett gas station, just 25 miles north of Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday intended to instill fear on a day Americans are already on edge.

September 11, 2013

Egypt bans 55,000 mosque preachers in crackdown on Islamists

Egyptian officials will bar 55,000 unlicensed clerics from preaching in mosques in the latest move against supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, the minister of religious endowments said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

September 11, 2013