Jessica Chasmar

Majority of Palestinians say suicide bombing is often or sometimes justified: poll

A majority of Palestinians say that suicide bombing is often or sometimes justified "in order to defend Islam from its enemies," according to a new Pew Research survey.

September 11, 2013

Al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels force Christian to convert at gunpoint: ‘He’s one of ours now’

Al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels who seized the ancient regime-held Christian town of Maalula last week forced at least one person to convert to Islam at gunpoint and executed another one after he refused, residents said Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported.

September 11, 2013

8-year-old Yemeni girl dies from injuries sustained on her wedding night: report

An eight-year-old Yemeni girl has died of internal bleeding sustained during her wedding night after being forced to marry a man nearly five times her elder, the Daily Mail reported Monday.

September 10, 2013

Glenn Beck: ‘This is the week America lost superpower status’

Speaking on his morning radio program, Glenn Beck suggested the United States is no longer a superpower due to its handling of the Syria crisis.

September 10, 2013

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp: ‘We’re not trusting Assad, we’re trusting the Russians’

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp appeared on MSNBC today to explain her stance on a U.S. military intervention in Syria, saying that the U.S. is not trusting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but rather, "we're trusting the Russians" to make good on theirs.

September 10, 2013

Gay inmates can now get married in California: report

Gay inmates can now get married in California, prison officials confirmed Tuesday.

September 10, 2013

Guards to Aaron Hernandez: No Sunday football for you!

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is reportedly banned from watching football on television during his stint behind bars.

September 10, 2013

Oscar De La Hoya checks into rehab, will miss Alvarez-Mayweather

Oscar De La Hoya has admitted publicly why he won't be ringside during the Mayweather vs. Canelo fight this weekend — he's heading to rehab again.

September 10, 2013

iPad video could crack Zimmerman domestic dispute case

An iPad belonging to the estranged wife of George Zimmerman may aid authorities in determining whether charges should be filed against the former neighborhood watch captain, police said Tuesday.

September 10, 2013

Photo of smoking Marine in front of crashed Osprey goes viral

Reddit user "Keggerss" posted an image of a crashed Osprey helicopter in the background as a Marine with a sly grin puffs on a cigarette, Rip It energy drink in hand.

September 10, 2013

French police respond to exorcism ritual after reports of blood-curdling screams

Police in southern France were in for a shock Friday night when they responded to reports of blood-curdling screams coming from a church and found out that an exorcism was being performed.

September 10, 2013

Country singer Vince Gill confronts Westboro Baptist protesters

Country singer Vince Gill, who is divorced, was in the crosshairs of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church at his concert on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.

September 10, 2013

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to Coptic Christians: Convert to Islam, or pay ‘jizya’ tax

The Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters have began forcing the roughly 15,000 Christian Copts of Dalga village in Egypt to pay a jizya tax as indicated in Koran 9:29, author and translator Raymond Ibrahim reported on Sunday.

September 10, 2013

Donald Trump calls MSNBC host Toure a ‘dumb, racist moron’

Donald Trump got into a heated Twitter war with Toure, calling the MSNBC host a "dumb racist moron" and blasting the network's ratings.

September 10, 2013

Outrage over Kenneth Cole’s ‘boots on the ground’ shoe tweet

The Twitterverse exploded last week after American clothing designer Kenneth Cole used the crisis in Syria to tweet about shoes.

September 9, 2013

Man fleeing sex charges survives 4 months in Andes Mountains

Argentine authorities rescued a 58-year-old Uruguayan man on Sunday who had been lost in the Andes Mountains for the past four months. But the story of human triumph took a dramatic turn when Chilean officials revealed he's wanted for child sex abuse allegations, the Associated Press reported.

September 9, 2013

George Zimmerman questioned after ‘threatening’ estranged wife: report

George Zimmerman was taken into investigative detention in Seminole County, Fla., Monday after his estranged wife called police saying he was threatening her with a gun, a local television station reported.

September 9, 2013

Lamar Odom not in rehab, has been wandering streets of L.A.: report

Despite numerous reports that professional basketball player Lamar Odom had taken control of his crack addiction by checking into rehab last week, TMZ reported that the NBA free agent has been cut off from his drug dealer and has been wandering the streets of Los Angeles at all hours of the night.

September 9, 2013

Indianapolis woman turns tables on would-be carjacking teenagers

An Indianapolis woman turned the tables on a group of would-be carjacking teenagers after she met one of the the suspect's barrel with a gun of her own.

September 9, 2013

Alabama State marching band spells ‘Trayvon’ during halftime show

Alabama State's marching band spelled out "Trayvon" during halftime at Saturday night game against Jackson State, apparently in solidarity with slain teenager Trayvon Martin.

September 9, 2013