Jessica Chasmar

At least 1 dead, 40 hospitalized in Southwest heat wave

A man has died and at least another 40 people have been hospitalized in Las Vegas in heat-related incidents since Friday as a heat wave continues to bake the Southwest.

June 30, 2013

Former MLB pitcher Justin Miller, 35, found dead

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Justin Miller was found dead in his Palm Harbor, Fla., home Wednesday night at the age of 35, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

June 30, 2013

Trayvon Martin’s stepmother: I don’t think George Zimmerman ‘picked him out because he was black’

Trayvon Martin's stepmother of 14 years sat down for a tearful interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Friday night, saying that though she believes George Zimmerman is guilty, she doesn't believe he targeted her son because of race.

June 30, 2013

Too soon? Aaron ‘Hernandezing’ craze hits Twitter

The editors at sports website SportsGrid.com have discovered the latest, yet disturbing, trend that's hit Twitter of people posting pictures of themselves "Hernandezing."

June 27, 2013

Paula Deen cookbooks surge to top spots on Amazon best sellers

Paula Deen's new cookbook, Paula Deen's New Testament, has surged to take the top spot on Amazon's best sellers list, nearly one week after the embattled celebrity chef issued a public apology for using racial slurs over 20 years ago.

June 27, 2013

Calif. kayaker survives great white shark attack

A kayaker in California got the shock of his life on Tuesday when one of the world's deadliest fishes launched itself into his plastic boat.

June 27, 2013

Aaron Hernandez dumped by PUMA

PUMA announced Thursday that it will be severing its professional ties with NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who is awaiting trial for the murder of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd.

June 27, 2013

1st Amendment is no defense for man facing 13 years in jail for washable chalk messages

A 40-year-old San Diego man faces up to 13 years in jail after scrawling anti-big bank messages in washable chalk outside Bank of America branches last year, and a judge said the First Amendment is no defense.

June 27, 2013

Jeb Bush to award Hillary Clinton with 2013 Liberty Medal

Jeb Bush will present Hillary Clinton with the 2013 Liberty Medal this September in Philadelphia.

June 27, 2013

Japanese scientists clone mouse from a drop of blood

A team of Japanese scientists has announced that from a drop of blood they were able to clone their very first mouse, which went on to reproduce and live a normal lifespan.

June 27, 2013

Polygamists hope Supreme Court rulings on gays will pave way to decriminalization

Polygamists nationwide are cheering the Supreme Court's rulings on Wednesday, which paved the way for gay marriage in California and federal recognition for married same-sex couples.

June 27, 2013

U.K. bans prominent conservative bloggers Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer

Two American citizens were told they were not permitted to enter the U.K. after being scheduled to speak this week at a rally for the English Defence League.

June 27, 2013

‘The Sopranos’ cast flocks to Gandolfini funeral

"The Sopranos" cast flocked to the funeral for co-star James Gandolfini in New York on Thursday, one week after the 51-year-old actor died unexpectedly in Rome of a heart attack.

June 27, 2013

Elect a ‘nonwhite male’: N.C. commissioner defends racial statement

A Mecklenburg County, N.C., commissioner has received massive backlash after she implied that white males need not apply for the county manager position.

June 27, 2013

‘We going to hell for smoke on Sunday’: Twitter account scrubbed in Zimmerman case

Dozens of embarrassing posts were deleted Tuesday night from a Twitter account belonging to Rachel Jeantel, who has been described as a star witness in the George Zimmerman murder trial, The Smoking Gun reported.

June 27, 2013

National Cathedral rings church bells to cheer Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling

The National Cathedral in Washington rang its church bells for 45 minutes to an hour on Wednesday to celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings that cleared the path for gay marriage in California and federal recognition for married same-sex couples.

June 26, 2013

Mike Huckabee on Supreme Court gay marriage ruling: ‘Jesus wept’

Mike Huckabee had some choice words for the Supreme Court's rulings Wednesday that cleared the path for gay marriage in California and federal recognition for married same-sex couples.

June 26, 2013

Mob violence leaves 27 dead, including 9 police officers, in China

Mob violence in China's Xinjiang region on Wednesday left 27 people dead, including nine police officers, in one of the bloodiest incidents since unrest in the regional capital killed nearly 200 in 2009, the Associated Press reported.

June 26, 2013

Patricia Heaton blasts ‘UK’s Finest Socialists’ after son’s ‘World War Z’ ticket snub

Patricia Heaton took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to voice her displeasure with "UK's Finest Socialists" after a movie theater refused to let her son buy a ticket for "World War Z."

June 26, 2013

Dump on Deen: Wal-Mart cuts ties with celebrity chef

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Wednesday that it will be severing its ties with Paula Deen in the latest fallout after the TV chef gave a public apology for using racial slurs over 20 years ago.

June 26, 2013