Jessica Chasmar

Oklahoma schools post warnings of armed staff who will ‘use whatever force is necessary’

New signs posted by a rural Oklahoma school district warn criminals that armed employees on campus are willing to use "whatever force is necessary" to protect students.

February 5, 2016

Jimmy Carter: ‘I would choose Trump’

Donald Trump isn't shying away from recent praise by Jimmy Carter, saying the former Democratic president has "good taste" after he chose the business magnate over Sen. Ted Cruz as his favorite GOP candidate.

February 5, 2016

Des Moines Register calls for audit of caucus results: ‘Something smells in the Democratic Party’

The Des Moines Register's editorial board on Thursday skewered the Iowa Democratic Party, calling for a "complete audit" of Monday's caucus results.

February 4, 2016

Greg Kading, retired LAPD detective: I know who shot Tupac, Biggie Smalls

A retired Los Angeles detective claims to have solved the 1996 murder of celebrated rapper Tupac Shakur.

February 4, 2016

FAA: Drones flown within 32 miles of the Super Bowl could face ‘deadly force’

The Federal Aviation Administration has declared the Super Bowl a "No Drone Zone," saying unmanned aircrafts flying within a 32-mile radius of Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday could face "deadly force."

February 4, 2016

Melissa Harris-Perry threatened in Iowa: ‘I don’t know if he was there to kill me’

MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry says she feared for her life during an encounter with a man rambling about Nazi Germany Monday night in Iowa.

February 3, 2016

Graham Hunt, Ted Cruz’s Wash. campaign chairman, quits amid questions about military record

A Washington state representative who also serves as statewide chairman for Ted Cruz's presidential campaign has resigned from both positions amid accusations that he exaggerated his military service record.

February 3, 2016

Georgia professor boots uniformed police officer from class over service weapon

Officials at Darton State College in Georgia have apologized to a local police officer after he was reportedly booted from class because his service weapon made the instructor "uncomfortable."

February 2, 2016

Rick Santorum’s Iowa precinct chair didn’t vote for him: ‘My pen ran out of ink’

Rick Santorum's Iowa precinct chairman admitted Monday night that he wasn't able to cast a vote for the former GOP caucus winner because his pen ran out of ink.

February 2, 2016

Robert Rialmo, Chicago cop who fatally shot Quintonio LeGrier, suing family for emotional distress

A Chicago police officer plans to sue the family of a teenager he shot and killed in December over the emotional stress and trauma he apparently suffered in the shooting.

February 1, 2016

George Soros donates $6 million to Hillary Clinton super PAC

Liberal billionaire George Soros donated $6 million to the leading super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, according to new figures filed with the Federal Election Commission Sunday night.

February 1, 2016

Bill Nye ‘the Science Guy’ wants NASCAR to switch to electric cars

TV personality Bill Nye has accused NASCAR of "celebrating a very old" and outdated transportation technology, urging the racing outfit to switch to all-electric cars in order to slow the effects of climate change.

January 28, 2016

Bennet Omalu, ‘Concussion’ doctor: ‘I would bet my medical license’ O.J. Simpson has CTE

The famed forensic pathologist who inspired the NFL drama "Concussion" said he would bet his medical license on the theory that O.J. Simpson suffered from severe head trauma from playing professional football for more than a decade.

January 28, 2016

Wounded Warrior Project demands CBS News retract ‘absurd and patently false’ spending report

The Wounded Warrior Project is demanding CBS News apologize and retract a story accusing the charity of lavishly spending donor money on itself.

January 28, 2016

Andrew Alemao, Iowa protester, charged with throwing tomatoes at Donald Trump

University of Iowa police said they have arrested a man for chucking tomatoes at Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Iowa City Tuesday night.

January 27, 2016

More people buying ‘natural’ foods, but have no idea what it means: report

More people in the United States are buying "natural" foods, despite not fully understand what that word means, Consumer Reports has found.

January 27, 2016

Wounded Warrior Project accused of wasting donor money: ‘It just makes me sick’

Dozens of former Wounded Warrior Project employees have accused the charity of needlessly spending millions of dollars in donations on lavish conferences and parties.

January 27, 2016

Donald Rumsfeld: Donald Trump has ‘touched a nerve in our country’

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld weighed in on the presidential race Monday, saying it's clear that GOP front-runner Donald Trump has stirred something in the American people, causing them to "respond in a way that most politicians have not been able to do."

January 26, 2016

Chicago businessman plans city’s first gun shop

A man is pitching plans to open Chicago's only gun shop after the city eased restrictions on concealed handguns and arms dealers in 2014 following decades of legal challenges.

January 25, 2016

JFK allows passengers from Mexico to exit without clearing Customs — again: report

Security officials at John F. Kennedy International Airport reportedly allowed passengers aboard a flight traveling from Mexico to leave the busy New York City airport without going through customs.

January 25, 2016