Jessica Chasmar

Jeb Bush apologizes to French for 3-day workweek jab

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush lightheartedly apologized to the French for referencing their workweek to insult rival Marco Rubio during last week's primary debate.

November 4, 2015

Michigan family loses both sons in separate car accidents 3 months apart

A Michigan family is grieving the loss of both of their sons who were killed in separate car accidents only three months apart.

November 3, 2015

Black man charged in St. Louis church burnings

A black man was charged in St. Louis Friday afternoon with setting fire to two predominantly black churches, but authorities are still trying to figure out a motive.

November 2, 2015

Customer with concealed carry gun license fatally shoots robber in Chicago store

A robbery suspect is dead after a patron with a concealed carry license opened fire at a Chicago convenience store Saturday night.

November 2, 2015

Two students airlifted after chemistry lab fire at Virginia high school

Two students were airlifted to a burn center with life-threatening injuries Friday morning after a fire broke out in chemistry class at a Northern Virginia high school.

October 30, 2015

Terry McAuliffe says ‘man up’ to GOP senator who reported threat by slain journalist’s dad

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Republican state Sen. William M. Stanley Jr. needs to "man up" after reporting to police a possible threat from the father of slain TV journalist Alison Parker.

October 29, 2015

Secunder Kermani’s laptop seized under U.K. Terrorism Act

U.K. police have used powers under the Terrorism Act to seize the laptop of BBC "Newsnight" journalist Secunder Kermani, who has reported extensively on British-born jihadis.

October 29, 2015

Middle school placed on lockdown after man demands to sing Justin Bieber songs over intercom

A middle school in Dunbar, West Virginia, was placed on lockdown Tuesday after a man walked into the school and demanded that he sing Justin Bieber songs to students over the intercom.

October 27, 2015

Lindsey Graham jabs Ben Carson: ‘I’ve tried to murder no one ever’

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham questioned Monday how it's possible that real estate mogul Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson are beating him in the Republican presidential race.

October 26, 2015

United Airlines apologizes after disabled man crawls off plane

United Airlines has apologized after a disabled man said he was forced to crawl off a plane Tuesday night as he was traveling home from giving a talk about accessible transportation for the disabled.

October 23, 2015

Mitt Romney: ‘Without Romneycare, I don’t think we would have Obamacare’

Former Gov. Mitt Romney said Friday that without his 2006 health care insurance reform in Massachusetts, widely known as "Romneycare," there would probably be no Obamacare today.

October 23, 2015

Arsonist ‘meant to send a message’ in 7th St. Louis-area church burning

St. Louis authorities believe an arsonist or arsonists "meant to send a message" in 7 church burnings that have rocked the area in the past 11 days.

October 22, 2015

Lego can’t keep up with demand, will run out of bricks this Christmas

Seeing a boom since the 2014 release of "The Lego Movie," the Danish toymaker says it will not be able to keep up with demand in producing enough Lego bricks this Christmas.

October 22, 2015

Ivy Taylor, Tommy Calvert deny endorsing Hillary Clinton, as campaign claims

Hillary Clinton's campaign on Monday proudly released a list of Texas politicians who have "endorsed" her presidential run. Only problem is two politicians on the list deny that they ever agreed to support her.

October 22, 2015

Facebook to alert users if foreign governments try to hack accounts

Facebook announced that it has started alerting users when foreign governments try to access their accounts.

October 21, 2015

Murray Energy coal company fined for ‘fire Obama’ signs

A major coal mining company has agreed to pay the Federal Election Commission $5,000 after admitting to violating election spending rules with "FIRE OBAMA" signs during the 2012 presidential election.

October 21, 2015

James Vernon, 75-year-old veteran, saves 16 children from knife attack at public library

A 75-year-old Army veteran is recovering from stab wounds after saving 16 terrified children from a knife-wielding teen who had reportedly planned a mass murder.

October 16, 2015

Obama: Christians who take religion most seriously ‘suspicious of those not like them’

In a wide-ranging conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson, President Obama suggested that Christians who take their religion the most seriously often adopt an "us versus them" mentality.

October 12, 2015

Jerry Brown signs bill banning concealed handguns on California campuses

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Saturday that bans concealed firearms from all school campuses.

October 12, 2015

Tulsi Gabbard, DNC vice chairwoman, says she was disinvited from Democratic debate

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said the committee disinvited her from the first Democratic presidential debate after she publicly called for more face-offs.

October 12, 2015