Month July 2020
A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime by President Donald Trump from interfering in or policing… Read more » The post Chicago Groups Sue to Bar… Continue Reading →
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis, though some activist… Continue Reading →
The New York State Senate and Assembly have passed a bill to end the suspension of driver’s licenses based on the failure to pay traffic ticket fines or fees. The legislation also creates a payment plan system for drivers. The… Continue Reading →
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama stepped up their attacks on President Donald Trump and defended their time in the White House in a new video showing their first in-person meeting since the coronavirus outbreak began…. Continue Reading →
Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr., announced today that Christopher Angulo, 46, of Toms River, was charged with making Terroristic Threats During a Declared State of Emergency. On July 22, 2020, Angulo contacted the Ocean County Prosecutor’s… Continue Reading →
A truck overturned on the Outerbridge Crossing, the bridge connecting Staten Island and New Jersey, a few minutes before 2:00 pm on Thursday. Traffic headed to Staten Island was completely… Read more » The post Outerbridge Crossing Blocked by Overturned… Continue Reading →
I know everyone is sick and tired of talking about coronavirus; I am too. But the obvious fact is that it is still a serious issue across the country, even if not in New Jersey, and major restrictions are in… Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox will be taking viewers out to the ballgame by adding a virtual crowd in parks during its baseball telecasts this season. The network revealed on Thursday that it will include computer-generated fans in the stands… Continue Reading →
Two babies in Israel contracted a rare strain of bacterial meningitis in the past two weeks after the parents neglected to have them vaccinated. The babies were infected with the Haemophilus influenza b bacteria, which once was one of the… Continue Reading →
For 36 hours, beginning on Erev Tisha B’av, we will be hosting a series of Chizuk videos on our homepage in honor of Tisha B’av. Our hopes are that these videos will inspire, educate, and motivate people to grow in… Continue Reading →
New York City has reached its goal of performing 50,000 coronavirus tests a day, and its contact tracing effort has potentially prevented thousands of new infections, officials said Thursday. Mayor… Read more » The post Mayor Says NYC Can Perform… Continue Reading →
The viral pandemic’s resurgence caused the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits to rise last week for the first time in nearly four months, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is causing. The increase in weekly jobless claims… Continue Reading →
The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them as regularly at businesses, many of which are either temporarily closed or… Read more » The post Why Are Coins Hard to… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – The Arab-Israeli owner of a popular tahini brand facing a boycott for donating to an Israeli LGBTQ rights group has some friends in the Israeli diplomatic community. Dozens of Israeli diplomats in Israel and around the world… Continue Reading →
President Reuven Rivlin joined volunteers packing vegetable boxes for those in need at the logistics center of Leket Yisrael, the National Food Bank on Thursday. “The coronavirus crisis is not… Read more » The post Rivlin Helps Pack Food Boxes… Continue Reading →
For several months, Governor Phil Murphy has demanded that the federal government provide significant funding to help New Jersey get through the economic crisis precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Governor Murphy reiterated the need for more federal funding… Continue Reading →
A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for planning to release a book… Read more » The post Judge Orders Michael Cohen Released… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A new literary award with a $50,000 cash prize will honor those best at telling a New York story. The Gotham Literary Prize, announced Thursday, came out of a conversation between businessman-philathropist Bradley Tusk and political… Continue Reading →
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