Many Americans proudly fly the U.S. flag at their homes and places of work, but what do you do with it when it’s old and ratty and you’re ready for a new one? Don’t just throw it in the trash…
Author: Amanda Rapace
3/4 of Americans support wearing masks for COVID
Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over spiking coronavirus cases and a growing embrace of government advice intended…
Assault rifle found at Newark Airport
Transportation Security Administration officers caught an assault rifle with a high-powered magazine and an arsenal of ammunition artfully concealed behind the lining of a suitcase Monday, July 20, while they were conducting screening operations of checked baggage at Newark Liberty…
U.S. Marshals arrest New Jersey sexual assault suspect
United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Robert Medlar, a 49-year old man from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, who is accused of sexual assault in Pennsylvania. On July 4, 2020, the Williamsport Bureau of Police investigated an…
24 new badges prepare Girl Scouts to be leaders
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) recently announced 24 new badges designed to help girls practice ambitious leadership in the crucial areas of automotive engineering, STEM career exploration, entrepreneurship, and civics, many of which remain male-dominated. In a year of…
Suspect in shooting at judge’s home found dead
A lawyer who was found dead Monday is the suspect in a shooting at US District Judge Esther Salas’ North Brunswick home. Salas’ son was killed and her husband injured in the attack at the family’s home on Sunday. Salas,…
US agrees to pay $1.95 billion for COVID-19 vaccine
Less than a month after Pfizer and BioNTech announced preliminary data from four investigational vaccine candidates from their Project Lightspeed vaccine program, against SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current global pandemic, the federal government offered to buy 100 million doses…
Joe Biden and Barack Obama Discuss Our Nation’s Future
Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama sat down for a wide-ranging conversation about the biggest challenges facing Americans across the country, including how the next Democratic president will get the COVID-19 pandemic under control and our economy back…
Comet visible to eye careens near Earth this week
NASA discovered Comet NEOWISE in March, but the celestial traveller is visible to the naked eye as it careens near the Earth this week. It is worth taking a look because the comet with soon disappear for the next 6,800…
One dead soldier cleared of desertion, another found
A murdered soldier, Army Private Gregory Wedel-Morales, will have his record cleared of desertion and his family may now lay him to rest with full military honors. Meanwhile, the Bell County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of Private Mejhor…