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…
Mansue to lead Inspira Health
Inspira Health Network’s Board of Trustees has appointed Amy B. Mansue as the new president and CEO, effective September 1. The former Florio administration official will succeed John DiAngelo, who announced his intention to retire in January following his 20-year…
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor opens July 23
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor will open for the 2020 season on July 23. In accordance with Governor Phil Murphy’s opening guidelines for waterparks, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor will operate with reduced attendance levels and in preview mode; then gradually increase attendance…
Scutari may stop Haitian nominee
State Supreme Court nominee Fabiana Pierre-Louis is at risk of losing confirmation for the job because Senate Judiciary Chairman Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) may deny Governor Phil Murphy’s appointee a hearing. Pierre-Louis is a lawyer nominated on June 5, 2020, by…
Jersey City gang charged with shooting child
Three members of allied Jersey City gangs were charged with the July 7, 2020, shooting of a 12-year old child. Marc Taylor, a/k/a “Bando,” 18, Jashawn Tate, a/k/a “Trilly,” 18, and Damari Blackwell, a/k/a “Juggy,” 18, all of Jersey City,…
Assasination try kills Judge’s son
The FBI is investigating a shooting that occurred at the home of US District Court of New Jersey Judge Ester Salas in North Brunswick Township, on July 19. Federal agents are looking for one subject and ask that anyone who…
Unemployed to lose $600 checks
The $600 jobless benefit is coming to an end this week, but the political establishment is far from a consensus on a new package as the coronavirus pandemic has surged in response to loosened restrictions across the country. Even though…
Trump cuts CDC COVID counting
President Donald Trump has taken responsibility for counting coronavirus cases away from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Just as the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 approaches new highs in some parts of the country, hospital data in Kansas…
Feds snatching protesters
Federal law enforcement officers have been using unmarked vehicles and detaining demonstrators in the Portland area since mid-July so the State of Oregon and several nonprofit groups are taking the Trump administration to court. The Oregon Department of Justice is suing…